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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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#BabyLove: My Social Life

Dehghanpisheh, C. (2015). #BabyLove: My Social Life. Self-published.

Adult / Humor / Parenting / Contemporary

I gave this book 4 out of 5 Stars

Promotional Blurb: An adored baby tells a modern tale about life in today's digital world. #BabyLove: My Social Life highlights the social phenomena of sharing daily activities using technology and social networks.

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"CLICK, CLICK," snap and boast. 

"TAP, TAP," tag and post.

#BabyLove's cutesy cover makes the book appear to be for children, but its real audience is adults. Adults reading this brightly illustrated book will be nodding their heads in agreement and chuckling over hashtags as one modern baby's day is documented, start to finish.  It is modern, but it will be familiar to all ages because long before smart phones came into existence, parents have been trying to capture their babies' moments, whether posed or candid.  In our instant gratification world, every moment is now shared as it happens, and there is definitely a message that sometimes the devices need to go away as baby gets overwhelmed by it all. 

Little ones will likely enjoy having #BabyLove read to them and will laugh because this is their life, too.  Children will especially enjoy the rhyming and colorful illustrations, which are also the work of author Corine Dehghanpisheh.

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

Praise for #BabyLove

"A charming modernization of the traditional bedtime tale.”- Reviewed by Kirkus

“#BabyLove: My Social Life, is a clever and entertaining look at raising children in the age of social media… The author's story flows beautifully, and her illustrations are brightly colored, cheerful and humorous… Dehghanpisheh's wry and subtle humor is evident throughout this story that will entertain adults as well as the children they share the book with. #BabyLove: My Social Life is highly recommended for tech-savvy parents and their babies.” – Reviewed by Readers’ Favorite

"#BabyLove offers a hipster view of contemporary parenting. Beneath the story of technological trendiness, however, lies a more enduring portrait of nurture and joy." – Reviewed by Foreword Clarion Reviews

#BabyLove is available for sale on Amazon.

About the Author: Corine Dehghanpisheh is a children’s book author and illustrator. Her inspirations for writing and illustrating come from everyday life.

She was a Mom's Choice Awards® Silver Recipient and a Next Generation Indie Author Finalist for her debut children's book Can We Play Again?, which was published in March 2012. Her inspiration for this book came from her work as a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist in NYC.

Corine published her second children’s book, Buddy’s Dream, in November 2013, and her third children's book, #BabyLove: My Social Life, in July 2015.

When Corine is not busy being creative, she is most likely having fun taking pictures of her family. Corine lives in Manhattan, NY with her husband and new baby.  Connect with Corine: 

 Website, Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.

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