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Balloons Versus Costumes
on Amazon 3/13/24
5.0
1 rating
The stakes are high in the war between Blane, a boy who sells balloons, and Carmen, a girl who sells costumes. The park isn’t big enough for both of them so they make a bet and the loser must leave the park forever! The age-old war of balloons versus costumes finally comes to an end. Who will be victorious and who will doomed to obscurity for the rest of eternity?
“Absolutely delightful.” -Kashif
My Venus Fry Trap
on Amazon 3/13/24
4.5 stars on Reader’s Favorite
Oh no! A girl has a weird alien pet that won’t eat anything, not even pizza! She’s tried all of her favorite foods and is completely out of ideas. In this humorous rhyming book, grab a happy mealworm and follow a girl as she learns how Venusians might not be that different from us Earthlings.
“Perfect for any family with or without a Venus fly trap!” -Reader’s Favorite
The Book With No Story
5.0
1 rating
“Once upon a time… The end.” That can’t be the entire book! Fortunately a boy who is the best “riter in the wurld” will fix that. His story will be so good that people will want it printed on toilet paper too so they can read it on the toilet, and it will also bring about wurld peace! Now, all he has to do is rite it. What will this amazing story be about?
The ABScreams Halloween Book
on Amazon 3/15/24
5 stars on Reader’s Favorite
Tickle your funny bone as you learn hilarious “facts” about Halloween like how wizards lost a legal battle against dentists who used their lobby power to ruin Halloween. Pick an alien’s nose, help mummies apply for visas and make some yummy crunchy chocolate covered garlic lollipops as you get ready to learn everything there is to know about Halloween from A to Z.
“Captivating and marvelous.” -Reader’s Favorite
The ABeeSees Book: With Words Edition
on Amazon 3/13/24
“Sea is a word. No it’s not, it’s a letter!” This read-aloud, head-spinning book only uses words that sound like letters. The colorful pictures will help you and your child navigate through the crazy silliness and make sense of it all, hopefully.
FREE BONUS! Read “The ABSees Book: Letters Only Edition” for FREE online when you purchase this book!
The ABSees Book: Letters Only Edition
on Amazon 3/19/24
In this edition, all the words have been replaced by letters. That means that even if your children only know their alphabet, they’ll still be able to read this book to you! I Will you be able to make sense of the nonsense? Maybe. Will you and your children have fun trying? Definitely.
FREE! Read this book for FREE online when you purchase the ” The ABeeSees Book With Words Edition”!
Six Against the Slow & Steady
5 stars on Reader’s Favorite
On this take of the traditional fable, this turtle will have to contend with more than just a rabbit. This time, the race is far more difficult as he faces off against not one but six opponents! Can a turtle defy impossible odds and defeat a rabbit, a pig, a fox, a hedgehog, an echidna and even a cheetah?! Will slow & steady be enough to win this unfair race?
“I highly recommend this book to everyone, but especially those with small children.” -Reader’s Favorite
Ivy Spilled Milk
Oh no! Ivy spilled her milk! Fortunately, she has a good solution, crying. In this humorous and heartwarming rhyming book, Ivy’s solutions to her problems are far from the best, but thankfully her loving and patient mom is there to guide her and offer good solutions. Will Ivy learn from her mother and will she be able to figure out the best solution of all?
The ABZzz’s Goodnight Book
on Amazon 3/19/24
Learn hilarious “facts” about sleep from A to Z like why parents stop singing lullabies, about Grown-up Dreamland (which is mostly about not wearing pants & failing tests) and why you should wear a frog costume to bed. Ribbit. If you’re looking for that perfect book to help you fall asleep, this one isn’t it but it will make you laugh and help you have a good night. So, grab your net and get ready to catch some zzz’s.
“Super cute.” – Jen’s Book Club
Ivy’s Popsicle Dragon
5 stars on Reader’s Favorite
Ivy’s imagination is in trouble! Her popsicle dragon flies her to a wintery rainbow candy wonderland, but there’s only one problem. It was just a dream! Mom tells Ivy she can go back any time by closing her eyes, but Ivy wants to go there with her eyes open! How can Mom help Ivy get her imagination back?
“Ivy is a fun and lovable character.” -Reader’s Favorite
The Palm-Sized Sky
4.5 stars on Reader’s Favorite
Based off a Chinese fable, a frog named Jerry has lived inside a drab well his entire life thinking there are only 4 colors and that the sky is the size of his palm. A talking rock named Anna falls into his home and speaks of a colorful world above using emotions to describe each color. In this read-aloud rhyming book, explore colors like you never have before and share the importance of open-mindedness.
