Et Alia Press reveals book cover

Et Alia Press  February 14 , 2020· Happy Valentine’s Day! Since some of the best love is that between friends, today we’re revealing the cover of Butterfly Dreams: A Friendship Takes Flight by Little Rock’s beloved children’s music teacher Carol Dabney. And… A first for Et Alia, our storybook also has an original song, a single, “Butterflies and Honeybees,” composed and sung by Carol. Preorder your signed copies today and receive them in time to tuck into all your littles’ Easter baskets. 🦋

ABOUT:

We all have dreams, but what if they are too big?

After Lily-Jane helps her grandmother build a butterfly habitat, a close look at a caterpillar’s spots sends her stumbling in disbelief. “Me llamo Carlos,” says the charming little caterpillar, and an extraordinary friendship is born. But when Carlos becomes trapped in his chrysalis, his dream of wings seems more out of reach than ever before.

As readers discover the tremendous power of encouraging words to nurture a friend past paralyzing self-doubt even when it means letting them go to fulfill their destiny, Carlos learns whether friendship and faith are enough to help him soar on the wings of a dream that may be just the right size.

Carol Dabney creating the cover art for her storybook “Butterfly Dreams” a friendship takes flight. To be published Spring 2020.

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Event announcements coming soon.

Thank you all for your support of local authors and artists. -Carol Dabney

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Summer Reading program at Williams library

Reading and music at Williams Library

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Rod Ragsdale and his harmonica

dancing hula with the girls

Monarch Butterflies migrate to Mexico story time reading Bows and Butterflies

Sing along

Carol Dabney and Rod Ragsdale

Love is Like Glue song

Bows and Butterflies
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So music fun

talking story together

trying on Hawaiian leis and Mexican sombreros

Only in our imagination can we go from Hawaii to Mexico in 30 minutes

Rod sharing a joke upclose

My reading team Rod Ragsdale, Cindy Reyes and myself at a children’s library event in Little Rock

Cindy Reyes has translated Bows and Butterflies in the beautiful Spanish language and it is in both the book and children can hear the bilingual story of Bows and Butterflies on the audiobook music CD as well.

Children’s authors Donna Watkins and Carol Dabney working together on audiobook adventures for children.

Donna Watkins wrote the words to On The Wings of Dreams for her story The Duck Adventures of Cheese and Quackers

Rod Ragsdale composed the music and we recorded the music at Blue Chair Recording Studio. Donna’s song went so well with my story Bows and Butterflies that she is sharing this beautiful song on my audiobook as well as hers. Her audiobook will be published soon. Go to Amazon.com and look at Donna Watkins children’s books.

Bows and Butterflies is a book and an audiobook with a song by Donna Watkins called On The Wings Of Dreams… recorded by Rod and Carol find it online at amazon write in the search box Carol Dabney music to find the audiobook story and song.

http://www.amazon.com/Bows-Butterflies-Carol-Dabney-Ragsdale/dp/B012PN8DWG/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1439045959&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=Carol+Dabney+music

Now children can listen to our stories and music as you drive in the car, on the way to school, on a trip. Read along with our books or just listen. Its fun and educational. Bows and Butterflies – book or audiobook CD. Your support helps us continue our work as local authors, artist and musicians.

We have enjoyed entertaining reading stories and playing music with children this summer at many libraries around the Little Rock area. If you have a party or event for children and want us to sing, read a fun story, and want to encourage children to read more, we can bring and sign our books personally to your children and its a gift your can give to each child at the end of the party that they can have in their home library. connect by emailing us at carol.dabney@yahoo.com

Summer Reading Fun 2015

Carol Dabney children’s author and singer will be reading and singing with sister Cindy Reyes in English and Spanish for several Library Summer 2015 fun reading programs

Bows and Butterflies by Carol Dabney in English and Spanish. Spanish by Cindy Reyes

Saturday June 6 at the Hillary Clinton Children’s Library and Learning Center from 10-noon. Local Author Roundup. story time, music, arts and craft. 4800 West 10th Street Little Rock Arkansas 501-978-3870

My story time and singing team Rod Ragsdale, Cindy Reyes and myself at a children’s event in Little Rock

June 30 children’s story hour at 10am at Hillary Clinton Children’s Library.

Children’s Author and Illustrator of Bows and Butterflies Carol Dabney

Wednesday July 15 at the Nixon Library 703 West Main Street in Jacksonville Arkansas story hour at 10:30am

Carol Dabney introducing Carlos the caterpillar who wants to fly

Tuesday July 28 at the Williams Library in Little Rock 1800 Chester Street at 10:30am story hour

Speaking for the young author workshop in Little Rock 2015

Bows and Butterflies for Spring 2015

Bows and Butterflies is here for Spring 2015. A story about a little girl who creates a butterfly habitat with milkweed plants and butterfly houses, befriends a caterpillar named Carlos. Carlos has lots of personality and a big dream to fly. Children will be entertained while learning the stages of a butterfly’s life. Learn about the metamorphosis from egg to butterfly and the migration of the Monarchs. Go through emotional ups and downs with Carlos as Jane encourages him to believe in his dreams. Sold online at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Bows-Butterflies-Carol-Dabney/dp/1508750939/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427038326&sr=1-1&keywords=Bows+and+Butterflies

Bows and Butterflies by Carol Dabney in English and Spanish. Spanish by Cindy Reyes