“We Made You Out of Love” - Jeffrey was a happy, content little boy, until the day he stumbled upon the greatest mystery of all…THE STORY OF HIS BIRTH! Now, join him and his family as they travel through Jeffrey’s imagination: battling giant robots, discovering slimy aliens and uncovering magical gingerbread men…all while trying to uncover where it is Jeffrey actually came from. Board-certified pediatrician Dr. Greg Marconi and Michael Marconi have crafted a funny, exciting, and heartwarming story that will give children a satisfying answer to the question: “Where did I come from?” years before they are ready to learn about the facts of life.
Parents who are not ready to get into the nitty gritty details of baby making will like “We Made You Out of Love“. The book gives children ages 3 & up age-appropriate, non-graphic explanations for the never ending stream of questions that tend to begin around pre-school. For younger children the book answers many questions they may have, but not deal with topics they’re not old enough to comprehend. For older children, “We Made You Out of Love” is a great way to broach the subject of reproduction, and it allows individual parents to decide how much or how little of the technical details they feel their child is ready for.
“We Made You Out of Love” is filled with breathtaking artwork, comedic situations and it combines the perfect amount of information and entertainment woven into a truly heartwarming story. “We Made You Out of Love” is the perfect story and learning tool for all families, one that children are going to want to read again and again…for years and years to come.
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Dr. Greg Marconi, co-author, is a board-certified pediatrician working in the emergency room of one of the most prestigious children’s hospitals in California. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a clinical instructor at the USC Keck School of Medicine. He is well regarded by both his patients and his peers, and he prides himself on working with parents and children on preventative healthcare and health education. Greg lives, works and snowboards in Southern California.
Michael Marconi, co-author, is a multi-award winning author and filmmaker. He was a finalist for his screenplay “The Perfect Wedding” in the 2005 American Screenplay competition, and his film/video work has been nominated for Cable Ace, Key Art and Emmy awards. Michael is honored to have won a total of 16 Promax and 2 Telly awards for his various marketing and advertising campaigns. When not writing, producing or directing, Michael hangs with his dog Theo and snowboards in Southern California.
Daniel Han, illustrator, is a graduate of Pasadena Art Center College of Design. He is an illustrator and conceptual artist. He has worked on projects such as feature film concept design, digital paintings, video game design, amusement park design, character design, background creation and picture book illustration. When not drawing or painting, Daniel snowboards, plays video games and teaches art to children in Southern California.
Jason Marconi, art director, is an award-winning art director/graphic designer. He has worked on a variety of projects including feature film main title sequences, television promos, commercials, television show main titles, DVD menus and illustrated children’s books. He has worked for companies such as Warner Bros., Disney, 20th Century Fox, Sony, E! and MTV. In his spare time, Jason snowboards and surfs in Southern California.
John Locke – “Words to Sell By”
Featured in the September/October 2011 of “Selling Power” Magazine, our very own John Locke shares how he made his fortune the old-fashioned way — selling.
“…Fill In a Niche
Today Locke defines success as “having the freedom to do the things that I want to do – like this writing adventure – and to watch this family I now have grow. Being as driven as I was before, I never had the time to draw back and understand what success really was. Success wasn’t owning the most or selling the most or making the most money. Success was enjoying those things with people you care about.”
If something John Locke wanted or tried didn’t work out, his first response was always, “I haven’t done everything I can.” He would come back to the problem time and time again until – like Thomas Edison – the light would come on. And then he would take action to multiply what worked, rather than get stuck in what didn’t.
“With my novels,” says Locke, who penned nine novels over the past two years, “I was selling nothing in the beginning.” He followed what everyone said you had to do, but it was just like his experience with insurance: when the tried and true fails to work, find out what works for you and go for it.
“I found a niche market I could understand and replicate,” he says. Early doubters should have been warned. Locke was determined to sell 1 million books, and within two years he accomplished that goal. While his novels may not be right for everyone, those who’ve become fans are devoted. Eventually New York agents and even the Wall Street Journal came calling, and Locke opened his accounting books to a reporter to verify the sales figures that finally even the New York Times best-seller list couldn’t ignore.
