Sabrina may seem like an extraordinary young girl; unlike many children her age. She's someone you want to be like, even though it doesn't always feel safe to be different. Children want to feel normalcy in their life - whatever this means to them - so they seldom welcome change or relate to anything that seems different from how they view their world. Sabrina is on a journey. Without argument she accepts friends, loved ones, and strangers for the way they are; not the way she wants them to be. Sabrina has a powerful ally that leads the way along a less worn path she bravely travels; a path and process of discovery that reveals the bent and rainbow color of who she truly is. Reasoning change is Sabrina's dearest friend. She has become aware of time, not clock time but a sense of urgency filled with the desire to make sense of her world. With each ticking moment that passes Sabrina enters the silent space that holds no chatter and confusion to block a path she began long before she was born. "Sabrina Listens through the Fog" is a beautifully illustrated, heartwarming children's story meant to be read with an adult. Discovery Activity pages at the end of the book encourage authentic, sincere dialogue that establishes self-worth and concern for one another, while honing a child's ability to reason the challenges and joys of a lifetime. As children recognize and communicate deep-seated feelings and emotions they begin to look beyond appearances, embrace people and situations around them with acceptance and compassion, and be an example of inspiration and light - open and available to "listen through the fog" of their life; dissipating fear and allowing children to transition change smoothly as the imaginary bridge between illusion and reality is crossed.
About the Author: Professional Bio - Karen Andresen Karen is an author and writer of humanities oriented adult articles and children's stories that inspire a desire to observe and reason life through altruistic reflections that build resiliency and provide valuable life understandings. At the young age of twelve Karen began her exploration in the humanities. As pure potential and possibility deepens within she remains passionate about the union of science and spirituality, along with the support of a universal vision that fosters research and investigation relative to the core nature of our humanity. She is committed to educational understandings that nurture open-heartedness, self-awareness, and reasoning skills in children and adults, while deepening understandings that create and maintain balance and cooperation on an individual and global level. Previous professional activities reflect her keen understanding of international business practices acquired while living and working in Europe for twenty-three years. Karen's multi-dimensional professional career spans over thirty years of involvement as an executive administrator in social emotional learning, education, aerospace, and US/foreign government affairs. The origin of the written and spoken word and what it subsequently creates in the hearts and minds of humanity is an area dear to Karen's heart. Since 2000, her writing contributions have evolved to include a collection of present day fables and vignettes that reflect examples of the human spirit and how subconscious patterns and attitudes create life as we know it. All her children's stories are to be shared with adults who embrace the responsibility of being examples of change; reflecting wholesome perspectives within themselves first. In recent years Karen has been engaged in entrepreneurial endeavors that reflect her understandings, insights, and life-long studies relative to the humanities and metaphysics. She is a contributor and conscious, mindful parenting and mentoring facilitator with Life-Story-Treasures.org. Karen appreciates and supports true adults exemplifying accurate, integrous examples of genuine morals and ethics which she feels resonate deeply in the hearts and minds of impressionable children, especially during their early developmental years. Karen is a mother and grandmother to three daughters and three grandchildren all of whom were born and raised in Europe.