{"title":"Michael Dante Aprile","description":"\u003cp\u003eMICHAEL DANTE APRILE was a technical writer, United States Air Force veteran, and the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Character of Elsie Dinsmore\u003c\/em\u003e, a study guide helping young readers explore godly character traits from Martha Finley’s classic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAprile spent his professional career authoring technical manuals before his retirement. A CD-ROM version of \u003cem\u003eThe Character of Elsie Dinsmore\u003c\/em\u003e was also made available directly from him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Aprile pursued music and visual art, working as a singer, songwriter, and artist with a deep appreciation for literature. These creative and literary interests informed his engagement with classic works such as the Elsie Dinsmore series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Dante Aprile was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and lived in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he was a member of First Baptist Church. He died on May 26, 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Dante Aprile’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-character-of-elsie-dinsmore","title":"The Character of Elsie Dinsmore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Character of Elsie Dinsmore\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to help young children to recognize, analyze, and exemplify the godly character traits that are portrayed by Martha Finley's beloved character, Elsie Dinsmore. Thirty-eight godly qualities are defined, identified, and cross-referenced with other positive character traits, using direct examples from the novel Elsie Dinsmore, the first volume in \u003cem\u003eThe Original Elsie Classics\u003c\/em\u003e. Texts from the Bible are also provided to show how these virtues -- definitions come from the Seminar in Basic Youth Conflicts -- can be cultivated and applied to everyday Christian living, including suggestions for practical ways in which these traits can be put into daily practice by anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581822014\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581822014\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Michael Dante Aprile","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43233314341080,"sku":"9781581822014","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581822014_FC_1_mockup_v2_1738801627_61e04c2b-5bcd-4a9f-8144-9e196e89018e.jpg?v=1791020033"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-michael-dante-aprile.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}