Books with author Bob Zeller

WHAT IS PRICKLY PORC ABOUT Ben was born young and has yet to grow up. While even younger than he is now he had, for some time, a little pet porcupine. He rightly named him Prickly. While Prickly was a baby, he carried him in his vest pocket until Prickly out grew it. Prickly enjoyed being petted. Ben enjoyed petting him as long as he stroked him in the right direction. When with Ben Prickly kept his quills laid back, that is, unless a dog or stranger approached. At which point, unless in the safety of his vest pocket, Prickly would bristle. Ben would pick him up --- very carefully and hold him. You must be careful when handling porcupines. Prickly would quickly settle down and grunt contentedly. “At about five months old,” Ben says, “I carried Prickly back to the forest and rocks where I had found him lost and alone. I searched for his parents to no avail. He didn’t need parents when I returned him to the forest. He had learned to climb trees and that is what he did. He liked to chew the bark. It was good porcupine food for him.” After watching him up the tree of his choice for an hour or so, Ben said good-by and left him happily on his own. “I came back,” Ben said, “to check on Prickly a number of times. The first few times he climbed down from whatever tree he was in to see me. The last time there was another Prickly around to keep him company. They were friends. Prickly was happy and I was happy for him.” Ben moved to Alaska where there are many more Prickles, but Prickly was the only one he ever had for a pet. “I will always remember him. When I had a family of my own I told my children stories about Little Prickly Porc: bedtime stories I made up one after another: Prickly Porc And His Rock Band, Prickly Porc Sails To Japan. Prickly Porc Falls In Love With Pretty Porc, Prickly Porc Becomes A Man Of The World. Every night it was a different Prickly story. I don’t remember them all, but the kids do. Prickly Porc And The Tin Can Pony Tail Man. (What was that about?) Ben has told the stories to many school classes, as well. None of the Prickly stories are about comic book mechanical creatures that blow up the world, and kill millions of animals and people. Prickly Porc stories are about a loveable little Porcupine who just likes to have fun --- and create a little mischief on the side. Have fun with Prickly. I did and still do. Ben’s advice to parents and teachers: “Kids are smarter than most of us. When you read to children don’t read down to them. Challenge them with new words. Their thinking, in its simple understanding of the complicated world around them, is more acute than yours. Teach them, but spend time listening to them, too. You won’t be wasting your time. You will learn from them. Have fun with them. I still am. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Apple Android Windows Phone Android To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. or Download to your computer Kindle Cloud Reader Editorial Reviews About the Author AUTHOR BIO Ben Zeller was born in the woods of New Hampshire. New Hampshire was all woods at that time. Even Manchester was a forest you could get lost in. In New Hampshire, Dartmouth and other halls of knowledge stuff students with facts and figures. When they graduate they may know everything there is to know, but they didn’t realize much of anything. They have to do that on their own. Ben left New Hampshire at seventeen. He served in a Psychological Warfare company while in the service. He homesteaded in Alaska, toured the United States and Canada seven years as an actor with the Kaleidoscope Players. As a union member of IATSE in the film industry he works as an Art Director and Construction Coordinator. He is a writer and as an actor is a member of EQUITY and the Screen Actor’s Guild. Ben’s goal has never been to reach maturity. Dyslectic, he never could, and still can’t spell, but that hasn’t stopped him from writing yards of poetry, hundreds of pages of short stories, five published novels, two more unpublished (at this time) and Prickly Porc. Earlier in his life Ben had a little porcupine as a pet. That pet inspired the Prickly Porc stories. You will have fun reading them and reading them aloud to younger children. Stay young and keep having fun. Mary Jean Fowler, the artist would rather draw than write. “I can say more in a picture,” she says. “I draw because it’s interesting to observe the world and fun to record it as I see it.” She sees life with humor and great perception. Her drawings speak for themselves. Mary Jean’s work on Prickly Porc is perfect. Her simple line drawings are strong and say exactly what I had in mind. They express Pricklys’ life so well. Mary Jean is an artist of life. She does beautiful weaving and wood block art among her other artistic ventures. Knowing her and working with her on this project has been and is an honor for me and for Prickly Porc. With her pen, Mary Jean brings that little prankster and his friends to life. Thank you Mary Jean, Ben Product details Grade Level: 4 - 6 Paperback: 38 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; Origional edition (February 7, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 150768228X ISBN-13: 978-1507682289 Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.1 x 11 inches Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces () Average Customer Review: Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,828,622 in Books () #700565 in Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ? Related video shorts (0)Be the first videoYour name here Customer reviews4.0 out of 5 stars 1 customer rating 5 star 0% (0%) 0% 3 star 0% (0%) 0% 2 star 0% (0%) 0% 1 star 0% (0%) 0% 1 customer reviewTop Reviews There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.April 25, 2015Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseA real fun book for older children to read to their younger siblings. There's a problem loading this menu right now. 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