tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78524551771630151232024-03-05T03:21:50.535-08:00Nikki's Children's Book Placeauthor nikki noffsingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430985313362069688noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852455177163015123.post-47613359831504417842015-08-18T13:29:00.000-07:002015-08-18T13:29:00.470-07:00Back To School Reading: Great E-Books Every Child Should Have<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">It's back to school, and one way to ensure that your child stays on top of their reading is by making sure that not only do they have traditional books of their own to read but that their Ipads, Mac Books, E-Readers, etc. have a collection of books that will keep them engaged and honing those reading comprehension skills. </span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> <i>Elephant Symphony</i> by Nikki Noffsinger: Little Azizi is a small African Elephant who listens as the old ones tell the stories of celestial elephants and herds of long ago. Azizi looks into the night sky full of questions that leads him on a great adventure that not only answers his questions but also gives a lesson in animal conservation. <i>Elephant Symphony </i>is part of Ladybee's "Call of the Wild" series that showcases animal stories. This book is great for children ages 5-10. </span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">If you like this title by me, be sure to check out my other book, <i>Every Kid Has Their Day; </i></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><i>which contains four adorable stories that cover topics like: bullying, over coming that fearful first day of school, having a bad day, and ADHD. </i> </span> </span></b></span></span><b><br /></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Elephant Symphony</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">“Once long ago, our herds were vast. We
lived in the African Savannahs from scrub lands to the lush green forests and
mountains.” The great father began to speak as Baakir, began to pray to the
spirits of the ancestors.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">A little elephant named Azizi looked up at
his mother. She wrapped her trunk around his little head and gave him a
reassuring squeeze. Every year of the great migration, stories of the old ones
were told so that the young would carry them to the future. Azizi loved hearing
them even if sometimes they made him a little sleepy. He didn’t really
understand them, but he got to stay up a little later than normal and that was
always a good thing. A fire fly buzzing about distracted him from the story. Lightening
streaked across the sky as Great Father continued the story. Azizi lifted his
head once again drawn back to the much older elephant who was telling the
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">“We were masters of this land of abundance,
mother to us all. The rivers flowed and the Savannahs grew thick with grasses.
We are a great and mighty herd, but our herds are getting smaller.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">Suddenly lights like falling stars began to
streak down towards the Earth. Little Azizi looked up as the great Elephants of
the past filled the sky. He gasped as he saw them roaming about the sky. His
mother patted him with her trunk and he reluctantly turned back to the story.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">“Our herds were happy and lived in harmony
with all the animals even the great cats of the pride lands and jungles. Then
the two legs came. They came in great numbers.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">Several of the older elephants roared their
trunks, stomped their feet, and shook their heads. Azizi drew closer to his
mother. The great father roared the loudest and then all was quiet once again. The
other males lowered their heads in respect and began to make their rumble;
their song. It was a solemn sound.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">“The two legs known as Man came and hunted
our people. They stole our long tusks and stole our calves. They enslaved our
people; shackled them in irons. They destroyed our kind until our great numbers
dwindled. They drove us from our beloved Grasslands and peaceful jungles. They
ran us out of mountains in fear.”<span> </span>His
voice sent shivers up and down Azizi.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">Azizi’s mother and the rest of the female
African Elephants raised their trunks and let out a mournful cry. It was sad
and a lonely sound. Azizi looked at the star elephants and they looked as if
tears spilled from their eyes. He saw scenes of the two legs; the humans taking
great whips and beating them, taking their fire sticks and killing some, and ripping
calves away from mothers. Azizi didn’t want to look anymore. He didn’t want to
hear the sad stories anymore. He felt tears in his eyes. There were never any
more happy stories told. Azizi remembered only a few that his mother told him
of the great elephants who lived in the sky among the stars. He looked up and
they twinkled. He imagined they were twinkling for him. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">“Our herds were driven into hiding and no
longer knew happiness. The men brought their machines and destroyed our
forests. They built cities and took away the good clean water. The herds were
forced to travel for water and many have been lost along the way both young and
the old.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">“Man has brought us much sadness and
hardship but we are still a strong proud herd. We are still here on this land.
