Awards
- Commended for NAPPA Gold Awards (Infants & Toddlers) 2008
Overview
Mother shares a book about love while Brother shares a book about friendship. Next Aunt Grace shares a book about adventure. Everyone in this family is eager to share books and have the newest member's affection and attention. But all kidding aside, this family knows the bond that is created when reading aloud with someone you love. When Daddy closed the last page, he smiled at me for hours and said, 'Say Daddy! Say Daddy!' He hoped that would be my first word! But wait. Did we hear correctly? 'Book, ' I said. 'Book!' Educator Michael Shoulders, who has devoted his career and life to spreading the word that ""reading is magic,"" offers a gentle tale reinforcing the bonding power of a good book and the importance of developing lifelong reading skills. Having been involved in education in many different roles for more than years, Dr. Michael Shoulders travels extensively, visiting schools and speaking conferences across the country. He has written several books for Sleeping Press including D is for Drum: A Native American Alphabet. Mike lives Clarksville, Tennessee. Teri Weidner is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Her previous children's picture books include Give Yourself to the Rain and Look Both Ways: A Cautionary Tale. Teri lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Shoulders ,
Teri Weidner
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint: Sleeping Bear Press
Dimensions:
Width: 25.90cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 26.00cm
Weight: 0.449kg
ISBN: 9781585363544
ISBN 10: 1585363545
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 21 February 2008
Recommended Age: From 6 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Having been involved in education for more than 30 years, Dr. Michael Shoulders travels extensively, visiting schools and speaking at conferences across the country. In addition to authoring the companion title, Say Daddy!, he has written several books for Sleeping Bear Press, including G is for Gladiator: An Ancient Rome Alphabet. Mike lives in Clarksville, Tennessee. A Rhode Island School of Design graduate, Teri illustrated more than a dozen children's books, both trade and educational. She worked in watercolor, colored pencil, and a little of whatever else happened to be on her desk at the time ... cat fur included. Teri passed away in 2019. She lived in lovely Portsmouth, New Hampshire with her husband writer Chris Dahlen, their son Nicholas, Mr. Budd the cat, and several fish, all of whom served as models for her work at one point or another.
