August 26: KISS FM Interview with Kimbo’s author – Jane Scaletta

Jane will be interviewed on Tuesday, August 26th by Maya in the Morning on KISS FM, along with Sally Machado from Books and Books/Camana Bay. Tune in your radio and listen at 8:10 am for the great things happening at the Yeah Baby! Family Expo with Jane Scaletta and Books and Books/Camana Bay. Looking forward to seeing you at the Marriott Beach Resort on August 30th for the storytime and craft at 1:00pm.

Kimbo Makes The Front Page!

Kimbo’s First Horse Show author Jane Scaletta makes the front page of the Cayman Compass newspaper. Jane was asked by Books and Books/Camana Bay in Grand Cayman to read Kimbo’s First Horse Show to the Red Bay Primary School students who read 100 books in a time period. They had fun creating the Color Me Kimbo craft seen in the photo. Great job Red Bay Primary students!!!

August 30: Yeah Baby! Family Event, Marriott Resort Grand Cayman

Join us for story time and Color Me Kimbo craft at 1:00 pm – 2:00pm.
Purchase “Kimbo’s First Horse Show” at a signing and receive a FREE Personalized Kimbo and Friends BookMark!

Coral Gables, Florida – Book Signing

We had a great time at the book signing at Books and Books/Coral Gables this past week end. Thank you to all those who helped with the book signing!! We couldn’t have done it without you!

For those who have purchased a book, thank you for making Kimbo’s First Horse Show a great success – please share the word with everyone you know so we continue to show the world who Kimbo and his Friends are! Thank you.

Kimbo Related News / About Jane and Jools

My sister and I decided to create the “Kimbo” book series for the enjoyment of all the young horse lovers of the world. We welcome your comments and story suggestions. Please send me an email if you’re interested in joining a special Kimbo membership site, where you’ll get advance information on book readings,book signings, fun projects and contests, and advance alerts about when the next Kimbo book will be published.

Author Bio – About Jane Scaletta

Jane Scaletta was born in the early 60’s in the Caribbean on the beautiful island of Jamaica. From the first time she sat on a big white stallion at the age of three, she became hooked. Jane shared this love of horses with her daughter, Ashley, who is an active rider. Jane would read to Ashley every night stories of magical horses, many times even making up her own tales of a little girl and her adventures with her horse. Jane has had horses all her life and never misses an opportunity to attend a horse show. Jane went to boarding school in England in the mid 70’s and furthered her riding education there. She moved to Miami, Florida in 1976 and continued to stay active with horses, working with Thoroughbred, Paso Fino and Arabian horse farms. Jane went to the University of Florida to pursue a career in Veterinary Medicine, but unfortunately in 1980, a serious accident interrupted her schooling. Jane continued her passion for horses by working for a large Arabian horse farm, and then moved to Orlando to work for a dinner attraction featuring horses and riders. For Jane it was the dream job because she had the opportunity to work with many different breeds of horses and maintain both their mental and physical health. Jane has a home in Miami, Florida and the Cayman Islands where she lives with her beautiful daughter, Ashley, her loving husband, Christian.

Illustrator Bio - Julia Theriault

Julia Theriault was born on the beautiful island of Jamaica in the early 60’s. In the mid 70’s, Julia attended boarding school in England. In the late 70’s her family moved to Miami, Florida where she graduated from High School studying Fine Arts and Commercial Arts. She has been working in the graphics field since 1984.

Julia’s artistic ability was obvious from a very early age. From scribbling on the walls, to sitting for ages copying a picture out of a book. Her genius for taking a subject and characterizing it into a drawing was remarkable.

She now works for a clothing company in Ohio illustrating and creating graphics for teen apparel. Julia also loves to work in creative graphics like illustrations, greeting cards, and logos for various companies.