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About the Author
Sabrina P. Ramet is an American humorist and Professor Emerita of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. She is the author of 16 works of history and co-author (with Torbjørn Knutsen) of a book about German philosophy (published by New Academia Publishing in 2023). She is also the author of two novels: Café Bombshell: The International Brain Surgery Conspiracy and The Curse of the Aztec Dummy: A Nebraskan Chronicle.
Christine M. Hassenstab, who prepared some of the artwork for this volume, is a retired attorney. She earned her J.D. at Golden Gate University in 1984 and a Ph.D. in Sociology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2010. Her dissertation was published in 2015 by De Gruyter.
THE MAGIC LILY PAD AND OTHER STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Sabrina P. RametNew Academia Publishing/THESPRING, 2023
62 pages
ISBN 979-8-9852214-7-3 paperback
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About the Author
Sabrina P. Ramet is an American humorist and Professor Emerita of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. She is the author of 16 works of history and co-author (with Torbjørn Knutsen) of a book about German philosophy (published by New Academia Publishing in 2023). She is also the author of two novels: Café Bombshell: The International Brain Surgery Conspiracy and The Curse of the Aztec Dummy: A Nebraskan Chronicle.
Christine M. Hassenstab, who prepared some of the artwork for this volume, is a retired attorney. She earned her J.D. at Golden Gate University in 1984 and a Ph.D. in Sociology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2010. Her dissertation was published in 2015 by De Gruyter.
THE MAGIC LILY PAD AND OTHER STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Sabrina Ramet’s latest book explains many things – such as why the sun is happy, why there is no Terminal 4 at Chicago O’Hare Airport, why Farmer Jake thought, for at least a while, that painting his fence might cause it to rain, and, of course, what to do if you find a magic lily pad. The short stories in this collection are certain to delight readers of all ages, awakening the child in everyone.
Praise
“In this compilation of shorts, the everyday becomes surprising and even astounding without being odd or strange or off-putting. The animal world portrayed around us shows itself to be fuller than we ever guessed.” —Jerry Pankhurst, Professor Emeritus, Wittenberg University
“Ramet shares her own child-like wonder at the world around her, including hidden airport terminals, a menagerie of quirky animals, mysterious everyday objects, musical coconuts, and a talking baby jellyfish named Debbie. Ramet even manages to slip in a few serious issues, such as climate change.”—Vjeran Pavlaković, University of Rijeka/Monument Hunter
“A wise and entertaining book for the young at heart. I would very much enjoy finding an illustrated edition of it underneath my Christmas tree.”— Carl Getz de Béthencourt, psychiatrist, Norway