My Name is NOT Monkey Girl.. surgery date approaches

My Name is NOT Monkey Girl

July 29, 2008 Candace will undergo her tenth facial reconstructive surgery to remove Giant Nevus from her face.

At nine years of age, she has gone through more physical and emotional pain than many three times her age. By purchasing a copy of this important inspirational children’s book, the message of tolerance, compassion, and unconditional love is spread.

• Every purchase also helps to raise awareness to the very rare skin disorder.. 1 in 200,000 babies is born with a Giant Congenital Nevus.
• Every purchase raises funds towards Candace’s surgery and all future surgeries
• Every purchase is money well spent in promoting tolerance and acceptance of those with differences

Candace Battiste Surgery Fund

Candalyse Publishing Gets a Facelift

April 2008 proved to be a record breaking month in the history of Candalyse Publishing, the independent publishing company founded by Miriam L. Jacobs.

Inspired by the desire to help other authors and poets get published, as well as a need to raise funds for her granddaughter’s surgeries, Mrs. Jacobs was inspired to launch her own publishing company in March 2007. Just a few short months later,

EMBRACING SELF: Inspiration on the go

Are You Searching?

Human beings are constantly in search of - something.

Many of us are unaware what it is that we are searching for until we actually find it. It is at this time that the proverbial bright light bulb goes off in our heads and we say “That’s it!” Most of our lives, we are in search of inner peace, contentment, happiness, tranquility and joy.

Yet sadly, for many individuals, the search for serenity and peace is as elusive as catching a rabbit in a fox hunt.

Your search is over!

Derocherart by Cheryl Derocher

“My art is a reflection of what I think and feel. I express and explore relationships and mood through color, light and space. I love the infinite possibilities in capturing reflections. My compositions derive order from there diagonal make up combined with the color of the foundation chosen at the outset of the project.

Choosing materials begins the process of capturing the mood or sentiment and is the key to make my work a harmonious statement of what I think or feel from the moment of its conception.

Raising Tolerant Children

While shopping with your child, you notice sudden fear and tears welling up in your young one’s eyes. You see what the frightened and confused child sees:

Press Release

My Name Is NOT Monkey Girl

NEW YORK, NY — Nov. 7, 2007 (eMediaCampaigns!) — Author Miriam Jacobs is on a mission. The five-time author recently announced that she has set out to raise funds for facial reconstructive surgeries for her 8 year-old granddaughter, Candace. Along the way, she is promoting tolerance, education, and compassion for those who have Giant Congenital Nevus; a rare skin disorder that Candace was born with.

“My Name is Not Monkey Girl” (Candalyse Publishing, 2007) serves as a tremendous resource for parents, teachers, grandparents, schools and libraries alike. It was written with the aim of teaching children the importance of unconditional kindness, patience, love, tolerance and compassion. And inspired after a child called Candace a monkey girl. At the time, Candace was

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

Let us raise our children to believe in themselves…

Teach them, from an early age, that they can do and be whatever they set their minds to.. Self-esteem is the key!

Do you sometimes find yourself staring at others who are not typical in appearance?

Do you often judge others based on what they are wearing, or their hair styles, or their choice in make-up? If the object of your staring is extremely obese or terribly anorexic, does it bring about uncomfortable feelings deep in your gut?

If you have answered any of these queries in the affirmative, then you are, unfortunately, a part of our society who puts way too much emphasis on outward appearance.

My Name is Not Monkey Girl

Teaching our children the importance of acceptance and tolerance is crucial in developing the basic qualities of humanity -

Respect, Character, Compassion, Tolerance, Honesty, Unconditional Love, Friendship

My Name is Not Monkey Girl is a learning tool which will assist parents, teachers and educators to promote tolerance, unconditional love, friendship for those who look different from them

Story by Miriam L. Jacobs
Illustrated by Cheryl Derocher

Super Sally’s Fantastic Fun Day v2 – Alyse Battiste

Alyse Danielle Battiste

*Seven year old Youth Author Alyse Battiste wrote this story in order to help raise funds for her eight-year-old cousin’s facial reconstruction surgeries. Candace Chantel Battiste was born with a rare skin disorder known as Giant Congenital Nevus.*

“I love to write stories and poetry. It is just natural that I would write a book to help Candace to look like other girls.”

- Alyse Battiste

Miriam “Mimi” Jacobs

Miriam “Mimi” Jacobs is an author, poet, and professional speaker. Prior to this, Mimi was employed with the U.S. Postal Service for 21 years where she served as a supervisor.

Miriam showed an early aptitude and love for creating, tinkering, and writing. She was first published while still in high school in the school’s publication, “Jabberwocky”. Today, Mimi is making a tumultuous presence both in print and online. But more importantly, her readers and fans love her, and her work. Much is to be appreciated; Jacobs is a master of several literary genres and the author of nine books including, Illuminations: Poetic Inspiration, Embracing Candace, My Name is Not Monkey Girl,