Children's Author
Ann Searle Horowitz
PUBLISHED STORIES AND ESSAYS
I love writing stories for kids.
I also love commiserating with their parents.
Below you'll find a little of both.
So parents, read and have a laugh with me about parenting.
And kids, be sure to click the buttons that say "children."
Puzzler
Pockets, October 2014
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Mom and I were trying to come up with a list of things I'm good at.
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Weird, right?
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​I guess for most kids it's obvious. They're good at soccer or math or singing or drawing. Some kids are good at all those things, so they don't have to pick just one.
For me, it's a little different.
Yes, Kevin, Kids Change Everything
Westchester Family, March 2012
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We were having a barbecue when my husband's friend announced he and his new wife were having a baby. This was the same guy who was an avowed bachelor until the age of 39, who still went out partying until all hours on the weekends, and who dabbled in guitar and cartooning in his free time. Imagine - he actually had free time!
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I congratulated him with an oh-man-are you-in-for-it smile on my face.
Letter From Jessie
Skipping Stones, Sept. - Oct. 2009
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Dear Friends,
I am writing this letter because sometimes people don't get me.
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I have learning differences, and my speech is hard to understand, and yeah, I admit it, sometimes I act younger than my age. But I want to make one thing clear right now: I can't help it. (If you think about it, nobody would choose to stand out like this.)
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Opportunity Missed. Lesson Learned.
Westchester Parent, November 2005
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When I first walked into our summer rental house at the beach, I cringed. But not for the reasons you might imagine. All of the living room upholstery was as white as a baby's bottom. The place was pristine, with newly lacquered hardwood floors, and expensive-looking toys neatly arranged on windowsills and in fragile baskets.
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I looked down at my three kids.