Man has not taken it all from us. We teach our young how to find the water
holes and how to watch out for the danger that lurks. We have the ancestors to
guide us and the young to teach the future.”</span></span></div>
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the bulls stomped theirfeet and shook their mighty heads. Azizi began to wonder
why man hated them so much. He pondered that. The big lions, cheetahs, and even
the great tigers did not hate them even though they sometimes hunted elephants.
Why was man different? He had to have an answer to the questions that were
filling his little head.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">Azizi first asked his mother, because she
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">“Mama, why does Man hate us?” Azizi asked
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">“Man is man Azizi. We do not know
why.”<span> </span>His mother said softly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">Azizi cocked his head up at his mother,
“But they don’t look very big and we have Great Father who is the biggest of all
elephants and he is even afraid of man.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">“Size is not always what wins Azizi. The
snake in the bush is small yet has a bite that kills. The hyena cannot take a
gazelle down alone, but in a pack it can.”</span></span></div>
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and man was coming for them. He saw the fear in the faces of his mother and the
herd. Azizi opened his eyes, and the sky was still dark while stars filled the
sky. He gently tilted his head as he watched a star streak across the sky. It <i>Ziiinged </i>across the sky and Azizi
watched as it fell into the watering hole. Aziz stood up and lumbered quietly
through where his family; the herd were sleeping. He’d never seen a falling
star before and the brilliant bright white and blue lights were shimmering over
the water of the watering hole. It was such an amazing sight.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">Azizi stepped closer and the light <i>Zipped</i> and <i>Zagged </i>over the water. The ball of wonderous light then exploded
and the light was so bright that Azizi had to cover his eyes with his ears. It
was all quiet once again and when Azizi removed his ears from his eyes,
standing in the middle of the watering hole was a beautiful white elephant.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">The elephant was tall and had golden tusks
that came from its mouth. Its ears were huge. It had wise eyes that twinkled as
if two stars were captured. Its trunk was long and much bigger than Great
Father’s. Azizi was a little afraid not knowing what to do.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">“W-Who are you?” Azizi stuttered, feeling a
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">The giant white elephant with the golden
tusks lowered its head slightly and smiled, “Hello Azizi. I am Zahara, your
ancestor. My time here is short, and I have a lot to show you my little one.”</span></span></div>
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author nikki noffsingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430985313362069688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852455177163015123.post-44732380868112916322015-07-31T23:13:00.000-07:002015-08-02T07:06:08.792-07:00Now Introducing: Aziz the elphant from "Elephant Symphony" The Newest E Book Release from Ladybee Publishing<div align="center">
<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Somewhere in Africa, lives a little elephant named Azizi and he's about to go on quite the adventure and so can you with my newest book, <i>Elephant Symphony </i>from Ladybee Publishing as part of their <b><i>Call Of The Wild Series</i></b>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span id="goog_543897090" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Azizi is an African elephant who is part of a few animals that are the largest in the world. Since Azizi is an African elephant, he is the largest of the elephant species in the world. He is also part of a species that's numbers are dwindling. Sadly African elephants are being hunted and because of that they are on the Endangered Species list. They still are threatened by poachers and humans who are encroaching on their lands. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span id="goog_543897090"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Azizi spends his days using his trunk to eat plants, twigs, berries, and to drink water. He also gives himself mud baths to protect his sensitive skin. There's no SPF for elephants. Azizi and other elephant calves are between 170-250 pounds. That is a BIG baby. Azizi will grow up to be about 350 pounds as an adult. An elephant calf's herd treats calves as one of the family. Each elephant looks out for and helps the calves of the herd. Everyone is involved with raising the calf. Elephants are incredibly social with each other. They migrate to find water holes and food together and they even "nest" down at night and sleep together. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>This book is about a little elephant named Azizi who finds out why his
kind are dwindling. Azizi hears the stories of celestial elephants and
how the herds are hunted. Then he gets a visit from a very special
elephant that shows Azizi the answers he needs to know and how not all
humans are bad<span style="color: blue;">.</span></b></i></span></span></span></div>
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When I began writing "Every Kid Has Their Day", I wanted to do nothing more than create something that empowered young children. Every child deserves to be empowered and to reach their potential. We don't always know what future they will choose for themselves whether it's being a doctor, a teacher, a musician, an athlete, or perhaps the next president. However, the events that occur during their childhood do have an effect on what paths they choose. I want every child to know that we all get scared sometimes. We all have that moment in a new place where monsters may live and the school lunch could be something more alien than food. We all have days where we just wake up on the wrong side of the bed or we learn in a total different way than everyone else. Being bullied is never fun and sometimes all a child needs to know is that it does get better and they're not alone. Those are the very reasons I wrote "Every Kid Has Their Day" and I hope that all you parents and child care givers will read it to your children. Most children in public schools are doing more and more with Ipads and the very best things we can do as parents and educators can be to give them books they can read that will empower them and to give fuel to their imaginations. Lady Bee Publishing has many great titles for children that can be easily uploaded to their Ipads and Kindles.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"> Has your son or daughter ever woke up on the wrong side of the bed? I bet they have. It was because all kids sooner or later have one of those days that I wrote, "The Complaining Day". This short story can be found in my book, "Every Kid Has Their Day". </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every year, the Critter's holds a poll for various genres of books, publishing houses, and authors and this year my book, <em>"Every Kid Has Their Day" </em>was graciously nominated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now while it would be nice to "win" some monetary award or be featured in the New York Times, there is no real prize for winning first place BUT by helping my book get voted to #1 helps ensure that many people and other book marketers can see my book. It also helps my publishing house get some accolades as well. </span><br />
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How many of you out there have a child that has either ADD or ADHD? For those of you that do, you know how quickly <em>Wonderland </em>can be turned upside down, shaken, and then stirred. For the ones who don't; it can be hard for them to really understand what you and your child (children) go through on a daily basis. I know for me, it's not been easy at all. <br />
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Back in the day when I first started hearing about ADD/ADHD, I was in high school taking Early Childhood Education classes for college credits. I really just shrugged and had all these new age ideas that went against my Annie Sullivan approach to child learning. I wanted to seek out a career in teaching and be a cross between Annie Sullivan meets <em>Avonlea's </em>Anne Shirley. I figured that ADD/ADHD was just something parents labeled their child with if their kid happened to be overly hyper and full of endless energy. I had been around countless children. I was the oldest of three siblings, often took care of children in the church nursery, and had baby sat for virtually everyone. I had been exposed to good children, bad ones, ill tempered, pranksters, and ones that were so introverted they hid behind my legs most of the time. Nothing, and I mean absolutely NOTHING prepared me for my son Justin. <br />
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Justin wasn't my first child and there were almost ten years between him and Olivia. I thought surly at 30, I had this whole mother thing down pat. I knew what the difference was between just a random runny nose and a full blown cold. I knew what to look for when it came to ear infections and when it was time to make an appointment with the ENT doctor. I had learned the various ways of camouflaging vegetables for the pickiest of kids (namely mine) on the entire planet. I had all the stories down pat, finger songs, latest data in potty training, and manners. All the bumps in the road and discovery with the first child had paved the way for my second. That was the thought at least; the false sense of hope. When Justin was two, the meltdowns and torrential tantrums began. When he started school after two years of Special Needs preschool, Justin had issues sitting still, he had terrible sleeping problems which he still has, and the tantrums were bad. Finally towards the start of his second semester, I got out of denial and gave in enough to have him tested for Autism, ADD/ADHD, or some other behavioral learning disability. I didn't want to admit that ADHD/ADD was real. I didn't want to believe that I couldn't help my child overcome his problems. I had to accept that I was in denial and it was causing my son to suffer. We all were suffering. <br />
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When my son was placed in home bound in his 2nd grade year of school, he asked me once, "Why do I have ADHD?" My heart broke. I told him it wasn't a bad thing. It just meant that his brain just worked differently. I began researching everything I could about ADHD. Sadly our local library had few books for young readers about ADD/ADHD. One morning while my son was in tutoring, I wrote <i>Me and My ADHD. It was published with three other stories designed to empower kids and build their confidence. </i><br />
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author nikki noffsingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430985313362069688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852455177163015123.post-63215915936885846062014-11-24T10:59:00.004-08:002014-11-25T20:47:20.569-08:00Every Kid Has Their Day: Meet Charlie<div style="text-align: justify;">
