Books

It is hard to raise your children to be good communists in this decadent capitalist bourgeois country. They are indoctrinated with capitalist propaganda such as "free market is good" from Kindergarten. Does anyone know any good communist childrens books I can read to my kids to counteract this propaganda?

If you find our system so offensive to live under, feel free to move to Cuba, China, North Korea, or Russia, or one of the many other highly successful communist countries you seem to think so highly of. This country has it’s faults, as do all others, but at least here we can believe as we choose.

German director of Bad Lieutenant, Grizzly Man, and Rescue Dawn reads and interprets the children’s classic Madeline. (NOTE: Not really Werner Herzog)

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I’m thinking of writing a childrens book and I was just wondering what people usually go for when they buy children books. Do you go for something gender specific like fairy stories for girls?

I tend to buy books that have learning aspects (abcs, numbers, colors, seasons, manners, animals) mixed in with a cute plot, characters and pictures. My son’s favorite book is Ten Little Ladybugs. He loves the 3D ladybugs, the counting, rhyming and brightly colored pictures. I also like books that are part of a series like Clifford, Berenstein Bears, Sweet Pickles, Arthur, Muppet Babies etc…I do not do gender specific books as I want my son to learn a variety of different things, not just boy things like cars, planes and bugs. On his book shelf right now, he has a barbie and cinderella book.

http://www.bbbubble.com/books.html FREE VIDEO ANIMATION of the award winning rhyming childrens picture book series “Becka and the Big Bubble” Learn about San Francisco and get 20% off Becka Books too. Flippity-Free!
Note: In each book Becka travels to a new land, learning culture, geography, travel, and the fun of a rhyming adventure.

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clip from black books episode elephants and hens

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Simple and fun picture book by Rebecca O’Connell & illustrator Ken Wilson-Max.
When set to music, it can help children recognize the division of beats in a musical measure.
(Baby sounds by Anjaline Bekx. Music by Mike Eppley c2008)

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My portfolio has been selected for a childrens book Illustration job, one time gig. Problem is, I dont know what to charge! They want to know what I need per illustration.
Anyone have any experiance with this

It is almost always Time and material You have to figure what your time is worth per hour and then also what the cost of materials are added in to it. Example = Lets say you feel your time is worth fifty dollars an hour and you work on a single
picture and it takes you 3 hours then it would be $150.00 plus your material cost paint ,paper etc.If you feel you are worth more then charge more If you feel is is not worth more then charge less.
The final cost is all up to you .
But remember this as an artist, don’t ever under sell your self, you can always come down in price but you can’t come up in price once you have made that commitment. Good luck with the book

From http://cbiclubhouse.com – a simple, great technique to understand what today’s kids and teens want to read about. A must view for anyone who desires to write children’s books.

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Children’s Books for Change interview kids from Classes A and B on the last day in the classroom.

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Welcome to iStoryTime, a library of narrated childrens books for the iPhone™

iStoryTime brings the joy of a kids’s book to the convenience of your iPhone or iPod® touch. iStoryTime books are illustrated and narrated, so your child can enjoy the book even when youre busy. Best of all, the app is drop-dead simple to use because its actually designed for kids 2-years and up.

Pages can be turned automatically or manually depending on the age and preference of the user. And you can choose the style of narration — an adult voice, child voice or none at all.

Waiting for dinner to come at a restaurant? Long airplane or train trip? Need ten more minutes to finish the grocery shopping? Hand your kid iStoryTime and let us read to them. With iStoryTime youll always have a great book on hand to entertain and educate the kids, rather than resorting to movies or video games.

FEATURES:
– Automatic navigation and narration make it incredibly simple to use
– Narration options: Kids voice, adult voice or silent for self reading
– Automatic or manual page turn
– Onscreen text helps beginning readers make associations between the words they hear and see

ABOUT THIS STORY
Binky the Pink Elephant Binky is the story of an elephant whose journey teaches her that being different can also be admirable.

Written by Sonowa Jackson. Illustrated by Jaclyn Mednicov. Narrated by Jen Muench and Laci Kay.

CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY OF ISTORYTIME BOOKS (sold separately):
– Shoe-per Duper Shoes Written by Woody Sears. Illustrated by Zach Sather.
– The Wiener Dog Magnet Written and illustrated by Hayes Roberts
– The Brave Monkey Pirate Written and illustrated by Hayes Roberts
– Lots more titles to come… keep your ‘i’ on iStoryTime, we’re just getting started.

We hope you and your child enjoy iStoryTime books. We’d love to hear your feedback, comments or suggestions, please email us at info@istorytimeapp.com

http://www.istorytimeapp.com

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