On Line Reviews by Mike Ramey

 

“Why So Picky?” is what every kid trying to be free from their hovering parents wants to know.

 --S.E. Floyd, Author

“Why So Picky?”

 

     “Why So Picky?” is a Children’s book that does NOT come across like others in the genre.  It not only answers the ‘what’ of an issue—it illustrates the ‘why’ to children AND adults in a straightforward and humorous manner.  Author S. E. Floyd has scored a solid hit with this work.

      “Why So Picky?” (2021, 22 pages, AuthorHouse Publishing) is Floyd’s first venture into the Children’s book field.  It features a young man who seemingly is in a funk over the rules that his father and mother lay down as he gets ready for school.  Floyd’s brief but funny ‘activity points’ between the boy and his parents capture the essence of many of us during childhood.  We wondered (to ourselves—NOT out loud) why our parents insisted that we took the time to do things “the right way” concerning our personal hygiene before we went out to represent ourselves (and our family) before our peers, teachers and community elders.

      The first half of the book covers the ‘slings and arrows’ suffered by our young hero.  We can identify with him…a very important trait of any good work when it comes to the main character.  However, it is the second portion of the book where the young (and not-so-young) reader is led to understand why the hero’s parents were so ‘picky’.  I’m not going to give away the ending…but it is sure to bring a smile to the lips of many a parent or grandparent.

      This is the true power of: “Why So Picky?”

      The book is composed of sturdy, well-colored pages…just right for little—and big—fingers.  This is going to be one of those favorite Children’s books that the little ones will ask to have read to them again and again.  Floyd, a Minister, Educator, and Executive Director “Rosie’s Tiny Tots Daycare Ministry” in Indianapolis, Indiana, has spent much of his life involved in the mission field of working with youth.  Married and the father of three himself, no doubt that Floyd ‘borrowed’ from both his family and ministry experiences.  “Why So Picky?” is the successful result of his keen observations.

      “Why So Picky?” may be found through your favorite electronic bookseller or may be obtained through sefloyd40@gmail.com or www.authorhouse.com.  This book is great for the holidays or just for a ‘heart lifter’ between parents and children.

      Mike Ramey is a Minister, syndicated columnist, book reviewer and consultant.  “On Line Reviews” is one of a variety of regular, syndicated column titles which Ramey has in cyberspace from Barnstorm Communications International.  If you care to drop him a line, or a whine, feel free to reach him at mgmikeramey@yahoo.com. ©2021 Barnstorm Communications International.

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Rev. M. G. “Mike” Ramey (Retired) served as the Certified Modern Street Gangs Specialist & Media Consultant of “The Gang Line”. He had been interviewed in the U. S. and abroad on radio, television, and Internet about the dangers of Modern Street Gangs since 2007. His writings on Modern Street Gangs abound in print and online. Previously, he served as an award-winning broadcast journalist, producer, and TV/Radio talk show host. He has also served as a staff writer, section editor, and syndicated columnist. Ramey has won—or helped to win—some two dozen journalism awards and citations. He also holds a Police Citation for Citizen Bravery from the Indianapolis Police Department (1986). Ramey is also married, an Ordained Minister (Retired) and a KJV Bible Teacher.

Ramey is a Certified Modern Street Gangs Specialist with Certifications in Law Enforcement (2006), Non-Law Enforcement (2010), and Gangs & Cults Ministry (2017). He also has endorsements in K-12 Gang Issues and Transnational Gangs. He also carries Specialist Ratings in Cult/Occult Crime, and Transnational Human Trafficking. Ramey has also served with several International anti-gang ministries, including Gangstyle.com of Washington state (2004-2009), Thug Exposed Ministries of California (2010 to 2015) and Bishop Outreach Ministries of Florida (2010 to 2015).

In 2011 “The Gang Line” offered training and certification coursework for those interested in becoming certified Modern Street Gang Specialists: Training approaches the anti-gang ministry field through the combined use of spiritual (biblical principles/discipleship) and criminal (gang members and gang crime). From 2015-2017, Ramey served as an Advisory Board Member for the School of Criminal Justice at Harrison College, Indianapolis, Indiana, with a specialty of Organized Crime & Gangs. From 2017-2019, Ramey served as a Bible Teacher to at-risk detained juvenile offenders at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center with his own Bible-based Curriculum centering upon Biblical Life Skills taught from the Book of Proverbs.

Rev. Ramey’s skill set includes having been a veteran substitute teacher (Secondary Education), a college instructor for two Bible colleges in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, a Probation Officer (Intensive/High Risk & School-Based) with the Marion County Juvenile Court, and a peer grant reviewer of anti-gang grant programs with the U.S. Department of Justice (2010). He also created, designed, and taught the course “Modern Street Gangs: Developing Urban Ministry Strategies—UM-190” at Crossroads Bible College, Indianapolis, Indiana (2009 & 2010). In 2013, Ramey served as a post-production Consultant for Chick Publications’ national anti-gang comic: “Black Angel”. It was translated into Spanish in 2014.

Ramey has written extensively on the topic of Modern Street Gangs with two Internet columns: “The Gang Line” and “The Gang Line Blogger” which abound in cyberspace. In a post-pandemic society, the motto of The Gang Line still rings true: “Spiritual Solutions for Spiritual Problems!”

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