Featured Titles: Finding Mr. Trunks & Willow the Wonderer
Finding Mr. Trunks by Annemarie Riley Guertin
Published by Familius
World rights available
Age Range: 3 - 5
Annemarie Riley Guertin’s heartwarming picture book Finding Mr. Trunks highlights the positive impact of social media and brings people together to help #FindMrTrunks.
Somewhere between the security checkpoint and Gate 2 is where it happened. The grip around my neck loosened. Oh, no! Libby? Libbyyyyy! When Libby accidentally drops her beloved stuffed elephant, Mr. Trunks, at the airport, he must figure out how to reconnect with her before they’re separated forever. With help from a friendly baby and big brother en route to Italy, Mr. Trunks comes up with a clever plan to harness the power of social media and #FindMrTrunks.
With quirky illustrations by Andrea Alemanno and a magical world of people and animals, this modern tale of finding home and the power of collective kindness is sure to give you all the heart eyes.
Annemarie Riley Guertin is a wife, mother, teacher, and Amazon best-selling author of several books for children. In 2016, she began to write professionally, crafting books for children with themes of kindness and dreaming big! Annemarie holds a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from Boston University's Wheelock College and a master's degree in elementary education M.Ed. (summa cum laude) from Fitchburg State University. She teaches Early Childhood Education in Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband and their two children.
Willow the Wonderer by
Reeta Dhar
Published by Wise As Stories
Rights sold: Chinese (simplified)
Age Range: 3 -8
Willow the Wonderer is an enchanting tale about the search for happiness. In this first adventure, he learns what takes most of us a whole lifetime to discover - some age-old universal wisdom about where happiness comes from.
Willow the Wonderer wakes up one morning wondering about happiness and where he can find it. He visits many wonderous places and discovers many marvellous creatures but the happiness he was looking for eludes him. As he reflects on his day, he has an epiphany and finally understands where happiness comes from.
The early learning goals in this book is counting, although it feels more like playing a game a of 'hide and seek' as all the creatures to be counted are hidden away in the landscape.
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Willow the Wonderer is an enchanting new picture book series by debut children's book author, Reeta Dhar, and internationally acclaimed illustrator, Darren Pryce. Willow is an endearing little donkey who is deeply curious about life. Join him on epic quests as he unravels life's mysteries and discover its wonders.
Written in perfect rhyme, the melodious stanzas sweep young readers away on adventures through the natural world, whilst exquisitely crafted illustrations beckons them to uncover hidden marvels in Willow's world. Each captivating tale is also designed with a specific early learning goal in mind, whether it's mastering counting, understanding colors, or even diving into astronomy.
Willow the Wonderer isn't just a series of books; it's a gateway to imagination, education and wisdom that is winning the hearts and minds of little ones all over Australia (and soon in China!).
Willow the Wonderer are more than just picture books - They are a treasure trove of life lessons wrapped in delightful stories that educate and entertain in equal measure.
Reeta Dhar grew up surrounded by stories; tales from the olden days her grannies used to tell, scary stories that her siblings would share, legends about ancient yogis her dad read aloud, Bollywood films her mum rented and stories from all the glorious books she read.
Stories became her doorway into a world of imagination that enthralled, enticed and enchanted in equal measure. They inspired her to travel, climb mountains, do yoga, meditate and seek out the magic in life.
Prior to pursuing her love of writing and publishing, Reeta has had an accomplished business career. In Willow the Wonderer picture book series, she brings together her love of rhyme and the natural world with life's little lessons she has learnt along the way.
