Author Spotlight
I would like to spotlight the work of one author that never
fails to impress me. Although I have
never counted them, over the past couple of years, I have reviewed quite a few
children’s books by author, Carole P.
Roman.
I was first introduced
to her work with her If You Were Me and
Lived In… series of children’s books. In each book she introduces children
to different countries and cultures around the world. All of the books in this series explore what is of interest to
children. Each book follows a similar
format. They begin with information about the country’s location, important
cities, and landmarks. They also answer
questions that children would ask. What do you call your parents? Where do you
go for fun? What kind of toys do you play with? What kind of foods do you
eat? The book also describes holidays, local events, schools, and much
more. I am not sure I have covered them all, but I know the following
countries have their own books that start If You Were Me and Lived In….India,
Australia, Mexico, Kenya, South Korea, Russia, China, Scotland, Peru, Hungary,
Greece, Norway, Portugal, Turkey, and France.
Another fun and interesting series is Carole’s Captain No
Beard pirate books. Alexander has a
vivid imagination and with each book he fades into an imaginary adventure
aboard The Flying Dragon pirate ship. He has a crew of friends that have great
pretend escapades. There is always a
subtle lesson that emphasizes friendship, teamwork, cooperation, and doing what
is right. Although I haven’t read all of
them, these are the books that I know are in this series:
Captain No Beard: An
Imaginary Tale of a Pirate's Life
Pepper Parrot's
Problem with Patience: A Captain No Beard Story
Stuck in the Doldrums:
A Lesson in Sharing- A Captain No Beard Story
Captain No Beard:
Strangers on the High Seas, Book 4 of the Captain No Beard Series
Fribbet the Frog and
the Tadpoles: Captain No Beard (note:
my personal favorite)
Captain No Beard and
the Aurora Borealis (Captain No Beard Stories)
The Crew Goes
Coconuts!: A Captain No Beard Story Volume 6
A Flag for the Flying
Dragon: A Captain No Beard Story
Another book of Carole P. Roman,
not part of a series, is I Want To Do Yoga Too. A young
child, Hallie, goes with her mom to yoga class, but isn’t allowed to join
in. When she tells the babysitter how
much she wants to do yoga, the sitter teaches her four yoga poses. This is a very fun book for young children
that will immediately want to play along and do the poses.
Carole also
presented a book Whaley's Big Adventure:
Presented by Carole P. Roman written and illustrated by her 5 year old
grandson, Alexander Luke. It is an interesting book that teaches children
about different kinds of whales.
Her blog
Her Amazon site
Website
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