Bluebirds in the Garden

by Rita Boehm

The colorful photographs present young children with a charming story about a family of bluebirds nesting in a backyard garden.

BLUEBIRDS IN THE GARDEN, Rita’s tribute to the charming pair of bluebirds that chose her garden to raise their family, took top honors in the Children’s Picture Book category in the Florida Writers Associations’s 2019 Royal Palm Literary Awards competition. After initial awards were handed out in all 28 categories of entries, BLUEBIRDS IN THE GARDEN was awarded the status of BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK. She’s still smiling.

About the Author

Rita Boehm’s childhood writing aspirations resurfaced when she considered retirement from a successful career in Contract Management. Career moves had taken her from New York to Colorado to suburban Maryland, near Washington D.C. — all great locations for storylines.

Rita has published five novels in the romantic suspense and mystery genres, and a children’s picture book “Bluebirds in the Garden which was awarded the title, Best Children’s Book, by the Florida Writers Association.

Now living in The Villages, Florida, when she’s not writing, Rita enjoys photography, gardening, and most especially, riding her dressage horse, Kosi.

Rita Boehm

Her current project, “One Soldier’s War”, tells the story of her father-in–law’s WWII service in North Africa and Europe.