Books with author Barbara Freedman-De Vito

Home to Many Cats is a cat centered preschool picture book (great for ages 2 to 8) about a collection of cats who live in a big old house. Each cat has a favorite room in the house and his or her own special cat rhyme. This cat picture book also includes a bonus draw and tell story, where the cat 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. In the draw and tell story, as the Home to Many Cats tale 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 cat has emerged, much to the children's delight. This 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. 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.

Volume III in the multi-volume Draw Me a Story series contains twelve fun " draw and tell stories " on topics such as April Fool's Day, artists, the Mexican hat dance, monsters, and puzzles. 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.

Volume IV in the multi-volume Draw Me a Story series contains twelve fun " draw and tell stories " on topics such as fairies, lions, magic, pirates, and yo-yos. 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.

Draw and Tell Stories for Kids 7, Volume 7 in the multi-volume Draw Me a Story series, contains twelve fun “ draw and tell stories " to help you round out your library storytelling sessions or introduce new topics to children at school or at home and entertain children. You’ll find an Aladdin’s lamp draw and tell story, a carnival barker story, a cat draw and tell story, a crown draw and tell tale, a dinosaur draw and tell story, and draw and tell stories about dolls, flowers, horses, Native Americans, desert islands, trains, and and even a draw and tell story about the flag of the United Kingdom.As with all of Barbara’s other draw and tell story collections, this draw and tell 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, each of which also contains a bonus draw and tell story related to the theme of the picture book.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.

Draw and Tell Stories for Kids 1, Volume 1 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 robots, Teddy bears, the moon, and dads. 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.

"Hi, I'm Skygrrl! Welcome aboard! I'm so excited to tell you all about what it's like to travel on an airplane for the first time! First-time flyers come in all ages and nationalities, but one thing they all have in common: everyone flies for the first time once! Where will your first airplane ride take you? What will it be like? I wrote Congratulations, First-Time Flyer! just for you. It's a fun, light-hearted, whimsical picture book for all ages. You're going to love it!"

Draw and Tell Stories for Kids 3, Volume 3 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 April fools, Mexican hats, monsters and music. 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.

Draw and Tell Stories for Kids 2, Volume 2 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 aliens from outer space, dogs, kites and science. 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.

Biel and his mother are so poor they have no home. One day they are caught in a downpour and take refuge in a seemingly abandoned house. Once inside, they hear the voice of a very old man calling out to them. He asks for light so that he can finish the book he is reading. Then he explains that he died 75 years ago, but couldn't lay to rest until he finished his book. To reward Biel and his mother for their kindness, he directs them to a trap door in the house where there is a treasure chest full of gold coins. With the money, mother and son buy the rundown house and work hard to turn it into a very pretty farmhouse where they live happily ever after.