After the adults simply vanish, White Eagle and Paints-With-Words, both 17, lead the children of their tribe on an epic quest across ancient America. While struggling on their journey, they are challenged by hardship, injuries, earthquakes, and erupting volcanoes. Luckily for the Tribe of the Innocents, the two young leaders have been gifted with special powers, and unexpected allies emerge from a battle with the fierce giant frog monster, Green Emperor. The mysterious destination the Great Spirit guides them toward is the enchanting Loose End of the Rainbow, where they will fulfill their destiny; bringing not only their tribe together, but the people of the world. 10% of profits from sales of The Loose End of the Rainbow, the first novel of the Universal Knights trilogy, benefit American Indian Children's Charities.
Loki has agreed to an experiment in copylefting. "Copylefting" is a way of making a work publicly available with fewer restrictions than a full copyright. With the advent of the internet, copyrighting does more to protect large corporate interests these days than to promote the artist. Loki believes allowing people who like his picture book to share it with others freely is the best way to promote it and will eventually result in more donations to the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society.
We have released Best Friends No Matter What as a free ebook at the Internet Archive under a Creative Commons license. You are allowed to copy, print out, and email the file, among other things.
The Lennox Independent put an article about my book on the FRONT PAGE! So in honor and thanks I dug up the interview I did with their resident Feline columnist, Todd the Office Cat.
This is D.B. Pacini, the newest author on the Singing Moon block. It is wonderful to be here. I’m incredibly excited about the pending publication of my youth/YA fantasy novel, The Loose End of the Rainbow. Singing Moon Press is giving this book an opportunity to be published that I greatly appreciate. I also look forward to getting to know other Singing Moon Press authors.
Loki, I’ve been reading your postings for about a month. I think you’ve become my favorite cat. Yeah, you have. I especially like the way you spell stories (storeez) and pretty (purty) and I believe naps are purty cool too.
Alex, the Drakon Saga trailer knocks me out. “A young boy from Nemesis is on the run. His only crime is survival.” I cannot wait to read your books. Twenty pages a day is fantastic. I write 25+ pages a day, after revisions I usually keep ten, if I’m lucky.
So, here is my warm hello to you all. I am brand-new at blogging, at writing personal profiles, and The Loose End of the Rainbow will be my first published book.
South Dakota Publisher’s Debut Benefits the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society August 15, 2008, Sioux Falls
Singing Moon Press LLC of Sioux Falls has released its first title, a reprint of the picture book Best Friends No Matter What by Chancellor resident Pet Serrano, and is donating a portion of profits to the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society.
The book stars Loki, the suit-wearing cat from South Dakota who appeared in a Super Bowl spot in 2007, and follows him and his best friend on a year’s worth of play dates. It was originally produced independently for a wedding and intends to teach children and remind grownups of the qualities and compromises necessary to make a relationship work.
Loki was a shelter cat at the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society before he was adopted by the Serrano family. His hyperactive curiosity first inspired a family comic strip, then an online cartoon, then two books, now he anchors Critter News at Orange Cat Blues ( http://www.orangecatblues.com ). His books and TV appearance led to the grant that launched Singing Moon Press. When it came time to choose a charity to benefit from the Singing Moon Press profit donation policy the list of candidates was extremely short.
Serving since 1919, The Sioux Falls Area Humane Society is an open admission facility that takes in abandoned, abused, homeless, and unwanted animals that need tender loving care until they can find a permanent home. Their mission is to help these animals find their new permanent home, stop animal cruelty, and educate people on the humane treatment of animals. They are a nonprofit organization dependent on contributions, donations and the help of numerous volunteers.
Singing Moon Press and the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society agreed upon an increasingly popular licensing arrangement known as cause-related marketing which allows businesses and charitable causes to combine forces. Although SMP is also scheduled to publish a science fiction series, historical adaptations and guided journals, Loki has agreed to appear in at least five more books and the SFAHS will be able to raise funds from the entire series.
Best Friends No Matter What is available for purchase at online retailers and in bookstores, but the SFAHS is the only place to purchase signed copies of Loki books. The reprint is the first time the book will be available worldwide in full color.
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Full Title: Best Friends No Matter What: A Loki Book about Marriage ISBN: 978-0-9770497-9-5 LCCN: 2007908793 Author: Pet Serrano Illustrator: Pet Serrano Review copies available. Email: news@singingmoonpress.com Book trailer of the complete text available here: http://www.singingmoonpress.com/trailers/pet_bfnmw.html
About SINGING MOON PRESS LLC Micropublisher Singing Moon Press LLC publishes four titles a year with an emphasis on socially responsible, multicultural stories. We are modeled on a classic editor-author relationship that nurtures new talent while developing their fan base. Loki is obligated to appear in one title a year, but other works scheduled for publication include a science fiction series, historical adaptations and guided journals. SMP in the process of signing the author of a fantasy epic starring Native American children.
SMP also embraces new technology in both production methods and promotional opportunities. The books are created and delivered using a Just-In-Time system to keep inventory low, the multi-state editorial staff creates and communicates entirely via the internet, and authors are given bonuses for blogging, creating merchandise and using MySpace ®. The publisher donates at least 10% of profits from retail to charities approved by each author. As the SMP motto states, “We Share!”
Best Friends, No Matter What 10% of profits and all author royalties go to the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society, the nonprofit shelter Loki came from. The SFAHS depends on donations and volunteers to help abused and homeless animals find permanent homes and to educate the public on animal cruelty.
