Cindy Harris has written a new children’s book that will be made into a series.Almost two years ago, Cindy Harris quietly wrote a children’s book about the misadventures of a raccoon and submitted her idea to Tate Publishing.
“I didn’t tell anybody. The only person who knew was my husband,” said Harris. “In January 2010, I heard they would publish it, production started last July and the book was released March 22.”
“Raoke and the Camp Raid” ($8.99, 24 pages) teaches preschool and elementary children character traits of caring, sharing and kindness to others. Raoke Day’s name (pronounced Ray-okee) is an acronym for Random Act Of Kindness Every Day, something the cartoon raccoon tries to do each day.
In his introduction to readers, Raoke knows his buddies are up to trouble, but he wants to do what he knows is right.
“It’s very cute,” said Kara Downes, manager of Winder Binder, who reads the book to her 9-month-old daughter.