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STORIES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

Come and visit the magical garden or walk and stay in the enchanting forest behind Grandpop’s house and experience the adventures of make-believe, imagination and learning. Following the instructions of their Grandpop, the children go into the garden and into the forest and experience the joys of learning and fantasy. In the garden the flowers, water-well, bucket and rope come to life and take the grandchildren on a trip to Mother Earth where they learn the meaning of caring and helping things of nature. In the forest the grandchildren visit Watch Over Land, Wordland and Timeland and learn the value of caring, education, and family. Travel with the children as they find the beauty in imagination and learn the value of reading, learning and think and listening. The adventure begins with silence and a walk but ends up in unknown pleasant and inspiring places.

Reviews:

“What a breathtaking voyage for both child and adult. A book made for Walt Disney productions.”
Maria Delores Di Felice, Writer Pennsylvania

“Breath taking! My daughter demands more each night.”
Debbie Immarati, Mother Pennsylvania

“An adventure in fantasy for every child – even found the stories great for me.”
Paul Gorshen, Retired CPA & grandparent, Wilmington, Delaware.

“This book takes you for a roller coaster ride through life, thinking, and living. Great lessons for children. My kids loved it and insist on hearing the tales read again and again and each time enjoy it as if new. Author’s imagery breathtaking and real. Great book of everyone.”
Stuart Kidelly, Parent, New Jersey.

“This is a great lesson book for children and adults alike. It teaches, guides and gives the reader a life of fantasy and adventure never before told with so much love and care. A book that should be in every school and in every child’s library.”
Justine Pausch, Teacher, Richmond, VA

A STORY OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES

Enter into the story of Twelve chosen men who had humble, silent simplicity. They traveled their know world with a faith strong enough to move mountains, tame nature and compel angels to sing.

These Twelve embarked upon a human adventure matched only by the certainty in God and His will. Their spoken words echo to this day, for they moved with a love as great as the same love found in the first days of creation. Their belief and devotion in their Lord and Master, and His command, eventually brought them face-to-face with their own Gethsemane and Golgotha.

With surety of purpose and undeterred devoutness, the Twelve Apostles soared the sky as gentle doves, carrying the Spirit of God to all.

THE BEST STORIES OF MY CATHOLIC GRANDMOTHER

The author shares some of the most charming, beloved, live-changing stories told to him by his grandmother. With eyes filled with wonder and a great imagination, Vincenzo would listen to those gentle and loving stories and embrace the lessons of faith and life they were meant to share. Nonna used God’s gift of story telling to help her young grandson understand the world and the people around him. Readers of any age will be equally entranced by these engaging, delightfully entertaining and informative stories. Angels and saints and animals take on peasant charm. God paints peacocks’ tails, birds’ feathers and the humble good joe always finishes first. Pull up a chair. You can almost smell the coffee.

“When you are happy, you should talk to God; when you are sad, God needs to talk to you.” Domenica Maria D’Amore, Nonna

Reviews:

“When I started to read this picturesque book and story about the author’s life growing up in a typical Italian household I laughed, I cried and I felt mellow emotions imagining myself right there at that moment. Most of my family has passed on now and the stories that Nonna share with her grandson reminded me so much of my own Nonna. When the author described his grandmother, I thought of my own grandmother who I spent time with after school days and summers vacations months. I couldn’t wait until I read chapter after chapter and the feeling of myself being part of this family in every word and action especially in those conversations with Nonna. I will never forget Coffee with Nonna; especially on at typical early Sunday evening in neither South Philadelphia, nor will I forget Vince’s special memories.”
Ann Marie De Cesare, SFO Phila. PA

“Every once in a while you read a book that makes you feel good and want to sing – this book made me want to sing an entire opera by myself. The author captures the music of life, love and family.”
Mary Justine Bryszyk, Teacher, Augusta, Maine.

“The author is a genius. He holds your interest and creates new and different joys to life. Could not put this book down or stop thinking about it. Nonna is a gem and an inspiration for all of us.”
Dr. John Osbout, M.D. Baltimore, Maryland.

A Collection of Short Stories

A group of short stories tells of the lives and loves and desires and needs of ordinary people who have dreamed life and experienced the excitements, pains, love and loneliness of living. It tells of people alone and without love, of people surrounded by many and without love, of eternal love, of passing-by people who touch others with feathered gentleness or with rough sandpaper. From a far off island, an isolated farm, a cold Broadway theater, a library, a classroom and a retirement house you hear the stories of men and women living and needing to live more. From a doctor’s office, a telephone room, a credit office, a television soundstage, a subway ride you become a part of the big hopes, eternal joys, small failings and tiny dreams of men and women loving and needing to be found and loved more. From the private worlds of success, despair, loneliness, and isolation you encounter band-aids that helped the characters to live and to survive. From the imagination of another being you find out about others and yourself as you live their lives through words which are SMALL DROPS OF INK.

