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#BABYLOVE:

MY TODDLER LIFE

by

CORINE DEHGHANPISHEH

  Genre: Children’s Picture Book / Technology / Family

Publisher: My Art to Inspire

Date of Publication: September 20, 2016

Number of Pages: 40

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A curious toddler loves to play...especially with his mommy's smartphone!

When Mommy finds him using her phone without permission, it's the perfect teaching moment.  Mommy reminds her little one that what matters most in life is time together filled with love and attention.

Her simple reminder: Put down our phones.

Praise for #BabyLove: My Toddler Life:

“This poignant and entertaining tale about a playful toddler aimed at young lap readers works on a much deeper level for parents.” – Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) 

“This light-hearted reflection on social media habits is a great tool for starting discussions with young children.” -- Forward Clarion Reviews (5 Stars)

“Dehghanpisheh’s illustrations and text are simple, colorful and charming, and many families will relate to the question of how, and how much, to integrate technology into their child’s day.  #BabyLove: My Toddler Life is a fun and timely picture book for 21^st century preschoolers. -- BlueInk Review 

 “I can’t wait to read this to my 2 year old grandson.  This book is his life curious, sweet and funny.  His mommy has a collection of his photography on her phone.  Priceless. -- Kindle Verified Purchase

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Corine Dehghanpisheh is an award-winning author, whose own family life serves as inspiration for her fun and engaging children’s books.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Creative Arts Therapy & Creativity Development from Pratt Institute in New York City.  

Ms. Dehghanpisheh currently resides in Dallas, Texas with her family.  There she continues to write the #BabyLove series, focused on the blending of modern technologies with classically familiar child raising situations.

The 2nd book in the series, #BabyLove: My Toddler Life is now available along with #BabyLove: My Social Life, which is a Next Generation Indie Book Awards winner.

Her debut children's book Can We Play Again? is a Mom's Choice Awards® Silver Recipient and a Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist. Corine's inspiration for this book came from her work as a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist in NYC.

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#BabyLove: My Toddler Life Review & No Strings Attached Giveaway!

Dehghanpisheh, C. (2016). #BabyLove: My Toddler Life. Art to Inspire.

Children's Picture Book / Parenting / Contemporary

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Book Blurb:

#BabyLove: My Toddler Life is the second book in Corine’s #BabyLove Book Series.  The first book in the series, #BabyLove: My Social Life, won the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Picture Books 0-5.

In #BabyLove: My Toddler Life, a curious toddler loves to play… especially with his mommy’s smartphone!  When Mommy finds him using her phone without permission, it’s the perfect teaching moment.  Mommy reminds her little one that what matters most in life is time together filled with love and attention. Her simple reminder:  Put down our phones.

“This light-hearted reflection on social media habits is a great tool for starting discussions with young children.” – 5 Stars, Foreword Reviews

“#BabyLove: My Toddler Life is a fun and timely picture book for 21st century preschoolers.” – BlueInk Review

“The lyrical way in which the story is told keeps the subject light while reminding the audience (adults and children alike) the importance of play time over screen time.” – Eileen Caulfield

“With simple rhyming phrases and the author’s enticing illustrations, the volume should surely appeal to young readers, who have almost certainly been told not to play with a parent’s phone. But the book works on another level as well: the boy teaches his mother a valuable lesson about mindfulness. After perusing the old photos, she tells her son: “These moments with you, / I love and treasure.” This stirring story reminds busy parents that even though those photos they take show how much they love their children, there’s joy and wonder in leaving the technology behind. This poignant and entertaining tale about a playful toddler aimed at young lap readers works on a much deeper level for parents.” - Kirkus

 

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HALL WAYS REVIEW:  #BabyLove: My Toddler Life is the follow-up to #BabyLove: My Social Life and is just as cute.  Again, it provides a reminder to adults and kids to put down the phones and enjoy the moments.

Told in rhymes, the story shows that kids will do what they see modeled. In this case, the wide-eyed toddler picks-up Mommy's phone and takes more than a few selfies. It is always amazing that even the littlest children figure out how to use our grown-up devices (and often more proficiently). Author Corine Dehghanpisheh does a great job of driving the point home. 

Bright, colorful, and expressive illustrations -- all done by the author -- carry the story forward in an engaging way. The pages are full color with very little white space, the illustrations aren't fussy, and the font is fun, resulting in an overall look that will encourage kids to study the words an images. Children are as fascinated by smart phones as adults, so the way many of the pages are framed as if looking through a phone's camera screen will be fun and funny to them.

