Christmas Book for Children Lorraine Strieby AKA Mayor Molly McMole

STAY TUNED

STRIEBY goes to her new studio every day to illustrate for another author.  The plot is--A family goes in search for Santa.

She and the author  are busy trying to get the book out by Christmas.

I don't want to give anything away yet, but I will report in from time to time.

#christmas #santaclause #christmaschildrensbook #readtoachild

Mayor Molly McMole   #childrenbooks #losangeles #christmas

#illustrator #fantasy #storyteller 

 

Traveling with Mayor Molly McMole Without a Mask in the Comfort of Your Own Home

 Why Is a Spy Called a Mole

 People ask Lorraine Strieby why she wrote about me and my mole tribe.   As you can see she expended a lot of energy and one book led to another book and yet another and finally there were six children's books.

Since a lot of children are home you might consider reading about me.  You see Strieby traveled  extensively and she didn't get a TV until she was twelve years old so she had to develop her imagination.  Then I came into her life--not in a good way.  She had kids and horses and I dig holes and leave mole holes and mounds of dirt.  I didn't do all of the digging because I had a tribe of moles, some artistic and builders of castles, and an omega mole 

who gets into some trouble.  Since you and your kids can't travel like we used to, well, these books will take you to some pretty exotic places.  Here we go--we are going to ride in a Peterbilt, a ferry boat, a trip with a bush pilot, Cousin Vinnie the Shrew, a jet plane, a motor cycle, surfboard,  and an automobile. In one of her books, Why is a Spy Called a Mole, she writes about her ancestor Christopher McMole who was a master spy for Commander George Washington, no less.  You are even going to ride a horse and see an eerie ship, named The Vulture.

On this 6 book journey you will see The Golden Gate Bridge, the Cascade Mountains, the Gulf of Alaska, Bernini's Four River Fountain, The Coliseum in Rome, Vatican, Uffitzi Museum, Adam and Eve, Florence, and some of the Hawaii Islands.  You can find her books on Amazon and Kindle.

Well, Strieby doesn't know I type on her blog, so I will say good evening and hop down my mole hole that is under the bleachers at a high school where we end up helping a losing coach get a trophy for being the best coach in her league--bye bye.  Strieby's motto is "Read to a Child",  Mayor Molly McMole, Lorraine Strieby Productions  #molehole #gulfofalaska #uffitzimueseum  #adamandeve #italy #hawaii 

 

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ORCAS, PUGET SOUND, MAYOR MOLLY MCMOLE, LORRAINE STRIEBY

 Why is a Spy Called a Mole

These orcas going North in my book--" Mayor Molly McMole Meets Vinnie the Shrew"

These white dots are bald eagles.  That's how they look from afar.

#story #storytelling #shrews #northpacific  #pugetsound #baldeagles#storytellling #orcas #whales #adventure #gulfofalaska

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Mount Vernon's Roof

Mount Vernon's Roof

Colonists used to come to see the owner and, of course, look at his  roof.  You can see it  in Lorraine Strieby's  book, Why Is a Spy Called a Mole?

Commander-in-Chief  George Washington liked the red tiled roofs in Europe and

tiles just didn't exist in the colonies, so he elected to have old-growth cypress trees cut in  fan shapes and then have them painted red.  Cypress trees are the most

water resistant wood.

Since red-tiled roofs didn't exist  in America,  after the Revolution the citizens not only  came to give their regards to President Washington and to see Mr. Billy Lee ride his horse, Chinkling, but to see the mansion with the red roof.  It was the only red roof in the colonies.

If you haven't read about Mr. Billy Lee, he was the black Aide (not slave)  that

rode with Washington in front of the troops in the Revolution and was the best horseman in the Colonies, along with Washington. (It's fun to see how many famous paintings Mr. Billy Lee was painted with George Washington and historians didn't write about him.)

  Two men did and they each received the Pulitzer Prize.

Strieby will write about this soon because authors just didn't give black people their rightful place in history.  For example in NASA there were black women engineers who were so good in math that they helped map the way to get the astronauts to the moon and in Apollo 13 helped the pilot of the disabled capsule to arrive safely to Earth. The computers of the day used their work and I believe still do.

Finally in Hidden Figures author, Margot Lee Shetterly, wrote this book and it became 

a movie.

Well, remember I'm Mayor Molly McMole and help sometimes to blog with Lorraine Strieby.

Her writing skill is a little like Dr. Seuss and her books teach, and are illustrated by her.

You and your young ones will learn geography, history and  art with a bit of whimsey, (lots of illustrations} fantasy based on fact. She does have a teaching degree you know.

And she knows I have her password and blogs for her sometimes.  Not so easy with my chubby paws and long claws.

Time for me to depart down my mole hole.  Sophia the Cat and I  are going to have tea. Mayor Molly McMole, MMM

#roof

#roofs

#mountvernon

#georgewashington

#mrbillylee

#reovolution

#famousblackamericans

#hiddenfigures

#drseuss

#learningmadeeasy

WHAT FOREFATHER DIDN'T SIGN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?

 
THAT'S MR. BILLY LEE ON CHINKLING IN FRONT OF COMMANDER WASHINGTON ON HIS WAR  HORSE,  NELSON

 This is an important time in our history as a country.  History in our public schools seems to have taken

a back seat or emphasis on what is wrong with the USA.  Our first president and warrior in both the 

French and Indian War and the American Revolution did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence.  

