The Littlest Hunter: The Journey Begins
When my children were young, a tradition began in our family of building stories together. I sat on the edge of their beds and on some nights we would forego reading one of their books and create an interactive story together. The purpose for doing so was to foster and develop each child’s imagination. I would ask them, “What should happen in the story tonight?” and they would tell me what direction the story would go.
The stories always involved the Hunter Family, they could add different animals, new characters, or even a monster, to the story. The possibilities were endless. Now, after many years of prompting by my children and grandchildren, I have taken the best of our collective family storytelling and put the adventures of the Littlest Hunter and his family in print.

Father is a carpenter, Mother is a schoolteacher, and their daughter, Mila, is big sister to the central character –Little JB. He has an inquisitive nature that prompts him to ask many questions. The first story describes the journey of the Hunter family as they resettle from the east coast to northern Kentucky. They plan to join family and friends who are establishing a new community around Fort Hunter, an old trading post that was named after one of their relatives. JB’s ability to talk to animals and how he came to be known as The Littlest Hunter will be revealed by the end of the first book. As the series continues, each adventure will detail timeless and easy to grasp life lessons experienced by the animals of the forest and The Littlest Hunter.

It was a long time ago when the Hunter Family decided to leave Boston, Massachusetts, to begin a new life in Northern Kentucky.  JB Hunter, his big sister Mila, and his parents are traveling west across the frontier to an old fort and trading post along the Ohio River.  The Hunters are looking forward to building their new cabin, close to family and the old fort and trading post.  Trading the bustling life of a big city for the rivers and mountains of Kentucky is sure to be a thrilling adventure.
The entire family is excited for the move, especially JB.  For as long as he can remember, JB has loved animals.  He is eager to explore the forest.  Will the animals in the forest be friendly?   What other discoveries will JB find in the forest?
Join the Hunters as they travel west to Northern Kentucky in The Journey Begins. What secrets and surprises does the forest hold?   Learn how JB meets the animals of the forest. Explore the forest with JB and his new found friends.  Can they find answers to the secrets of forest? What will their reaction be when they meet the Littlest Hunter? Discover the incredible and surprising adventures of The Littlest Hunter: The Journey Begins.  

John W. Kurtze

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