Nathan Tafoya
The Great Cricket Picket is a rhyming insect adventure featuring: a kicked cricket, a protest, snoring, and a cookie.In this humorous story written by Nathan Tafoya and illustrated by Melissa Bastow, bugs join forces and stand up to a boy when he hurts one of their own. The Great Cricket Picket is also a great conversational starter for parents and educators looking to discuss bullying, tolerance, and consequences in general.CLICK HERE to watch the promotional video on YouTube!This fast-paced tale also has a digital book app adaptation created by author Nathan Tafoya.The interactive book app is available on iOS & Android platforms & it features:- Read To Me/Read By Myself options- Narration with highlighted text - Custom music & animations on every page- A maze- Memory games- Puzzles- A coloring exerciseParents supplementing the traditional print edition with the book app will appreciate the combination of their child’s interactive reading experience with educational lessons & fun game-play. A FREE audio read-along companion is also available for download from respective mobile app stores, the publisher's website, and the author's website.The storyline of The Great Cricket Picket helps children develop social, empathetic, & emotional-learning skillsets.DON’T FORGET! On the dedication page are resources for parents, teacher, leaders, and kids to address both victims & perpetrators of bullying. Included in the resource links are helpful toolkits & how-tos as well.From the author: I hope this book helps fight bullying, in its own, small way. I hope The Great Cricket Picket entertains children while teaching them to respect others & to be considerate. It is my hope that children exposed to this book grow up to make the world a better place, in some small part due to a story their parents read to them about bugs. I want that kind of future for my children. I want to be a part of the solution, because "any is too many."This book is dedicated, with permission, to the memory of Steven Urry.
