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Bio:
Vickianne Caswell wrote her first book, "Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 1: Freckles is Scared of School" in 2012. After a lot of research, she came to the decision to publish the series herself. Vickianne has since published 8 books using the same printing/distribution companies. Vickianne currently has 2 children's series' out along with a cookbook series. She is expected to produce another children's series in 2019.
She has spent much time and effort working on promoting, selling and designing various things for her books such as website, cover designs, book cover ideas (and illustrations), videos, etc. She has been told many times by other authors that she has progressed a lot further than many others and often hears that she has a gift for writing. Everything she has learned was either self-taught or involved a lot of research and practice. She is now taking a variety of classes to expand her knowledge, such as marketing, management and blogging.
When Vickianne has free time, she is either writing or playing a game. Her favourites include Dragon Age, Divinity series, Mass Effect series and The Sims 4.
Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
In The Freckle Monster: Freckles the Bunny Series, Book #6, Freckles is a special little bunny. She is smart, caring and very creative. Her latest project was to create a ‘Stop Bullying’ poster for school. All of the students were participating and the principal would choose the best poster to be highlighted on the local news. Freckles was sure that her poster would win. She was very proud of her poster. But her poster didn’t win. Her best friend, Stew, had her poster chosen. As the news reporter interviewed Stew about her poster, Freckles fumed about not winning the contest. Her jealousy turned to revenge and soon Freckles was no longer the caring bunny that everyone loved; she was the mean bully bunny that made everyone mad at each other. Can Freckles be stopped?
As a child, author Vickianne Caswell had been bullied. Her daughter and co-author, Erika-Elizabeth Caswell, had also been bullied. Many of Freckles' experiences were based on events that happened in their lives. It’s sad to think that jealousy can fester to the point where everyone is mad and vengeful at each other. Using colorful illustrations, realistic scenarios and dialogue, and a once beloved family member (Freckles the bunny) the authors have created a powerful story about the very serious issue of bullying. Well done!
