Preschool is that period of childhood when everything is either black, or white, a time of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, and the grey area hasn't yet begun. It's that last true age of innocence when mom and dad are the good guys, pretending is a profession, and bugs are only tiny friends.
Wouldn't it be fun to have a grownup friend who understands, someone to say it's okay if the world doesn't always make sense?
CJ Heck is that grownup friend. She's been entertaining children and grownups with her poetry since 1999 through her website, and then with the release of her first book...
Preschool is that period of childhood when everything is either black, or white, a time of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, and the grey area hasn't ...
A collection of twenty short and flash fiction stories by published poet, writer, and author, CJ Heck.
CJ has been entertaining children, adults, and schools for over a decade with her humor, insight and unique perspectives of life, and the human heart, through her children's poetry.
This is CJ's first book of fiction, and the stories are sure to touch the heart and soul of everyone who reads them. Many have nostalgic themes, others share CJ's own special blend of humor and sensitivity.
The stories cover subjects like internet dating, a 'woman of the evening' alone in a bar on...
A collection of twenty short and flash fiction stories by published poet, writer, and author, CJ Heck.
In this long-awaited sequel to her first Barking Spiders book, CJ Heck continues her journey to help children experience life through poetry with her unique blend of humor, insight and with an understanding that, like adults, children wish to make sense of the world they live in. And when it still doesn't make sense she helps them see, that's okay, too, because it doesn't always make sense.
"This is magical -- children's poetry at its very best." Karen Lynn Vidra (Texas)
"CJ has the innate gift of seeing the world through the eyes...
** 2011 Cybils Book Award Nominee in Poetry **
In this long-awaited sequel to her first Barking Spiders book, CJ Heck continues her journey to hel...
The heart speaks in the language of feelings. Words are the tools used to convey them. This book is for those whose hearts are open and who are ready to look into the self. The "Big Little Book of Whispers" is a collection of short insights which speak to the heart and reveal the true nature of your inner life. Each insight is a view into that inner life and assists the mind by creating a bridge between intellect and intuition. For the mentally-oriented, this book may seem odd, childish, or even silly, but for those who wonder and yearn for more awareness of self, it will be a gateway to...
The heart speaks in the language of feelings. Words are the tools used to convey them. This book is for those whose hearts are open and who are ready ...
Poetry can be daunting and hard to understand, but it doesn't have to be. I feel a poet has an obligation to write in a way that everyone can understand. Poems should flow softly through a poet's words, their meanings gently caressing the heart and mind of its reader. If a poem comes from the heart, it will reach other hearts, and this is what I've tried to do with the poetry in "Anatomy of a Poet." CJ Heck
"Like a rose with many petals and sharing its sweet aroma, this is how I see and feel about the love of my life, CJ Heck. She is my electric blue-eyed girl. She can be both a little...
Poetry can be daunting and hard to understand, but it doesn't have to be. I feel a poet has an obligation to write in a way that everyone can understa...
