Down Home in Arkansas: a Family Reunion Story

Maria Hoskins

As winter turns to spring and spring to summer, brings with it the change in season and the family reunion tradition. Families all over the world come together for some as much as once a year to reunite, socialize, strengthen family ties and relationships, and learn about family history.

Such is the tradition with the writer’s family. Maria Hoskins recalls how fun, exciting and entertaining her family is during the bi-annual family reunion holiday. Maria hopes each reader will enjoy her family reunion story and draw on the commonality readers will experience as they associate their family reunion with the writer’s family reunion story. The family reunion activities will be an added plus for the entire family!

Maria Hoskins has served as Community Outreach Specialist for the Federal Government for over 14 years and has been employed in the field of community outreach for over 25 years. She is a native of Mayflower, Arkansas and a graduate of Philander Smith College where she received a B.A. in English and Communications. Maria hopes to remind children that reading and writing can open doors that allow experiences and memories to come back to life.

This book was illustrated by Little Rock resident, by Wade Hampton and is signed by Maria Hoskins.