BaloneyBooks.com features books written by Lisa Douglass, author of the Gwendolyn BALONEY Lomax series of books for children.These delightfully charming tales recount childhood remembrances told to the author by her mother, who grew up as the youngest of eight siblings in a four-story row house in Baltimore.The stories are simple and ageless.They are wholesome tales about childhood and family, centered on the main character, Gwendolyn BALONEY Lomax.
The main character is familiar and likeable; each story unfolds through her eyes.The books are tenderly written, without being overly sentimental.They deliberately steer clear of moralistic themes, relying more on basic notions of love, youthful spirit, neighborliness, and the natural development of childhood awareness.