Reviews:

“Whether evoking the heart-warming stories of his “Nonna” and family life in South Philadelphia, taking the imagination for a roller coaster ride in his lyrical and endearing children’s stories, or exploring the foibles of human nature and the dark recesses of the mind (the excellent “Small Drops of Ink” tales), Vincent Iezzi manages to conjure up all the landscapes where the heart dares to wander. His style is simplicity itself and his descriptions are so effortless; one is never quite prepared for some of the dramatic punches his intriguing narratives deliver. Long after plot details and the names of the characters have been forgotten, the reader remains haunted by the emotions this writer stirs up.”
Chay Sabatini, Composer, Playwright, Artist Ohio

“A big departure for this author but the writing, suspense, surprises and drama are powerful and praiseworthy. Highly recommend for all lovers of books and reading.”
Anah Switzel, NY

Welcome to Nonna’s kitchen where good food, good stories and an Italian grandmother’s straight –from-the-heart advice are available to all who wander in. Nonna’s South Philadelphia neighborhood during World War II was a slice of Italy, and her house, crowded with aunts, uncles and cousins, was a little village. Sometimes on oasis of peace with vigil candles flickering constantly in silent prayer for all in harm’s way and sometimes a scene of bedlam with a dozen live crabs escaping from the grocery bag and dashing for the living room, Nonna’s house was home to many hearts and to anyone in need. If in need you would find a story instantly created by Nonna that would help you see your way out of any difficulty. These were stories of God, His Saints; of love, family and respect. They are stories where animals, saints, and sinners came to life just for you, but always filled with great wisdom just for you.

“God smiles two times a day. Every morning He smiles knowing that we will love him during the day and every night He smiles because He is so pleases with the love we gave Him.” Domenica Maria D’Amore, Nonna

Reviews:

“This was a love story between a grandmother and adoring child. I felt welcome in her home, almost sensing the wonderful aromas and I seem to be in the company of the boy and his Nonna. I was ever impatient for the next conversation to begin. In Nonna’s Italian kitchen the boy accepted her amusing, interesting narrative that brought him closer to God and his fellow man. She imparted inspiration and morals in stories that did not preach. Would want to go back and give Nonna a kiss and thank her for her wisdom, but the author does that for us in his narratives. It is an easy reading book that took me back to your and my childhood.”
Mary Ann Mc Govern, Account Executive., New Jersey.

“The author shares a most beautiful part of family life. It brings back the memories of the love that we all shared with our families especially our grandparents. One of the real ingredients in all of Nonna’s special dishes was true love. This sequel is more precious and more poignant than Mr. Iezzi’s first, yet, it still repeats the love and beauty of being Catholic.”
Anne Marie DiCesare, St. Vincent Seminary, Phila. PA

“Read the first book and was enthralled. Read this book and find myself captured again by the stories, the descriptions and the humor of innocence and family. Great job!” Marc Antony Raliggiere, Policeman, Buffalo, NY

“WOW! What a great little book! It is worth every penny and more. My students love the stories.
Sister Margaret Ann Pashley, O.P. St. Louis, MO.

The finality has arrived and once again the author, Vincent (Vinzee) Iezzi, brings to life the teacher and guru of his life. With delicate wording we come to the end of the trilogy of love, respect and family. Once again the author gives us an open invitation and carries us into the back kitchen where the smells, love, cares and home come to life for us through his meticulous wording and re-creation.

Through Nonna’s stories simplicity becomes a valuable commodity that demands our admiration. Many virtues and moments in life of miniscule courage become the benchmark for us to follow and imitate. In the final words of this book, we come to see the true meaning of being immortal for we find the warm definition of life within us after death. Nonna lives on even after this book is closed because the love she gave her family is now with us and we will remember her and her wisdom. This is the author’s sixth book.

His other publications include Coffee with Nonna, More Cofee with Nonna, The Garden of Forest Behind Grandpop’s House, Small Drops of Ink, and The Doves of Galilee – A Story of the Twelve Apostles. He is presently working on another book.

Available online:
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Leonine Publishers
www.leoninepublishers.com
602-795-3539