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Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise: Encouraging Speech and Learning Through Play and Music (Books by Ms. Rachel) Spiral-Bound | 2024-09-24

Ms. Rachel Monique Dong

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Ms. Rachel brings her signature teaching style to her very first book! Children will practice more than 20 important milestones--including gestures and speech--and sing their favorite songs as they help Ms. Rachel find a special surprise just for them. Ms. Rachel is looking for something very special, and she needs your help finding it! Using educational techniques from her beloved YouTube channel and threading them into an interactive story, Ms. Rachel shows kids and parents alike fun ways to engage and play! While Ms. Rachel invites readers to open a series of imaginary boxes to see what's inside, she guides them through exercises like pointing, waving, and call-and-response. Fans will recognize characters from their favorite videos, and everyone will join in on singing the lyrics to songs like "The Wheels on the Bus." After the adventure ends, parents and educators can use the helpful tips included in the back of the book to assist with brain and language development. Kids are sure to read and reread this new classic! There's plenty to keep them delighted and engaged with their favorite teacher. And, as always, she makes sure they know just how special they are! Read more
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 40 pages
Item Weight: 1.15 lbs
Dimensions: 10.9 x 0.5 x 10.6 inches
"A fun, familiar, interactive tale that will especially resonate with the author's many fans." --Kirkus Reviews

"Will delight fans and likely recruit a new audience....[A] bright and jolly experience, making this a work that kids (and their grown-ups) will want to read again and again." --School Library Journal
MS. RACHEL (Rachel Griffin Accurso) is a passionate educator and award-winning songwriter. She has a masters in music education from NYU. She is currently pursuing a second masters degree in Early Childhood Education. She has done many trainings and courses in areas such as speech development, early childhood development and early intervention. Ms Rachel believes all children are capable, brilliant and important. Her sweet little son inspires her work, and she is married to the amazing Mr. Aron (AKA Herbie!). They live in New York City.

Author Residence: New York, NY

MONIQUE DONG loved drawing, imagining and creating as a child. At age 19, she headed off to the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa, where she studied animation at City Varsity and discovered the magic of storytelling! She has worked on animation for the Disney channel, including the project "Florrie's Dragons." Today, Monique is a freelance illustrator and her passion is creating images that encompass light, life, warmth and color.

Illustrator Residence:China

Illustrator Hometown:South Africa