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"""He no longer stuck out, his height no longer laughable. But with his head hanging low, he felt most ungiraffeable."" Gerome does not like the attention he draws due to his height. He finds a way to keep a low profile but knows he isn't being genuine. He is finally able to fully embrace his height, and its advantages, when his concern for another becomes greater than his concern for himself. Through storytelling, Baxter's Corner(R) pursues its mission to inspire young children to develop positive social skills that affect behavior choices. Each book features fun filled pages that Go Beyond the reading with a series of questions and learning activities that focus on an important point for your young listener or reader, including: ""What do you think"" questions Fun facts about the featured animals Social skill activities ""Stop and think"" situations that show the effects of choices we make ""Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is definitely character building reading for young readers, teaching respect for others and a positive awareness of community. "" James A. Cox, Editor, Midwest Book Review Children's Bookwatch, The Social Issues Shelf ""Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is an engaging and stimulating book for young children. Lessons about friendship and standing up for what's right are the dominant themes in this sweet story."" Kristina Davis Christensen, M.Ed. Head of School Friends School, Louisville, KY ""Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is fun and short and also deals with a serious topic that many children might face. ... I find that this short story fits well into every kids book collection and it's a great way to talk to your children about friendship, bullying, self-esteem and so on."" Erika Winterlia, Winterlia Reviews Follinge Jamtland, Sweden ""This is one of the best company to buy books from. The kids enjoyed the story and the theme is character development"" Amazon January 2018"

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Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is a manners fable with an unlikely hero and an even more unlikely pair of friends. Written in commanding verse, illustrated with splashy painted portraits of animal friends, Gerome Sticks His Neck Out challenges readers everywhere to find their inner strength and stick up for a friend, no matter how small. Gerome overcomes his own shyness to come to the rescue of a hairy tarantula, who is threatened high up in a tree by a porcupine with a stick and unfriendly accomplices. Stop that now. Drop that stick! Quit being so mean, demanded Gerome, his head up in the tree. Thank you for helping, the small tarantula said as he dropped from the limb, to land on Gerome's head. Additional ideas for parents and caregivers help to teach the lessons of Gerome and his tarantula friend, including fun facts about giraffes, what do you think?, Amazing Me! poster, and more pages on math, shapes, giraffe craft, and more. Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is definitely character building reading for young readers, teaching respect for others and a positive awareness of community. James A. Cox, Editor, Midwest Book Review Children's Bookwatch, March 2017, The Social Issues Shelf, Oregon, WI Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is an engaging and stimulating book for young children. Lessons about friendship and standing up for what's right are the dominant themes in this sweet story. The Go Beyond section at the end of the story provides educational and challenging extensions in the areas of literacy, science, math, art, and social / emotional and character development. These extensions will help to deepen understanding of the plot as well as provide related and integrated curriculum pieces in each of the developmental domains. An enjoyable story, preschool and kindergarten students will love reading about Gerome! Kristina Davis Christensen, M.Ed., Head of School, Friends School, Louisville, KY 40207 Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is a book with wonderful messages. Two that are very important in this day and age. Anti-bullying and self-esteem are the messages in this adorably illustrated, well written book. Gerome helps kids see the power of standing up to bullies along with embracing who you are! Gerome is a giraffe and not real crazy about the attention that his height causes. He walks around slouched, trying to keep a low profile. When Gerome finds a crowd of bullies picking on a smaller classmate Gerome gets to embrace his height!! He finds his voice and learns to stand up to the bullies and makes a friend. In the back of the book is even more to love! The Go Beyond section. This is a very cool addition to the book. From Giraffe facts like 'did you know that a giraffes tongue is long enough that they can clean their own ears?!' Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa!? There are also pages of crafts and a page to take your pledge to stand up to bullies. Go Beyond has thought-provoking questions and fun learning activities all centered around building character, enhancing social skills and even manners. There are even downloads available for free to go even further. This would be an amazing book for teachers, home-schoolers and kids in general!! WHINES - Nope. Not a single one. Cute book, FANTASTIC message! Two thumbs way UP!! Connie Gruning, Reviewer www.peanutbutterandwhine.com, February 2017, Vista, CA

Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is a manners fable with an unlikely hero and an even more unlikely pair of friends. Written in commanding verse, illustrated with splashy painted portraits of animal friends, Gerome Sticks His Neck Out challenges readers everywhere to find their inner strength and stick up for a friend, no matter how small. Gerome overcomes his own shyness to come to the rescue of a hairy tarantula, who is threatened high up in a tree by a porcupine with a stick and unfriendly accomplices. Stop that now. Drop that stick! Quit being so mean, demanded Gerome, his head up in the tree. Thank you for helping, the small tarantula said as he dropped from the limb, to land on Gerome's head. Additional ideas for parents and caregivers help to teach the lessons of Gerome and his tarantula friend, including fun facts about giraffes, what do you think?, Amazing Me! poster, and more pages on math, shapes, giraffe craft, and more. Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is definitely character building reading for young readers, teaching respect for others and a positive awareness of community. James A. Cox, Editor, Midwest Book Review Children's Bookwatch, March 2017, The Social Issues Shelf, Oregon, WI Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is an engaging and stimulating book for young children. Lessons about friendship and standing up for what's right are the dominant themes in this sweet story. The Go Beyond section at the end of the story provides educational and challenging extensions in the areas of literacy, science, math, art, and social / emotional and character development. These extensions will help to deepen understanding of the plot as well as provide related and integrated curriculum pieces in each of the developmental domains. An enjoyable story, preschool and kindergarten students will love reading about Gerome! Kristina Davis Christensen, M.Ed., Head of School, Friends School, Louisville, KY 40207 Gerome Sticks His Neck Out is a book with wonderful messages. Two that are very important in this day and age. Anti-bullying and self-esteem are the messages in this adorably illustrated, well written book. Gerome helps kids see the power of standing up to bullies along with embracing who you are! Gerome is a giraffe and not real crazy about the attention that his height causes. He walks around slouched, trying to keep a low profile. When Gerome finds a crowd of bullies picking on a smaller classmate Gerome gets to embrace his height!! He finds his voice and learns to stand up to the bullies and makes a friend. In the back of the book is even more to love! The Go Beyond section. This is a very cool addition to the book. From Giraffe facts like 'did you know that a giraffes tongue is long enough that they can clean their own ears?!' Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa!? There are also pages of crafts and a page to take your pledge to stand up to bullies. Go Beyond has thought-provoking questions and fun learning activities all centered around building character, enhancing social skills and even manners. There are even downloads available for free to go even further. This would be an amazing book for teachers, home-schoolers and kids in general!! WHINES - Nope. Not a single one. Cute book, FANTASTIC message! Two thumbs way UP!! Connie Gruning, Reviewer www.peanutbutterandwhine.com, February 2017, Vista, CA

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"Linda Villwock Baker (L.S.V. Baker) Bio March 2017 With 30 years as a marketing communications professional, Linda Villwock Baker has used her public relations, media and strategic planning skills to advance an array of civic, corporate and nonprofit projects. Most recently, Ms. Baker co-founded Baxter's Corner, a producer and publisher of children's entertainment and educational materials designed to develop social and interpersonal skills in young children and to inspire positive behavior choices. The company's long term goals include creating a sustainable foundation and legacy that change the world for the better, one story at a time. Ms. Baker is ""Chief Pencil"" or author of all of the Baxter's Corner stories to date. Mary Ellen Brown Stottmann, 2017 Born in New Mexico, raised in New Jersey & Louisville Kentucky Mary Ellen Stottmann's art education began earlier than most. By the age of ten she was oil painting with a style that is still apparent today. After studying art in Paris, France she lived in New York City majoring in graphic design and graduated from the internationally recognized Parson School of Design, currently The New School. Her professional career began in 1966 working for an advertising studio. 1968 was a co-founder of a ""Printing While You Wait"" company which eventually led to her owning a digital offset printing company to retirement in 2005. Her career in printing allowed her to continue designing material for her clients; some are still being used today. One of the many opportunities offset print gave her was an amazing understanding of color and how it reacts by overlapping intensity. At retirement Mary Ellen began oil painting again taking a very graphic approach. Building the objects (and people) she usually paints over an intense color background allowing this color to form highlights or lines depending on the complexity of her pieces."

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