Free Preview of Bedtime Story eBook Encourages Imaginative Dreaming Author Barbara Dean Aliaga Focuses on the Positive Side of Life

Camano Island, WA, September 30, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Author and resident Barbara Dean Aliaga has published, “William Pardon Tankerfield the Third And A Googol of Wishes,” the first in a series of adventures written for bedtime reading especially for children.

A happier bedtime story is sure to spark the imagination of children for hours to come. Reviewer Kristen Portillo wrote, “In her book, Barbara creates a fantasy world that I think most children would daydream about long after finishing her book. Staircases leading every which where in an enormous house. Revolving, carousel restaurants, and small alien men willing to grant ‘a googol' or more of wishes.” A free preview electronic version of “William Pardon Tankerfield the Third And A Googol of Wishes,” is available for download through Smashwords at smashwords.com/books/view/86551.

Founded in 2008, Smashwords operates the world’s leading ebook publishing and distribution platform serving authors, publishers, readers and retailers. Smashwords makes it free and easy for the world’s authors and publishers to instantly publish and distribute their books as multi-format ebooks. Smashwords puts authors and publishers in full control over the pricing, sampling and distribution of their works. Authors and publishers receive up to 85 percent of the net proceeds from sales of their works. Smashwords has distribution relationships with leading online retailers such as Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Sony and Diesel eBooks, and leading mobile e-reading apps including Aldiko, Stanza, Kobo, FBReader and Word-Player, spanning all major mobile platforms including Android, Blackberry and iPhone. Privately held Smashwords is based in Los Gatos, California, and can be reached on the web at smash words.com.

Originally from Berkeley, California, Barbara Dean Aliaga has lived in the Pacific Northwest for over 37 years. The original manuscript was recently discovered written during the early eighties when her son was ten and continually sparked her creative juices. Barbara Dean Aliaga has published several books in the eighties surrounding the subject of typing, one especially for children. She is employed at The Harman Eye Clinic since 1989 and currently serves as practice administrator.

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