Imagine changing colors with every mood! For little Ned, this is a way of life that earns him the nickname” Neon Ned” from the neighborhood kids. 

In all ways, except one, Ned is like other kids.  He loves to run, play and has dreams.  He gets sad, sometimes mad, and even sick, but the problem is that poor Ned changes colors according to how he feels.  When he’s sad, he turns blue; when he feels sick he turns a bright shade of green; and on and on his colors change and shine, bringing unwanted attention to himself. He’s nicknamed “Neon Ned “by the children in the neighborhood, but Ned wishes he could fit in with the rest of the kids. 

Neon Ned is a creative story that will have kids thinking about how they judge and label others.  As they get to know Ned and his “multicolored” personality, they will want to know how he resolves his dilemma with the other children. Will he finally be able to make friends or will he possibly change something about himself?

About the Author

Frances G. Dillow Browning grew up in Logan County, West Virginia where reading and storytelling were some of her favorite pastimes. She graduated from the Institute of Children’s Literature in West Redding, Connecticut and has published several short stories and poems. Frances works fulltime in Administration at Marshall University School of Medicine.  She and her husband, Lawrence, live in Lawrence County, Ohio and have two beautiful daughters and three active grandsons who are a constant inspiration for her stories.