Cyril T. Centipede Looks For New Shoes and other To This Very Day Serieschildren's books, could be the best children's picture book series since Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat."
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Hallie Whelen, Long Beach, CA - eleentary school teacher for over 40 years.
To This Very Day SeriesChildren's Pictures Books is a series of five books (and counting!) wonderfully enchanting children's picture books written by Dawn Williams, a mother of four adult children and a grandmother, an award-winning author, and founder of Sunrise-House Publsishers.
An imaginative story-teller, Williams also holds a BA degree in Communications from UC Berkley and a Master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California (USC). She is the only child of the late, famous musician/entertainer Ted lewis, known by many as "The Jazz King", "The High-Hatted Tradedian of Song", and "The Medicine Man For Your Blues". With his trademark battered top hat, clarinet and twirling cane, Leis was a major influence in the early days of jazz music and was renown for his famous question, "Is everybody happy?". Lewis died in 1971 at age 81.
In 2005, Williams wrote and published a book about her celebrated father in
Me And My Father's Shadow: A Daughter's Quest and Biography of Ted Lewis "The Jazz King". The book recently won the as "Entertainment Book of the Year" by the Book Publicists of Southern California. (see
Ted Lewis Book)
A critically acclaimed author, Williams' forte appears to be in writing children's books. Her tales spark wonder and excitement, while provdiding simple yet poignant lessons about life.
Illustrator Joey Chou (
www.joeyart.com) is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. His colorful, playful yet ingenious character designs with their vibrant pastel shadings, bring to life the episodes of each story in vivid detail.
The Williams-Chou match-up makes for some great reading and imaginative viewing for youngsters with their parents at family time, bed time or any time!
To This Very Day...Children Picture Books Series includes
Betsy B's Big Blue Bouncing Bubble, How Hooper The Hyena Lost His Laugh, Cyril T. Centipede Looks For New Shoes, Very Little Venus And The Very Friendly Fly, and
Winston J. Worm Looks For A New Name. Each published book has a "Coming Soon" page at the very end of the book which announces the name of the book to follow. Remaining books in the series that will become available as the illustrations are completed are
Matthew M. Mouse: "First Mouse On the Moon", Delilah D. Duck Flies North For The Winter, Terribly Tardy Talulah T. Turtle, Calvin Q. Chameleon And His Coat Of Many Colors, OPhilia and Othello, the Octopus Twins, Mrs. Rabbit And The Pie That Disappeared.
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Stephen Fratallone, Jazz Connection Magazine
Try reading the first two books in this series "Very Little Venus and the Very Friendly Fly" and "Cyril T. Centipede Looks For New Shoes". hey are perfect reading for parents and their kids, and a great example of what the rest of the books are like.
In 'Venus', a very unusual friendship is formed between a green Venus Flytrap and Aphid. Usually Aphid would be food for Venus, but because Aphid is so friendly and great at telling stories, Venus learns a lot about the world through the eyes of Aphid.
After the friendship is forged, Aphid returns to Venus's home, a window sill, to tell more tales about places all over the world.
"Cyril T. Centipede Looks For New Shoes" features Cyril, a bright red centipede with lots of feet and old shoes. Cyril goes to the shoe store to find many pairs to buy.
They are all stacked up in a pile as Cyril looks with glee at them.
All 10 books are penned by Dawn Williams and beautifully illustreated by Joey Chou. The colorful pictures will keep your kid's attention for a long time and are perfect for bedtime reading.
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The Crayon Report
The color and artistry explodes in these book reminiscent of ERic Carl's picture book treasures.
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Mario Chappell, Web Designer
