Everyone loves children’s stories. They are fun, entertaining, and
they reflect the realities of everyday life while providing valuable
lessons.
Author’s Lounge will be entering its second year this
February. Throughout the first year of existence, it has committed
itself to promote authors and their brands. For 2020,
ReadersMagnet
Author’s Lounge aims to feature more authors and titles. By widening our
scope in terms of areas, book genres, as well as reaching out to other
writing communities, we hope to increase our authors’ audiences as well
as traffic to their respective sites. Today we are featuring Ray Sobrino
Jr.’s published children’s books.
Ray Sobrino is the author of two children’s books,
Ralphie the Roach and
Charlie the Click Bug.
Ralphie the Roach
Ralphie the Roach is an illustrated book published in
2017. It tells the story of a young cockroach whom others regard as ugly
and untidy. Others look down on Ralphie because of where he lives. Most
roaches live in dark and greasy places. One day, Ralphie goes home to
his parents crying. A big and mean honey bee named Henry told Ralphie
that no one likes him because he is dirty and ugly-looking. Henry added
that everyone loves bees because of how they smell and because they
spent a lot of time around flowers. This deeply hurt Ralphie’s feelings
and his parents try to comfort Ralphie. His parents explained to him
what is truly essential and how to handle bullies like Henry and other
bugs who treat him bad.
Charlie the Click Bug
Charlie the Click Bug is Sobrino Jr.’s second book,
published in October 2018. It tells the story of a little bug named
Charlie. Charlie has a medical condition. He has epilepsy causes him to
click uncontrollably. The story revolves around Charlie’s condition and
how his parents are trying to help him fit in with the other bugs in
their neighborhood. Epilepsy affects millions of children across the
world and Ray Sobrino Jr.’s illustrated book about a little bug dealing
with the said condition is a subtle way of making children understand
more about epilepsy and how patients can cope up and somehow live a
normal life along with other children their age.
Sobrino’s Jr. Brand of Storytelling
While
fables and most children’s stories have moral lessons, Sobrino Jr.’s
illustrated stories focused more on teaching children how to be kind to
others and to maintain self-confidence despite being treated poorly or
harshly by other children. Both characters Ralphie and Charlie display
these attributes. Another special feature in Sobrino Jr.’s children’s
books is inserting real-life issues such as bullying and epilepsy. It
takes talent and sensitivity to readers to successfully write stories
the way Ray Sobrino Jr. does.
Other Works
Esther and the Revolution
In February 2019, Ray Sobrino Jr. published his first
historical fiction. Esther and the Revolution follow the story of a
young woman who is trying to leave her war-torn country and find
shelter. Set in 1918, the book features some of Mexico’s prominent
historical figures as well as the history of the country. Divided into 9
chapters, Sobrino Jr.’s Esther and the Revolution is a deviation from
his previous works but still a delightful read.s, she encounters major
historical figures who shaped the history of Mexico. Some people
About the Author
Born
in 1971 Long Beach, CA, Raymond Sobrino Jr. holds a degree in English
Literature from California Lutheran University. He has three children
and currently lives in Newbury Park, California. He is an exterminator
by trade and owns a small company, Sobrino’s Termite and Pest. Aside
from writing, he enjoys hiking and landscape photography. He loves
taking photos of cities and nature.
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