The story is well written and well edited (though I am curious about the symbol used for "and" on the cover/cover page -- I have only seen the reverse of it before. Anyone?) Like its predecessor, #BabyLove: My Toddler Life is equally suited for kids and adults; there are lessons for all ages. I especially recommend it as a parent/child read-aloud or read-along.  

Thank you to Book Publicity Services for providing me a lovely print copy in exchange for my honest opinion -- the only kind I give.  

About the Author: Corine’s inspirations for writing and illustrating come from everyday life.  When she is not busy being creative, she is most likely having fun taking pictures of her family.

Corine is a Mom’s Choice Awards® Silver Recipient and a Next Generation Indie Author Finalist for her debut children’s book Can We Play Again?. Her inspiration for this book came from her work as a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist in NYC. She is also the author of Buddy’s Dream.

Corine recently moved to Dallas, TX from NYC with her family. Readers can connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads. To learn more, go to BooksByCorineD.com

 

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Yes Please

Poehler, A. (2014). Yes Please. NY: Harper Audio.

Adult / NonFiction / Memoir / Humor

I gave this audiobook 3 of 5 stars

Publisher's Blurb: Amy Poehler is hosting a dinner party and you're invited! Welcome to the audiobook edition of Amy Poehler's Yes Please. The guest list is star-studded with vocal appearances from Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Michael Schur, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, and even Amy's parents—Yes Please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza.

Also included? A one night only live performance at Poehler's Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Hear Amy read a chapter live in front of a young and attractive Los Angeles audience.

While listening to Yes Please, you'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll become convinced that your phone is trying to kill you. Don't miss this collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haikus from the mind of one of our most beloved entertainers. Offering Amy's thoughts on everything from her "too safe" childhood outside of Boston to her early days in New York City, her ideas about Hollywood and "the biz," the demon that looks back at all of us in the mirror, and her joy at being told she has a "face for wigs"—Yes Please is chock-full of words, and wisdom, to live by.

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The blurb promised a little more than the audio book delivered, but listening to this book narrated by author Amy Poehler herself was definitely the way to go over reading it, I think. 

I liked the book -- liked it. It was entertaining, and Poehler may just be the Queen of Figurative Language, which I will admit she uses frequently and brilliantly to get her points across. The book is sometimes funny, sometimes serious, and Poehler slings advice (spot on or way off) at every turn of the page. She speaks freely of her career history and has great stories and anecdotes particularly about her improv days, and she keeps her personal life (but not opinions) mostly personal. 

The guest voices ranged from outstanding (Patrick Stewart, Poehler's parents) to awkward (Mike Schur), and sometimes listeners just feel left out while Amy and her guests shoot the bull about things shared between them. Written more as a series of essays about whatever seems to inspire Poehler to write about at the moment, the book isn't in any way linear, often going off on tangents or going on a bit too long about one topic for listeners to stay engaged. 

Though I very much enjoyed listening to Poehler talk about "the pudding," the best chapter was the last chapter, where Poehler reads aloud in front of a live audience. THAT kind of reading was FABULOUS, and it just made it abundantly clear that Poehler is at her best in front of a real, breathing audience. It is there that she sounded inspired, invigorated, and FUNNY making the rest of the book fall a little flat. And one warning -- readers bothered by swearing and blunt talk about sex, this might not be the book for you.

Thank you to Ford Audiobook Club for providing the free download, with absolutely no strings attached -- it was a great way to fill my drive time.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Amy Meredith Poehler is an American actress, comedian, voice artist, producer and writer. Raised in Burlington, Massachusetts, she graduated from Boston College in 1993 and moved to Chicago, Illinois, to study improv at The Second City and ImprovOlympic. In 1996, she moved to New York City after becoming part of the improvisational comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, which later developed into an eponymous television show that aired on Comedy Central for three seasons. Poehler was also one of the founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 1999.

Poehler was a cast member on the NBC television show Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008. In 2004, she became the co-anchor of the Weekend Update sketch along with her friend and colleague Tina Fey. Poehler's work on SNL earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is known for voicing Bessie Higgenbottom in the 2008–2011 Nickelodeon series, The Mighty B! and Eleanor Miller in the Alvin and the Chipmunks CGI films. Since 2009, she has starred as Leslie Knope in the sitcom Parks and Recreation, and received the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Series. She is also an eight-time Emmy Award nominee.