Dear friend,

I am writing to you in the midst of what will possibly prove to be the biggest crisis we've experienced in our  lives... First and foremost, I hope you and your family and others close to you are all healthy and maintaining emotional stability. It's, of course, particularly difficult if you have family members or friends who need your support and direct contact and cannot have it right now, be it elderly relatives or young children. I send my empathy and words of encouragement (I have been sending biweekly "1-Minute Tips" for coping in these times when you have young children at home. Email me if you'd like to receive them: rachelbiale@gmail.com).

Remarkably, in the midst of all this, my parenting advice book has been marching along and is now posted on Amazon! Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Rachel+Biale&ref=nb_sb_noss_2  (when you go to that page you'll see another book of mine: published this month: Growing Up Below Sea Level: A Kibbutz Childhood. You might enjoy that one! Here's a review: https://www.jweekly.com/2020/04/21/rachel-biales-new-memoir-ponders-her-kibbutz-childhood-in-israels-early-days/)

The publisher, Koeheler Books (a shoutout to the remarkable staff there!) expects the book to be officially out mid-June, which means printed copies will arrive at my house by early June. The precise logistics and timing of printing and delivery and then how I will ship YOUR ORDER to you remain a bit fuzzy given the COVID19 reality. But I am confident that we will work it out and you will hopefully receive your copy/copies by Mid-June (later if you are outside the USA). I will keep you informed as major steps take place.

Meanwhile, stay healthy, safe and sane.

Rachel