Bücher von Penelope Dyan

It was Socrates who first said, "Wonder is the beginning of wisdom." And our heroine's mother just happened to tell our heroine the very same thing just as she was going out the front door to play. And our heroine was dumbfounded once again. Because (you see) once again, she didn't know why her mother said what she said, or understand why her mother said what she said, or what it was her mother meant by what she had said. And so, she asked everyone she knew! And she began with the elephant!Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!

Our heroine's mother tells our heroine, just as she leaves to go out to play, that 'shared joy is double joy, and shared sorrow is half a sorrow' (which is an old Swedish proverb). And our heroine is dumbfounded once again. Because (you see) she doesn't know why her mother said what she said, or understand why she said what she said. And so, when she goes out to play, she tells everyone what her mother said to see what they think. And in the end, our heroine figures it out all by herself.Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!

Our heroine's great grandma tells our heroine that everyone needs integrity. And not surprisingly, our heroine doesn't know what that means, because she has never actually heard the word, 'integrity'; and that's why she doesn't know what it means! And being ever so curious, she heads out the door to ask her friends ( beginning with the elephant) what they think about what her great grandma said. Can you guess how she figures out what her great grandma meant?Think about what you think the word 'integrity' means and why we all need 'integrity', as you practice reading skills and build reading word vocabulary through word recognition, and word repetition, and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun-filled, 'learn to read' book by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel; and you can watch the free, fun-filled music video that goes with this book!

Our heroine's mother tells our heroine, just as she leaves to go out to play, "One candle against the darkness can light a room, and can light the way!" And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded once again, because she doesn't know why her mother said what she said. And so, when she goes out to play, she tells everyone what her mother said to see what they think. And in the end, our heroine must figure it out all by herself.Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to right Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!

Our heroine's mother suddenly quotes Alexander Pope and tells our heroine, "Hope springs eternal in the human breast." And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded once again, and not knowing what her mother means. In fact, she thinks maybe her mother is having a bad day! So, she proceeds to talk to everyone she can think of (beginning with the elephant) to see if they can help her figure out what her mother meant!Think about what it means to keep hope in our hearts, and why this is important, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun-filled 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!

Our heroine's great Grandma tells our heroine that she can catch more flies with honey than our heroine can catch with vinegar, which seems quite strange to our heroine, because she has no intention of ever catching flies. And our heroine then decides maybe she didn't understand what her great grandma meant; and so our heroine begins a journey and asks everyone she can think of (beginning with the elephant) if they know what her great grandma meant!Think about what you think our heroine's great grandma meant, and why what she said was an important thing to say, as you practice reading skills, and as you build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel; and you can watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!

Our heroine's great grandma tells our heroine not only that 'we need to help one another', but she also tells our heroine that we need to do this 'each and every day'. And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded and not knowing what to do or how she can do this. So, she proceeds to talk to everyone she can think of (beginning with the elephant) to see if they can help her figure this out!Think about why we need to help one another, and why this is an important thing to do (as well as how you would go about doing just that) as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun-filled, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.Most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!

Do you know what it means to be thoughtful? Our heroine's mother asked our heroine the same question, and she told our heroine to keep thoughtful thoughts in hear head. But, as usual, our heroine didn't understand what her other had meant by what she had said, and so she decided to ask everyone she met (beginning with the elephant) what they thought her mother had meant.Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant by what she said, as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary, using word recognition, and word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun-filled, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan. And find out what our heroine saw and why what she saw helped her to figure it out. But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!

Our heroine pays another visit to her great grandma who simply tells her that 'a little is better than nothing', and that our heroine should be grateful for what she's got. Discover what our heroine figures out her great grandma was trying to tell her and what her great grandma really meant, after visiting her friends and family, beginning (of course) with her friend, the elephant, and asking them if they knew what her great grandma meant by what she said that day. Then, think about what it means to be grateful for what you have, even if it doesn't seem like a lot, as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun-filled, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!

You never know what's next. And when someone (even a friend) wants you to do something wrong, never play along. This is something our mother's heroine told her, and our heroine didn't understand what her mother had meant by what she had said! And so, our heroine set out to find out if any of her friends or other family members (beginning with her friend, the elephant) knew what her mother had meant, only to have them all tell her to just listen to her mother!Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant by what she said, as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary, using word recognition, and word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun-filled, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan. But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!

Our heroine's great grandma has something important to share with our heroine about being kind to others, and our heroine doesn't exactly understand what her great grandma is trying to tell her. And so, she asks all her friends (and she begins with her friend, the elephant) about what they think her great grandmother meant. And (of course) no one seems to want to really tell her what she wants to know; and so, our heroine has to figure out for herself what she needs to do.Think about what it means to be kind and why it you should always be kind to others, even when others are not kind to you, as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel, and you can watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!