Reviews

I am so excited about an email I got yesterday from Writer’s Digest Review.

This past April I entered one of my books, The Kittens and the Possum, in the Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Award contest.

No – I didn’t win but I got the most wonderful review. A 5 for Plot and Story Appeal. 

See below for the full content of the review.

Judge, 23rd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Award

Entry Title: The Kittens and The Possum
Author: Finley J Keller
Judge Number: 8
Entry Category: Children’s Picture books
Books are evaluated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning “needs improvement” and 5 meaning “outstanding”. This scale is strictly to provide a point of reference, it is not a cumulative score and does not reflect ranking. Our system only recognizes numerals during this portion of logging evaluations.

Structure, Organization, and Pacing: 4

Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar: 4

Production Quality and Cover Design:  3

Plot and Story Appeal: 5

Character Appeal and Development: 4

Voice and Writing Style: 4

Judge’s Commentary:

Author Finley Jones Keller has written a delightful story about two little kittens, an opossum, and a raccoon who become their new friends. There are lessons here about friendship and not making fun of others, you never know when they may come to your rescue.
The story flows smoothly. It is easy to read. It is a good read aloud book and emerging readers will love it, too.
The illustrations by Keller are cartoonish and fun. They add nicely to the story. This is book six in the Children’s Stories from Keller Farms, and it will make children want to read the others.”