Episode 25 - All The Feels; Children's Books - This episode is dedicated to the memory of Douglas A. Ploss who passed away in 2014. Not only was Doug, David's grandfather, he was also a wonderful illustrator, author and cartoonist. David talks about Doug's book, "The 'Tweens at Deep Lake" which is spoken of right alongside some other wondeful titles! It's a rather emotional segment for David, as he is still in the process of greiving the loss of his beloved grandfather.
Please honor his memory by purchasing a copy of his amazing fantasy story through lulu.com here:
David hopes to one day, create a large coffee-table book showcasing his work, process and amazing art created throughout his life.
Thank you for your consideration and potential purchase of this title. David knows you'll enjoy it.
This episode is sponsored once again by Amazon.com! Go to the shownotes for this episode at www.TheWorkingReader.com, scroll to the bottom of the page, click on the Amazon banner, and shop as you normally would. (remember, you can find the vast majority of these books mentioned in this episode, on Amazon).
Topics and titles dicussed in this episode include:
The Caldecott Medal "Curious George" "Where the Wild Things Are" "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" "Saint George and the Dragon" "The Polar Express" "Owl Moon" "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales" "Golem" "Olivia" (fictional pig) "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" "The Voyages of Doctor Doolittle" "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" Author Eric Carle Author Shel Silverstein "The Giving Tree" "A Light in the Attic" "Falling Up" "The Missing Piece" "Where the Sidewalk Ends" Little Golden Books "Goodnight Moon"