About Once Upon a Dance: Brought to you by a mother-daughter team. Konora is a professional ballet dancer. Her mother taught creative movement and ballet for decades. She was honored to be chosen and recognized by her local City Council (2014) for "embodying the spirit of partnership and commitment to children in our community" for her work with young dancers. She’s breathed dance from every angle: child to pre-professional to adult ballet student, zoom student, dance teacher, dance … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Once Upon a Dance
Interview with Author – Dana Lynn Andrews
About Dana Lynn Andrews: As a kid, Dana L. Andrews loved to trek the short distance to the library. She would drag her little sister with her. Reading was her favorite thing to do. The books she read invoked many adventures. Her sister and brother sometimes tired of these adventures, but Dana kept the make believe going. She always dreamt of writing stories to help other children develop a love of reading. Many, many years later, Dana’s dream of writing children’s books has become a reality. … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Dana Lynn Andrews
The Ladybug and the Ant by Carole St-Laurent
The Ladybug and the Ant by Carole St-Laurent Two impossible dreams. An uplifting friendship forged in stone. Delightful and exciting, your child will be charmed by this blooming friendship tale. Step into an enchanted garden of flowers where friendship blooms and dreams come true. As one dreams of flying freely like a butterfly, the other, a lonely orphan, wishes to be part of a family. Will the Ladybug have to spend the rest of her life alone? Will the Ant be condemned to a life of all … [Read more...] about The Ladybug and the Ant by Carole St-Laurent
The Not So Bad Piranha by Carole St-Laurent
The Not So Bad Piranha by Carole St-Laurent Will a rambunctious goldfish become a nasty piranha’s dinner? Find out right now! Read this story that goes on in a very unique pet-shop where all the animals are cheerful and happy, except for that gloomy piranha who’s only pleasure in life is to terrorize his neighbouring goldfish. Is all truly lost for the goldfish? Or will someone finally stand up to the tyrant? Lots of interactive play on screen! An important lesson of kindness, … [Read more...] about The Not So Bad Piranha by Carole St-Laurent
Interview with Author – Amanda Yoshida
About Amanda Yoshida: Amanda Yoshida first dreamt of being a children's book illustrator when she was a little girl growing up in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon. As a child, she spent countless hours drawing and studying the artwork inside her stacks of colorfully illustrated books. She favored the rhyming words and silly drawings of Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein, and claimed one day she would be an artist. Eventually, the pens and pencils that were always in her hand became paint … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Amanda Yoshida
Interview with Author – Katelyn Cummings
About Katelyn Cummings: After attending the University of Dallas for a degree in Education, Katelyn Cummings has pursued a number of different avenues in the fields of child growth and development and education from substitute teaching to developing curriculum for a youth fitness and enrichment program. Currently, Katelyn is living in Minnesota with her loving husband and son working as a youth fitness and cultural instructor. Calm Down, Monsters! Is her first published work. What inspires … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Katelyn Cummings
Interview with Author – Howard W. Myers
About Howard W. Myers: Hello, I am Howard Myers. With my wife, Sharon as Managing Editor, I have written a preschooler reader, entitled "Let's Read Together." We have each spent a large part of our lives writing commercially in the culinary arts, short story, educational, and technical fields. We are parents of 2 wonderful adult sons and now are blessed with a grandson and a granddaughter. Our interests include reading, cooking, photography, wildlife, and antiquing. And, of course, we … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Howard W. Myers
Snuffy and Vroom-Vroom by Elizabeth Lavine
An adorable little vacuum cleaner's life is turned upside down when his beloved brother is purchased--and he's left behind at the store. Just when his heartbreak seems too much to bear, a magical friend arrives. She breaks the spell of sadness and sets in motion a chain of events that cause a surprising serendipity! This book is beautifully illustrated with 16 full-color illustrations by award-winning artist Sheila McGraw, illustrator of the children’s classic Love You Forever. Suitable for … [Read more...] about Snuffy and Vroom-Vroom by Elizabeth Lavine
Happy Right Here by P.F. Shaggy
Enjoy this delightful picture book and download the FREE, printable board game! Miguel faces a giant dilemma. His rocket is built and he is ready to go live on the moon. (He just knows he'll be happier there.) But there are many important items he has forgotten! What on earth could they be? And will he ever get to the moon? Kids and grown-ups alike will appreciate an amusing story, charming illustrations, and a heartwarming reminder that happiness, and the things we love most, are usually … [Read more...] about Happy Right Here by P.F. Shaggy
Modes of Transportation: ABC Book of Rhymes by Yael Rosenberg & Sarah Mazor @MazorBooks
This book is bargain priced from 12/24/2013 until 12/30/2015 -- Entertain and Educate your Curious Child! -- The Modes of Transportation: ABC Book of Rhymes boasts of gorgeous images along with cute and fun rhymes that feature a variety of modes of transportation and the letter in the alphabet that they represent. This children's rhyming picture book is appropriate for reading to preschool kids and for middle childhood aged children who can read themselves. This book is an excellent … [Read more...] about Modes of Transportation: ABC Book of Rhymes by Yael Rosenberg & Sarah Mazor @MazorBooks
The Awkward Owl by Shawnda Blake @AwkwardOwlBooks
When the cutest little owl you've ever seen can't quite get the hang of flying, he is ready to give up. A sweet little girl finds him just after he has crashed, SMACK into a tree. Will he ever get the confidence he needs to take to the skies?.... Find out in the #1 Amazon Best Seller from the Awkward Owl Readers Series. Perfect bedtime story for your cute little one. Awkward Owl Readers are illustrated books for kids age 3 and up ~ perfect for preschool and early readers. The books have a … [Read more...] about The Awkward Owl by Shawnda Blake @AwkwardOwlBooks
