Scott the Shot is a fun and fictional picture book that was written to educate children about the main reason for receiving shots. Scott the Shot is a dear friend of the children of Childrensburg. He can often be found playing with children, but noticed that when his friends got sick, their pills and cough syrups wouldn't help them feel better. Scott the Shot decides to begin a journey to find the Medicine Maker with the hope that he can make a medicine to prevent the children from becoming so sick. Scott the Shot finds the Medicine Maker, but runs into an obstacle: the Medicine Maker has made all kinds of medicines to help the children, but can't seem to find a way to inject the medicine into the children's bodies. Scott the Shot suddenly finds himself in a unique position to help the Medicine Maker give these special medicines to his friends. The story is thirty-two pages in length and is filled with twenty-eight vibrant illustrations. The author has also included a website that has coloring pages, mazes, and additional information on injections.
James Briggs Raber is a registered nurse who graduated from The University of Alabama in Huntsville. James has been practicing nursing for over fifteen years and has worked in areas such as the Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Outpatient Surgery, and Behavioral Health. Throughout his career he has worked with children and has seen first-hand the terror on their faces when having to get a shot. James hopes that Scott the Shot will educate children on the reason for receiving shots while helping to diminish this real fear. James resides in Huntsville, AL, and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. He enjoys writing, drawing mazes, and spending time with his family.
Gabriele Liedtke is an award-winning fine artist and published children's book author/illustrator who resides in Southern California. Besides illustrating children's books, she's also created many (celebrity) portraits and floral, landscape and abstract paintings. Her art is now displayed in galleries around Southern California and many private collections in the US, Germany, UK and Australia. Fascinated by the imagination of children, she became a children's book author/illustrator early on in her career. Many children's books illustrated and/or written by her can be found on Amazon and through other publishers in the US, as well as translated into other languages in South America and Europe. For more info please visit her website at www.liedtkedesign.com or Instagram page at liedtkestudio
After a decade and a half of job-hopping, Crystal Durnan went back to college at 32 to get her English degree and a Certificate of Editing. She has spent the last two years happily living her dream of reading books for a living as a professional freelance editor under her business Anima Editing. She shares a small house on the sunny shores of Florida with her husband, two kids and two furbabies. She loves birds, the beach and tacos.
