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Children’s Books: Samantha Strong Becomes Super by Seth Pietsek

March 18, 2020 admin 0

Seth Pietsek thought that he was writing a business book. Then his nine-year-old daughter Sofia unwittingly led him to write a children’s book. Samantha Strong Becomes Super, the first of an anticipated series, has the same emphasis as the business book Pietsek had been envisioning: Empathy is a superpower and taking care of others is a fundamental way to find depth and meaning in life. Pietsek is a longtime communications professional and high school speech […]

Gross Humor Book Teaches Prepositions in Spanish and English

August 14, 2019 admin 1

Karl Beckstrand’s 22nd book, It Came from under the High Chair: A Mystery, almost never got published. “I thought the concept of a monster made of spilled food might be too disgusting,” he said. “Then I saw all these bestselling bathroom humor books and figured the world was ready for my 20-year-old idea.”A media professor at a state college, Beckstrand always sneaks some education into his stories. “I think kids don’t mind learning if they […]