I know this is an unusual way to start this, but I am going to say it anyway: I’m not really an ebook kind of gal.
I like paper. I love the smell and the feel and the look, but this is just not the world we live in anymore. We live in an ebook kind of world and I’m okay with it.
There are children now who hold a book in their hands and instead of turning the page, they try to scroll through to the next image. This is their world now and so, for them, I have begun to turn all of my books into ebooks.
An eBook Kind of World: Summer Reading eBooks
The youngest generation of readers is the ones who will carry around the tablet with the handle. They are the ones who ride in the back seat, sprawl out on the floor, or sit on the toilet and scroll. And they read, and they laugh, and they learn about the world from looking at beautiful illustrations and they scroll.
They will run to you to show you a picture. They will laugh and be amazed by the color on the screen. They will love their ebook just as much, if not more than I love my dinosaur of a book.
They will begin to pick up sight words from the lyrical writing on their tablet and they will learn to be a better human through the beautiful illustrations, and they will scroll. Forwards and backward and forward again.
They love to read. They love the color. They will scroll and they will change the world.
I like the paper, but this world is theirs now. And the good news is that my publishing house, Make A Way Media, is in the middle of converting ALL eleven of my diverse children’s books into ebooks.
And it couldn’t happen at a better time.
Diverse Picture Books by Deedee Cummings are now available as eBooks!
In The Nick of Time
In The Nick of Time is a timely tale about a little Brown Boy who helps Santa save Christmas for one special family in need. Nick Saint never really put a lot of thought into his name until one snowy day in December when he accidentally receives a letter meant for Saint Nick. Realizing there is not much time left until Christmas, Nick opens the letter. The unexpected message inside ultimately leads him on a journey of understanding poverty, gratitude, and service to others while discovering the real meaning of the holiday spirit.
“In The Nick of Time is a story that is beautiful and filled with messages that all children need to hear about poverty, gratitude, and service to others. We believe Santa would be so proud. And so am I.” ~author Deedee Cummings
In The Nick of Time is available on Kindle, Amazon, and MakeAWayMedia.com
My Dad’s Job:
Being a father is one of the hardest jobs on earth and in My Dad’s Job, the story of a dedicated father teaches his son how to be a responsible, intelligent, and loving person.
This sweet story of a young boy growing up with his beloved father will remind the adult readers that their children are watching and listening to them as examples of adulthood. Inspired by the author’s husband Anthony, and the couple’s oldest son, Little Anthony, My Dad’s Job shares a powerful message about the value of being present and parenting with love, direction, purpose, modeling, and consistency. {ages 5 and up}
“In therapy, we call this act of steady guidance and modeling to kids ‘planting seeds.’ Sometimes it seems as nothing has changed, mattered, or taken root and then one day you look up, and there’s a full bloom!” ~ author, Deedee Cummings
is available on Kindle, Amazon, and MakeAWayMedia.com
This is the Earth
A recent Purple Dragonfly Award First Place winner, Cummings uses bold and bright illustrations in This is the Earth to share a message of peace, love, respect, compassion, inclusion. Published in early 2019, the book’s message bears repeating: peace is meant for all of us and it is everyone’s responsibility to care for each other like the united family that we really are.
This exceptional and timely book shares the reality that we are all sharing this world that we call home instead of acting as though each continent, each, country, and each neighborhood is like a completely different planet.
Within the pages of This is the Earth, readers will discover thought and conversation-invoking concepts on issues and struggles that have our world at odds with each other. Kids and adults will love the lyrical message and thoughtful artwork that reinforces the fact that every human being is our neighbor on Planet Earth; a place also known as Home.
This Is The Earth is available on Kindle, Amazon, and on MakeAWayMedia.com