Ginormous Jo's Welcoming Arms
S C Cunningham
(S C Cunningham, May 13, 2019)
(3-12yrs) THE GINORMOUS SERIES A fun collection of adventures and conversations following a loving family of pets as they share their life-handling problems and how to solve them together. Gently encouraging conversation between adult and child. A great addition to any child's home or teacher's read-aloud library. The animals chat about; good deeds, bullying, being accepted, feeling lonely, self-esteem, worrying, anxiety, getting lost, recycling, welcoming new members to a family or classroom, that listening and learning can be fun, and how to care for others.GINORMOUS JO'S WELCOMING ARMSHave siblings or school friends been having trouble getting along? Or is there a new member or pet in the family?Join lovable dogs, Ginormous Jo and little Tom, as a new member of the family is adopted, a ginger kitten.Vinnie is a very mischievous and curious kitten. He gets into everything. Tom, is annoyed and unhappy with the new addition. Vinnie follows him around, making all sorts of big messes. What are they going to do with this new kitten? Faced with having to take charge of Vinnie, the dogs start to help and manage his adventures. Watching out for him, they learn to accept that family means to look after each other and being older comes with responsibility.This is a great picture book for helping children understand additions to the classroom or family, whether they are pets or a new baby. Children will learn how to be responsible for the new member and that looking out for someone else is not only kind, but a new sort of responsibility, that can be fun. This will make a great addition to any parenting library or in the classroom.ABOUT S C CUNNINGHAMOwned by 3 dogs and a cat, Cunningham normally writes suspense thrillers. As respite from her crime novels, she creates children's picture books, each with a theme to gently teach our precious young, and help start thought-provoking conversations between adult and child. The books are based on Cunningham's beloved family pets; Joe, Muttley, Dali (Jo), Tom and Vinnie.She is an ex-model, British born of Irish roots, that married a rock musician and has worked in the exciting worlds of music, film, sports celebrity management and as a Crime Investigator and Intelligence Analyst for the Police. She supports causes for: veterans, MH, Child and Animal Protection.REVIEWS "These books should be available in every home and school.""WOW! I absolutely loved these books! What a great teaching tool.""Cannot wait to share with my school class as part of PSHCE lessons.""A way for parents to educate their children on important topics in a way that children will listen." "This was the cutest book that touched my heart. The author did an outstanding job, I enjoyed it and I think that any child would love this story too." "Hooray for Ginormous Joe! What a great story. Pure love really does have redeeming/transforming properties doesn't it? I want to meet Ginormous Joe and give him a great big hug. Gorgeous illustrations!""A lesson in life for us all. I shall remember liswat. I know a beautiful large white dog just like Jo who listens and watches." "So real. Fires the imagination - makes you look at animals in a different light - waiting for books 3 and 4"Website sccunningham.comTwitter @ sccunningham8 & @GinormousJoeFacebook @GinormousSeries