Super Ben! - Dan Peikin

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Résumé :
Every child has an inner superhero. Ben has always been a child willing to help his family and friends. He was sure that his inner hero was strong, if only there was a need for him to truly save the day. Then one fateful morning, that opportunity arrives. And the person he has the chance to save...is himself. In a fun, colorful, and light-hearted manner, Super Ben! makes kids feel better about facing the need for surgery. In fact, it makes them feel like superheroes! Super Ben! not only serves to comfort its young readers in braving surgery, it actually helps deserving children from all around the world receive life-changing medical procedures. 100% of the author's royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to The Benjamin Harry Peikin Foundation, a non-profit that partners with world-renowned doctors to provide pediatric airway surgery for children in need.

Biographie:
Dan Peikin is the author of Super Ben! and forthcoming children's books, The Young Defenders, Summer '87, and The Rose Peddler of Venice. He was inspired to write Super Ben! by the work of his older brother's non-profit: The Benjamin Harry Peikin Foundation. He lives in Massachusetts with a real-life band of superheroes: wife, Melissa, children, Emma and Eli, and super-pup, Hazel. Ali Solomon is a fun-loving graphic artist who lives in Little Falls, NJ with his wife Sabrina and son Smith. He started out by drawing bumblebees on his parents' walls as a kid, and never looked back. His work is created using vivid colors and bold outlines, with a chibi cartoon style, representing pop culture both old and new. Ali's passion for art has taken him in a number of different directions, from character design and development, to illustrating children's books.