Miracle - Hionis, Jessie

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Résumé :
Capture every precious moment. A keepsake book designed to record your baby's milestones and memories. Inside: Milestone tracking Memory pages Space for photos Frequently Asked Questions Is this a good gift? Yes, perfect for baby showers and new parents. How long can this be used? From birth through early childhood. A heartwarming, rhythmic, rhyming story about parents planning for, expecting, and welcoming their newborn baby miracle. Replace the baby shower, baptism, or congratulations on your new baby greeting card by this beautiful, memories and milestones book that will become a cherished keepsake forever! Filled with gorgeous photos, beautiful rhythm, and fabulous rhymes, Miracle is a must-have for every parent and child!...

Biographie:
About the AuthorJessie Hionis loved nursery rhymes as a child. Something fascinated her about their rhythm, and she found herself singing them again and again until her older sisters would beg her to stop.Jessie's mom had a knack for rhyming words, and she managed to turn everyday events into entertaining, rhythmic, and rhyming songs. Jessie remembers mom's spontaneously invented lullabies and songs that turned everyday events at home, into beautiful melodies.It's no wonder that words and the play of utterances fascinated Jessie. She started writing stories at 12 years old, and of course, they were mostly rhyming stories. While studying to be a teacher, Jessie learned of the importance of rhyme. Verse helps children to develop phonemic awareness, pronunciation, articulation, aids in reading and in the understanding of concepts. Knowing that literacy skills are strengthened through rhyme validated Jessie's passion for words and rhythm. She then intentionally used her rhyming words to teach, while she entertained elementary school students for 37 years. She has actively trained a plethora of aspiring and new teachers and was a pedagogical and literary consultant throughout her long-lived and much-loved career in education.Jessie Hionis has authored several learning materials published by Cheneli?re Education of Montreal, Quebec, which are used in schools today. Since retiring from her career in teaching, she has decided to fully invest in her long-term passion, the creation and publication of children's stories. Jessie loves to travel and lives just outside Montreal, Canada with her husband Chris, who often acts as the audience for her stories, since she retired from the classroom.Jessie's stories are tested and true-to life. Mostly inspired by situations arising in her students' lives during her teaching career, Jessie's stories entertain while discreetly providing valuable tools for children, parents, and teachers to help deal with challenging situations that are simply part of life. Jessie writes for anyone who has a soft spot for delightful, heart-warming stories that are sure to entertain the young, as well as the not so young.Jessie's stories are weaved to inspire young minds, captivate children, parents, and teachers alike. They aim to provide strength, perseverance, understanding and acceptance to children and their families....

Sommaire:
Jessie Hionis is a Canadian children's author known for creating inclusive, emotionally supportive books for children, families, and classrooms. Her work focuses on diversity, emotional learning, and real-life family experiences, including adoption, foster care, and multicultural identity. She is best known for emotional learning books, activities & inclusive families books. Hionis is a publisher, educator, literary and pedagogical consultant whose work bridges the worlds of children's literature, activity books, political nonfiction and adult fiction. A lifelong teacher with over 37 years in education, Jessie understands how children learn best, through fun, creativity, and rhythm. That passion has inspired her popular book collections including The Calm and Cool Coloring Series, The Best Activity Book Ever, L'Ultime Cahier d'Activit?, The Treasure Chest Collection, and Books with Heart. Her activity books and stories have helped countless children build literacy skills, discover creativity, and develop confidence in joyful, engaging ways.As a child, Jessie was fascinated by nursery rhymes and the rhythm of words, often singing them until her sisters begged her to stop. That early love of rhyme grew into a lifelong passion for storytelling. In the classroom, she used rhyme and rhythm to strengthen phonemic awareness and literacy, blending entertainment with education. Many of her teaching materials published by Cheln?liere Education are still used in Canadian schools today.Jessie is also the author of the provocative, adult, nonfiction work What if Canada Became the 51st State? A bold exploration of North American politics, identity, and culture and the gripping historical fiction of postwar Greece, immigrant survival, and resilience, Athena: Twirls of Unsettled Dust. Her writing invites readers to think critically, question assumptions, and imagine new possibilities.Now retired from teaching, Jessie lives just outside Montreal with her husband Chris, who remains her first audience for every new story. She continues to create books that delight children, engage parents and teachers, and challenge and move adult readers. Her works entertain while sparking deeper conversations about family, education, and society....