In this trying year, it is all the more important to recognize the inspiring stories around us.  

Punlished author Rejehanne de Beaudrap is a lady who has beaten all the odds to realize her dream of having her children's book "Peebo and His Pet Dinosaur" published. 

Rejehanne had a little help from her loving parents, Roseanne and Mac who have been her cheerleader since the day she was born. Roseanne and Mac were told by doctors when Rejehanne was three and a half that due to a brain disorder she would never be able to learn. Roseanne says to that, "We knew different. She is very persistent and that is why this book came to be."

Defying the doctor's prognosis, Rejehanne learned to read and books became her friends. As Mac puts it, "She gobbled up books and proved the doctors wrong."

As the story goes, Rejehanne created the story of "Peebo and His Pet Dinosaur" for her young nephew and told her parents that she wanted it published into a book. Roseanne, thinking that simply ment having the story copied and bound would suffice was sorely mistaken. When Rejehanne saw the xerox of her story she said, "No I want it published!"  She was so determined to see her work in real print and not a xerox that she put up her own money to get it done. Which by the way, as her parents point out is neither cheap nor easy.  

The learning curve for Roseanne and Mac on the process of publishing has been a fairly steep one, but they persevered in helping to realize their daughter's dream. It is a good thing that they have learned the ropes as Rejehanne has informed them that she already has a sequel planned in her head.

"Peebo and His Pet Dinosaur" is a chapter book of six different stories about the adventures of Peebo and his beloved pet. The book has proven to be very popular for preschoolers ages 3-6. The stories are illustrated by Mac who has been cartooning for a number of years, his dreams were never a lofty as Rejehanne's and he never thought he would see his drawings published. He says Peebo did turn out to be a special COVID project. 

Once again, because of Rejehanne's determination to never give up her dream and her special ability of not seeing barriers in life has enabled her to achieve what many of us simply only dream of.

If you wish to purchase a copy of "Peebo and His Pet Dinosaur" you can do so through the publishers website at www.authorhouse.com.

Rejehanne also has a Peebo FaceBook page. 

Roseanne says the next step in their journey is setting up a chosen charity in which a portion of the proceeds from book sales will go to. For the moment, the family is simply enjoying the outcome of a making a dream come true.