Elijah Schkeiban is a bit of a bearded gnome—a raconteur sipping his morning elixir at the corner Starbucks, regaling commoners and celebrities with his fables from afar. His cohorts and consorts air kiss, and keep each other appraised of any and all folly and fortune. Elijah's latest adventure is his self-published children's book Bats and Butterflies.

The hero is twelve-year-old Joshua, an orphan and object of the jr. high school bully's terrorist tactics. He is also the "last hope" for a civilization in dire straits. In a fleeting moment of wizardry, Joshua is whisked away to Altair, a strange planet populated by warring factions of wicked bats and wondrous butterflies. As prophesied, he will begin a journey to aid the butterflies, on the way to fulfilling his destiny.

Bats and Butterflies is filled with creatures, crystals, castles, and glory. An old-fashioned fairy tale with a modern twist—trading cards of the characters and multimedia possibilities: movies, video games, et cetera. The story holds all the charm of its author—like Elijah, Bats and Butterflies is infinitely optimistic in the face of good versus evil.

Digital technology, the Internet, and the DIY ethic all make self-publishing a viable option in trumpeting your tale. The bane of self-publishing, however, is a lack of stringent editorial standards, unfortunately of which Bats and Butterflies falls prey. Still, the beauty of electronic publishing is that errors can be rectified in an expeditious manner. A new quest for author Elijah Schkeiban to embark upon as he shares his imaginings with this world, and beyond.

Bats and Butterflies is available at 1st Books.
For further information:
www.batsandbutterflies.com
schkeiban@earthlink.com