Neither did Alexander Hamilton.

Great warriors had a purpose they were fighting for.  In William Wallace's case he was fighting 

against the Brits to free Scotland from the abusive Brits.  Mel Gibson played him in the movie, 

"Brave Heart" and Wallace  was killed by the British.  Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or death."

When patriots pay high taxes, can't vote, can't practice their religion, are told what to do and not what to do in their own homes, have uneven rules, leaders ignore the rights of their citizens who pay taxes, there is unrest.

Well, like Wallace, Commander-in-Chief George Washington, was the warrior who fought the British.

His performance in the French Indian War led to him being this leader among men to get our rights back.

He used guerrilla warfare, creative generals, and he was also creative and the best horseman in the land on his most famous war horse, Nelson, and he had two aides that he depended on--Alexander Hamilton andMr. Billy lee on his horse, Chinkling.  In at least 6 famous paintings of George Washington, the artists of the day painted George Washington with Mr. Billy Lee and these two led the troops into battle, Commander-in-Chief George Washington and black Mr. Billy Lee.

Cowboy actor John Wayne said, "You may be scared to death, but you saddle up anyway."

The reason Washington and Hamilton didn't sign the Declaration of Independence is they were saddling up and fighting for our rights in New York City against the British.

Bet you weren't taught this in school

Well,  Strieby is busy moving her office and studio so I am writing this bit of information since a lot of students are being home-schooled these days I thought I'd help a little.  You know my ancestor, Christopher McMole, was a Master Spy for Washington so I keep up on President Washington and wonder why the people in Washington, DC seem to forget or not know about the man who was a real hero.

A good book to learn about the American Revolution is "Why is a Spy Called a Mole," by Lorraine Strieby, Amazon and Kindle

Did you know Washington used to ride in front of his troops back and forth to taunt the Brits?

Bet not.  

Well, I'm going down my Mole Hole

Just thought you all should know another reason to love our country 

Bye, Mayor Molly McMole,  MMM

#americanrevolution #declarationofindependence #georgewashington #alexanderhamilton #lorrainestrieby #whyisaspycalledamole #mayormollymcmole 

 

 

IT IS 1776 NOT 1619

1776 NOT 1619

SINCE THE KIDS ARE HOME NOW parents can see what is taught in school.

We can see what the schools are teaching.  When I looked up the French Indian War there was very little on the internet, even though some historians think that was more important than the Revolution.

Did you know that young George Washington had to bury Commander Braddock and took over the command even though he was in his early twenties!

  He learned to fight like a Native and received an Iroquois name which he signed papers when he got his desk job.

Washington was a creative commander and early in the Revolution he had a couple of problems--no money, rag-tag army, no weapons and this young country was under the British tyranny and colonists were very unhappy.

Well, picture this--the British fled Fort Ticonderoga and left some war implements.  Who knew what?

Commander Washington had a general named Henry Knox, and Washington sent him with some horses and a few men and wanted to retrieve these few war weapons.

Well, guess what-- General Knox found a fort full of cannons, barrels of gun powder, carbines, muskets, you name it and they were there.  Well, Knox had 

sleds built and transported these costly weapons to Washington.  This was not a pleasure trip--snow, rain, weak ice, cold winds, mountains, you name it.

Well, Washington was surprised and he was creative so his soldiers were on a hill out side of Boston and he shot a few cannons and seemed very anemic. Then the British thought poor George was weak, no weapons, time to attack.  So they proceeded up the hill and George won that skirmish in a flash. 

So when you read about Fort Knox, think of the above because Henry was the Father of the

US Army Corps of Engineers--FORT KNOX

WERE YOU TAUGHT this in school--Bet not!

#americanrevolution

#fortknox

#generalhenryknox

#georgewashington

#ragtagarmy

#1619

#frenchindianwar

#iroquois 

 

SWAMP FOX, COMMANDER-in-CHIEF GEORGE WASHINGTON, MR. BILLY LEE, OSCAR MARION, ALL HEROES, PROJECT 2020, WHY IS A SPY CALLED A MOLE?

PROJECT 2020

2 plus 2 = 1776

PROJECT 2020

Bare with me here, but it

Just might make a lot of sense. All this talk about racism has a lot of

ins and outs.

In the Revolution, there were four men fighting the British who were heroes. They fought together for eight years and we know two of them, and two were not mentioned very much by the historians of the American Revolution, even though they were well-known by the Colonists.

Two of them were known by historians and we all know about their exceptional bravery and fighting skills. Books were written and movies made of them. These two warriors loved the other two as brothers and their fighting skills also were exceptional. In fact, they were a team, a force that the British couldn’t beat.

To overlook them now as in the past is a mystery to me. I admit that one has received accolades, and a book/play. The other is still obscure. Who are these four heroes?

They are:

Commander-in- Chief George Washington, his Aide black Mr. Billy Lee (warrant officer, honorable discharge), THE BALLAD OF BILLY LEE,

General Francis Marion, father of guerrilla warfare (the Swamp Fox), and the black soldier, Aide Oscar Marion. The Swamp Fox and Oscar were like brothers and grew up together on the Marion Plantation,

Oscar was an American hero and fought the whole eight years.

War has many heroes and stories to tell. Our children are getting sort of short-changed don’t you think?

#americanrecolution

#georgewashington

#mrbillylee

#swampfox

#francismarion

#oscarmarion

#americanrevolutionpaintings