Mike Mirabella

Author

In addition to his long teaching career, Mike Mirabella enjoyed 50 years as an ASCAP singer-songwriter. In 1988 he published a limited-edition CD anthology entitled Special People , still available on the website below. In 2016 Mike started to publish children's books, using his already published songs. His first children's book was entitled, On the Luck of an Irish Sailor , based on a story-song he wrote at 15 years of age. It was recorded much later by the legendary Shay Black, the eldest of Ireland’s renowned Black Family. Mike then published his two-book series called The Carla Stories about inclusion, belonging, and compassion for his daughter, Carla Elaine, who was born with Down’s syndrome. In 2020 Mike published Book 1 of The Carla Stories , entitled Sister Butterfly , written and sung by Mike. It includes a bonus song entitled “I Am So Like You,” co-written by Mike and Lenny Lipton. The song was sung by Mike and his daughter, Kelly Ann Mirabella Jeans. In 2022 Mike published Book 2, entitled I Used to Be Shy , co-written by Mike and Lenny Lipton, sung by Mike and Kathy Way. A bonus song, “Little Brown Pony,” was co-written by Mike and Lenny Lipton. Coming soon will be the Book 3 of The Carla Stories entitled Special People and an audiobook, based on how Carla’s amazing life inspired others who knew and loved her to be more creative and excel past social limits and personal expectations. The outstanding illustrations in our books were drawn by the talented Amy O’Hanlon, an inspired artist who does stage production designs for several musicals, one of which was the Bay Area Children’s Theatre’s ‘She Persisted’, based on the book by Chelsea Clinton. Visit our website for more details on Mike Mirabella’s children’s books: MirabellaBooksWithSongs.com