Janelle McGuinness

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About Janelle McGuinness

Janelle McGuinness knows that reading is so important for young minds; but so is the bonding time between parents and their children. She writes picture books and creates coloring books designed to bring parents and kids closer together for more shared smiles, laughter, and love. Her hope is to inspire, instil a love of books and storytelling to a whole new generation of young minds.

Her picture book "Come Out Mr Poo" is an Amazon bestseller and she has written 9 other books, 5 of which are part of the Secret School Spy Squad series. Many of her books aim to help parents and children overcome a particular development milestone or a new experience like potty training or the first day at day care. Janelle has also ventured into creating coloring books for both children and adults fostering creativity and fun, with Unicorns, Rainbows, Mermaids and More also an Amazon bestseller. She is a member of the Children's Book Council of Australia and the NSW Writer's Center.

As an indie author, she is enjoying the journey and learning lots along the way and started a small start-up publishing business, JMcG Books. If you have any feedback she'd love to hear from you. To get in touch or find out more about Janelle and her books, visit jmcgbooks.com.

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Titles By Janelle McGuinness

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Come Out Mr Poo!: Potty Training for Toddlers May 31, 2017

by Janelle McGuinness, Jes VP

( 559 )

$3.99

This book is an Amazon bestseller and comes with a FREE potty training chart and coloring book.
This delightful and funny book will help your child get ready for doing poops on the toilet or potty. Perfect if your child is showing concern about transitioning out of nappies/diapers. This encouraging story shows how they can become a 'big kid' and that there is nothing to be afraid of.

Full of colorful, fun illustrations and written in verse, this is a favorite for parents and children alike. It doesn't take itself too seriously and is meant to bring humor to lighten the pressure that sometimes builds when children take longer to master potty training.

Please note:
Images of the poo have been updated due to feedback

Reviews:
"This book got my little one interested in sitting on the toilet and having a go, when we have struggled a lot. It's colorful and fun and she thinks Mr Poo is hilarious." Jack

"What a fun book! I purchased the Kindle edition as my son recently started potty training. We read it together and he thinks its hilarious, then we refer to 'Mr Poo' as he gives it a go. Making it a fun exercise instead of a chore has really aided in his potty training success. I recommend this book to all frustrated potty training parents out there." Teens

"We got this book today and I read it twice. Believe it that she did her first poo in the potty. I don't always trust reviews but I just had to write this one. Thank you for helping my little girl" Shopper

There is a link to a FREE downloadable potty training chart and Come Out Mr Poo! coloring book contained in the book.

This coloring book was created by Janelle McGuinness (JMCG Books) who also authors other children's picture and coloring books. Other books include:

Potty Time for Girls
Potty Time for Boys
My First Day at Day Care
Ready or Not, Here I Come!
Unicorns, Rainbows, Mermaids and More - Coloring Book (bestseller)
Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles and More - Coloring Book
Cute Animal Coloring Book
Cool, Clever, Creative Unicorns - Coloring Book
Secret School Spy Squad Series

For more information and access to freebies visit jmcgbooks.com.

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Potty Time for Girls: Potty Training for Toddler Girls Nov 19, 2020

by Janelle McGuinness, Jes VP

( 52 )

$2.99

This book comes with a FREE downloadable potty chart and coloring book - details in the book

Learning how to use the potty is a big milestone for a little one. Potty Time for Girls is a fun, colorful potty training companion that helps your child get excited about learning how to use the potty or toilet, understanding that it may not happen on the first try. If you are ready to say bye bye to diapers, then this book is for you. Order your copy today!

Potty Time for Girls, is by the same author and illustrator as "Come Out Mr Poo!". After receiving feedback that some girls don't resonate with a little boy in that story, the author decided to write a specific potty training book for both boys and girls. Hence, Potty Time for Girls and Potty Time for Boys were born.

Other books by the same author include:
- Unicorns, Rainbows, Mermaids and More - Coloring Book
- Beneath the Tranquil Sea - Coloring Book
- Come Out Mr Poo!
- My First Day at Day Care
- Ready or Not, Here I Come!
- Secret School Spy Squad Series

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

My First Day at Day Care: A fun, colorful children's picture book about starting nursery school Apr 16, 2018

by Janelle McGuinness, Jes VP

( 102 )

$2.99

Is your little one about to start day care or preschool?
It can be an anxious time for you both. My First Day at Day Care is a fun, delightful story about the possible activities your child will experience in a day. The colorful illustrations and simple rhyme help to demonstrate what a fun and exciting place day care can be, putting your child at ease.

