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Alien Presents a Hopeful Future in New Children’s Book from Author Tarif Youssef-Agha and Erin Go Bragh Publishing

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Alien Presents a Hopeful Future in New Children’s Book from Author Tarif Youssef-Agha and Erin Go Bragh Publishing


Houston, TX, February 15, 2023 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– When award-winning author Tarif Youssef-Agha sat down to write his new children’s book about the ever-changing world his children are growing up in, the future looked grim. He wanted to address the elephant in the room (the ones being killed for their tusks) and so much more. He wrote about the rainforests being cut down, the burning of fossil fuels, pollution in the oceans, pesticides killing bees, wars, homelessness and so much more. What he presented was enough to terrify a child leaving them with nightmares, and an excellent reason why Hollywood portrays aliens as wanting to eradicate human kind.

That is when author Kathleen J. Shields came in to help. With a ton of brainstorming, back and forth writing discussions and some creatively positive outlooks, what came about was a hopeful and encouraging look at what our future could be.

In the new children’s story book, “Alien’s Homework, The Ride is About to Start,” Lalu, a young alien student is given a homework assignment to visit Earth and report back. What he presents is a beautiful world where all of our problems have been fixed and nature is flourishing. He shows what a thriving planet looks like, explains what the problem had been and what was done to fix it. It educates children about what they can do to help, instead of dooming them to a future that can’t be fixed. It is a story we hope everyone takes to heart as Earth is our home – and our home needs us.

Watch the official book trailer video here: https://youtu.be/V17gyxlULcE
Buy the Book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1956581197

Alien’s Homework, The Picture Book – 44pg Paperback; $12.99; 978-1-956581-19-5
Alien’s Homework, The Coloring Book – 44pg Paperback; $7.99; 978-1-956581-22-5

Tarif was born in Damascus, Syria in 1957. He started writing short stories and articles in his early years of elementary school and free style poetry in his college years. He earned 2 college degrees in Engineering and Literature from Damascus University. He decided that Syria was not a safe country to live in, so he moved to the U.S. in the Eighties and restarted his life from scratch. He organized several poetry recitals in Houston in the years 2009 and 2010. As soon as the Arab Spring revolutions started late 2010, he instantly moved to their side where he published 3 books in poetry documenting them and one in short stories describing life under dictatorship. In 2018, he published his 5th book ‘Hearts, Tears and the Journey of Life’ that contains collective poems of Love, Lamenting and Meditation.

In 2020, he published his first children book “A Tale of Seven Phones” which became an award-winner blowing the whistle about the young generation’s addiction to smart phones. His next book, “What’s Special About Judy,” also an award winner, and later book “What’s Special About Richie,” both give children the magical secret about how to become special. Following, he published “Me, My Friend and the Monster” which shares a true story from his own life that details how important a child’s imagination is and how important children’s stories are, to young and old. And Now we have “Alien’s Homework” a futuristic look at planet Earth if we decide and commit to take better care of it.

Read to your children. Instill a desire for reading and you will instill a desire for greatness and possibility throughout their entire life.

Erin Go Bragh Publishing publishes various genres of books for numerous authors. Their portfolio consists of a 1,200-page Vietnamese to English Dictionary, Historical fiction, the award-winning children’s educational series, Hamilton Troll Adventures, multiple adult novels and memoirs, tween adventure stories, as well as Christian Fiction. Their objective is to promote literacy and education through reading and writing.

For more information on these books, interested parties may visit www.ErinGoBraghPublishing.com or the author’s website at www.AuthorAgha.com.



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Author Vicki Thomas, 80, Makes the Case Against Retirement as an Ending

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Vicki Thomas is 80 years old, has survived two cancers, and just wrote a book arguing that none of that means she’s done. The author of "From Woodstock to Wisdom…A Boomer’s Journey to 80" was recently featured in an Influential Women tribute recognizing her work on aging and reinvention, according to an announcement from her organization, My Future Purpose.

The book itself is a collection of essays, described by its author as candid and often humorous, covering aging, identity, relationships, technology, loss and the search for purpose. Thomas frames the subject through her own generation’s arc: the Baby Boomers who marched and questioned authority in their youth are now, in her telling, confronting ageism and invisibility in later life. According to the announcement, the essays range from caregiving and changing bodies to what she describes as becoming an influencer at 79.

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Thomas is currently co-founder and Chief Purpose Officer of My Future Purpose, an organization she runs with Joyce Cohen that works with people navigating retirement and life transitions through workshops, speaking engagements and a program called Pathways to Purpose. The organization’s pitch, per the announcement, is a reframing question: not what someone is retiring from, but what they’re still capable of becoming. Thomas is also developing a related project, "From Woodstock to Wisdom: Passing the Mic," intended to bring college students into conversation with older adults about purpose and generational perception.

The book and the broader effort share a label Thomas uses for the movement she’s trying to build: a "What’s Next movement," aimed particularly at older women she says are too often written off as finished contributors.

Studio CarryOnHarry finds the more interesting story here isn’t the memoir itself but the timing: Thomas is explicitly targeting a generation now aging into the questions it once thought it had permanently deferred, and betting there’s an audience for that discomfort stated plainly rather than softened.

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Kathleen Austin’s Third “Beary Best Friends” Book Sends Its Characters to the Dentist

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Kathleen Austin has published "Beary Best Friends A Visit to the Dentist," the third book in her children’s series, through Page Publishing.

The series follows a group of bear characters through everyday childhood experiences, and this installment centers on a trip to the dentist. According to the publisher’s synopsis, the book ends with the characters walking out of the dental office and wondering where their next adventure will take them, a framing consistent across the earlier entries in the series and one that suggests Austin is building toward further books rather than closing out the story.

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The publisher describes the book as aimed at easing children’s anxiety about dental visits through themes of courage and friendship. "Beary Best Friends A Visit to the Dentist" is available in paperback and through major retailers including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, and the Apple iTunes Store.

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