Eric VanRaepenbusch loves to read children's books.
(He is also an Amazon Affiliate and earns money when you purchase through the links on this site.)
(He is also an Amazon Affiliate and earns money when you purchase through the links on this site.)
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| He was a stay-at-home dad for thirteen years. During those thirteen years he celebrated over 340 author and illustrator birthdays with his children. |
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| Now, he loves to share his love of reading in classrooms, |
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| at local businesses, |
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| at Little Free Library events, |
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| at school assemblies, |
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| and museums. |
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| Eric loves to read books! |
-- Books Written and Illustrated by Eric --
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A potty-training twist on a classic nursery rhyme.
The Five Little Potties know Dinosaur needs to go potty. They tell him not to hide but to hurry! Dinosaur runs and runs and runs to make it to the bathroom in time. How will the Five Little Potties celebrate? Find out in this new twist on a classic nursery rhyme that will bring fun to your potty training adventures. Personalize your book by recording memories and adding photographs to the provided pages.
A must-own book for potty-training families!
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| Personalize your book with photos of your child. Record stories to create a memory book! |
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Enjoy three stories about a silly bird with a silly name written with simple, repetitive text and illustrated with bright, crisp drawings. Children can read this book by themselves or with someone they love. It is sure to bring many giggles!
The first story is Uh-oh, Dodo. Dodo is having a bad day. Many things are going wrong. It's raining outside. Dodo's tower of blocks fell down. Dodo forgot to charge his tablet too. Dodo is very sad until something finally puts on smile on Dodo's beak.
The second story is No. No. Dodo!. Dodo plays a dress-up guessing game. Will Dodo dress like a cowboy? A dinosaur? Maybe a ballerina? Dodo is very silly especially at the end of the game. It's fair to say that Dodo planned a grand finale for the last costume.
The third story is Dodo Go-Go!. It is time to go-go but Dodo does not want to go-go in a car. He doesn't want to go-go in a boat, or a plane. How will he go-go? Hmmm...
Enjoy three stories (Uh-oh, Dodo., No. No. Dodo!, and Dodo Go-Go!) about a silly bird with a silly name written with simple, repetitive text and illustrated with bright, crisp drawings. Children can read this book by themselves or with someone they love. It is sure to bring many giggles!
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| Opening pages of UH-OH, DODO. |
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| Opening pages of NO. NO. DODO! |
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The THREE GHOST FRIENDS series continues with three stories in one book! In the first story, three ghost friends are sad October is over, but find out how much fun it can be to celebrate Halloween all year long. Next, they share their own rendition of the fun ghost story, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD. Lastly, three ghost friends play a fun rhyming game that is sure to make you laugh!
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A little girl is bursting with excitement as she sees more and more dandelions on a walk with her dad and baby brother. Life couldn't be more perfect when they reach the park. Then, baby brother needs to go home. Dad knows how to save the day and has just the right wish when the dandelions turn to puff balls. Young children will wish to read this book "More. MORE. MORE!" Don't be surprised if dandelions become their favorite flower too!
I create this book with cut erasers, pigment ink, and Prismacolor Fine Black Markers.
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Battle Boos fly! Battle Boos zoom! Battle Boos attack! Three ghost friends love Battle Boos. They saved their boo bucks to buy Battle Boos Series 2. However, they are warned that they need to know how to count to twenty to play with their new voice-activated toys. Did three ghost friends just waster their boo bucks? Will they count to 20 and have an EPIC BATTLE with all their Battle Boos?
Young Readers will love counting to twenty with the Battle Boos. Which Battle Book will be their favorite? Captain Boo Beard? Secret Agent BOO7? General Boolius Caesar? After reading this book they will want to count to 30, 50, and 100 and design their own Battle Boos!
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Baby Beards! is a book that explores the fun and excitement of healthy eating for a toddler. The BIG messes and HUGE smiles bring plenty of photo opportunities. Young children will love the colorful illustrations, rhymes, and trying to find the dog and camea on each page. Parents will love interacting and talking with their child as they read. As an added bonus, parents can add photographs and record eating milestones, making this book one that children will ask to have read OVER AND OVER again!
PERFECT GIFT FOR A FAMILY WITH A NEW BABY!
Are a retail store looking to purchase larger quantities? Contact Eric at (happybirthdayblog at windstream dot net)
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Three Ghost Friends: Learn About Colors (2012)
Three Ghost Friends eat, change colors, dance, jump, and play. A story to teach primary and secondary colors to young children. This book is for children ages 2-5 and teaches primary colors, secondary colors, and color mixing.
Review for the iBookstore: Cute little story, with easy-to-draw characters. There's a lot of color information packed into a simple format, and the book does exactly what it promises. I see a ton of potential for its use in preschool, primary art classes, and at home to foster creativity and spark experimentation.
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Three Ghost Friends learn about many opposites as they play. A story to teach opposites to young children. This book is for children ages 2-5.
Review for the iBookstore: Easy and challenging for a preschooler at the same time. Once the opposites are mastered, reading the text is next. My favorite of the three ghost books!
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Summary: Three Ghost Friends play hide-and-go-seek at a campground. A story to teach shapes to young children. This book is for children ages 2-6 and teaches the shapes; circle, square, triangle, oval, rectangle, and trapezoid.
Review from the iBookstore: My daughter and I read this book together. She really liked it a lot. I like the author's approach to teaching shapes. So simple it's beautiful.
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It is Halloween. Three Ghost Friends hope finding costumes that match will be as easy as ABC. But, will they agree on costumes before they get to XYZ? This book is for children ages 2-7 and teaches the alphabet and categorization.
Review for the iBookstore: Eric VanRaepenbusch has a great way of making learning fun. This time he tackles the ABCs with a Halloween theme and a "one of these things is not like the other" twist. I have to confess that I get the Three Ghost Friends for myself because they're so darn cute and silly. Oh, yeah, the grandkids have been enjoying them, too. A few minutes with TGF and they practically have the books memorized!
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FREE Mini-Book!
Three Ghost Friends: Learn About Counting - Download Here! (printable reader)
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FREE Mini-Book!
Three Ghost Friends: Learn About Counting - Download Here! (printable reader)
-- Books Eric Contributed To --
How to Promote Your Children's Book by Katie Davis
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This book is full of ways to promote your children's book. It includes great ideas from children's author and illustrator Katie Davis and many other contributing writers. Katie Davis asked me to write a chapter on how to use Pinterest for book promotion after I experienced success marketing my Three Ghost Friends series. I am honored to be a part of this comprehensive guide.
Hi Eric--Thanks for posting on my blog! I'm so glad to have found yours--this is an amazing resource and I LOVE the idea. I watched your February video--you listed so many truly great books! What a gift you are giving your children.
ReplyDeleteThanks Katrina. I just posted the March Video Blog. I hope you enjoy. Good luck with your new website!
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