This is a Leonberger blog but sometimes I post about books that I want to promote. This post is a review and a promotion of a very good children’s book called Tina Lost in a Crowd Paperback – April 15, 2021 by Miriam Hurdle and illustrated by Victoria Skakandi.
I bought this book for friends of ours who have young children, but I read it first. I found it to be a very good and useful book, which is why I mailed it to them. Your child getting lost is one of the many nightmares’ parents must suffer. Yet it is such a common occurrence that your nightmare is bound to come true at some point. Would your children know what to do?

The paperback version of the Tina Lost in a Crowd, which is what I bought, is 46 pages, ISBN 978-1974340019, item weight 5.4 ounces, dimensions 8 x 0.11 x 10 inches. You can buy Tina Lost in a Crowd from Amazon, as a paperback or e-Book. The paperback version is currently $8.99 on Amazon. The Kindle version is $2.99 or free if you are part of Kindle Unlimited.
My Review of Tina Lost in a Crowd Click here to see it on Amazon
Entertaining Preparation for Events Featuring Crowds
I bought this book for friends of ours who have young children. Before I mailed it, I checked out the book to make sure it was good, and I ended up reading the whole book. It is a good story! Fun for children and entertaining for adults too. Tina’s parents are taking Tina and her friend Erica to a concert. Unfortunately, the parents make a quite common mistake, a classic as far as losing your children goes, and the girls end up finding themselves lost. Luckily the girls do what Tina’s mom told them to do in case they get lost and all ends well.
I think most of us parents at some point make a mistake that will render our children lost. No matter how much precaution you take, at some point someone will make a mistake. However, it is good to know about a few typical ways this happens, and more importantly it is great if the children know what to do when it happens. Therefore, this book is quite helpful to both adults and children. The author is a brilliant writer who was able to tell the story in an entertaining way that is easy to understand. I believe the story is based on a real-life event, at least it seemed so. The illustrations were very colorful and very well done. They covered the entire page throughout the book with the text inside white blurbs. I highly recommend this children’s book.

About the Author

Miriam Hurdle is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She published four children’s books at twenty-six years old. Her poetry collection received the Solo “Medalist Winner” for the New Apple Summer eBook Award and achieved bestseller status on Amazon. She has a Doctorate of Education from the University of La Verne in California.
Click here to visit is her website
Click here to visit is her Goodreads
46 replies on “Tina Lost in a Crowd by Miriam Hurdle”
I’ve read this children’s book. It is sweet and entertaining. Like you said, it has an important message for if and when a child gets lost.
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Yes I agree. Thank you Vera. Just curious it Vera or Priscilla? Perhaps Priscilla was your author name?
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It’s Priscilla. Vera is my pen name. “Vera Day” shows up in comments when I’m logged into the book review site on WordPress. It’s too much of a pain in the patootie to log out of that then log into my old site in order to get my real name on a comment. You can call me whatever you like.:-)
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Thank you very much for adding your endorsement, Priscilla! In real life, my daughter learned what to do when getting lost from the Girl Scouts. It saved me from getting a heart attack!
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OK that’s interesting. Thank you Priscilla.
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This was a delightful book. Miriam really showed her writing skills for children in this one.
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Yes you are right it was masterfully written
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Haha, thank you, Jacqui! I remember you said that I found a new career! I took an online writing course for children’s literature 15 years ago. It helped.
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Hi Thomas, this is such a delightful children’s book and the illustrations are gorgeous.
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I agree the illustrations are great, colorful and fun
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It was a delightful experience working with this illustrator, Robbie! I was very pleased at how it turned out.
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Thanks for sharing this idea.Anita
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Thank you Anita
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Thank you very much for stopping by, Anita! Have a wonderful day.
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Reblogged this on The Showers of Blessings and commented:
What a wonderful surprise! Thomas Wikman, a retired software/robotics engineer, the Leonbergers owner, lover, expert, and trainer, featured me three times in four months. Wow! What an honor. Today, he features my children’s book, Tina Lost in a Crowd.
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Thank you so much Miriam for your reblog and kind words
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Thank you for sharing this. I am unfamiliar with this book, but I enjoy Miriam’s writing so it’s no surprise that you enjoyed it.
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Thank you for your visit and comment, Dan! It was an unforgettable experience for my daughter and me.
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Yes perhaps you read The Winding Road another masterfully written and important book
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I did, and I enjoyed it very much.
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Miriam did a wonderful thing by creating this book!
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Thank you for your kind comment, Annette! I almost had a heart attack when I lost my daughter in an 18,000 people crowd. My daughter now is very good at discussing different situations with my 6 years old granddaughter.
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Thank you for sharing, I will share this book with my family and my friends with children
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Thank you very much. As a retired teacher and school administrator, I like to use books as starting points for discussions. You have an interesting self-help blog.
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Thank you for responding, I also appreciate you browsing my blog. Books are the most inexpensive learning tool we can invest in, keep sharing and I will keep reading
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That sounds wonderful. Thank you for stopping by.
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It was my pleasure to read your blog post
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Thank you for your kind words Gizmo
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You have a nice week my friend
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Thank you Gizmo. I hope you have a great week too.
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It’s nice to see Miriam’s delightful book here. Thanks for this fabulous review Thomas. Congratulations Miriam.
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Thank you so much for your support and review also, Balroop. Thomas writes fabulous reviews.
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Thank you for your kind comments Balroop and Miriam.
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Thank you so much Balrooop
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Congratulations to Miriam on the excellent review! Sharing to help spread the word.
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I appreciated your support and spreading the word, Liz! Thank you very much.
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You’re welcome, Miriam. 🙂
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An excellent review, Thomas. I completely agree that this is an important book for kids and their parents to read and discuss. And what a wonderful and memorable way to learn – through a beautiful story and illustrations. Congrats to Miriam on the fabulous review!
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Thank you so much Diane, and I agree with your words on Miriam’s book.
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Thank you so much for coming over to read the review, Diana! I’m delighted Thomas bought the book for his friends’ kids. What a surprise he read it and reviewed it!
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Today I received several wonderful photos of the children reading the book with their mother Anna. They loved and the photos are beautiful.
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Oh, how lovely, Thomas! I collect those photos. Would you email them to me at mlhurdle@msn.com? Would you ask Anna’s permission for me to use them on my blog (just in case)?
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Yes I just sent you an email
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I got it. Thank you. I replied to you.
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