ABOUT THE BOOK

Gold Medal Winner, Mom’s Choice Awards

In his picture book debut, award-winning author Clark Burbidge weaves together a Dr. Seuss style rhyme of bravery, courage, and kindness for parents, grandparents, children, and the young at heart to enjoy together. 

The kingdom of Snee is in great danger…can anyone save it?

The kingdom of Snee has always been a peaceful and happy place…until a terrible giant shows up. He torments the kingdom and troubles the people. He storms unexpectedly from his lair in the dark swampy forest and destroys their crops, homes, and wagons. 

The King is desperate and sends out pleas for heroes to end the giant’s reign of terror. Mighty knights and heroes come from near and far, but none can defeat the giant. Then, one day, a smallish, unimpressive boy answers the call for help. Brave Howie certainly does not look like a hero in armor that is a little too large for his small stature, and the people doubt his offer. 

Can this unlikely knight defeat the giant? How can one so small make a difference? He is the only one that thinks he has a chance. Join Brave Howie in his dangerous quest into the dark and fearsome swampy forest. Will he succeed or meet his doom?

About Star Passage: The Relic:

Award-winning storyteller Clark Burbidge presents the first book in a thrilling young-adult fantasy adventure, StarPassage: The Relic, a clue-studded journey through time, space, and history that builds mystery and suspense with every page turned.

Two teenage siblings find themselves desperate for answers when a mysterious relic reveals its age-old secrets and power.

Tim and Martie Carson are the only ones who can save their family from a downward spiral fueled by their parent’s struggles with PTSD and depression. When they realize that an ancient relic discovered under mysterious circumstances holds the key to unlocking answers hidden in the past, the siblings embark on a race against time to learn the relic’s secrets while avoiding the Trackers, sinister shadowy figures doomed to haunt history and drawn to possess the relic for their own evil purposes.

Travel through history with the Carson family as they struggle to understand the relic’s secrets. In their race against time can they decipher the clues and piece together the puzzle containing the answers they desperately seek? Or will they be trapped forever by the evil forces relentlessly pursuing them?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Clark Rich Burbidge was born and raised in the mountain valleys of the Rockies. He earned an MBA from the University of Southern California and a BS from the University of Utah. His finance career includes life as an investment banker and Chief Financial Officer, and his involvement in community and church service spans four decades. Clark and his sweetheart, Leah, live near Salt Lake City, Utah, where they enjoy outdoor activities such as mountain and road biking and sharing their lives with their blended family of 10 children and 11 grandchildren. He and his wife enjoy traveling, cycling, and scuba diving.

TALKING POINTS

• Youth kindness, courage and self-worth
• How our nation has descended into the politics of bullying rather than working together
• The importance of standing for one’s values
• Why compassion is more important than passion
• The importance of storytelling to your children and grandchildren

TIMELY TIE-INS

April

• D.E.A.R. (drop everything and read) Month
• International Children’s Book Day – 2
• World Book Day – 23
• English Language Day – 23
• Tell a Story Day – 27 
• Independent Bookstore Day – 27 

May

• Get Caught Reading Month
• Children’s Book Week – 2-8
• Reading Is Fun Week – 6-12