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Formats: softcover (978-0-9784351-1-0)

About

A World of Stories is a special book that was created in partnership with Rotary District 5020 to raise money for literacy projects. “A World of Stories” is a collection of stories celebrating a variety of international holidays that can be celebrated worldwide, regardless of religious or cultural background. They are intended to be enjoyed with children 12 and under, but are also suitable for anyone learning to read and write English.

Professional authors and illustrators from around the world have donated their storytelling and illustration talents, and have been joined by several new authors selected from the contest we ran on our website last year. Each story has a theme or message that relates in some way to the corresponding holiday, and each story is introduced with some information about the day being celebrated.

Educational materials are now available on our website (with more added each week) to help teachers and parents facilitate discussion and lesson planning around the themes covered in the book. (ages 4-12)

Awards

The Number Tree by MW Penn and illustrated by Mike Linton has won a Press Club Communications Award for Poetry – FIRST PLACE!

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A World of Stories

International Literacy Day: Rhyme or Reason
author: Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrator: Scot Ritchie

Grandparents Day: Calling the Fish
author: Glenn G. Coats, illustrator: Jayleen Weaver

Talk Like a Pirate Day: Long John
author: Dan Bar-el, illustrator Alex van Houwelingen

World Animal Day: Tiger’s Invitation
author: Mary R. Dunn, illustrator: Iva Visosevic

World Food Day: The Stew That Fed the World
author: Paris Gibson, illustrator: Julia Filipone

International Day for Tolerance: No NO Day!
author: Audrey Schumacher, illustrator: Cecil Paplinskie

Human Rights Day: If War Were
author: Mrs. Perry’s Grade 1 Class from Caulfeild Elementary School, illustrator: Julia Karlinsky

Global Family Day: A Game of Peace
author: Dixiane Hallaj, illustrator: Christina Leist

International Stand Up to Bullying Day: The Labyrinth
author: David Michael Slater, illustrator: Izabela Bzymek

World Math Day: The Number Tree
author: M.W. Penn, illustrator: Mike Linton

World Sleep Day: The Sleep Sheep
author: Nancy McConnell, illustrator: Natalia Vasquez

World Poetry Day: If
author: Nathan Tommer, illustrator: Jeri Weaver

Earth Day: Tontii
author: Crystal J. Stranaghan, illustrator: Rosa Espadaler

International Day of the Book: Whatever It Is
author: Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz, illustrator: Malgorzata Sliczniak-Swirszcz

International Day of Families: The First Picnic
author: Claire Wilson, illustrator: Silvana Bevilacqua

World Ocean Day: Seashell Island
author: Christophe Jeunot, illustrator: Christophe Jeunot

World Music Day: The Giant’s Music
author: Sheila M. Hausbeck, illustrator: Carolyn Olson

International Left Handers Day: Napoleon is Winking
author: Melanie Jackson, illustrator: Eleanor Rosenberg.

REVIEWS

Erica Fitz Mears of the Delaware Press Club

“The Number Tree is well crafted. Importantly, it demonstrates the fun we can have with poetry while dealing with math, the sciences or many other subjects not often associated with poetry. It is perfect for children and delightful for adults, reminiscent of work by Richard Wilbur and Shel Silverstein. Good company indeed!”

CM Magazine – Highly Recommended

“Gumboot Books and The Rotary District 5020 have shown that a book can be much more than a book. Their project, A World of Stories, is proof that children’s literature has the ability to make positive change in the world through the virtue of good stories and the initiative of good people…

…Although I have highlighted only a portion of what can be found in A World of Stories, each narrative had a unique approach to conveying a holiday story. As a compilation, this book is also unique as the international holidays come together to create a portrait of the world by reflecting the values and concerns of the global community. All of the illustrations and stories weave educational information into entertaining and thoughtful stories. A World of Stories never disappoints; it gives us a little slice of who we are as individuals in the bigger picture of humanity.”

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