My Newest Book - My Friend Hootie

I'm very excited to announce that my book "My Friend Hootie" won first place in the Outdoor Writers Association of America children's book contest in Billings Montana. It is available from the author --F. Eugene Hester - (ehester707@cox.net) and can be signed, personalized and mailed for $20. It is also available from Five Valleys Press and other major book dealers. The book has 23 photos taken by the author.

The book is a real-life adventure in which the barred owl Hootie and the author have trained each other in a swamp for more than seven years. When called, Hootie comes for a fish thrown on an island. Children delight in the story and parents and grandparents enjoy presenting it and reading it to them.