Steve Michael Reedy

Review: Tales from Bombast’s Bookshelf by Steve Michael Reedy

Tales from Bombast's Bookshelf by Steve Michael Reedy

From the creative depths of author Steve Michael Reedy comes Tales from Bombast’s Bookshelf, an insightful collection of fantastical children’s stories. These six tales are overflowing with moral lessons and immersive symbolism, not only providing wonderful narratives, but also a foundation of common sense, wisdom, and compassion.

Fairy tales have long been a part of children’s literature, and these refreshing stories are a wonderful new addition to that tradition. With amusing fictional characters, magical woodland realms, and memorable turning points, Reedy imbues every page with a sense of innocent wonder, but also a fair amount of realistic struggle. Like […]

2020-05-22T03:17:52+02:00April 5th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: More Tales for Your Monkey’s Mind by Steve Michael Reedy, Illustrated by Tom Fee

More Tales for Your Monkey's Mind

The mind is a powerful tool and nowhere is it more evident than in More Tales for Your Monkey’s Mind, a highly-imaginative series of stories for young children by Steve Michael Reedy, with illustrations by Tom Fee.

With irresistible titles such as “Chef Tubblygras and Her Amazing Purple Hippos,” “James and the Clock of Torsion Springs” and “The Nuts in Nuttersville,” each story in Reedy’s book is chock full of entertaining characters, thanks to Reedy’s quirky characterization and unique name choices. Children will love names like Chef Tubblygras, Tilly Triller, and Cropper Roo, artful tongue-twisters in their own right, […]

2020-04-03T04:20:07+02:00September 27th, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Tales for Your Monkey’s Mind: An Interview with Steve Michael Reedy

Steve ReedySteve Reedy, MA, LPC, began writing at age ten when his younger sister asked him to write a short story for her English class. The story went on to win his sister several awards. Later he decided to write his own stories and win his own awards. He received his undergraduate degree in Theatre, Film, and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles. He received a master’s degree in counseling at Argosy University’s College of Psychology and Behavioral Science in Dallas, Texas, and is a licensed professional counselor. Reedy also holds licenses in varying forms of bodywork and teaches […]

2020-04-03T04:20:54+02:00January 29th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|Tags: |

Review: Tales For Your Monkey’s Mind by Steve Michael Reedy ★★★★

TalesTales For Your Monkey’s Mind by Steve Michael Reedy is a book of fables where everything is not always as it seems. Stories about toy factories, clowns, magical storybooks, witch’s spells, and more each give a different moral about life and what’s most important. It’s an entertaining book for kids that dare to be dark. Overall, it’s an ambitious and imaginative work of children’s fiction.

The book is sort of like the anti-Roald Dahl. In Roald Dahl’s stories, the external world is sinister and depressing, until you start looking at the magic underneath. In Reedy’s stories, the opposite is the […]

2020-04-03T04:21:05+02:00January 12th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: , |
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