Ron Kinscherf
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Connection to Illinois: Kinscherf lives in Quincy. Biography: Ron Kinscherf quit a 30 year career in IT Consulting with absolutely no idea for future employment. His daughter-in-law suggested he write children’s books based on the creative way he plays with his grandchildren. Not really taking the suggestion seriously, he got an idea and wrote a story. He got another idea… and another. He shared the stories with some local Quincy, Illinois authors who really liked the product. Long story, short… a business was born. Kinscherf's style is for both the child and reader… understanding that the more the adult likes the book, the more likely it will get read again and again. His sense for dialogue and humor is interwoven throughout his works. Kinscherf has a BA in Communications and worked in talk radio before starting his IT Consulting career. He is a member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame for Outstanding Achievement in Play-by-Play. He is married for over 35 years with two children and four grandchildren.
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Selected Titles
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Blanket (Papa Tell Me a Book) ISBN: 1644565196 OCLC: 1426793077 Indies United Publishing House 2022 Grandparents live by a few rules. For example, spoil the grandchildren just enough to not get in trouble with the parents. Also, you CANNOT disappoint your grandchildren. So, imagine putting a young one down for a nap and he or she asks you to make up a story about the most obscure topic. Then he or she lovingly looks in your eyes with the highest expectation. Blanket tells such a story. Papa MUST come up with a story about … a blanket. |
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Ceiling Fan (Papa Tell Me a Book) ISBN: 1644564874 OCLC: 1366105440 Indies United Publishing House 2022 Grandparents live by a few rules. For example, spoil the grandchildren just enough to not get in trouble with the parents. Also, you CANNOT disappoint your grandchildren. So, imagine putting a young one down for a nap and he or she asks you to make up a story about the most obscure topic. Then he or she lovingly looks in your eyes with the highest expectation. Ceiling Fan tells such a story. Papa MUST come up with a story about… a ceiling fan. |
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Elves (Papa Tell Me a Book) ISBN: 164456663X OCLC: 1426793614 Indies United Publishing House 2023 Grandparents live by a few rules. For example, spoil the grandchildren just enough to not get in trouble with the parents. Also, you CANNOT disappoint your grandchildren. The third in a series, this time Papa is putting David to bed around the Christmas holidays. Again, David asks his grandfather to make up story… rather than reading one. David picks a topic with a Holiday theme. Elves! The duo’s imagination come up with unique tale about children’s behavior… both good and bad. |
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I'm With Me (The Baker's Patio) ISBN: 1644566036 OCLC: 1426794034 Indies United Publishing House 2023 Every morning the Flyer Ants take off from the colony underneath the Bakers’ Patio and take to the sky. Their missions are to search their respective areas to insure that the patio is safe for other members of the colony. On this day, Flyer Amy finds Allison Ant sitting all alone at the edge of the patio. Amy finds this behavior distressing and alerts the colony leadership. Eventually, the head of the c0lony, Queen Antasia joins Allison as she waits for her special friend to arrive. |
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The Baker's Patio ISBN: 1644564513 OCLC: Indies United Publishing House 2022 An ant colony is a world unto itself. There is a lot of work to be done to survive. Every ant has their role to play. Someone must dig. Someone must get food. But what happens when their world is thrown into disarray by something smashing their anthills? How do they solve this problem? |
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The Baker's Patio: Flight School ISBN: 1644564548 OCLC: Indies United Publishing House 2022 The Bakers’ Patio Volume II, Flight School, tells the story of a young Prince taking the reins of running the colony’s flight school for the first time. Flight School is the training program that the Flyer Ants must pass in order to make it into the special Queen’s Flyer Corp. The Prince learns a lesson that the whip is not always the best coaching tool. |
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The Baker's Patio: The Sultan ISBN: 1644564572 OCLC: Indies United Publishing House 2022 Life goes by fast. But when you are naturally slow, you have extra time to see the world around you and the beauty that it presents. A visitor to the Bakers’ Patio, the Sultan of Slugs, enjoys his walk to meet the Queen of the ant colony. But his escort, the Queen’s son, is in too big of a hurry to notice God’s wonders. |
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The Festival (The Baker's Patio) ISBN: 1644565684 OCLC: 1426793616 Indies United Publishing House 2022 A successful ant colony takes a lot of work. A lot of digging and gathering. Rebuilding crumbled tunnels and providing food for everyone. Even ants deserve to take one day to celebrate all the good things they have in their lives. At the end of the summer season, the colony under the Bakers’ Patio, holds such a celebration … highlighted by the annual visit of some special guests. |
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The Monster (The Baker's Patio) ISBN: 1644564947 OCLC: 1426793615 Indies United Publishing House 2022 Have you ever wondered what happens to a bug when it enters your car and travels with you to your destination? The Monster tells such a tale as Flyer Abe is taken from his home and whisked away not knowing if he’ll ever see his colony again. |
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Yummies (The Baker's Patio) ISBN: 1644566532 OCLC: Indies United Publishing House 2023 As autumn approaches, the ants under the Bakers’ Patio prepare the colony for winter and the colder temperatures. On top of the patio, danger lurks in the form of yummies left behind by careless ‘trick or treaters’. Despite warnings from the Queen, the temptation is just too much for Prince Antrew and he suffers the consequences. |