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Welcome to my writing for children's blog. Here are some of my books that I have written so far.

Review of The Great Garage Sale

Here's an excerpt from The Great Garage Sale written by Marilyn Helmer and Illustrated by Mike Deas: "You're pulling out flowers, not weeds." His mouth curved into a lopsided grin. "Don't you know the difference between a weed and a flower?" "Of course I do," said DJ. Who was this smart-alecky kid anyway? "Weeds don't have flowers on them." The kid rolled his eyes. "See those buds? You're pulling out plants before they're big enough to bloom." This is a description of just one of DJ's mishaps that he has throughout this entertaining chapter book! He sells a jewelery box at a garage sale that wasn't meant for selling. He gives up his skateboard, Speedwell, to get the jewelery box back. He has good intentions but things seem to go awry for him. Somehow things turn around and the Superstacker (his favorite kind of deluxe sandwich) always seems to smooth things out for him. This Orca Echoes chapter book is written with pizzaz and flair which is sure to entertain young readers! Published by Orca Book Publishers.

Very Vegetarian-Thrifty Appetizers, Main Meals and Desserts in Minutes!

This is a book that I wrote for children and adults to have fun working together in the kitchen! It is full of recipes. Here is the link that will give you the table of contents and recipe titles. www.gourmandfoodie.wordpress.com If you would like a copy of my pdf cookbook, e-mail me at lily.erlic@shaw.ca, then press on the paypal button for payment.

SCBWI link

Member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Two New Books from Dawn Publications

I just received the pdf's of two new books from Dawn Publications in my inbox. I am looking forward to reviewing them. Here's an excerpt below from the e-mail they sent me.

What’s in the Garden?              

by Marianne Berkes

Illustrated by Cris Arbo

Good food doesn’t begin on a store shelf with a box. It comes from a garden bursting with life, color, sounds, smells, sunshine, moisture, birds, and bees! Healthy food becomes much more interesting when children know where they come from. So what’s in the garden? Kids will find a variety fruits and vegetables, and a tasty, kid-friendly recipe for each one to start a lifetime of good eating. A "food for thought" section presents interesting facts about each fruit and vegetable, and a "how does your garden grow?" section explains facts about gardening and the parts of plants.

GARDN-P l  Paper l $8.95 l  ISBN 978-1-58469-190-7 l CASE QUAN: 50

GARDN-H l  Hard l  $16.95 l  ISBN 978-1-58469-189-1 l CASE QUAN: 25

Ages 4 to 9 l  32 pages l  fully illustrated l  9” x 11”

 

Noisy Bug Sing-Along               

Written & Illustrated by John Himmelman

Open your ears to the wonderful concert happening every warm day and night in our yards, fields, and woods nearby. Who are making those sounds? Can you sing along?

CHIRP-CHIRP-CHIRP 

                         KERAAAAAK 

                TICK-TICK-TICK 

                        ZEEZEEZEEZEEZEE

There’s a lot going on out there, and this book is a wonderful bridge to a whole noisy, busy world of insects. Learn who is making what sound, and why. In this book the reader is treated to scientifically accurate, up-close depictions of some very cool bugs. It explains why the bugs make the sounds they do, and how they do it—and it’s not with their voices! Plus the author offers several intriguing "bug games."

BUG-P l  Paper l $8.95 l  ISBN 978-1-58469-192-1 l CASE QUAN: 50

BUG-H l  Hard l  $16.95 l  ISBN 978-1-58469-191-4 l CASE QUAN: 25

Ages 4 to 9 l  32 pages l  fully illustrated l 9.5” x 9.5”

Scholastic Teacher's Essentials Catalogue- google your book

If you have a book published, find out where the publisher is selling it by googling your book.

Travelling through cyberspace, I came across this website that had my published book in it. I had to dig though. I mean I wasn't aware at all that the book, Finger Rhymes for the Holidays was in the Scholastic Essentials catalogue. It was under the heading Teachers.

http://www.scholastic.ca/clubs/cec/images/1213/CEC_12-13_04.pdf

I went to Scholastic.com where I discovered a short bio of myself but no books of mine were included on the website. On scholastic.ca, in a pdf, and under the heading Teacher's Essentials. It was a long search but worth it.

Finger Rhymes for Manners Presentation

Help Build on Character Development in your Classroom!
Finger Rhymes for Manners Presentations for PreK-1 children!

Finger Rhymes for Manners Content-Connected Rhymes for Science, Math, Social Studies, and Technology.

15 or 30 minute presentations available!

Presentation includes:

Action Rhymes that relate to the curriculum

Interaction and movement through action rhymes

Learning while having fun!

For more information:

e-mail: lily.erlic@shaw.ca

To view sample pages in the book go to:

http://www.lorenzeducationalpress.com/product.aspx?id=tlc10595&source=altsearch&ptype=mm&t=movement+and+music