September 14, 2017

The Teddy Project



As you may know, I have published a book early this year with the title Teddy & Lily, True Friendship is Unconditional Loyalty”. In August the multi-talented actor, singer, and voice-over artist, Carl Lindquist, narrated “Teddy& Lily” for me. The audiobook will be soon available in all online retail stores and on CD via Amazon. You can listen to the sample here on SoundCloud.

Christmas is around the corner and I like to make giveaways with a print copy of “Teddy & Lily” along with the audiobook on CD for children in need. Especially for refugee kids, who are easily forgotten and sadly too often rejected, and for children in hospitals and with disabilities in special schools. 

The Teddy Project is not going to be only active on Christmas but throughout the entire year. As you can guess, doing giveaways with printed books and pressed audiobooks on CD is costly. And that’s where you come in. You can help me in two ways. You may provide me with information about a child who’s hospitalized or in a refugee camp, or/and you may donate as much as you can to make it possible for me to cover the production and shipping cost.

Let us put a smile on children’s faces regardless of their life story and their home country. What we adults often forget is how important and priceless emotional support is to little children. And what is better and more heartwarming than a lovely and sweet book (based on a true story) that educates and inspires children and their parents?

Having said that, for now, we focus on the following English-speaking countries because of shipping costs: the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, America, Canada, Australia, Sweden, The Netherland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

If you have any questions, ideas, or suggestions about how we can support as many children as possible, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Please visit my website: www.LilyAmis.com

Every little bit helps! Thank you for your kindness. Thank you for your support. Thank you for your love!  

Update May 2021: Unfortunately, my CD distribution company Media on Demand (MOD) decided to close its service for the second time. So I won’t be able to order my audiobooks “Teddy & Lily” and “Bon Voyage” on CD for my charity projects any longer. The good thing though is that both audiobook titles will still be available in download stores. 




 
Join my conversation with American Author & Blogger Rick Amitin on his Online TV Show Rick On Life. We spoke about my memoir Destination: Freedom, the Read My Mind Blogger Magazine, and the Teddy Charity project for children in need of emotional support.





May 22, 2017

Teddy & Lily is out now!


"Teddy & Lily - True Friendship is Unconditional Loyalty"
is the perfect gift for your BFF"
 
About the book "Teddy & Lily"
Do you remember the first Teddy you ever got?
Do you remember the person who gave it to you?
 
Teddies symbolize love and friendship, in many cultures. It doesn’t matter how old you are and it doesn’t make a difference whether you’re a girl or a boy, a grown-up lady, or a man. Everybody loves Teddies, because they’re just so cute and cuddly.
As we get older, life changes. Relationships end and family and friends go their separate ways. All we are left with are the lovely memories we cherish in our heart. But the love for our favourite Teddy never changes. Teddies don’t leave us, like people do. They are loyal friends for life.

Who or what inspired me to write the, "Teddy & Lily" story?

If I had to answer this question with only two words: Two-faced people! I’m still working on the last part of my trilogy, “Definition of Love” and during the research and writing process, I looked back over the people who had come in and out of my life. I analyzed relationships with family members, friends, and working colleagues and came to one sad conclusion: Humans are regrettably the most unkind, ungrateful, dishonest, and disloyal of friends.

Just recently I was once again disappointed by a few humans, who only pretended to be nice until they got what they wanted. Lies and dishonesty are something that makes me sick to my stomach. What makes me more furious is when humans behave badly and disrespectfully but seriously think they got away with it, by fooling and pretending nothing ever happened.
That’s how I came up with the idea to write this book from Teddy’s point of view. The story is inspired by true events from my memoir “Destination: Freedom”.
Meanwhile, this lovely story is available in German, Italian and Spanish. Find all the links for the book in print and the ebooks on my website www.LilyAmis.com


Blog Review for "Teddy & Lily" by Author & Blogger Carol Ann Kauffman

My Teddy Collection: This Illustrated book about love, friendship, and loyalty, with original pictures of “Teddy & Lily” and an item from “My Teddy Collection”, on Society6.com, are a wonderful gift for your BFF! I hope you enjoy the story and find an article from the "My Teddy Collection" for your loved ones! 










 

April 07, 2017

Birdy & Fishy is out now!


“Birdy & Fishy” is an illustrated book, inspired by the memoir "Destination: Freedom”. It is a lovely and deep story, about the great power of hope. It is about, believing in miracles and the strength of friendship and loyalty

There are situations that seem desperate. Existences that go on in the greyness of a suffocating and repetitive everyday life. Every day the same scenario, the same boredom, the coldness of a house in which there is no love. The imagination that inhabits this curious and intelligent little fish’s head creates dreams of the outside world and eventual escape from the confining life in a fishbowl, trying to drown out the sameness of life. Everything seems condemned to an endless monotony... until the unthinkable happens. An incredible encounter that shakes the desperate little fish’s life and put wings to his dreams. A story full of fantasy that teaches us not to surrender to despair, even when we do not see a way out. A surprise ending that leaves us with a smile.

The symbolic meaning behind “Birdy & Fishy”

This deeply meaningful short, age- and timeless story inspired by the two memoirs Destination: Freedom and Definition of Freedom is a reflection of Lily’s Life in a foreign country.

Fishy’s desperate desire for freedom, a circle of loving friends and a caring family, the feeling of belonging somewhere and of being accepted and integrated is what many refugees/immigrants feel and struggle with. Some struggle, just for a while, but others for their entire lives. But, as they say, there is always light at the end of the tunnel and this story, with a happy ending, is a good lesson, to never give up on hope, faith, dreams, goals, wishes, and desires, despite the challenging obstacles, of destiny and our selfish, elbow-society!

Meanwhile, this lovely story is also available in German, Italian, and Spanish. You find all the links for the illustrated book in print and the ebook on my website www.LilyAmis.com