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Welcome to the blog of Connie Arnold, children's writer and poet. You will find poems and other fun things for kids here, as well as news about Connie's new book, Animal Sound Mix-Up.
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Please join me as Animal Sound Mix-up goes on a virtual book tour October 1 - 15, 2010. This is a list of the blogs hosting and dates. There will be two drawings from those who comment during the tour, one for a $10 Amazon gift certificate and one for an Encyclopedia of Animals, and one from those who purchase a copy of Animal Sound Mix-up and send confirmation of purchase (sent to [email protected]) for a set of animal ornaments. Extra entries for posting about tour on Twitter, Facebook, or blog.
Aninmal Sound Mix-up can be purchased from Guardian Angel Publishing (print, ebook or CD), Amazon or Barnes & Noble
October 1: Beth's Book Basket, review by Beth Reinke
October 4: A Writing Playground, interview, bio and book blurb by J. Aday Kennedy
October 5: Lori Calabrese Writes, review by Lori Calabrese
October 6: Janet Ann Collins
October 7: A Writing Playground, review and book marketing brainstorm by J. Aday Kennedy
October 8: Connie Arnold, Children's Author, excerpts and illustrations featuring Kit Grady
October 11: Write What Inspires You, review by Donna McDine
October 12: Random Thoughts, Q&A by Sharon Mayhew
October 13: Walking on Water, interview by Katie Hines
October 14: SFC: Families Matter, review by D.M. Cunningham
October 14: Rosemary's Reading Circle with Rosemary Marotta
October 15: Beth's Book Basket, interview by Beth Reinke
October 16: Connie Arnold, Children's Author, blog tour conclusion and prize winners announcement
Recently I went to St. Louis for a gathering of Guardian Angel Publishing authors and illustrators and enjoyed meeting others and the special events. We participated in events at the
St. Louis Children's Illustrated Art Museum and Border's bookstore. It was a great experience meeting fellow authors and illustrators and sharing my new book, Animal Sound Mix-up. I especially enjoyed reading to the children, seeing their reactions and letting them share their thoughts. You can see the
Guardian Angel 2010 Arch Angel Award and more pictures on my
Children's Books and Poems site.
After leaving St. Louis, we traveled on to visit our daughter and family. It's always such a special time together with family, and the three little grandsons aged 6, 5 and 3 make for an exciting visit! Isn't it a joy to see young children enjoying books and learning?
I'd like to share with you a wonderful review just received from Nicole Weaver for Animal Sound Mix-up. Be sure to check out the fun links below the review to find animal games to play with your children!
Do you like reading to your toddlers? Are you a proud grandma and grandpa looking for a good book to read to your precious grandkids? If you answered yes to either question, look no further. Connie Arnold's Animal Sound Mix-Up will bring cheer delight to your little bundle of joy.
Written in beautiful rhyme, the book explores the sound that domestic, farm and jungle animals make. To help young toddlers learn about sounds, the author poses silly questions like: What would happen if a cat were to moo? Or what if a lion said meow... or if a donkey said bow-wow? The colorful pictures on every page will keep a young child captivated while learning what sounds goes with what animal in a fun way.
I can visualize the learning that can take place reading this book to a toddler. The book can be used as a very handy educational tool to teach young children beginning sounds.
Homeschooling has become a viable option for many families; this book would be a good choice for teaching first sounds through rhyming. Some examples of rhyming used throughout the book are: say, day, way- bear, stare- howl, owl- squeak, speak-meow, and bow-wow.
The author graciously provided me with a PDF file of this book for review. After reading it once, I went back and read it again and again. The illustrations by Kit Grady added more depth to the story. I highly recommend this book to any parent or grandparent looking for a good book that can be both fun and educational.
Animal Sound Mix-up is available from Guardian Angel Publishing and Amazon
Here are some fun links for you. Do you know of others you can recommend?
Kid's Corner Animal Games
Switcheroo Zoo
ASPCA Kids
National Geographic Coloring Book
My first children's book, Animal Sound Mix-up, has just been published by Guardian Angel Publishing Company! Hope you'll visit there to see a couple of pages from it, and be sure to check out all the great books for children!
I think you will agree that the illustrations by Kit Grady are colorful and fantastic! There are many talented artists and authors at Guardian Angel Publishing, and I'm thankful to be a new angel among them.
I'll be sharing more fun poems soon and hope you will enjoy them!
A cricket and a bumblebee
Landed on my Grandpa’s knee.
As he sang a happy song
They began to sing along.
The cricket’s chirp and buzzing bee
Added two part harmony.
Grandpa had to sing each word.
I enjoyed the song I heard!
“Hey little friends come sing with me,
Hey chirp, chirp, buzz, buzz, whee!”
The song they sang sounded sweet.
A bird nearby began to tweet.
“Hey chirp, chirp, buzz, whee, tweet!”
Hearing them was quite a treat!
While they made a joyful sound,
I sat near them on the ground.
A bullfrog hopped by Grandpa’s feet.
It hit the ground with a thumping beat.
A croaking sound came from the frog
As he jumped up on a log.
“Hey chirp, buzz, tweet, croak, thump!”
Rhythm came from the bullfrog’s jump.
“Hey little friends come sing with me,
Hey chirp, buzz, tweet, thump, whee!”
© Connie Arnold
for more fun poems and other fun stuff, visit my children's website
Looks like a fun book! Can't wait to read it. :)