Books for adults and children!
Explore a vast collection of books for all ages.
Welcome to booksasfriends.org! by Author Maria J. Andrade, M.F.T.
Books for adults and children!
Explore a vast collection of books for all ages.
Buy Now ! Books for Adults: Novels, Poetry, Self-help
Meditation, Science Fiction, Poetry, Spanish translations
BUY NOW! FOR CHILDREN - Nature , Animal as Teachers, Poetry, Humor
About Maria J. Andrade, M.F.T., Author & Counselor
Our Vision
I began my career as a Licensed, bilingual, Marriage, Family, Therapist in private practice for decades. I wrote books for children and adults to help them honor themselves, others, and the natural world. I am now retired but I continue to write for those same essential reasons.
My vision is to create a world where the power of love and relationship is celebrated in story and manifested in the world. We encourage you to consider buying a book for a child or adult your care about. Consider buying one of our books, whether on Amazon https://amzn.to/3foJnuV , or any online bookstore and as a donation to: Pacific Lifeline, a shelter for homeless women and children. Thank you.
Pacific Lifeline
PO Box 1424
Upland CA 91785-1424
WHY BOOKS ARE OUR FRIENDS
I counseled, taught, and wrote for children and their families for over three decades. We all can agree that books are our friends because:
- WITH BOOKS WE TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD: In Defiance and Redemption, A Lifetime of Unbroken Bonds, you travel to exotic Ecuador, South America. This fictional novel, which readers have designated "a page turner," is based on a coming-of-age story about a spirited young woman and her two close friends. Their hilarious adventures and courage helped them overcome the cultural and societal limitations for women at that time. They defined their own lives and changed the future for the next generation! (Available in Spanish).
- BOOKS MAKE US BETTER PEOPLE: We learn about ourselves by reading informative books.
- In Heart Magic, Keeping Love Alive & Well, a small, easy to read, guide-book, you learn the skills for finding and maintaining a healthy, loving, and lasting, relationship.
- BOOKS HELP US FORGET OUR TROUBLES: In Singing My Self Home, the author's poetry moves us into the landscape of personal transformation, love, and dreams.
- BOOKS HELP US ESCAPE: Turn the pages of The Return, a Time When Nature Seeks Justice. Readers solve the mystery in the story. Is it a dream, or does a planetary transformation actually happen?
- BOOKS CHANGE HOW WE SEE LIFE: Diamond Mind, Sacred Mirror is a meditation that will lift your vibration and introduce you to your true identity.
- BOOKS MAKE US SMARTER: Youngen Finds Her Song invites children into the world of birds, flowers, and insects, and into a magical journey of the stars! Young readers learn about the generosity of nature, the sacredness of life, and the power of friendship and gratitude.
- BOOKS ARE ALWAYS THERE TO ENTERTAIN: In Hero, the Brave Lizard young pet lovers will laugh out loud when they read how a lizard stops a thief. In Jennifer Magicum, The Vanishing Cat, they will delight in the lesson of how a wise cat heals a family.
- BOOKS TEACH US TO CARE; In Scrapper's Christmas Story, an angel is the narrator. A street dog longs for a family. His good deed leads him to a loving home on Christmas Day!
- BOOKS GO WHERE WE GO: Parents, grandparents, and teachers will find a unique, comforting book for their children where kindness, knowledge, and laughter are part of the story!
- From, "10 Reasons Books Are Our Friends "
Invite Maria to visit your Book Club!
Contact: clarapublishing@gmail.com for our Book Club Kit.
If your book club chooses to read one of Maria's books she would love to visit! No, there is no charge. (You just have to feed her.) If there is no food tea will do.
*Ok, unless you live close by, you can forget the tea, she enjoys visits on Zoom or Facetime."
Good stories start here. Join us!
For over thirty years we have created a community were books are lifelong friends that delight us and connect us!