“Uplifting story that will surely inspire the reader.” -Reader’s Favorite
Ivy, Better Than a Best Friend
Why is Ivy’s best friend mad at her and why won’t he play with her anymore? She didn’t do anything wrong! She tried getting mad and yelling at him but that didn’t work! Can Mom’s love help Ivy and Ivy’s friend get through this difficult time? In this heartwarming rhyming book, discover what it means to be something that is better than a best friend.
The Extra-Ordinary Star
5 stars on Reader’s Favorite
In this touching rhyming book about family and friendship, an ordinary star looks at all the wondrous things in the night sky. Why would anyone pay any attention to her when there are countless stars like her out there? But as she takes a harder look, she discovers how she, together with her family and friends, are more extraordinary than all the others.
“I highly recommend this book to children and adults alike.” -Reader’s Favorite
About Alexander Sun
Alexander Sun is an indie children’s book author writing as Mr. Sun. He was born and raised near San Francisco and later moved near LA to work at a game company, Blizzard Entertainment. He was there for 11 years and loved his job but after having his first child Nathan, Alexander switched careers to have a better work-life balance, salary and career growth opportunities.
He was employed at Marriott as a UX designer when the pandemic hit and was furloughed which freed up a lot of his time. His second son Ryan was also born around this time and at night while trying to get Ryan to sleep, Mr. Sun would think about ideas for children’s books. Later, he found a job designing government software but continued writing because he and his children enjoyed the books so much. He loves sharing his creative passion by involving his kids in the story creating process and also by playing Legos with them.
In his books, Alexander uses the pen name Mr. Sun to be more accessible to children. Just like with teachers, parents can think of him by his first name Alexander while children can by his last. In everyday life, Alexander goes by Alex, but it’s easier for people to find him on the Internet if he goes by Alexander for his books. In real life, he doesn’t refer to himself in the third person like he’s doing in this About section and instead talks more like a normal person.
He hopes that by reading his books with your children, your parent-child bonds will be strengthened and that it will promote your children’s passion for reading. He also hopes they’ll help you get your children go to bed so you can enjoy the rest of your evening in peace.
Mr. Sun thanks you for your support and hopes to be able to write more children’s books in the years to come.
General Information
Birth Year: 1979
Birthplace: California
Current Residence: Virginia
Occupation: UX Designer
Favorites
Movie: Lord of the Rings
Show: The Simpsons
Music: 80’s music
Book: 1984
Food: Pizza
Snack: Frozen grapes
Mr’s Sun’s books & AI
For his writing, Mr. Sun did not use any AI, not even in initial drafts. Mr. Sun loves writing too much to let something or someone write for him. There are also many discussions about the potential negative impacts on AI destroying humanity and in Mr. Sun’s case, governments across the world would never want a crazy AI, one crazy enough to write books like Mr. Suns. If that were to happen, some may argue (like the boy in “The Boy WIth No Story”) that Mr. Sun could bring upon world peace by uniting governments much like what happened in “The Watchmen”. Mr. Sun spent countless nights thinking about this and has at least two counter arguments. If the governments were to succeed, they would revert back to their old ways. If they worked today and failed, then there is the possibility the AI would revolt with the most likely scenario that the AI would replace the content in history books and The History Channel with Mr. Sun type nonsense. The world likely descend into idiocracy like the movie “Idiocracy” but in this dystopia, not even all the water in all the toilets in all the world would be able to save humanity. Brought to you by Carl’s Jr.
For illustrations, Mr. Sun did use AI but did so because he had no alternative if he wanted to release his books aside from going into massive debt, something he could not do to his wife, Nathan, Ryan and the lego plants they take care of. To give a sense, his Mr. Sun would have had to pay over $100,000 to have his publish his books. With his financial situation, he wouldn’t be able to publish a single book, not one. Despite all this, Mr. Sun would’ve still continued writing because he loves writing so much. He clearly demonstrates this by continuing to write even when he knew his work would never be published and his empty inbox from publishers and literary agents is testimony to that. Had he not published his books, current and future generations would never have been able to read Mr. Sun’s books. Whether that is good or bad is up for debate. When the voices in Mr. Sun’s read debated, they came up with the following. Because he would never have the money to hire an illustrator, no illustrator jobs were lost, but one author’s job would netting a gain. One issue arises where other writers may follow in Mr. Sun’s footsteps, ones that would’ve hired illustrators but chose not to. In that scenario illustrators did lose jobs. But another scenario is that like with Mr. Sun, more authors would have more opportunities. In terms of the risk of AI becoming crazy and taking over the world, Mr. Sun this scenario is highly unlikely there are far more crazy images others have generated than Mr. Sun. In his mind, the voices were unanimous in saying that threat was non-existent.
Even with all this, Mr.’s goal is to break even. It is a lofty goal and one Mr. Sun will not achieve which is unfortunate for Mr. Sun, his wife, Nathan & Ryan. Don’t worry about lego plants. Ryan would never let anything happen to them, but Mr. Sun and his family still feel the impact.
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