We began helping rescue animals at first by donating $1/book to the Humboldt & Disctrict SPCA. We've donated books and packages as well as started placing the animals into books. Sherlock's write list all of the great reasons to adopt but this just doesn't seem like enough when trying to help animals. We are now also going to be posting events for these groups that we will be working with, whether they are in every book or just one.

Also, as all of the books mention, please read the Createspace page to find out who we are donating to. For some time we've donated sales through those links to the Humboldt & District SPCA and while it hasn't been much (most people don't use those links), it was some. Now we are beginning new things with the books. Kimberly from Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary had planned to tell everyone about Rilo and Ranger being part of this book. Help with sales is always appreciated big or small but we feel that it wouldn't be fair to her or the ducks if we didn't donate $1/book to her group for awhile.

We would very much like to give everyone a chance so if any Humboldt & District supporters do wish to have their' $1/book donated, they just need to email me and let me know on either the Facebook page or from the website. Decisions like this are never easy but they have to be made.

$1/Book sold through Createspace will be donated to Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary as of immediately. *Book pertaining to any Freckles the Bunny Series or Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series book sold through Createspace links.

To learn more about Createspace sales, please visit our page or their website.

We are very excited this year! New and exciting things have been happening here! Why?
1. We are constantly improving the books, new topics and learning so much along the way!

• We've learned more about some of the animals and new ones.
• We have a bullying book coming out this year (Summer 2014). - Freckles book.
  
• Crafts are now in every 2nd edition book for book 1 and 2. - Freckles books.
  
• New morals.
• A new craft blog for you and your child to follow from the books. - Freckles books.
  
• Morals and ISBN's are now beside each book online for additional info.
• We are still working on the e-books but have 2 online now!
• Sherlock has a Youtube Channel but we are still adding more videos for you!
  

 2. This year, we will be helping some rescue groups by placing their adoptable pets in our stories as background characters. - Freckles books.

3. We have a new series out which is getting a lot of attention. Be sure to check out Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series' website and Facebook fan page.

4. We are on a roll for winning awards for reviews (every book has earned a 5 star!) and now we have the opportunity to win "2014 Best Book Cover Contest."

This is just a small portion of what is going on! In the meantime, we need you to vote! You can vote daily or every 2 days (the system is a bit picky). The link is below and we have the following books entered:
1. Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 4: Freckles and the True Meaning of Christmas
2. Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 5: Freckles and the Cost of Popularity
3. Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series, Book # 1: Sherlock, the Cat Who Couldn't Meow

You can vote for all 3 books and here is how:
1. Follow the link and find the books.
2. It is the star rating system, 1 star being poor and 5 stars being awesome!
3. Click on the star to rate it and you can vote for other books too, not just one.

http://authorsdb.com/books/2014-book-cover-contest/children-s-books-2014

Wow do you miss a lot when you are sick! I just realized that I missed stuff that I should have posted about. Here they are:

1. A photo of the new book cover. See the left picture.

2. We are sad to announce that Willy's Happy Endings will not be in Freckles book # 5 as they were really busy and unable to complete the forms in time. We hope they will be able to join us in another upcoming book!

3. Plenty of Freckles news but you will need to see her website!

4. A brief synopsis is up for Sherlock's book # 2. I am holding off on the rescue book for a short while as I need more ideas and time to research. In the meantime, you can read about the next one (subject to change). There is currently no date set for this book as of yet.

5. ISBN's and morals have been added to the book listings to give those interested in the books a better idea on what to expect from each one.

6. There is a review up for Sherlock's book. The review links are also with the book listings now for easy access.

7. I can't remember but I think I had troubles with the flip book preview. It is available now as are the first two chapters still. Be sure to check them out if you are interested!

That is all for the news for a short bit. I am currently trying to catch up on Freckles' 5th book which is overdue because I was so sick. Once that is done and I have these formatted for Smashwords, I will be working on Sherlock's next book so stay tuned!

We hope you have a purrfect Valentine's Day!

Just a small bit of Freckles news that we wish to share:

We are pleased to announce two more organizations joining us with the new Freckles book. We hope to help them find their animals loving homes! You can find the following in Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 5: Freckles and the Cost of Popularity:

1. Rilo and Ranger (2 male Pekin ducks) - Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary
   
2. Pickles (male Flemish Giant-Lop cross rabbit) - Running Rabbit Farm Rabbit Rescue
   
3. Frankie (male mixed breed dog) - Willy's Happy Endings

Be sure to keep an eye out on Freckles' website because we will slowly be adding illustrated characters for these animals!http://www.freckles-the-bunny-series.ca/adoptable-animals-and-rescue-links.html
You can also find their photos in the Rescue album on our Facebook fan pages! Keep an eye out as Anastasia creates her wonderful idea!

I mentioned around a week ago that we were very pleased to be working with Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary on finding homes for their animals. Here is a photo of Rilo and Ranger, two ducks who will be featured in Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 5: Freckles and the Cost of Popularity.

Rilo and Ranger are not only going to have their photo in this next Freckles book but will be drawn in as well! Anastasia has already done a wonderful job with their cuteness!

Here are some other places that you can find Rilo and Ranger:
1. On our Freckles the Bunny Series website under Pets and Rescues, then under Rescue Links.
2. Pinterest (Freckles and Sherlock's accounts)
3. In the album entitled, "Rescue Animals in Books" in each of the fan pages.
Vickianne Caswell, author
Freckles the Bunny Series
Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series
4. Click on the photo to go directly to their adoption page!

We hope these two handsome ducks find forever homes together!
A special thanks to Majestic Waterfowl for going over some of our ducky facts and for providing us with some information for Sherlock's next book! Be sure to check out their website for useful waterfowl information including books!

Lastly, I am going to be slowly cutting out the info I am putting out on both pages. If you aren't a fan of Sherlock's fan page, you will begin to miss out on his updates and vice versa. Each page has it's own fan base, series, website and fan page. Please be sure to check them out as I don't want to bombard everyone with posts by doing both on each site/fan page. Thanks!