10th Children's Choice Book Awards

Not a sheep or a lamb, but for me March ushered in ELEPHANTS.  My book, Once Upon an Elephant, is a finalist in the 10th Children's Choice Book Awards.  I am over the moon - and I could use your help!  Voting began today and runs each day until May 7th.  Vote for Once Upon an Elephant, here, and share and spread the word!  Thank you! 

I am so excited to have Once Upon an Elephant on this award voting list. Not only is it a great book, but it will help children (and the adults in their lives) understand the important role this keystone species plays on the African savanna. It's up for 3rd-4th grade but any age can vote for the book! https://www.dogobooks.com/…/2017-childrens-choice-book-awar…
Help spread the word...and please vote for it! Thanks.

I cannot tell you how much I loved illustrating Once Upon an Elephant. I have always been fascinated with elephants, my mother bought me replica elephants when I was a little girl - I played safari in our grassy yard. Through my illustrations, I wanted to take the reader on a little journey of Africa, I wanted little children's fingers to touch the animals on the pages and pretend they are on their own safari. I believe through Linda Stanek's words and my art that goal has been accomplished. Check out the book, feel the sun baked Earth, smell the grass, hear the elephants trumpet. Read about how essential elephants are to their environment. Let me know what you think.  

Check the book out over at Arbordale 

On Amazon here

Read more about the 10th Children's Choice Book Award on Publisher's Weekly.

Read Arbordale's Press Release.

Shennen

www.shennenbersani.com

www.lindastanek.com

From slowing wildfires to planting seeds, one animal is the true superhero that keeps the African savanna in balance. Elephants dig to find salt that other animal lick, their deep footprints collect water for small creatures to drink, and they eat young trees to keep the forest from overtaking the grasslands. In every season, the elephants are there to protect the savanna and its residents – but what would happen if the elephants were only “once upon a time”? Read along to discover the important role this keystone species plays in the savanna and explore what would happen if the elephants vanished.

About the award:
Launched in 2008 by the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader, the awards provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about new books being written for them.

How were these finalists chosen? Each year, over 36,000 children from different regions of the U.S. read, discuss, and choose their favorite new books, with supervision from the International Literacy Association. The most popular books in each age group become the Children’s Choice Book Award finalists. 

Readers' Choice Finalist

Hi Everyone!

Baby Bear is asking for your help voting for his book, Achoo! Why Pollen Counts.  You see, he can't vote himself - but you can!  EVERY vote counts.

Achoo! Why Pollen Counts is a 2015 Foreword Review INDIEFAB Finalist.  You vote for the Readers' Choice by saying, Achoo! is my #INDIEFABFAVE in the comment section here: https://indiefab.forewordreviews.com/books/achoo-why-pollen-counts/ 

You can use you Facebook account, or create a Foreword Review account to leave your comment.  It is very simple - and would mean the absolute World to Baby Bear and all his forest friends!  Please also help spread the word and help me make this go viral.  Voting ends May 20, 2016.

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU from: Baby Bear, Valerie Vole, Momma Bear, Sandy Spiderling, Zoe Zebra Butterfly, Honey Bee, Lili Ladybug, Sammy Snow Owl, and Shennen.

www.achoowhypollencounts.com

Season's Greetings!

art from Butterfly Counting

written by Jerry Pallotta and illustrated by Shennen Bersani

Charlesbridge Publishing 2015

Sorry penguin, there are zero butterflies in Antarctica.

art copyright Shennen Bersani, 2015

www.shennenbersani.com

Achoo! Why Pollen Counts - just in time for this year's POLLEN TSUNAMI

Historic conditions in Chicago!  New Jersey is washed over, New York is under siege, how are YOU fairing this year's POLLEN TSUNAMI?  Well, do I have the PERFECT book to teach your children about POLLEN and why it is important.  No, it is nothing to sneeze at!  It is important to the pollination process and our environment.   

In Achoo! Why Pollen Counts Baby Bear has an allergy problem.  He's allergic to pollen and wishes it was GONE!  But with help from Momma Bear and his forest friends he learns the importance of pollen to the forest - and himself.  Maybe pollen isn't so bad after all! 

Now available from Arbordale Publishing , Amazon in English or Spanish, and many other online outlets.  Written and illustrated by Shennen Bersani, Arbordale Publishing, 2015.

Visit the book's official website: www.achoowhypollencounts.com to learn more about the book, a lot more about pollen, see gorgeous photos of pollen from around the world, download free coloring pages - and more! 

My Newest Book is Flying in on Wings

My first authored book, Achoo! Why Pollen Counts, written and illustrated by me, Shennen Bersani, is being released later this month from Arbordale Publishing.  Pollen and bees are in the air in these illustrations from the book.  Learn more about the book, and pollen, at the book's website www.achoowhypollencounts.com.

I'm not new to books, though.  I've illustrated over two dozen children's picture books.  Many can be purchased through Amazon.  Check them out!