Books with author Barbara Freedman-De Vito

Volume I in the multi-volume Draw Me a Story series contains twelve fun " draw and tell stories " on topics such as robots, Teddy bears, the moon, and dads. Each draw and tell story includes clear instructions and traceable drawings, plus an informative guide to using the lively and time-honored draw and tell storytelling technique. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight.The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader.Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her other books for children.

Holiday Draw and Tell Stories - B, Volume 6 in the multi-volume Draw Me a Story series, contains ten fun " draw and tell stories " to help you celebrate various holidays and entertain children. You’ll find a Christmas draw and tell story, a Halloween draw and tell story, two Easter draw and tell stories, a Chinese New Year draw and tell story, a Valentine’s Day draw and tell story, a New Year’s Day draw and tell story, and two birthday draw and tell stories. There’s even a Fourth of July draw and tell story. As a bonus, this holiday volume of draw and tell stories also includes amusing and inventive holiday themed action rhymes to help children get their wiggles out during storytelling and other programs. As with all of Barbara’s other draw and tell story collections, this holday story collection includes clear instructions and traceable drawings, plus an informative guide to using the lively and time-honored draw and tell storytelling technique.Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight.The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader.Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her illustrated picture books for children.Also, you can visit : www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara’s stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.

A More Humane Mother Goose is a retelling of some well-known Mother Goose nursery rhymes, which replaces violence and cruelty with kindness and compassion towards both animals and other people, while retaining the rhythms and playful spirit of the original Mother Goose rhymes. This sweet preschool picture book (great for ages 2 to 8) includes gentler versions of Mother Goose favorites such as Little Miss Muffet, Jack Sprat, Jack and Jill, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Humpty-Dumpty, Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, This Little Piggie, and many more.This fully illustrated Mother Goose book also includes a bonus draw and tell story, where some of the humane Mother Goose nursery rhymes are repeated in the form of a drawing story, a lively and time-honored storytelling technique which is very easy to use and requires no special materials or experience. Clear instructions and a traceable drawing are included, as well, to help novices use the draw and tell story with ease.In the draw and tell story, as the Mother Goose rhymes are retold, certain elements are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture of Mother Goose has emerged, much to the children's delight.This form of draw and tell storytelling is great for parents, teachers, babysitters and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. You can find her many draw and tell story collections under the series title of Draw Me a Story, plus find more of her original picture books, all available on Amazon.Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her other books for children.Please go to : http://www.babybirdproductions.com/picturebooks.html to see sample interior pages from Barbara’s picture books.

This fully illustrated children’s picture book contains two fairytale style stories set in the Middle Ages. They are both written in rhymes and both feature illustrations made from cut pieces of colored felt. The first story is called “The Lady and the Jester” and it tells the tale of a love that can overcome social barriers. The second story is a rhyming retelling of the traditional folktale, “The Stonecutter,” about a man who learns that money and power are not the best goals in life. Both stories can help children think about what’s important in their own lives. As with all of Barbara’s other original full color illustrated picture books, this book concludes with a bonus draw and tell story for the theme of each of the two stories in this picture book. It also includes instructions and big traceable drawings to help any novice learn how to use this traditional storytelling technique to successfully tell a draw and tell story. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight. The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher and workshop leader. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " or check with your favorite jobber to find all of Barbara’s illustrated picture books for children, plus her collections of original draw and tell stories. You can also visit : www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara’s stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.

Foul Play in Fairyland is a fun-filled frolic in fairyland which is fraught with mystery. This fully illustrated picture book mystery for young kids is all about Dickory Doc, a detective who works the mean streets of fairyland. This tough detective saves the day for the likes of the Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter of “Peter and the Wolf,” not to mention the Big Bad Wolf himself. The point of the story is to have some silly fun with fairy tale characters that young children can recognize and to dispel an old stereotype. As with all of Barbara’s other original full color illustrated picture books, this goofy fairy tale detective story concludes with a bonus draw and tell story that relates to the detective theme of the picture book. It also includes instructions and a big traceable drawing to help any novice learn how to use this traditional storytelling technique to successfully tell a draw and tell story. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight. The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher and workshop leader. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " or check with your favorite jobber to find all of Barbara’s illustrated picture books for children, plus her collections of original draw and tell stories. You can also visit : www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara’s stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.

Holiday Draw and Tell Stories - A, Volume 5 in the multi-volume Draw Me a Story series, contains ten fun " draw and tell stories " to help you celebrate various holidays and entertain children. You’ll find Christmas draw and tell stories, Halloween draw and tell stories, Easter draw and tell stories, Hanukkah draw and tell stories, Valentine’s Day draw and tell stories, and Saint Patrick’s Day draw and tell stories. There’s even a Fourth of July draw and tell story, plus a birthday draw and tell story. As a bonus, this holiday draw and tell story volume also includes amusing and inventive holiday themed action rhymes to help children get their wiggles out during storytelling and other programs. As with all of Barbara’s other draw and tell story collections, this holday story collection includes clear instructions and traceable drawings, plus an informative guide to using the lively and time-honored draw and tell storytelling technique.Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight.The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader.Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her illustrated picture books for children.Also, you can visit : http://www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara’s stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.