So, if you have a child about to start or is having trouble settling into day care, pre-school or nursery school, then this book is for you. Order your copy today!

This book was created by Janelle McGuinness (JMCG Books) who also authors other children's picture and coloring books. Other books include:

Come Out Mr Poo!
Potty Time for Girls
Potty Time for Boys
Ready or Not, Here I Come!
Unicorns, Rainbows, Mermaids and More - Coloring Book (bestseller)
Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles and More - Coloring Book
Cute Animal Coloring Book
Cool, Clever, Creative Unicorns - Coloring Book
Secret School Spy Squad Series

For more information and access to freebies visit jmcgbooks.com.

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Potty Time for Boys: Potty Training for Toddler Boys Nov 19, 2020

by Janelle McGuinness, Jes VP

( 50 )

$2.99

This book comes with a FREE downloadable potty chart and coloring book - details in the book

Learning how to use the potty is a big milestone for a little one. Potty Time for Boys is a fun, colorful potty training companion that helps your child get excited about learning how to use the potty or toilet, understanding that it may not happen on the first try. If you are ready to say bye bye to diapers, then this book is for you. Order your copy today!

Other books by the same author include:
- Unicorns, Rainbows, Mermaids and More - Coloring Book
- Beneath the Tranquil Sea - Coloring Book
- Potty Time for Girls
- Come Out Mr Poo!
- My First Day at Day Care
- Ready or Not, Here I Come!
- Secret School Spy Squad Series

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Mission 1: Lost Lunchboxes: A Fun Spy Mystery Picture Book for ages 4-6 (Secret School Spy Squad) Sep 7, 2016

by Janelle McGuinness, FXNCOLOR Studio

( 12 )

$1.99

Can you solve the mystery of the missing lunchboxes?

Students’ lunchboxes are going missing from school – and if the case isn’t solved soon, kids will go hungry.
Go on a mission with our student spy, Agent N, and solve the mystery of those missing lunchboxes.

This fun children's picture book, full of color and rhyme, tells the story from the perspective of the secret student spy as they try and solve the mystery. The identity of the spy is hidden, allowing your child to imagine themselves in the story.

Each book in the series comes with a new clue to the identity of the spy. Visit the Secret School Spy Squad website with your child to try and guess who is Agent N.

Other books by the same author:

Come Out Mr Poo!

Ready or Not, Here I Come

Potty Time for Boys

Potty Time for Girls

Mission 2 – “Germs Galore”

Mission 3 – “Shrinking Students”

Mission 4 - “Hair-raising Hair

Mission 5 - "Zapping Zombies"

Unicorns, Rainbows, Mermaids and More - Coloring Book

Cute Animal Coloring Book

Cool, Clever, Creative Unicorns - Coloring Book

Want to be notified when new books become available?

Sign up at www.secretschoolspysquad.com or like the Secret School Spy Squad Facebook Page.

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Ready or Not, Here I Come: Can you find where Mommy is hiding? A fun, interactive children's picture book Apr 14, 2018

by Janelle McGuinness, FXN Color Studio

( 4 )

$1.99

As a mom, have you ever felt like hiding just so you can have a few peaceful moments to yourself?

Join Mommy and her daughter in a game of hide and seek in this fun and interactive children's picture book. Humorous for parents and children alike,

Can you find where Mommy is hiding?
Other books by the same author...- Come out Mr Poo!- My First Day at Day Care- Secret School Spy Squad series:

Mission 1: Lost Lunchboxes
Mission 2: Germs Galore
Mission 3: Shrinking Students
Mission 4: Hair Raising-Hair
Mission 5: Zapping Zombies

For more information about the author and her books, visit jmcgbooks.com

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Mission 5 - Zapping Zombies: A Fun Rhyming Mystery Children's Picture Book for Ages 4-7 (Secret School Spy Squad) May 11, 2017

by Janelle McGuinness, FXNColor Studio

( 7 )

$2.99

Can you help Sx4 Agent N solve the mystery?

