Carol Zeavin earned her BA in music from UCLA and became a successful freelance orchestral violinist and chamber musician in New York City. She earned master’s degrees in education and special education from Bank Street College and worked with infants and toddlers from 1992 to 2010, both as head teacher at Rockefeller University’s Child and Family Center and Barnard’s Toddler Development Center, and as a special educator employed by Y.A.I. and Theracare. She continues to perform classical music in NYC and teaches violin and piano to kids and grownups of all ages and abilities. Rhona Silverbush, co-author of the Terrific Toddlers series, studied psychology and theater at Brandeis University and holds a juris doctor from Boston College Law School. Rhona is the co-author of Speak the Speech! Shakespeare’s Monologues Illuminated (Faber and Faber, 2002) and has taught theater to all age groups from tots to adults. She has taught at Columbia University Teachers College and is also a freelance writer and editor and a consultant for families of children and teens with learning differences and special needs. Visit her at www.rhonasilverbush.com Jon Davis is an award-winning illustrator who has illustrated more than 70 books, including the Terrific Toddlers Series for Magination Press. He works digitally, in Photoshop with a tablet and pen and based in the Lake District, England. Visit him at www.jonsmind.com and follow him on Twitter: @JonDavisIllust.
A sweet line of tiny toddler hardcovers. --Publishers Weekly's ShelfTalker The soothing colors, helpful Note to Parents and Caregivers and textual pattern of separation and return should prove comforting to children and caregivers alike. --Washington Parent Authors Carol Zeavin, MSEd, Med, and Rhona Silverbush, JD, use groundbreaking research to craft age-appropriate stories that takes into account the language level and comprehension level of a toddler. --First Time Parent It sounds crazy, but I've actually learned a lot from the Terrific Toddlers series that Magination Press has been putting out this year. Each book is as instructive to small children as they are to adults, and nothing shows this off better than this book. --Betsy Bird, A Fuse 7 Production In a sweet and repetitive way, this picture book reinforces that parents always come back. The adults in this simple read aloud acknowledge their child's feelings and respond supportively. As is true for the other books in this series, the section for adults at the end of the book is excellent. --Joyce's Mystery and Nonfiction Book Reviews with some Non-fiction too! This is a great go-to series when children are dealing with scary feelings that they don't understand and have a difficult time communicating. Everything is a big deal. --Children's Books Heal I really like this Terrific Toddlers series and think I'll be putting a set in my library. --Mom Read It