Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Friday, June 22, 2012

Finally...



My big news of the day is that I finally published my book!!! It tells the story of Jamie Carter, a 9 yr old boy growing up in Singapore, who desperately wants a dog. The book is primarily aimed at the 8-12 yr old crowd but I hope you all like it!! Available now to order on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Awesome-Adventures-Jamie-Carter/dp/147757994X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340413925&sr=8-1&keywords=Jennifer+Gargiulo

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

With a Little Help From My Friends...

Eliot and her buddies

Unicorns, bears, and puppies...the world of a six year old (at least mine). Time is passing so fast I decided to write down the words Eliot mispronounces (and that I haven't had the heart to correct). That's not including the 'th' which she pronounces 'f' just like her brother. Strangely enough, I was totally unaware of this fact, until his second grade teacher mentioned it offhandedly.
"Alexander has a great flair for story telling, great imagination, great speaker except for that tiny 'speech impediment.'
"He has a speech impediment?!"
"Yes, didn't you notice? He says: 'firsty' instead of 'thirsty'."
Oops.

Anyway, here goes:
1) Tatter tale (instead of tattle tale)
2) Aminal (animal)
3) Fravorite (favorite)
4) Alezander (Alexander)
5) Alvin and the Chickmunks (Chipmunks)
6) Emeny (enemy)
7) South Eats Asia (South East Asia)
8) Bolleyball (volleyball)
9) Washington, CD
10) Nuffing (nothing)

Did you mispronounce any words as a kid?