Aptos author Linda S. Gunther will sign her new children’s book, “Panicky Polly,” 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at Kelly’s Books, 1838 Main St., Watsonville, next to Nob Hill.
This is a story about a little girl who routinely panics when things in her life go wrong. When she learns a basic yoga technique — pause, count 1-2-3, and just breathe — and takes the leap to try it, her life changes for the better.
Gunther came up with this easily flustered character, Polly, almost 20 years ago but put the idea aside to write romantic thrillers. She decided the idea was timely after a teacher friend shared concerns about the increasing number of children in first, second and third grades getting stressed out.
Gunther reconnected with talented South African illustrator, Zsa Zsa Venter, and voila.
Linda Gunther
Gunther hopes to visit local schools to read “Panicky Polly” with a follow-up activity where kids share situations that cause them stress and then learn the yoga technique that helped Polly.
This is Gunther’s third children’s book. She has authored four romantic suspense novels and has a fifth about to be published, titled “Dream Beach …A Romantic Suspense for Dreamers, Lovers and Troublemakers.”
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Learn more at: www.lindasgunther.com