Dare to Imagine...

Dare to Imagine Dare to Imagine is a cornucopia of wonderful children's poems, songs and fables. Follow the kitten Patches as she makes a new friend and learns how important it is to heed her mother's advice; read the fairytale of Sirius, the brightest star in our galaxy and how she taught all the other stars to shine brightly and light up the sky every night; go on a great adventure with Darby as he rides trolley cars and marches in a parade; and go along on an eight year old's journey to an ancient castle where he meets the king and the queen and eats blackbird pie. This book is for the children. Each poem and fable parallel events and activities all younger children experience. At the end of each narrative are some questions for discussion. These questions are meant to engender thoughts and greater insights into the topics, from the child's perspective. Additionally, each of the poems is also a fun lyric to a song that the children can sing along with and that you can enjoy together. When you purchase the book, you will be able to download these (free) songs so you and your child can enjoy the songs and stories over and over again.

Dare to Imagine Dare to Imagine is a cornucopia of children's poems, songs and fables designed to engage curiosity, conversation and create a sense of belonging. Kids can follow along with the kitten Patches as she makes a new friend and experiences the importance of heeding her mother's advice. And they'll meet Sirius, the brightest star in our galaxy, and learn how she taught all the other stars to shine brightly and light up the sky every night. They can also go on an adventure with Darby, who rides a trolley car and marches in a parade. Or a journey to an ancient castle to meet a king and queen, and learn about blackbird pie. Each poem and fable thoughtfully parallels events and activities all younger children experience in their own lives, and the included questions create fun, enlightening and sometimes silly conversations for the whole family, or classroom! And as an extra bonus to keep the fun going, each of the poems is also a lyric to a song that kids can learn and sing along with! Simply purchase the book to get special access to the free song downloads. Dare to Imagine is a slam-dunk addition to your family library, and the perfect gift for the kiddos or teachers in your life!

Leonard Eckhaus My Story In 2017 Leonard co-founded LL Music, a music production company and record label. He received two Grammy nominations in 2018 for his first album, Rendezvous, featuring the singer, Clint Holmes. In Your Arms Forever, the song he wrote for his wife Linda charted on UK Radio in the very first week it was released and received over 50,000 views on YouTube. It was also number 5 on Italy's Independent Radio Top 100 Playlist. One of his children's songs, Let's be Silly, was a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC), the most prestigious songwriting competition in the world. His autobiography, My Journey: (Lessons I've Learned Along the Way), was selected by UK Talk Radio as one of the top 10 must-read books in 2021. His first children's book, Grinza's Orchard, was an Amazon number 1 bestseller. His most recent book, If I Were a Pony, a poem about the relationship between a young lad and his pony, aimed at the grade school audience, has won eleven awards including Creative Child Magazine's 2021 Book of the Year.  And his poem, Why I Love Baseball, along with his thoughts on the sport, was recently published by the online magazine, Baseball Roundtable. Leonard Eckhaus is also the founder of AFCOM (1980), the leading association in the world for Data Center Managers; he established and presided over The Data Center Institute, a think tank of leading computer industry corporate and data center visionaries; and he created, produced and published DCM, an award-winning magazine. His comments and information about the growth and impact of Data Centers have appeared in such major publications as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg News and others. Leonard has served on the Boards of the Nevada Ballet Theater and the Las Vegas Philharmonic. He and his wife Linda are Capstone contributors at Las Vegas' Smith Center for the Performing Arts. They also support the Las Vegas Opera and the local Chamber Music Society. Leonard is married to his childhood sweetheart, Linda, for 60 years. They have two children, Lee and Jill, and three grandchildren, Stephen, Mikki and Hannah. He and his wife have been living in Las Vegas for the past twenty-two years and have traveled the world extensively, visiting over 90 countries and all seven continents.