Sophie Ma's Magical Glasses
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As Lydia carefully put the glasses on, the nosepiece “legs” seemed to grip the bridge of her nose and the lens “wings” seemed to adjust so as to be perfectly balanced on her face. This all felt startling at first, but Lydia was quite accustomed to handling insects, so it didn’t frighten her. Sophie Ma poured one of the essences from its crystal bowl into a labeled jar. She looked at the jar and, with deep meaning and love, spoke the word written on the outside. To Lydia’s surprise, she saw a bubble of color go from her grandmother into the jar, causing a faint glow of violet and gold within the essence.
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About the Book
All we have to do is just “be.” This delightfully written, illustrated story, by Inga Gelford, is told through the innocent and non-judgmental eyes of a child. The story centers around Lydia, a little girl, who, when aided by a pair of animated, living, glasses, can see the true, unchanging, core, essence within everyone she meets. Life doesn’t have to be a struggle and perhaps all we have to do is just be. Inga Gelford weaves a charming and beautifully illustrated story relating that perception is interpretation, suggesting that impressions can be very misleading depending upon the lens you choose to look through. This transcendental tale touches upon the healing and uplifting result of encountering the natural purity and guileless inner nature of a child. Lydia sees that everyone has a jewel inside and looking upon others with love and compassion in your heart enables one to see the truth within. This love and kindness energy is free AND contagious, as Lydia teaches the reader in this delightfully illustrated story. No matter how young your child is, this story sends the lovely message that looking for the good in everyone just might bring forth more of the same.
About the Author
About the Author Inga Gelford, a microbiologist, wine chemistry analyst, professional healthcoach, and now children’s book author, lives in McMinnville, Oregon. Inga’s world revolves around health, fitness, holistic values and creativity in many forms. She believes we are here on the planet to create and be joyful. “There are so many ways to create and there is something for everyone,” says Inga, “If the visual arts or painting is not for you, then maybe gardening or writing or playing music is—as long as you are following your heart’s desire, that is where the joy is.” She takes her own advice as she is a musician, gardener and visual artist; expressing most often with watercolors and acrylics. She hikes, jogs, loves photography, and occasionally shares the stage singing and playing guitar with her son and a few other treasured friends. Inga definitely loves life and believes in nurturing positive relationships and sharing life’s adventures especially with her beloved son and daughter. Inga’s concept for this book began to unfold 8 years ago. She felt moved to write a visual and verbal story, raising awareness by embracing the fun in life as told in simple, enjoyable terms. “I wanted to teach some of life’s better discoveries through a the medium of a children’s story.” This book is written for the parents as well as the children. “Adults are leading our children into the future, so I wanted to write just as much for the adults as for the children, and to express values that uplift us all.” This book is part of a trilogy so everyone can look forward to further adventures with Lydia and Grandmother Sophie Ma. About the Artist Hannah Patty is an age 18-year-old watercolor artist living in McMinnville, Oregon with her family and her pets; a rabbit, a rat, a cat, and chickens. In her spare time, Hannah enjoys running, biking, playing music and photography, among other things. Hannah started drawing and painting with watercolors when she was a young child. She is an accomplished artist in various art forms and mediums, including jewelry (metal work), wood-working, ceramics, acrylics and pastels. It has been a dream of hers since she was very young to illustrate children’s books. Hannah plans to follow that dream into her old age. Inga chose Hannah to illustrate “Sophie Ma’s Magical Glasses” because of Hannah’s incredible artistic talent and her intuitive sense of knowing just how to paint the characters in a scene. Her watercolors delight and inspire the viewer and express that sense of lighthearted, whimsical, joy that Inga values so highly.