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Is Reading to Your Young Child Really Necessary?
Research continues to support that reading benefits children of all ages in a variety of ways. According to studies, reading helps build your child’s vocabulary, helps develop his imagination, and increases his ability to communicate. In fact, there is a direct relationship between how many words an infant hears in a day and his language skills, even his IQ. That being said, reading is crucial in exposing your baby or young child to a variety of words. The images and colors in children picture books and illustrated books also stimulate the imagination. This is part of the reason why I …
Danny The Dragon Contest Winner- NOVEMBER!
I had the wonderful pleasure of visiting many schools this month as well as received MANY pictures submitted to the site and to my e mail at info@dannythedragon.com.
We have another winner for the November gift basket! Here she is:
- Paulina- 3rd Grade Winner- NOVEMBER
- A New Friend For Danny
Here is what our wonderful 3rd grade winner, Paulina has to say:
Disney – Danny the Dragon and Sunset Park Elementary
Look at what is happening tomorrow at Sunset Park Elementary School behind Disney, in none other than lovely Florida! Sunset Park Elementary School, located in Windermere, Florida, welcomes author Tina Turbin to share her Danny the Dragon book with over 500 students, teachers, and parents. She will sharing her work with large groups and will talk about what it is like to write children’s books. In January, Danny the Dragon will make a return appearance when the school cafeteria celebrates “Appreciate a Dragon Day”- January 16th, so mark your calendars. We are thankful to have stumbled upon Ms. Turbin’s character …
What do you think of Danny on YouTube?
Danny the Dragon has a home on YouTube, including a beautiful video of various images from our 2009 Book Tour to schools, hospitals and libraries. Many more videos to come, but in the meantime, please visit the following link and drop us a comment (and a 5-star vote!) so that we know what you think of the video!
Danny the Dragon to bring joy to kids in Victoria, Australia
Much devastation was caused by the Victoria, Australia wildfires of February 2009, including the loss of the children’s book collections at the local libraries and schools. Through the hard work of authors, writers, concerned citizens and the coordinated efforts of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), the book collections have been re-built as a result of generous book donations from around the world. (Above: Photo of Corinne King of SCBWI Australia holding some of the book donations) I am very pleased to have been able to donate a copy of Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy to the …
Scheduling book readings in the schools
I’m taking a break from Danny the Dragon today and allowing my assistant to get to some work on Danny, while I handle much needed backlogs on calls to get some more “readings” for Danny in the schools, with or without these puppies.
Homeschooling May Be Worth a Try
It used to be that homeschooling had a certain stigma to it. When people heard the word, they pictured a child isolated at home from children his age and indoctrinated into his parents’ extremist views. However, homeschooling has steadily grown in popularity over the years, and it’s widely acknowledged now that homeschooling provides many benefits. If your child is having trouble in school, you may want to try homeschooling for a little bit to get him caught up for his grade level, and then see at that point what he wants to do. Every child is different. Some …
Reading with puppies at libraries, schools and hospitals
The printer understands that I need full creative control on this one and I’m being provided samples as needed…every day we’re closer and closer to the finish line. Our two Maltese puppies (that we’ll be getting soon) were born a few days ago. We have about 8 more weeks until we pick them up. I will be taking them to libraries, schools and hospitals to help me with reading Danny the Dragon to children.