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Book Kudos

The Funny Kids books have received many good reviews. Here are a few excerpts.

"Grace, you are a fellow traveler of mine in the wonderful world of kids. You and I believe that when you touch a child it is to enter a rare experience. I love the illustrations!"
    -- Art Linkletter

"Whether you have kids or not this collection of juvenile whimsy will bring a smile to your face!"
    -- Humor editor, Amazon.com

"Everyone is looking for something quick to read. Journalist Grace Witwer Housholder writes short, easy-to-read stories focused on the humor of children. The 'Funny Things Kids Say' is perfect for the bedside or your car, whenever you have a few spare moments. Verses from the Bible are scattered throughout the text along with beautiful watercolors from Debbie Ritterhouse to make this book a sure hit for young and old alike."
    -- W. Terry Whalin, best-selling Christian author of more than 45 books

"Hundreds of humorous anecdotes show the innocence and naivete of children."
    -- The Indianapolis Star

"These beautifully illustrated books are something like an Anatomy of Bloopers, a Natural History of Bloopers: comprehensive, compendious and categorized - a veritable Bartlett's of Bloopers."
    -- Phillip Appleman, author and reviewer

"The kind of books a lot of people need nowadays!"
    -- Jim Barbieri, reviewer and editor of The Bluffton (IN) News-Banner

"The best funny kids stories since Art Linkletter!"
    -- Midwest Book Review

"This is family fun at its best! I urge you to include these books in your personal, family library!"
    -- Velma Daniels, Winter Haven (FL), author, reviewer and member of the Executive Committee of the Radio and Television Commission

"If laughter is the best medicine, these books are just what the doctor ordered! Give them to a friend. Give them to yourself!"
    -- Barbara Jean Hicks, award-winning Christian romance writer

"Kids say (and do) the darndest things! Rib-tickling stories and heart-warming watercolors create a keepsake book that will delight the grandparents, teachers, friends and relatives on your holiday and birthday gift lists... This is a gift that keeps on giving... a smile!"
    -- The Humor Project Inc., Saratoga Springs, NY

"Parents have to get and give these books as Christmas gifts. They are a 'must have' coffee table conversation piece and a real 'pick-me-upper'for everyday quick giggles - something we adults don't get enough of! Whata treasure!"
    -- Jodie Lynn, nationally syndicated parenting columnist

"I shared your books with my mother when she visited, and she absolutely loved them. I tried to make things special when they were here, so by their bedside, I placed a few nick nacks and a few books for their entertainment. Choice books that I knew they'd read were your books and the Bible. Mom loved the stories as she used to babysit children all through my youth."
    -- Ruth

"Not only have your books already brought me many smiles, they have been bringing smiles to my family as well. And Debbie's illustrations are magnificent! Has she considered selling them as prints? Thanks for your joint labor of love."
    -- Mary Ann Diorio

"I've been able to look through it ONCE. The rest of my family has cabbaged onto it and I haven't seen it since! I absolutely love the illustrations. The Gallery part is fantastic. GREAT JOB!
    -- Penny

"I am over half way through Volume 2 of your books. Your books are great. I know that my two daughers and their husbands and my two sons and their wives are going to like their copies. I hope I can keep them until Christmas, but I'm not sure I can. I may just have to give them to them EARLY. The pictures are so precious too. What a talent that lady has!"
    -- Nancy Ballard