Plymouth Business Owner & Children’s Book Creator Mary Shields Releases Barnicle & Husk: The Adventure Begins

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Plymouth Business Owner Childrens Book Creator
Mary Shields Releases Barnicle Husk The
Adventure Begins
1888PressRelease - The illustrated childrens
book transports readers to life in 1620 through
the eyes of its whimsical characters. PLYMOUTH,
Mass. When Barnicle, a crafty cat, boards the
Mayflower as a stowaway, he makes a friend out of
a mouse named Agnes instead of making a meal out
of her. As their journey to the New World ends,
the two friends part ways. Barnicle searches for
new adventures and Agnes gives birth to her son.
Fate soon brings Barnicle together with Agnes
orphaned son, Husk, in the Wampanoag Village. Can
these two unlikely friends take on new adventures
together? In this lively historical novel,
creator Mary Shields transports readers to a
different time to explore what life was like in
1620 through the eyes of Barnicle and Husk. The
book is illustrated by Bob Ostrom who has done
former collaborative design work with Shields for
a prestigious family-themed entertainment
company. Weaved throughout the story are
interesting facts about transatlantic voyages,
the Pilgrims and Wampanoag people with important
lessons about courage, strength, and acceptance.
Barnicle and Husk gives young and
young-at-heart readers a fun way to learn about
Americas story and rich history through the
spirited adventures of endearing fictional
characters and amusing illustrations, said Mary
Shields. Writing this book, with the
encouragement of Wampanoag Chief Flying Eagle,
Earl Mills, Sr., was a personal and passionate
journey, one on which Im excited for others to
join me.
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The first book goes beyond traditional childrens
literature and includes an Impact Statement from
Linda Jeffers Coombs, Wampanoag historian.
Shields will continue the Barnicle and Husk
series with time travel and adventures. The next
book is scheduled for release in the Summer of
2018 which will about the Pilgrims experience,
told to Husk from Barnicles perspective. Barnicl
e and Husk The Adventure Begins is available
through all major bookstores and in ebook format,
including Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, SDP
Publishing at SDPPublishing.com and
BARNICLEandHUSK.com. Shields will donate a
portion of the proceeds from the books sales to
Plymouth 400, Inc., Plymouth Colonys 400th
anniversary commemoration. To learn more, visit
BARNICLEandHUSK.com. About the Creator Mary
Shields is the founder and president of Shields
Design Studio in the historic Plymouth, Mass.,
waterfront. She splits her time between Plymouth
and Harpswell, Maine, with her husband, Jim
McKinnell. She has two grown stepchildren and two
beautiful granddaughters. Mary holds a Bachelor
of Arts and an Associates degree in Art
Education from Framingham State College and has
completed studies at the Massachusetts College of
Art and the Boston Architectural Center. She is
currently on the Board of Trustees for the Beth
Israel Deaconess HospitalPlymouth, is
Chairperson for Beth Israels Community Business
Partners and sits on the Plymouth 400, Inc. Board
of Directors. http//www.sdppublishingsolutions.c
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