Zombies are on their way to attack the school. Only Sx4 Agent N has the skills and training to stop them. Will Sx4 Agent N be able to stop the zombies before they break through the school gate and cause havoc? Find out now in this suspenseful, action-packed mission.

Children's Picture Book Ages 4-7

This fun children's picture book, full of colour and rhyme, tells the story from the perspective of the secret student spy as they try and solve the mystery. The gender and identity of the spy is hidden, allowing your child to imagine themselves in the story. This is a great first reader or bedtime story as your child can drift into slumber dreaming of saving their friends and teachers at school.

Each book in the series comes with a new clue to the identity of the spy. Visit the Secret School Spy Squad website with your child to try and guess who is Sx4 Agent N.

Other books by the same author...

- Come out Mr Poo!

- My First Day at Day Care

- Ready or Not, Here I Come

- Secret School Spy Squad series:

Mission 1: Lost Lunchboxes
Mission 2: Germs Galore
Mission 3: Shrinking Students
Mission 4: Hair Raising-Hair
Mission 5: Zapping Zombies

Want to be notified when new books become available?

Signup at the Secret School Spy Squad website (secretschoolspysquad.com) or like the Secret School Spy Squad Facebook page.

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Mission 3 - Shrinking Students: A Fun Rhyming Spy Mystery Picture Book for Ages 4-6 (Secret School Spy Squad) Dec 21, 2016

by Janelle McGuinness, FXNColor Studio

( 7 )

$2.99

Can you help Secret Agent N solve the mystery?

Sx4 Agent N receives a horrifying mission. Students have been shrunk. This mystery has to be solved quickly and some serious detective work is required so that the students can return to their normal size.

Kids Rhyming Picture Book Ages 4-6

This fun children's picture book, full of colour and rhyme, tells the story from the perspective of the secret student spy as they try and solve the mystery. The gender and identity of the spy is hidden, allowing your child to imagine themselves in the story. This is a great bedtime story as your child can drift into slumber dreaming of saving their friends at school.

Each book in the series comes with a new clue to the identity of the spy. Visit the Secret School Spy Squad website with your child to try and guess who is Secret Agent N.

Other books by the same author...

- Come out Mr Poo!

- My First Day at Day Care

- Ready or Not, Here I Come

- Secret School Spy Squad series:

Mission 1: Lost Lunchboxes
Mission 2: Germs Galore
Mission 3: Shrinking Students
Mission 4: Hair Raising-Hair
Mission 5: Zapping Zombies

Want to be notified when new books become available?

Signup at the Secret School Spy Squad website (secretschoolspysquad.com) or like the Secret School Spy Squad Facebook page.

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Mission 4 - Hair-Raising Hair: A Fun Rhyming Spy Children's Picture Book for Ages 4-6 (Secret School Spy Squad) Mar 15, 2017

by Janelle McGuinness, FXNCOLOR Studio

( 4 )

$2.99

Can you help Sx4 Agent N solve the mystery?

Probably the funniest mission so far as Sx4 Agent N receives a mission about teachers' hair standing up on end and the teachers are freaking out! Trying not to laugh, see how Sx4 Agent N solves this electrifying mission.

Rhyming Children's Picture Book Ages 4-6

This fun children's picture book, full of colour and rhyme, tells the story from the perspective of the secret student spy as they try and solve the mystery. The gender and identity of the spy is hidden, allowing your child to imagine themselves in the story. This is a great bedtime story as your child can drift into slumber dreaming of saving their friends and teachers at school.

Each book in the series comes with a new clue to the identity of the spy. Visit the Secret School Spy Squad website with your child to try and guess who is Sx4 Agent N.

Other books by the same author...

- Come out Mr Poo!

- My First Day at Day Care

- Ready or Not, Here I Come

- Secret School Spy Squad series:

Mission 1: Lost Lunchboxes
Mission 2: Germs Galore
Mission 3: Shrinking Students
Mission 4: Hair Raising-Hair
Mission 5: Zapping Zombies

Want to be notified when new books become available?

Signup at the Secret School Spy Squad website (secretschoolspysquad.com) or like the Secret School Spy Squad Facebook page.

Other Formats: Paperback