Testimonials

The Birthday Gift That Beeped: “My name is Jennifer Julian (my maiden name) and I was friends with your daughter in preschool. As a Kindergartner, you visited my elementary school, Harpeth Valley. You also gave me The Birthday Gift that Beeped for one of my birthdays. I saved it all these years. I’m now 40 years old with 2 daughters of my own: Lia age 5 and Lexa age 3. Tonight I found the book while looking through boxes of pictures to show my girls. We read the book for bedtime, and Lia just loved the book. She asked so many questions about what to do in case of a fire, and I realized we’d never discussed it before. I’m writing to say thank you for the book, and all the work you’ve done to teach fire safety. We will keep the book in our family and use it to teach our kids, no doubt as many other Nashville families have done over the years.

Wishing your family well,”
~ Jennifer Ostrom (Julian) Frisco, TX 

Heath and His Best Friend, The Happy Heart: “Although heart disease risk begins in childhood, little popular information is available for young readers on lifestyle risk reduction. This book is an excellent example of how to translate the message of prevention into language kids can understand. It is destined to have a positive impact on decreasing the incidence of this unnecessary disease.”

~ Jim Florence, DHSc, MPH, Director, Center for Health Promotion, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN

Heath and His Best Friend, The Happy Heart: “I find this book very educational. There is a great need in our society to educate children about preventing illness and taking care of their bodies. Connie McDonald and Jim Laster have combined their artistic creativity with sound preventive medical information.”

~ Clifton K. Meador, M.D., Medical Director, Department of Medical Affairs, Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN

Heath and His Best Friend, The Happy Heart: “Many of our best hopes in the treatment of heart disease lie in its prevention. Jim Laster’s new book brings these all-important concepts into fine focus for our children.”

~ Robert H. Christenberry, M.D., F.A.C.C., Cardiologist, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN

Heath and His Best Friend, The Happy Heart: “An excellent book for parents and children who want to understand that prevention is the bottom line in avoiding heart disease.”

~ Sissy Denton, RN/BSN, Director, Tennessee Heart Institute, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN