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color=#0000ff>Hello! I just received the following email about new baby
signs books. A catalog sheet is attached, however attachments
don't always work and due to the format I couldn't cut-and-paste it into
the body of this email. If you can't access the attachment, you
can also find out more about them on Powell's Books website and
Amazon.com. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=366065615-09102009><FONT color=#0000ff>This
is not an endorsement, please use your collection development policy to review
materials to make sure they appropriate for your library.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=center>Katie Anderson, Library Development Services</DIV>
<DIV align=center>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book
Coordinator *</DIV>
<DIV align=center>Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301</DIV>
<DIV align=center><A
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</A>,
503-378-2528</DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Dawn Prochovnic
[mailto:dawnp@smalltalklearning.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 08, 2009
1:29 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Info@Smalltalklearning. Com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Dawn
Prochovnic's Sign Language Picture Books Are Finally Here!<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Dear Library
Friends and Clients,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; FONT-SIZE: 17px"
class=Apple-style-span>Many of you know I have been working on a series of
children's books for some time now. I'm excited to say they are finally
here.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please join me in welcoming
my new picture book series, “Story Time with Signs & Rhymes.”</SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; FONT-SIZE: 17px"
class=Apple-style-span>I will be reading from one of the books in the series,
“The Nest Where I Like to Rest” at the Wordstock Festival at the Oregon
Convention Center at 11:00 AM this Saturday, October 10, 2009, and I’ll be
teaching a writing workshop called “Project Management for Creative Types” at
4:30 PM that same day.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
following link leads to an article and interview in today’s Oregonian that gives
more information about the Wordstock Festival (a very family-friendly
event):</SPAN></P>
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class=Apple-style-span><A
href="http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2009/10/washington_county_writers_sche.html"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #001def">http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2009/10/washington_county_writers_sche.html</SPAN></A></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; FONT-SIZE: 17px"
class=Apple-style-span>I am in the process of updating my website to incorporate
the arrival of my books, but if you'd like a sneak preview, go to <A
href="http://www.smalltalklearning.com">www.smalltalklearning.com</A> and click
on the "Dawn's Books are Here!" link.</SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; FONT-SIZE: 17px"
class=Apple-style-span>If you’re not working this weekend, Wordstock is a great
place for book lovers to hang out. Please be sure to say, “Hello,” if you happen
to be there on Saturday.</SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; FONT-SIZE: 17px"
class=Apple-style-span>Many of you have anticipated the arrival of my books and
have already added them to your collections.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>THANK YOU SO MUCH.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thank you also to those of you who have
scheduled author visits / book signings and/or one or more of my instructional
programs.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is my sincere pleasure
and honor to have the opportunity to share my love of sign language and early
literacy with you and your patrons.</SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; FONT-SIZE: 17px"
class=Apple-style-span>For those of you who haven’t had a chance to see my books
yet, I have attached a catalog sheet from my publisher (Magic Wagon/Abdo
Publishing Group).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You can also
check them out on Amazon (search: Prochovnic).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><U>Booklist</U> recently published a
delightful review of “The Big Blue Bowl,” one of the eight books in the series,
in their Oct 1 issue.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’ve pasted
their kind words below.</SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; FONT-SIZE: 17px"
class=Apple-style-span>Thank you for your ongoing encouragement and support (and
for putting up with my long-winded, "all about me" message). Feel free to
forward this information to your colleagues and friends, and please let me know
if you’d rather not be on this distribution list and I will remove you promptly.
P.S. Might I also mention my delight in hearing that the Multnomah County
Library recently received the nation's highest award for community service.
Libraries rock! </SPAN></P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; FONT-SIZE: 17px"
class=Apple-style-span>Warm Wishes,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Dawn</SPAN><O:P></O:P></DIV>
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Review:</SPAN></FONT></DIV><!--EndFragment--><BR>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 16px Arial; COLOR: #9d3065"
color=#9d3065 size=5 face=Arial>The Big Blue Bowl: Sign Language for
Food.</FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman" size=3
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 16px Times New Roman" size=5
face="Times New Roman">Prochovnic, Dawn Babb (author).</FONT><FONT
style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman" size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT><FONT
style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman; COLOR: #9d3065" color=#9d3065 size=3
face="Times New Roman">Illustrated by Stephanie Bauer. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman" size=3
face="Times New Roman">Sept. 2009. 32p. ABDO/Magic Wagon, library edition,
$18.95 </FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman; COLOR: #9f0000"
color=#9f0000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><U>(9781602706682)</U></FONT><FONT
style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman" size=3 face="Times New Roman">. K-Grade
2. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT
style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman; COLOR: #166cfd" color=#166cfd size=3
face="Times New Roman">REVIEW. </FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman"
size=3 face="Times New Roman">First published </FONT><FONT
style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman; COLOR: #9f0000" color=#9f0000 size=3
face="Times New Roman"><U>October 1, 2009
(</U><I>Booklist</I><U>).</U></FONT></DIV>
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style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; FONT: 12px 'Times New Roman'"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman" size=3
face="Times New Roman">Children who are interested in learning sign language
will find the Story Time with Signs & Rhymes series an intriguing place to
start. Rather than just offering the letters and some examples of American Sign
Language (although that is included), the main selling point here is how the
story becomes a vehicle for the signs. This title, which focuses on food words,
contains a variation of the familiar Little Red Hen tale; only here the other
animals help a hen fill her bowl with various foodstuffs before helping her eat
it. The book begins with the alphabet handshapes, followed by the story, which
has one featured word in boldface; that’s the word that is demonstrated on the
opposite page. At first glance, the word may not seem all that easy to form from
the pictured inset, but happily, an appended two-page spread gives more detailed
instructions on how to make the word, as well as the reasoning behind the sign.
The pleasing, thickly colored artwork is well above that found in many series
books, and even without the sign-language hook, kids will enjoy the repetition
and rhyme of the tale. “Fun Facts” and “Signing Activities” neatly close this
well-thought-out book.</FONT></DIV>
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style="MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; FONT: 12px 'Times New Roman'"><I></I><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Times New Roman" size=3
face="Times New Roman"><I>— Ilene Cooper</I></FONT></DIV><BR></DIV>
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