By Matt Dutton Herald-Whig Posted: Feb. 16, 2017 7:45 pm Updated: Feb. 17, 2017 8:30 am QUINCY -- A Quincy author hopes her works help local students understand their feelings and the feelings of others. Tracy Schlepphorst, author of "Eden and Her Happy," recently published her second children's book, "Henry and His Manners." The books distill complex concepts, such as overcoming grief and understanding one's emotional outlook, into a format easily understood by children. "I created what I call emotion bellies," Schlepphorst said. "The idea was to have a character that has visible emotions on the inside, so that, as she would go through her day, you would see how her emotions would shift." I
It was so fun to appear with Henry and His Manners on KHQA This Morning! Chad and Tegan always make being on TV fun!
I woke up this morning with an ancient quote running through my brain: Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny. — Chinese proverb, author unknown My thoughts turned to this drawing by Charlie Martin which turned into me driving these guys around looking for homes! What are you thinking about today? #mannersmatter
