Product Description

A wonderfully heart-warming story filled with imagination and excitement. Feel the curiosity grow as a little girl receives a mysterious present in the mail, just in time for her birthday. Share in her delight as she discovers the special gift inside was made by someone very dear to her . . . her Grandma. With it's playful rhyming text and brilliant illustrations, this simple and charming story is sure to be enjoyed by grandchildren of all ages.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1982618 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780977442218
• Condition: USED - LIKE NEW
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Review
The Curious Polka~Dot Present is a recipient of the prestigious Mom's Choice Award. The Mom's Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, Motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books; Tara Paterson, Certified Parent Coach, and founder of the Mom's Choice Awards. Parents and educators look for the Mom s Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families. This book/product has been honored by this distinguished award. --Mom's Choice Awards

About the Author
Cheri L. Hallwood had dreamed of writing for young children, since her children were toddlers. Now as the grandmother of 6 granddaughters, she takes great pleasure in bringing her dream to life. She credits her grandchildren for inspiring her to share her style of lyrical rhyme with others. The Curious Polka~Dot Present is Cheri's second book. She has also written Winter's First Snowflake published in 2006.

Customer Reviews

A simple yet fun read-aloud story for parents to share with children.
The Curious Polka-Dot Present is a charming picturebook about a young girl who receives a mysterious present - large, oddly shaped, covered in polka-dot wrapping. She wonders what could possibly be inside, until she opens it and discovered it's a birthday present from her grandmother - a big soft doll hand-made to look just like her! Illustrated with warm color illustrations featuring soft purple, blue, pink and yellow highlights, The Curious Polka-Dot Present is a simple yet fun read-aloud story for parents to share with children.

Every child's dream
Every child dreams of that 'surprise present' for their birthday or special day. This book is about a little girl who receives a surprise present in the mail. The verses are lovely, and pique curiosity right to the end. The ending is wonderfully warm. The illustrations are beautiful and text leads the eye from one page to the next.

I highly recommend Cheri L. Hallwood's book, The Curious Polka-Dot Present to anyone with small children. Grandmothers would especially appreciate this for sharing with their young grandchildren.