Can you remember that first day of school? I can remember being excited. The whole week of school shopping for just the right school box (they call them pencil or supply boxes now and sadly they're all plastic or aluminum unlike the cardboard ones I had), the coolest lunch box (yes, I am talking about the metal ones. I had Strawberry Shortcake and Inspector Gadget), and the backpack had to be perfect with just the right cartoon character or color. I don't remember clothes being that important except for the shoes. My first year of school, which was at a private school, meant I got shiny new black paten leather t-strap shoes that I was forever pretending I was a tap dance superstar since they clacked across the hallway linoleum and every other hard surface. Not everyone though is excited about their first day of school. Charlie for example wasn't excited at all. For some kids, it's a scary experience.</div>
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Charlie doesn't want to go to school. He would much rather stay at home with all his toys, his dog, and most of all his mom. Charlie has to go to a place called "school" and from his point of view, it's the scariest place ever! Is the school really filled with monsters and ready to eat Charlie up or is Charlie's fear of a new place just getting the better of him?</div>
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As adults, we look at our early years in school as a time that was easy. We forget how scary that first day is at a new place or what it's like to know you're different among other kids. We sometimes forget that even as kids, we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or have to deal with other kids not being so nice. Rather than complicate things, these four short stories will help build confidence while adding to your child's reading skill level. These four stories are fun and educational. </div>
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<em>A Book of Fairy Tales</em> had many of the stories written by The Brothers Grimm. This is still one of my favorite books and the artwork is just gorgeous. It had all the favorites from <em>Little Red Riding Hood</em> and <em>Sleeping Beauty</em> to some of the lesser known stories like <em>The White Cat </em>and <em>Hop O' My Thumb</em>. I am surprised the pages aren't worn out from reading it so much. It's a definite winner with children from the ages of four on up to ten. <br />
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If you've never read Ronald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory it's a MUST! It may not include the crazy soundtrack, but this book is filled with Charlie Bucket's adventures with the wonderful Willy Wonka and his factory. </div>
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Who would have thought that a spider would be a pig's best friend? Charlotte's Web is a darling story but it has a lot of humor and teaches the lessons of friendship, tolerance, and life. </div>
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<em>Runaway </em>Ralph is full of fun and adventure all from the perspective of a mouse. Children of all ages have giggled and loved Ralph the Mouse and all the misadventures he finds himself in. </div>
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Childhood can be awkward but no one is more out of the box than Ramona Quimby. Ramona has a very unique way of viewing the world around her and doesn't fail to fall into some adventures of her own. </div>
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Enter a world of fantasy with Peter and his Lost Boys courtesy of J.M.Barrie. Peter takes Wendy and her brothers on a fun filled adventure filled with pixies, the dreaded Captain Hook, Native Indians, and Mermaids. </div>
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For those who love just a tad bit of spooky with their stories, <em>Bunnicula</em> will have your child in stitches. Something is going on with the pet rabbit who seems to be a bit strange and something is draining the color from all the carrots. </div>
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This book was a favorite of my pre-teen years. The dollhouse family is much more than just stuffing and pretty wallpaper. Gail must find a way to help save her grandmother's home as well as figure out the secret of the dolls. </div>
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<strong>Check these out in your local library today! You won't be disappointed! </strong></div>
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<strong>In the words of Lavar Burton from <em>Reading Rainbow, "</em>Take a look, it's in a book..." </strong></div>
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author nikki noffsingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430985313362069688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852455177163015123.post-32031386933854221552014-11-19T05:29:00.003-08:002014-11-19T05:29:51.899-08:00Welcome! Welcome to Nikki's Children's Book Place. Here everything is child and family friendly. Come and explore and discover my great love for children's books and stories. A child's first introduction to an imagination and adventure is through books. I grew up reading fairy tales, Dr. Seuss, Ronald Dahl, Lewis Carroll, and so much more and I hope to enchant your child just as those books enchanted and inspired me. The world would be a dim place without the imagination and laughter of kids. My first collection of children's stories range from those scary first days of school to kid's who have ADHD and feel awkward. I hope to add stories that take kids of all ages on adventures and being confident readers. So come on along for the journey! <br />
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