I have always wanted to express something positive with my art, whether with my sculpture or with my children's books, The Lae Lae Collection. My art has never been just for decorative entertainment (although that is certainly a worthy purpose) but I wanted it to make a learning or cathartic contribution.
One of my favorite books, in the collection, A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MOTHER EARTH, was inspired by my granddaughter Zoe when she was five years old. She and her brother and I actually did make birthday mud cakes for Mother Earth and decorated them with twigs, leaves, small flowers and other things from the yard. Then we put a candle on our cake and sang happy birthday to thank "Mother Earth" for all that she has given us. The resulting book was chosen as the top children's book for 2 to 6 year olds a year later by an international book awarding agency out of Toronto, Canada.
One of my favorite books, in the collection, A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MOTHER EARTH, was inspired by my granddaughter Zoe when she was five years old. She and her brother and I actually did make birthday mud cakes for Mother Earth and decorated them with twigs, leaves, small flowers and other things from the yard. Then we put a candle on our cake and sang happy birthday to thank "Mother Earth" for all that she has given us. The resulting book was chosen as the top children's book for 2 to 6 year olds a year later by an international book awarding agency out of Toronto, Canada.
The book has now reached Amazon #1 best seller in books for 2 to 6 year olds in several categories: environmental books, word games, cultural studies, sociology and reference books. I am very happy about the designation and hope that parents, care givers, teachers and other related adults will enjoy its simple little story and games, teachable moments and pages of information.
I have enjoyed using it to teach at schools, Sunday schools and related childhood functions. All the books in the collection have games and activities for children to enjoy as well as pages of parental notes to work with. Shown below are photos from one of the earth birthday parties that I have hosted. So much fun with a lasting earth garden to keep!
If you have read the book, thank you for helping to make it an Amazon #1 best seller; if not I invite you to join Lae Lae and her friends as they celebrate A Birthday Party for Mother Earth!
I have enjoyed using it to teach at schools, Sunday schools and related childhood functions. All the books in the collection have games and activities for children to enjoy as well as pages of parental notes to work with. Shown below are photos from one of the earth birthday parties that I have hosted. So much fun with a lasting earth garden to keep!
If you have read the book, thank you for helping to make it an Amazon #1 best seller; if not I invite you to join Lae Lae and her friends as they celebrate A Birthday Party for Mother Earth!
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