Colorado Springs Author and Illustrator Team to Launch New Children’s Book at Bijou Hooked on Books

Colorado Springs, CO, October 04, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Looking for a way to support a local author, artist, and two businesses all at once? Join Colorado Springs author and illustrator, Lucy Bell and Linda D. Martin, as they launch their new children’s book, "Molly and the Cat Who Stole Her Tongue" on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Hooked on Books, 12 East Bijou in Colorado Springs.

"Molly and the Cat Who Stole Her Tongue" will be released in paperback and e-book on October 11, 2016 through Ambient Light Publishers.

In this adventure, eight-year-old Molly, bullied for not talking, tracks down “the Cat who stole her tongue,” and gets her tongue back in an unexpected way, just in time to save her town from catastrophe.

“The collaboration between Bell and Martin has been no less than magical,” says Jessica Lamirand of Ambient Light Publishers. “Both women have broad-reaching roots in the Colorado Springs community and are passionate catalysts for their art form. Martin’s soft, expressive illustrations are the ideal accompaniment for Bell’s captivating tale. The book is sure to empower children to believe in their gifts as they make their journey through life.”

Lucy Bell is a featured contributor for the online magazine US Represented and has been published in the literary journal The Almagre Review. "Molly and the Cat Who Stole Her Tongue" is her first children’s novel.

Linda D. Martin is a Colorado Springs-based pencil artist with over thirty years of experience. She is the author and illustrator of two previous children’s books When Dinosaurs Go to School and When Dinosaurs Go Visiting.

Ambient Light Publishers is a Colorado Springs publisher that specializes in books of all genres that celebrate the richness of real-life stories and explore fundamental human truths with themes relevant to readers across different cultures and societies.