Swimming Day is a fun family book designed to build vocabulary and provide a better understanding of onomatopoeia. While reading, you will find examples of onomatopoeia and some vocabulary words you may not be familiar with. You hear onomatopoeia consistently on a daily basis, although you may not have known the exact terminology for the sounds. It's a good idea to use context clues to assist you in figuring out any unfamiliar words listed in the book. A glossary is located at the end of the book to provide any further support of the vocabulary words used. Onomatopoeia: The formation or use...

Tanya wrote and illustrated Squirrel's Peanut Allergy to help her daughter cope with her severe peanut/nut allergy. She hopes to reach out to other families to help their children understand how to live with this allergy. Squirrel shows that by understanding her allergy, keeping her EpiPen(r) close by, wearing her MedicAlert(r) bracelet and making safe choices she and the many others like her can live safely with this life threatening allergy