I worked as a Disneyland Tour-guide during my early 20’s, back in the 1960’s, early 70’s. During my eight years touring with families, I witnessed the magic of imagination come alive in the eyes and hearts of children as they walked through the Magic Kingdom on my tours. I was inspired by the joy created in the children, their parents, and in my own heart. I lost hope, however, of ever having a child of my own in my late 30’s. I decided I needed to find my way back to being with children and the gift of imagination. Through happenstance I became a professional storyteller. I told fairytales, folktales, myths and legends to children in school assemblies, libraries and classrooms, and to adults on corporate sales trips around the world for six years. I taught the Art of Storytelling for Adult Enrichment Classes for my local community college and watched firemen, new grandparents, teachers etc. become nascent storytellers.  My soul was so enriched through this journey in story through imagination. During that time the basic premise for MOONLIGHT AND WISHES came into my heart, a story filled with imagination! I didn’t seek it out. It was just an inspiration! Then the miracle happened, I became pregnant with my daughter, Maddi! Over the next 30 years MOONLIGHT AND WISHES went through many iterations until I joined Miriam Laundry Publishing Co. in 2024. I am now working through their inspiring process from creation of a story to its launch as a children’s picture book sold on Amazon. Without Miriam’s team and their process, MOONLIGHT AND WISHES would never be coming to fruition. Thanks to them, however, it will be available on Amazon March 6th!!

Sarah Jones, owner of Playful Plots, became a Best Selling Children’s Book Author after Publishing her first book, FARM DOG FRED SAVES THE DAY with Miriam Laundry Publishing. Through Miriam’s program, Sarah tapped into her creative side and designed her own materials and professional presentations.

Sarah is so excited to now be working with children’s book authors, bringing their websites to life with personalized customizations that market their businesses and highlight their books. She also LOVES creating book trailers, short personalized videos created with precise selection and pairing of book illustrations and text, set to music. They are such a great way for authors to market their books.

Sarah knows exactly what authors need. AND she knows you have a million other things to worry about right now…so she knows the last thing you need is extra stress. Let Sarah take the reins, sit back, and enjoy watching your website come to life!

Please connect with Sarah via email at sarahjones@placefulplots.com to start your marketing adventure!

Randi here: You can see how talented Sarah is by just cruising through my website for MOONLIGHT AND WISHES! Enjoy!

As a little girl in the 1950’s my family would often spend spring break on my Grandfather’s ranch known to us simply as “Mecca”. Mecca was located in the California desert somewhere between Palm Desert and the Salton Sea. The little town, in those days, still had hitching posts for horses and to my memory looked a lot like the towns represented in Western movies of the day. My brothers and I would bring friends for the week and after introducing the newbies to a “snipe hunt”(I need say no more to those of you who know what that is). We would enjoy laying out on the grass at night and watch the stars come out. Immersed in the awe and wonder of the expanding universe before us, we would always wish upon the first star we discovered every night. Our little hearts filled with hope and wonder as the burgeoning night sky unfolded its eternity of stars and possibilities before us. Wishing upon a star became a cherished activity for me both at the ranch in Mecca and back at home in Tustin.