Montclair-resident, retired teacher and children’s book author Diane Belinfanti has been focusing on helping kids read and child development for decades. Now she brings her amazing works to East Side Mags!
Meet Diane in-person on April 22nd at 2pm, check out her awesome all-ages appropriate books and grab one or all 4 for yourself, your kids or your loved ones!
Check out some of the great reads Diane has to offer:
A HOUSE FOR MISS MOUSE
Mice love cheese, and Miss Mouse is no exception. In fact, she loves cheese so much that she uses it to build herself a brand new house. One morning, Miss Mouse wakes up covered with spots from head to toe. To make matters worse, she has swollen to an enormous size! What could be causing this strange condition?
COUNTING ON FRIENDS
This beautifully illustrated book uses counting and rhyme to tell a story about friends. Frog, a small creature with a big heart, learns the true meaning of friendship when he spends a few happy hours with his pals. Frog sits by himself on a log in the pond, lonely for some company. One by one, his friends join him for an afternoon of fun. Then, one by one, they leave as the day draws to an end. Although Frog is alone again, he is happy because he knows that good friends are always near.
ADRIAN’S ODYSSEY
Adrian’s family is moving, and he’s not happy. He’s leaving everything and everyone he knows for a place he’s never seen. For Adrian, life’s perfect just the way it is. Now he has to say goodbye to the only home he’s ever had and face life somewhere strange, new, and far away. Could things get any worse? Based on a true story, Adrian’s Odyssey follows one nine-year-old boy as he journeys from the birthplace he loves to an unfamiliar land. Along the way, he learns to embrace the changes in his life and realize that home really is where the heart lies.
DON’T DRINK FROM THE WATER FOUNTAIN
Welcome to wonderful, wacky middle school! Readers are swept into the crazy world of homework-devouring dogs, disastrous field trips, bad hair days, best friends, bullies, high grades, low grades, and so much more! This book of humorous poems, beautifully illustrated with fun and fanciful sketches, is all about the trials and tribulations of middle school students. Anyone who has ever experienced middle school can definitely relate!
We can’t wait to see everyone on 4/22!