Awarded Children's Book Praised by Pres. Bill Clinton's Diarist

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(Free-Press-Release.com) December 22, 2003 -- SYNOPSIS

WU-LUNG & I-LUNG is author M. LaVora Perry's retelling of an ancient Chinese Buddhist legend. In the tale, when skilled calligrapher and loyal son I-lung disobeys his father's dying wish and copies the Buddhist scripture known as the Lotus Sutra, I-lung is overcome with guilt. He later learns that his actions brought happiness to his father and many others.



Norio Saneshige, the illustrator of WU-LUNG & I-LUNG, won a 2003 Addy� Award from the American Advertising Federation for the book's illustrations.

REVIEWS

What a beautiful book.... I was mesmerized by the story." Janis F. Kearney, Former Personal Diarist for U.S President Bill Clinton, Author of �Cotton Field of Dreams�



...a diverse work that definitely has an audience. Chris Robyn, Marketing Manager, Cyprus Book Company, San Francisco, Distributors of Books Related to Asian Culture

.... will open many...doors of discussion for us about life, death, family and community. Carol Parenzan Smalley, Creator & Consultant, Traveling through the Region with Exploration Kits (TREK), Mohawk Valley Library System, New York





AUTHOR BIO

In 1995 M. LaVora Perry became the first African-American staff card writer for the world's second largest greeting card company�American Greetings� (AG�s). As such, her writing has appeared on gift items in six countries and on three continents. At AG she earned Creative Excellence awards in the years 1999 and 2000 for writing and editing. In the 1990's She was also award in Ohio Writers magazine's Best of Ohio's Writers contest and Cleveland Free Times fiction contest for her short story, "Forgiving."

M. LaVora Perry has written columns for �Friends for Peace,� which is the children�s section of the nationally distributed World Tribune weekly Buddhist newspaper. She also edited American Greeetings educational 2004 Day-at-a-Time� desktop calendar, "Fulfilling the Dream: An African-American Almanac, which includes inspirational quotations by and information about such figures as Herbie Hancock and U.N. Peace Medal recipient Daisaku Ikeda.

Chris R. Seaman, the illustrator for M. LaVora Perry's subsidy-published children's book in print, "Taneesha's Treasures of the Heart," designed Harry Potter collectible cards for Wizards of the Coast� in association with Warner Brothers Studios�. In the story, Taneesha is an African-American Buddhist girl that relies on faith and friendship to defend her best friend, who is Caucasian, against a bullying child that taunts her because of her physical disability.



Since its publication in June of 2003 "Taneesha's Treasures of the Heart" has received national and international acclaim--including being featured in the November-December 2003 issue of Black Issues Book Review and being made available to children in Malaysia and several African nations. M. LaVora Perry is enthusiastically applying the same book promotion enthusiasm that led to "Taneesha's Treasures of the Heart" successes toward ensuring that WU-LUNG & I-LUNG is also successful.