Our Journey

We are so thrilled you are joining us on the journey to put GOOD out into our world.   Our supporters, friends & fans have made this so special.  Sharing a few of our journey highlights below.  

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We loved being a part of the Springfield Library Author Fair on September 28, 2024.

September – 2024 -Bonjour! An absolute thrill for RA Cook & Good To Be Me to be in Paris. We visited one of the world’s most famous bookstores – Shakespeare and Company. A copy of our books were left in the children’s reading room, next to Madeline & Eloise. C’est bon pour moi!

RA Cook was thrilled & honored to be featured in the Springfield Republican Paper & on Mass Live. There was  a great interview with a wonderful reporter Samantha Paul. Thank you Samantha for writing so eloquently about Good To Be Me.  This was a full circle moment for RA.   “As a kid I had a paper route in West Springfield & delivered the Sunday edition of this newspaper.”  We were also so touched to receive a wonderful handwritten note about the article from Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno!   
Enjoyed a wonderful author event & it was so much fun to be downtown at Tower Square. I met so many great people that work & shop there. It reminded me of the fun we used to have at Baystate West back in the day. A dear friend stopped by & we were reminiscing about Steigers tearoom & our shopping days.
Thank you to Outside The Box Gift Shop for hosting. I hope you can visit this great shop soon and please tell wonderful Michelle that RA sent you.
Thank You – Barnes & Noble– Holyoke MA for hosting a wonderful author event!   We had a blast!
 
 

May 2024

GOOD TO BE ME 
IS IN RHODE ISLAND
We are excited to announce that Good To Be Me – Discovering What Makes Me Special & Unique is now available at the wonderful Wakefield Books, 160 Old Tower Hill Road, Wakefield RI.
This locally owned independent bookstore prides itself on offering the very best in customer service. Stop by for a visit & please tell them RA Cook sent you. The knowledgeable staff can make great suggestions on all the many genres they offer. Pick up a copy of GTBM at South County’s favorite independent bookstore!

March 2024

WOW Jacksonville. You really showed up for me at our book event.  Thank you for coming out & supporting Good To Be Me. I loved seeing you & it meant so much to me. THANK YOU for embracing this book and all your support and encouragement. 

LOCAL GEM
I love a good bookstore and one of the best is The BookMark in Neptune Beach.
Owner Rona Brinlee & her talented team do a fantastic job, keeping their shop so welcoming and inviting and providing great book suggestions for all genres. During a recent visit, I picked up several cute unique gifts too. I love and appreciate that they support local authors.
There are signed copies of Good To Be Me available now at The BookMark. When you stop by, please let them know RA Cook sent you.
 
THE BOOKMARK
220 First Street
Neptune Beach, FL 32266
“Your Independent Bookstore by the Sea”

“You Can Change The World By Being Yourself”

We had so much fun at all our December 2023 events.  Thank you for all your wonderful support of Good To Be Me.

 

Peace Love Create – East Longmeadow

43rd Annual Holiday Fair – West Springfield

Winter Worderland – Springfield

Thank you to Gilbert’s Written Word for hosting my first Meet The Author Book Signing Event, we had a blast.

The Forbes Library in Northampton was a fantastic event for GTBM.  

Two Great Events at Wilbraham Welcome Project-  Dog Days of Summer & Back To School Bash. Thank you for hosting Good To Be Me & RA Cook.

The Apple Place was so much fun for a wonderful book signing event.  Please continue to embrace & enjoy this Western Mass treasure.  

Meet our Ilustrator – Mike Quinones G is a Colombian born artist, who has worked as a professional illustrator since he was 15 years old. Raised in Miami, he has been able to absorb the city’s diversity. Now he resides in Nashville TN, where he can surround himself with the most talented artists, which gives him his inspiration. Mike is married to Liliana; They have three amazing children. Alejandro, Isabella and their baby boy, Arturo.

“One of the greatest joys of working on Good To Be Me was the amazing partnership and collaboration with Mike.  His talent is extraordinary and his work in this book is unique, cool, and adorable.   The details and expressions in his animals captured the spirit and soul of each section in a way I could not have imagined.  He is super creative, professional, and fun to work with.   Mike exceeded my expectations in every way.  I liked Mike the first time I met him and now consider him and his beautiful wife Liliana my friends. “–RA Cook

Good To Be Me was lucky to have the best testers like Penelope & Amelia pictured here.