My dad calls me TOMMYMOGUL, boy tycoon. I like the name 'cause it's fresh and really describes me. I am ten years old and I love the business world of the entrepreneur or "trep". To me putting a deal or venture together is as exciting as throwing a touchdown or hitting a home run (both of which I have done).
Daniel The Cable Car is now on YouTube. Click here to watch the video.
My latest venture is this book that I have written about my best friend DANIEL THE CABLE CAR. Daniel and I met many years ago when my family was visiting San Francisco and he has been with me ever since. He knows everything about me and I about him.
Thus the book.
Daniel's story is very unique. It's about a young Cable Car that had a dream and worked very hard to realize that dream. His story is set in a travel environment so that while telling Daniel's story I could also share with my readers my love for travel. This love for travel runs thru 4 generations of my family starting with my great grandfather who was a highly respected United States diplomat. My grandfather was raised on Pan Am airplanes and American President Lines ships when my great grandfather was posted to countries like Italy, Japan, Germany, Korea, Somalia, and Vietnam. It was only natural that my grandfather became a world famous international tour guide.
My dad was collecting air miles before he could walk while traveling with my grandfather. He eventually settled in one place and started a very successful sightseeing company. Now it's my turn. I've been to Italy and Portugal with my great grandfather, Brazil and Mexico with my grandfather, Spain, Morocco, Russia, Denmark, Greece, Turkey, Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines with my parents and twin sister. I am hoping that by reading my book the travel bug will bite some kid which could result in a life long passion for discovering the joys and mysteries of world travel.
I know some of you are wondering how a ten-year-old could put this whole thing together. Well let me tell you when you have a family as supportive and as lovingly involved as mine, it's not hard. I came up with the idea and wrote the book. My twin sister, MOLLYMOGOAL (yea she's a futbol nut) drew all these great illustrations. My great grandfather is a Minnesota State spelling bee champion and a Helms Athletic Foundation All-American Sports Publicist so he helped with the writing. My great grandmother majored in English so you know that the grammar and punctuation is correct. My mom is a computer wizard so she designed the web site. My grandmother baked my favorite muffins. My dad paid the bills.