Creatures in the Cupboard is an amusing alphabet book to help young children learn their ABCs. This fully illustrated alphabet picture book for young kids is all about monsters, from A to Z. It provides a veritable universe of monsters from well-known creatures that are familiar to preschoolers, such as vampires and werewolves and ogres and mummies, to lesser-known characters from folklore, such as kelpies and imps. The point of the story is to have some spine-tingling fun with monsters, but also to help young children see that these monsters are not real and that there is nothing lurking in the dark to be afraid of. As with all of Barbara’s other original full color illustrated picture books, this monster alphabet book concludes with a bonus draw and tell story that relates to the monster theme of the picture book. It also includes instructions and a big traceable drawing to help any novice learn how to use this traditional storytelling technique to successfully tell a draw and tell story. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight. The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher and workshop leader. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " or check with your favorite jobber to find all of Barbara’s illustrated picture books for children, plus her collections of original draw and tell stories. You can also visit : www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara’s stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.

Draw and Tell Stories for Kids 4, Volume 4 in the multi-volume Draw Me a Story series of draw and tell story books is now available in an 8.5 x 11 inch paperback format and has a new look. It contains twelve fun draw and tell stories on topics such as fairies, magicians, pirates and wolves. Each draw and tell story includes clear instructions and large traceable drawings, plus an informative guide to using the lively and time-honored draw and tell story storytelling technique. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight. The draw and tell story form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of draw and tell stories, plus her fully illustrated picture books for children.Also, you can visit : www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara’s stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.

Hens in a Hurry is both a counting book to help young children learn to count numbers from one to twenty, and a sweet preschool picture book (great for ages 2 to 8) about a flock of hens who fill every day with fun and action-packed adventures. There are numbers and hens to count everywhere. This fully illustrated hen counting picture book also includes a bonus draw and tell story, where the hen picture book story is repeated in the form of a drawing story, a lively and time-honored storytelling technique which is very easy to use and requires no special materials or experience. Clear instructions and a traceable drawing are included, as well, to help novices use the draw and tell story with ease. In the draw and tell story, as the Hens in a Hurry counting story is retold, certain elements are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture of a hen has emerged, much to the children's delight. This form of draw and tell storytelling is great for parents, teachers, babysitters and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using Draw and Tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. You can find her many draw and tell story collections under the series title of Draw Me a Story, plus find more of her original picture books, all available on Amazon. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her other books for children. Please go to : http://www.babybirdproductions.com/picturebooks.html to see sample interior pages from Barbara’s picture books.

This illustrated children’s picture book contains original rhymes and silhouettes from many well-known children’s tales, one for each letter of the alphabet. It is meant to teach young children the alphabet, while also illustrating some of their favorite fairy tales and other classic stories, with characters such as Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty and Yankee Doodle Dandy. It also introduces children to some lesser known characters, such as Ireland’s Finn McCool or colonial America’s Rip Van Winkle. Hopefully, children will be inspired to then read the full texts of these classic stories.As with all of Barbara’s other original full color illustrated picture books, this book concludes with a bonus draw and tell story on the book’s central theme. In this case, the draw and tell story is about books and reading. This picture book also includes instructions and a big traceable drawing to help any novice learn how to use this traditional storytelling technique to successfully tell a draw and tell story. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight. The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher and workshop leader. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " or check with your favorite jobber to find all of Barbara’s illustrated picture books for children, plus her collections of original draw and tell stories. You can also visit : www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara’s stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.

Volume II in the multi-volume Draw Me a Story series contains twelve fun " draw and tell stories " on topics such as extraterrestrials, dogs, ancient Egypt, kites, and science. Each draw and tell story includes clear instructions and traceable drawings, plus an informative guide to using the lively and time-honored draw and tell storytelling technique. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight. The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her other books for children.

Holiday Draw and Tell Stories, Volume 5 in the multi-volume Draw Me a Story series, contains ten fun " draw and tell stories " to help you celebrate various holidays and entertain children. You’ll find Christmas draw and tell stories, Halloween draw and tell stories, Easter draw and tell stories, Hanukkah draw and tell stories, Valentine’s Day draw and tell stories, and Saint Patrick’s Day draw and tell stories. There’s even a Fourth of July draw and tell story, plus a birthday draw and tell story. As a bonus, this holiday draw and tell story volume also includes amusing and inventive holiday themed action rhymes to help children get their wiggles out during storytelling and other programs. As with all of Barbara’s other draw and tell story collections, this holiday story collection includes clear instructions and traceable drawings, plus an informative guide to using the lively and time-honored draw and tell storytelling technique. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight. The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her illustrated picture books for children. Also, you can visit her website : www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara’s stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.