It's Definitely a Surprise for Marvin -- New Picture Book Tells the Story of Two Best Friends as They Spend An Unforgettable Night At the Fair

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• Source: Xlibris
• On 6:33 pm EDT, Monday June 15, 2009

VALDOSTA, Ga., June 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Going to a fair is one exciting adventure children surely love and enjoy. It allows them to embark on thrilling rides, watch fascinating shows, and play interesting games. But what if after all the fun and winnings, you end up crying because some troublesome kids envy you? Find out how Marvin and Tommy spend their night at the fair in author Wanda Alexander Davis's A Surprise for Marvin.

Best friends Marvin and Tommy can't wait to enter the fairgrounds. They want to enjoy the night away. Tommy wants to go on and up the different rides and Marvin wants to play at the hog show. As the fair gates open, they enter the grounds together with other children who all want to have fun. Others go on to play at the different counters, some go on to buy food and drinks, and the two best friends share their plan on how to enjoy best their night at the fair. Marvin invites Tommy to go to the livestock show - to join in the hog's weight guessing game and win two hundred dollars. But Tommy prefers to ride every ride the fair has, instead of wasting his time at some "smelly" old hog show. So they decide to part ways and to see each other later that night. Will Marvin win at the hog show? How will he spend his prize money? Find out as you accompany these best friends in a memorable night at the fair.

A Surprise for Marvin is a delightful picture book that features photographs of Marvin and Tommy's interesting night at the fair. If you want to join the two best friends in their adventure, then come and have fun with them! For more information, log on to www.Xlibris.com.

About the Author

Dr. Wanda Alexander Davis is a minister of the gospel that has helped others to overcome many of life's challenges. She is a poet, an artist and a retired educator with thirty years experience. Recently she received a doctorate degree in Theology, Dr, Davis writes part time as a hobby, but her interest lies in children's literature. She has written other adult novels and also a book called "Poems for Comfort" that are currently in the publishing process.

          A Surprise for Marvin * by Wanda Alexander Davis
                  Publication Date: June 12, 2009
          Picture Book; $15.99; 24 pages; 978-1-4415-3541-2
      Picture Book Hardcover; $25.99; 24 pages; 978-1-4415-3542-9

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