Music, children and story will combine in unique ways today in Kelowna as Wentworth Music hosts the launch of Good Natured Books.
Kelowna author and illustrator David Allen will be on-site for a reading, lullaby sharing and book signing of his newly released pre-school children害羞草研究所檚 book, A Song for Swinging.
The indie-publishing house, Good Natured Books, offers children害羞草研究所檚 storybooks about nature and being healthy. Allen loved to draw and write stories as a child and rediscovered his passion when his own kids began drawing and making art, according to Good Natured Books.
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Then came the stuffies, gifts from their grandparents. Allen began sketching pictures of the fun-loving apes from the Asian jungle and his kids urged dad to write his first book.
The storybook includes the musical notes to a bedtime lullaby, an original work by Allen.
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The public is invited to attend the book signing beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Wentworth Music, #106 1634 Harvey Avenue in Kelowna.
You害羞草研究所檒l find A Song for Swinging at the Okanagan Regional Library, for purchase at Mosaic Books or for order at .
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