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Psssssst! You Are So Incredibly Special!

Psssssst! You Are So Incredibly Special, written and illustrated by Sylvia Q. Sierra, is a warm picture book of the senses and secrets of our human gifts. The bilingual English and Spanish text enriches the world of our youngest thinkers and allows them to look to their interior as a source of strength for creativity, imagination, and intellect. This charming book is geared for preschool - 3 grade. It will soon debut on the retail market at major  grocery stores, airport gift shops, and military bases. Keep checking our website for more information!

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Summary: This book celebrates all children! We each have qualities that may look like someone else's but there's absolutely no one in this whole wide world that is exactly like ourselves. We each see, hear, feel, smell, and taste differently because we are each incredibly special! Who we are, why we learn the way we do, why we think the way we do, why our name is what it is, .... are gifts that make us so wonderful. What we have in our hearts, is truly why we are so incredibly special!

The Psssssst! children's book will be available in print some time during 2007 ---keep track of it's publishing status by visiting our website frequently or by submitting your email address to our mailing list so you can receive our e-newsletters. The author/illustrator has been revising this little book to make it even more special! It is currently available for presale via this website. All presale book orders will be autographed by the author when the book is published. Shipping & handling and state sales tax (for Texas residents) is included for US residents. We know the hardest part is waiting for this sweet book however as soon as it arrives in our studio, it will be in the mail to you within days! To order click the shopping cart button above. Let us know the name you'd like for us to autograph in your book and who to send this special book.
SAMPLE CURRICULUM EXTENSIONS
Being different is exciting!

  • Enjoy art-making projects in which students draw their body parts and what is exciting and different about theirs.

  • Have students research their name – it’s meaning & different variations, why they were given their name, who they were named after, etc….

  • Have children paint a picture and/or poem describing their name

  • Have a student Show & Tell of something special to them (collection, pet, book, toy,…).

  • Following a discussion on “diversity”, they can make and then release kits on which they have written their ideas.

  • Invite a family member to share with the class about family traditions surrounding a particular holiday or celebration.

  • Students write and share a short story of ‘why being different can be exciting!’.

  • Using an array of common words or phrases, let children discuss differences and similarities.

  • Students can celebrate being incredibly special by creating a poem for each other (or a particular classmate on his/her birthday), using the first letter of his/her name to list nice words that describe him/her. This makes a great valentine class project!

Provided for incredibly special teachers by Author/Illustrator Sylvia Q. Sierra. In addition to these Curriculum Extensions that are available in each book, the author has included a page full of ideas for parents to use with children. Enjoy!

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Plan your Author Visit and Reading today! Bilingual author presentations are available for all ages. In addition to her animated reading of her Psssssst! book to classroom students, the author is a popular consultant for teacher workshops on how to utilize her book in the classroom with an extension list of Curriculum Extensions (as well as alignment to the Texas TAKS Objectives). 

In addition to Curriculum Extensions, also included in this vibrantly colored book are 'Ideas for Parents' to help celebrate the gifts of each and every child!

Other topics that the author is available to speak on includes The Commercial Side of Art, The Commercial Side of Writing, and Ms. Sierra is on hand to talk about the inspiration behind her extraordinary life and her work.  For inquiries about author's fees and availability, Ms. Sierra can be contacted by e-mail sylvia@thepinkmagnolia.com or by phone, 281.391.7778.

"Precious artwork and wonderful story about making all children feel special!  Had Ms. Sierra recently at my child's school to present her "special story" to the students.  The children loved her enthusiasm and hearing about her author/illustrator experience.  She even lead a district-wide teacher workshop on how to use this darling book as a curriculum supplement in the classroom.  Thank you."

B. Breckenridge Austin, Texas

 

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