Helen Coronato's first book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reading with Your Child, is a family-friendly handbook for building a literacy rich home. From learning the benefits of reading aloud with your newborn to bringing a reluctant reader back to the bookshelves, this informative and entertaining book is loaded with down- to-earth advice and low-maintenance, high-interest activities that won't break the bank. Each section concludes with detailed reading recommendations for all ages and stages, making it possible to continue reading as a family even as interests change and tastes mature. Simply put, this handbook will help you find ways to have fun reading together. As an author, educator, full time mother and book nerd, Helen's work has appeared in numerous parenting publications. She writes a monthly column, Rearing Readers: Everyday Ideas for Encouraging Literacy for the popular online magazine momready at www.momready.com and writes the children’s book review column for the Holistic Moms Network website www.holisticmoms.org entitled, Stories to Grow On: Picture Books for All Ages & Stages. Raised in New York, Helen has lived in numerous states and now splits her time between New Jersey and Wyoming. Because her husband insists that taking four days to drive half way across the country is faster then flying, Helen has had time to re-read some of her favorite books along the way and discover new authors. To date, she thinks Augustan Burrows has added a much needed sense of humor to memoir writing, Sandra Boynton should be honored with a national holiday and Stephen King is still the great one. In addition, she is convinced that celebrities should be prohibited from publishing picture books; unless, of course, they mention her name. As a former middle school English teacher and children’ librarian, Helen Coronato designed and facilitated literary workshops for parents and children. At present, you can catch her hosting her monthly radio talk show A Novel Idea: Books to Motivate Your Muse on www.homegrownradionj.com where she welcomes a wide range of authors, illustrators and agents to talk about all things books. She looks forward to her upcoming speaking engagements where she will share her experiences and ideas from this book with audiences. Please visit the author at www.helencoronato.com for more reading recommendations, her newsletter and calendar of special events. And be sure to mention what books you and your family are enjoying; there’s nothing Helen loves more then a great reading recommendation. Contact helencoronato@yahoo.com Office 973.229.5343 |
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