A unique, highly-interactive, tongue-twisting adventure, EggMania features a boy and his quest for knowledge. After hearing mispronunciations of the word “exactly” as “eggzactly,” even by educated people, Gregg Kregg sets out to find the “egg.” He searches the world and ... [MORE]
A roundup of 2020 books by past Caldcott Medal and Honor winners.
As part of our ongoing interview series, Mom’s Choice sat down with Tomeko Brown, author of one of our newest award-winning books, An Instrument for Florenda. An Instrument for Florenda is an inspirational book that teaches children about the beauty of dreams and how hard work and persistence pays off. This heartwarming book teaches both children and adults to never give up on dreams while providing fun and entertainment along the way. An Instrument for Florenda is an extra special book because Tomeko was able to write it in conjunction with her son, Chris, as co-author! We are so grateful for the opportunity to work with Tomeko and hear more about her wonderful, award-winning book!
About the Book Artist Sandra Boynton brings her own colorful brand of whimsy to this delightful board book that teaches very young children their colors. Full color. Book Synopsis Three earnest animals and one misguided turkey learn colors and clothes in this Sandra Boynton classic. Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on thick board pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages. About The Author Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children's author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over sixty children's books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. More than 70 million of her books have been sold, "mostly to friends and family," she says. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced six albums of renegade children's music. Three of her six albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) and Philadelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). Boynton has also directed twelve music videos of her songs, including the award-winning "One Shoe Blues" starring B.B. King, "Alligator Stroll" starring Josh Turner, and "Tyrannosaurus Funk" (animated) sung by Samuel L. Jackson. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.
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It’s Tuesday and it’s time for the first Weekly Roundup post of 2016!
For this interview, we sat down with multi-award-winning author Allen Brokken to talk about his book, Still Small Voice, book 2 in the Towers of Light Series! Allen Brokken is a Christian, husband, father, storyteller, and leader. He spent much of the last decade running youth programs that his children participated in as a volunteer while he was working full-time in technology leadership. He has since branched out into a number of different things, with writing being the main thing, but he also developing resources for homeschooling families.
A roundup of 2020 books by past Caldcott Medal and Honor winners.
Shea is a ten-year-old girl who takes trouble-making to extremes. How others perceive her behavior doesn't bother her in the least as she seems to derive great pleasure from her antics. She is so notoriously bad her family has decided an intervention is in order. Then one day she thoughtlessly squishes a bug. Not long after, she meets Webster, a bespectacled eight-legged spider, and ambassador of the Grass Kingdom. She soon discovers that the tree in her backyard is enchanted. She also learns how her thoughtless actions have hurt the family of the bug she killed. The concepts of responsibility, bullying, generosity, lying, forgiveness and respect are introduced in an entertaining and engaging manner. Children will enjoy the adventure provided in this wildly imaginative book while parents will love the positive values introduced within. The Great Green Tree and The Magical Ladders is a lovely tale filled with delightful talking insects and birds. This is a book to read and enjoy again and again. LITERARY CLASSICS Book Awards & Reviews International Book Awards • Top Honors Youth Book Awards • Seal of Approval http://www.clcawards.org
A roundup of 2020 books by past Caldcott Medal and Honor winners.
We sat down with Jason Colpitts, author of the Mom's Choice Award-winning book, Corrine and the Underground Province! Corrine and the Underground Province is the story of a spunky 12-year-old named Corrine who has mysterious dreams of a world unfrozen, and battles against tyrannical Madame Morticia to unite the Underground Province and save planet earth. This is such an interesting book that is sure to keep your young readers (the book is perfect for ages 9 to 12) entertained from start to finish! Keep reading to find out more about Jason Colpitts and his award-winning book, Corrine and the Underground Province!
