Debbie Glade
Debbie Glade is the writer, illustrator, narrator and voice talent of the new children’s picture book and CD, The Travel Adventures of Lilly P. Badilly: Costa Rica. For more than 15 years, Mrs. Glade was a freelance travel writer and researcher for upscale cruise lines for many years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Creative Writing from Florida State University. A self-taught artist, she painted the illustrations for her book in watercolors. She used many different voices to make the characters of her travel adventure come to life. Her daughter, Rachel, and husband, John, wrote and performed original music on the CD, making this a unique family project. When she's not working, Debbie enjoys a wide variety of crafts, quilt making and sewing. She loves nature and has a green thumb for tropical gardening. Of course she loves to read books of all kinds, including children’s picture books! Debbie lives in South Florida, along with her husband, daughter and standard poodle, Gigi. |
The Travel Adventures of Lilly P. Badilly: Costa Rica (with CD)
Synopsis: Lilly P. Badilly is a little millipede with a brilliant mind and an exceptional talent for playing the piano. She lives in a hole in the wall in the Miami International Airport with her grandparents, Nellie O. Badilly and Willie Z. Badilly. Together they embark on a most courageous, and sometimes hilarious, travel adventure deep into the fertile rain forest of Costa Rica. It is there that Lilly is forced to face her biggest fears in order to save the lives of her family, herself and her new friends. Along the way, Lilly learns a lot about geography, culture and the plants and animals of Costa Rica. Best of all she discovers that if she uses her talents and intelligence, she can work through her fears and turn a frightening situation into a celebration! This book includes a fully narrated CD with voice-overs, sound effects and an original musical score.
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