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Those living outside Hawaii may order the book through Barnes & Noble, Borders Books & Music Stores, or from Mutual Publishing at 80. Though written for children, the book, published by Mutual Publishing, appeals to anyone who loves cats, appreciates art, or is moved by a beautifully-crafted story that redefines what is possible for an artist with a burning passion and an indomitable spirit. Shculler?s Hour of Power, Roma Downey?s national television program, ?It?s a Miracle,? Guideposts Magazine, and Charles Osgood?s national radio program, ?The Osgood Files.? Mecum is also Literary Consultant to the 9/11 Memorial Poem and video ?Angels Over America.? She teaches at Holy Trinity School in East Oahu, and is one of the more than 100 friends and relatives dubbed ?Peg?s Legs? who care for Chun around the clock. Bobbie, who passed away in 1987, was a well-established artist herself, and the inspiration for Peggy to pick up her first paintbrush in 1989.Д¬hildren?s book author Shelly Mecum, who gave Boo her whimsical voice, is an inspirational speaker and author of the award-winning best-selling book, God?s Photo Album, Harper Collins, 2001, and co-author of several Chicken Soup books. She was diagnosed in 2002 with ALS, the same disease that took her twin sister Bobbie, their mother and grandfather.

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Peggy Chun added to the event by producing, with assistance of helpers, a series of nose paintings for visitors, who were clearly moved by her personal message at the back of her book (created one letter at a time), in which she confesses, ?I?m here to tell you how afraid I've always been, that overcoming fear is the only way to grow'Д«orn in Lawton, Oklahoma, Peggy has been a resident of Hawaii since 1969. Throughout it all, her colorful depictions of Hawaii?s lush floras and fabled locales maintain the ?Spirit of Aloha? for which she is famous, and prove Peggy?s belief that ?You don't paint with your hands you paint with your heart.? When she could no longer paint with her right hand, she taught herself to paint with her left then with her teeth and finally, using only her eyes and a special computer. IN PERSON: On Oahu the guide is available at Bookends in Kailua, Native Books at Ward Warehouse, and Barnes & Noble at Ala Moana Center.

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The colorful children?s book traces Chun?s extraordinary artistic career through the eyes of her beloved cat Boo, with reproductions of her art from the time she began painting, through each new technique she developed to compensate for muscle deterioration from ALS, or Lou Gehrig?s Disease. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Moana: the Deluxe Junior Novelization (Disney Moana) by RH Disney (2016, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping. University of Hawaii Press (the publisher) The above sites provide information on ordering the guides online, by phone, or by fax.

8, featuring a reading of the book by Famous Amos cookie king Wally Amos. ?The Watercolor Cat? by Hawaiian artist Peggy Chun and author Shelly Mecum sold nearly 500 copies at the well-attended premiere book-signing at Barnes and Noble in Ala Moana Shopping Center, Oahu, Hawaii, on Oct.

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