Picture Books

Reader Views 2008 Award

Reader Views Kids, November 2007 Marissa giggled throughout most of the book and asked to read it three times before we could move on to other activities.  She loved when Baby Bear sneezed so hard he fell out of bed. Nicholas enjoyed the story in “It Takes a Lot of Love” and thought “it was so funny I laughed my head off.” He really liked the picture with the bear carrying the fish in his hands.  He wanted to know why the Mama Bear wears slippers but not clothes.  He thought it was nice when the Mommy, Daddy, and Baby Bears were all hugging at the end. Reviewed by Leslie Granier and Nicholas Lopez (age 5) and Marissa Lopez (age 2) for Reader Views, (11/07)

The warm and fuzzy art style adds a comforting touch to this ideal read-aloud storybook, September 6, 2007 By  Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) It Takes a Lot of Love is a rhyming children's picturebook about a little bear who has trouble falling asleep. Sometimes he sneezes and falls out of bed, sometimes he gets tangled in the covers. With help from his loving mommy and daddy, he finally manages to drift off. "Daddy and Mommy / together persist / With so much love, / I cannot resist. // So if you see me dreaming, / please don't make a peep, / because it took a lot of love / for me to finally go to sleep." The warm and fuzzy art style adds a comforting touch to this ideal read-aloud storybook just before a child's bedtime.   "...soothing sound of the rhymes...illustrations and color scheme are wonderful. Reading Tub, September 2007

             Chapter Books
 

Destiny, Valor, and a Lizard named Louie (book 1 in the series)  Written by Michael Ambrosio Chapter book (ages 8 and up) 128 pages, paperback ISBN 0-9716085-3-9 Teen STAR Review - Reading Tub, January 2008 "...exciting story, intriguing narrative, impressive illustrations..." "...excellent reading resource tool that enables the teacher/parent to help the reader develop vocabulary and improve reading comprehension. Borrow or Buy: Buy! This is a book that will be read and re-read many times. Click Here to Read the First Two Chapters

Attack of the Geckos (book 2 in the series)  Written by Michael Ambrosio Chapter book (ages 8 and up) 128 pages, paperback Coming Soon ISBN 978-0-9716085-5-9 Click Here to Read the First Two Chapters