Up Up Up
Phoebe Fox, Michelle Parker-Rock, Michael Hale
Hardcover
(Southwest Human Development, Aug. 1, 2016)
Up Up Up is the winner of the First Edition Project children's book manuscript contest.When you purchase Up Up Up, the publisher will donate a book to a child in need using a Buy One, Give One model. When Mouse, Frog, Duck, Snake, Dog, Chimp, Seal, Sheep and Bear are invited to a birthday party on the 10th floor, the elevator seems to be the best way up, up, up.This humorous story told mostly in pictures will delight the youngest of readers and adults alike.The publisher, Southwest Human Development, is one of the nation's largest nonprofits dedicated to early childhood development. They are a leader in early literacy, distributing over 140,000 children's picture books annually to kids who do not have access to books. All proceeds from the sale of the book support early literacy programs.