So much excitement here at Emotion Belly Books! We are on the one week countdown! On January 20th, 2,500 more dolls are expected to arrive on my front porch! I can't wait to see these red guys spreading good manners all around Quincy! #mannersmatter

I can remember it, like it was yesterday. I walked into a bookstore and discovered, On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler – Ross. It was a book that talked about DEATH and feelings! “Wow, other people feel this way too! There is a book about death and dying!” It was an epiphany for me. When you are 6 years old, and your father dies, people don’t want to talk to you about it. They look at you with sad eyes and assume your life will end in ruins without a father. At least th