I was blessed to be a part of Marissa Bañez’s WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR OF Hope and Fortune. This Tour Begins February 6th. I received a copy of the book in exchange for this review.
I’ve always loved children’s storybooks that teach our children lessons. Which is exactly what Hope and Fortune does with the Fairies inside this children’s book. Charlie and I loved learning about the different generations and cultures which we was able to explore even further in our Homeschool Reading Class.
Charlie also loved the different Fairies and the clothes they wore. The colors of the outfits draw us in. Charlie even had fun with the rhyming words. Even though this book is for children of younger ages Charlie is 15 and he loved the story,. Charlie and I both learned things from this book making it perfect for adults as well.
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Marissa Bañez’s WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR OF Hope and Fortune Tour Begins February 6th
Book Summary
Hope and Fortune is a modern-day fairytale, featuring multicultural, multiracial (e.g., Filipina, African-American, Latina, Asian, Muslim, etc.), multigenerational, and multigender (including a boy) fairies of different shapes and sizes who help a sad little child who has lost her way to find her path. Each fairy represents an ideal – Hope, Innocence and Wonder, Truth and Virtue, Generosity and Kindness, Strength and Courage, Respect and Dignity, Confidence, Imagination, Happiness, Beauty, Wisdom and Intelligence, and Love and Friendship. Although the protagonist is a little girl, the life advice given by the fairies is non-gender-specific and could resonate with anyone facing a difficult situation at any point in her/his/their life.
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
ISBN-10: 1685131174
ISBN-12: 978-1685131174
Print copy pages: 46 pages
Purchase a copy of Hope and Fortune on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop.org. You can also add this to your GoodReads reading list.
About the Author
A first-generation immigrant to the U.S. from the Philippines, Marissa Bañez is a graduate of Princeton University and a lawyer licensed to practice in New York, California, and New Jersey. She has published legal articles for the prestigious New York Law Journal and the American Bar Association, but her true passion is in her children’s stories.
She currently lives in New York City with her husband and daughter, whose childhood was filled with many original stories and puppet shows made up entirely by her mom. In her free time, Marissa likes to travel, design and make clothes, cook, binge-watch Star Trek shows and Korean dramas, and occasionally strum a guitar.
She is currently working on her second book, Hues and Harmony (How the Singing Rainbow Butterfly Got Her Colors), a story about mixed or multiracial children, self-discovery, and respect for others as told through the life and adventures of a Caterpillar. It is scheduled for publication on July 20, 2023.
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I would like to ask you to also check out WOW! Women on Writing’s blog The Muffin and her post for Hope and Fortune will go live on February 6th.This post will have a giveaway of the book, and a list of all the tour stops. If you could visit/share with your followers on Social Media, that’d be great!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
Hi Glenda, Charlie and David —
This is Marissa, author of Hope and Fortune. I’m so glad you enjoy my book. I’m humbled by and extremely grateful for your wonderful review. As a first-time children’s book author, it’s exciting and encouraging to learn that people get your message and that it resonates with them. So, thank you very much and I wish you all the best with everything.