Publisher's Synopsis
With this children's story, self-acceptance, contentment, and self-esteem are the threads that make up the fabric of this warm and rich tale. Children of all ages will love discovering, just like little Billy, that they too are enough!Join Billy as he enters Crimson Perch-the land where Thursdays taste like caramel and where they haven't had a Sunday in years, since they forgot where they put them. When Billy stumbles upon the Nuff's village, he tells them that he has come to find an answer to his burning question: "Why can't I be good enough?"Yazmin, the wisest Nuff, suggests that he might find an answer to his question and that it might come with a surprise-perhaps Billy is not asking the question he needs to ask. In this work of fiction for kids, self-respect finds Billy after he sets out to find the sacred Rose of Knowing to save Crimson Perch from an ancient curse and guard the Nuff's way of life.Never before has kids' fantasy, contentment, mystical creatures, and a little boy who hasn't found his way, been so cleverly crafted into a kids' story of self-respect. With this piece of kids' fiction, low self-esteem can be swept away as you join Billy as he discovers life-joy and satisfaction in who he is. Will Billy save Crimson Perch and the Nuffs from the evil curse that was foretold to devour their land and ruin their way of life? Will he win over the grumpy ruler of the Nuffs village, Hirkwerzle, in order to become one of their tribe and finally become a Nuff?
