Released on = November 30, 2006, 1:15 pm

Press Release Author = Marsha Jordan/Hugs and Hope Foundation/Jada Press

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Press Release Summary = Director and founder of charity for sick kids wrote a book,
illustrated by and benefitting seriously ill children across the country.

Press Release Body = Author Marsha Jordan, also known as \"The Peanut Butter Queen,\"
believes that hope, joy, and love are sticky -- like peanut butter. \"Spread them
around,\" she says, \"and you can\'t help but get some on yourself too.\"

Jordan\'s new book, HUGS, HOPE, and PEANUT BUTTER is a collection of inspirational
essays, written from a humorous point of view (similar to Erma Bombeck\'s style).
The book combines hope with humor and shares hilarious accounts of everyday life
from car accidents, in-laws, and day in the emergency room, to wild bears, pet
pigs, and aging without grace.

HUGS, HOPE, and PEANUT BUTTER received honorable mention in the World\'s Funniest
Humor Contest as well as Parent to Parent\'s \"Best of the Best\" award .

With it\'s life lessons and nuggets of practical wisdom, as well as its
laugh-out-loud stories taken from the author\'s life, the book has received rave
reviews. However, Jordan says the greatest honor she\'s received is the hand-written
note of praise from the legendary Phyllis Diller. Diller, recognized as the leading
female comic of all time, told Jordan her book is \"totally charming.\"

\"Coming from the queen of comedy,\" said Jordan, \"that\'s quite a compliment.\"

HUGS, HOPE, and PEANUT BUTTER has been called riotously funny and
\"un-put-down-able,\" but the book has a more serious side too. Written from the
author\'s own experience of living with chronic illness and pain, the book addresses
some tough subjects like why bad things happen to good people. Jordan shares her
ten tips for beating depression, an illness she\'s battled most of her life.

What makes this book unique is that\'s it\'s illustrated with over 40 drawings created
by children who are battling for life. Jordan came to know the children through a
non-profit charity she created for sick kids called The HUGS and HOPE Foundation.(
www.hugsandhope.org ) The simple goal of the organization is to share love with
sick kids and to create smiles for children who often have little to smile about.

Reviewer Lynn Chapman says the book and it\'s illustrations are appropriate for
\"anyone who has ever been discouraged, disappointed, or just plain tired.\" And
isn\'t that EVERYone? Vicky DeCoster (author of Wacky Womanhood) says, \"It\'s a
fabulous compilation of essays that will touch your soul with both laughter and
tears.\" Dr. C. Goode of The Academy for Coaching Parents International says the
book \" uplifts your faith and lightens your day.\" Syndicated columnist Lisa Barker
(jellymom.com) wrote \"\"You\'ll soon be laughing out loud and won\'t want to put this
book down!\" And Donna Wyland, with the Foundation of Hope, called it \"a must
read.\"

Some chapter titles include, \"Limburger Attitude,\" \"Is Broccoli Hazardous?\" and
\"Life in the Manure Pile.\" Jordan also recounts such escapades as her camping
adventures, her search for the perfect purse, and a horrifying experience with a new
magnifying mirror.

Profits from the book\'s sale benefit the sick children served by the HUGS and HOPE
Foundation.

AUTHOR: Marsha Jordan;
P.O. Box 56; Harshaw, WI 54529

WEB SITE: www.hugsandhope.org/mj.htm

PHONE: 715-282-7271

EMAIL: hugsandhope@gmail.com

REVIEWS: See this web page: www.hugsandhope.org/reviews.htm

BIO: A disabled grandmother, speaker, and shower singer, Marsha Jordan began her
writing career on the bathroom walls of St. Joseph\'s Catholic Elementary School.
Now her writing is in restrooms across the country! Marsha lives in the north
woods of Wisconsin with her rocket scientist husband, \"Hunky Magoo .\" (She calls him
H.M. for short, which he likes to think stands for \"His Majesty.\") They share their
empty nest with a badly behaved, brain-damaged toy poodle, King Louie, who rules the
household with an iron paw.
After her grandson was badly burned in the Fall of 2000, Jordan created The HUGS and
HOPE Foundation, a nonprofit charity devoted to cheering critically ill and injured
children.

She\'s received many awards for her work with children, and appeared on WGN
television\'s Unsung Heroes program. She was featured on Billy Graham\'s radio
program, The Hour of Decision and in \"ROSIE,\" \"Ladies Home Journal,\" and \"Lady
Ingenuity\" magazines.


Web Site = http://www.hugsandhope.org/mj.htm

Contact Details = Marsha Jordan
715-282-7271
Email: hugsandhope@gmail.com
P.O. Box 56; Harshaw, WI 54529