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"David Canzoneri lives with his wife Carrie in Commerce, Texas, his home since 1985. After he graduated from the University of Arizona, where he majored in creative writing, he worked at Arizona's largest used bookstore. His association with books continued in Commerce as he ran the Cornerstone Bookstore which was the official book provider for Bill Martin Jr's conferences. It was that association with Bill that gave David the impetus to take his lifelong love of writing and develop ""Brush Your Little Pearly Whites"" and many other titles to come in the future. A kindergarten teacher for 13 years, and a parent of 4 kids, David has a real love for young kids and a deep concern for them to develop their language skills, as well as a desire for them to have clean teeth! Christina Darty is the daughter of David Canzoneri. She attended Texas A&M University-Commerce on the honors scholarship and graduated with a BFA in Painting. She now lives in Commerce with her husband, Jake. After working with young kids for many years, she is excited to use her artistic ability to create this book which stems from her own childhood. She and her siblings always enjoyed singing the tooth brushing song with their dad. Her delightfully playful pictures are a perfect fit for ""Brush Your Little Pearly Whites""!"
(I) read your book to my younger grandchildren and they love it! So do I. Good work! Bill (Martin Jr) would have loved it, too. It has that same child empowering repetitive-predictability at the heart of Brown Bear. - Brod Bagert (www.brodbagert.com) This book is incredibly catchy and creative. Canzoneri and Darty have managed to take a mundane yet important part of a child's day and turn it into something fun. Confession: I was still singing the Toothbrush Song in my head three days after our initial reading - C. Derick Miller, Arts and Entertainment Contributor, Greenville Herald Banner (read the full review and view the video at http: //www.heraldbanner.com/opinion/columns/campbell-pair-s-book-helpful-and-fun-for-kids/article_46b59828-ae05-11e8-9b6b-77f89e8d71d8.html .) Twenty years ago one of my best friends told me about a children's book he wanted to write. Today I read it to my little girl. - Mark and Elise #MakesMyHeartHappy I just wanted to say thank you very much for the wonderful book that you wrote. Brush Your Little Pearly Whites has been a huge huge huge success in my classroom. I cannot tell you how much it is loved. I am going to buy a few more for more of my co-teachers, but it is a book we read every single day. I just wanted to write to tell you that this was such a wonderful book, and I truly applaud it. -Lena Rosenthal, Bright Horizons Lead Teacher
