Meet Some of Hitchin' Post's Family!

"His brothers were all here,
Gene, Donny, Tommy and Tim - the one a head taller than Hitch.
Then stepping through the crowd with his 10-gallon hat,
was the youngest little brother named Mitch."

I am excited to say that the follow-up to Hitchin' Post, is almost complete, therefore I wanted to give you a little snippet of what's to come! In this next book, we get to meet a few of Hitch's family members. He has five brothers that have come to visit, and Hitch is so excited! They get to experience working alongside their brother on his beloved 6Bs Ranch, and get to attend the biggest celebration of the year - the 6Bs 4th of July Rodeo! Get ready for some rodeo fun and celebration as we head back to the 6Bs Ranch.

I am so glad that my mom, Carolyn Altman, will continue on this journey with me as my illustrator. She and I have enjoyed writing, drawing and creating Hitchin' Post and the other characters, as well as sharing how we feel about our Texas heritage and showing you the Texas we love through our eyes. I feel like I have learned a lot since the first book came out, and I hope that my readers enjoy this next book even more than the first.

Expect the follow-up to Hitchin' Post to come out hopefully mid to late 2017!

Blessings,

Julie

Comments

Happy 4th of July!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful day full of fun and celebration on the 4th. My family certainly did. The fireworks that we watched with our family and friends in our community were amazing as usual. I love the kids faces as each firework bursts. My little Bowen was absolutely stunned when they first started, but shortly after, he got used to the noise and began falling to the ground with each pop pretending like he'd been shot. Needless to say I would catch myself watching this funny little scene more than watching the gorgeous display in the sky! I love this time of year and I am so proud to be an American, which is one of the reasons I chose the 4th of July as the center of my next Hitchin' Post book. Now obviously I'm not a marketing or business major or otherwise I would've had this book hot off the press and ready to purchase with a huge marketing campaign leading up to the 4th! But....I'm not. I do however, think this is one that the ki...

A Sneak Preview

I wanted to share another excerpt from Hitchin' Post , this one actually being one of my favorite. The main theme of this book, and one that I try to instill in my children daily, is that though life brings you so many ups and downs, you must always look for the good and ALWAYS be thankful. Hitch spends much time in thought about this very subject after seeing his beloved ranch go through a drought, but he continues to find more to be thankful for. "Hitch's favorite place so calm and serene with a little creek flowing near, is the small country church, where by the window he'll perch each Sunday morning so he can hear. He can see it from the air, that little white church, and oh, what an amazing view! The horses are running, the windmills are turning, and Hitch thinks, God must be a cowboy too! " Thank you all for your interest in Hitchin' Post . I look forward to sharing more! Julie Barker

A BIG Thank you and a Happy New Year!

As 2016 has come to an end, I feel a huge need to say in a BIG way, "THANK YOU!", to everyone who has supported me and the release of Hitchin' Post. What an incredible year it has been. I have received such amazing support from my hometown of Quanah, Texas, as well as my original hometown, Vernon, Texas, and the support continues to come. My goal was to write something with a purpose and with a lesson that children could learn from, and I hope that Hitchin' Post did that. Hearing from parents, grandparents, and especially the children, that they loved Hitchin' Post , has been a dream come true. One of my favorite "reviews" that I have received was from a very special little girl whose mom sent me this picture: I'm not sure if you can see it clearly, but she listed the "6Bs" as one of her favorite summer reads! I could not ask for a better review than that! This has been such a fun journey to go on with my mother, who I could ...

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