Mother Beach
The joy of finding beach and sea glass…
Mother Beach speaks to anyone who has ever wandered her shoreline or communed with her natural beauty and hidden treasures.
Freehand sketches and watercolor washes provide a lovely backdrop for this universal read. Young listeners will enjoy the easy rhythm of the verse as they search the pages for hidden treasures. Back matter includes fun facts about color and origins of these coveted beach glass treasures. Hardcover book is textured speckled oatmeal paper with embossed face of mother beach on cover. An authentic piece of beach glass is affixed to the jacket.
2022 Ben Franklin Award – Silver Winner Gift Book
2021 NYC Big Book Award – Distinguished Favorite
Author: Patty Merski, Illustrator: Chanda Patel
Trim size – 6.5″ x 7.5″
40 pages
Fully illustrated
Hard cover with illustrated jacket
Printed in the USA
Mother Beach
The joy of finding beach and sea glass…
Mother Beach speaks to anyone who has ever wandered her shoreline or communed with her natural beauty and hidden treasures.
Freehand sketches and watercolor washes provide a lovely backdrop for this universal read. Young listeners will enjoy the easy rhythm of the verse as they search the pages for hidden treasures. Back matter includes fun facts about color and origins of these coveted beach glass treasures. Hardcover book is textured speckled oatmeal paper with embossed face of mother beach on cover. An authentic piece of beach glass is affixed to the jacket.
2022 Ben Franklin Award – Silver Winner Gift Book
2021 NYC Big Book Award – Distinguished Favorite
Author: Patty Merski, Illustrator: Chanda Patel
Trim size – 6.5″ x 7.5″
40 pages
Fully illustrated
Hard cover with illustrated jacket
Printed in the USA
Understanding Sam
and Asperger Syndrome
Currently out of print | Ages 5+ Understanding Sam and Asperger Syndrome gives readers a glimpse into the life of Sam, an undiagnosed child. There is something about Sam that causes him to behave differently than other children, making him an easy target for bullying at school. One evening, without telling anyone, Sam and his dog, Oscar, leave home to visit the fair. This is a defining moment for his worried parents, who decide that very night that it is time to see the doctor. His parents are told that Sam has a form of Autism called Asperger Syndrome. Once he is diagnosed, life becomes a little easier for Sam and his family.
2008 Next Generation Indie Book – Awards Finalist
2008 National Parenting Center – Seal of Approval
2008 Mom’s Choice – Award
2010 Dolly Gray – Children’s Literature Award (which recognizes high-quality children’s literature that includes positive and realistic characters with developmental disabilities)
$15.95
Authors: Clarabelle van Niekerk & Liezl Hartley
Hard cover with illustrated jacket
Printed in the USA
Roaring Boring Alice
A Story of the Aurora Borealis
Currently out of print | Ages 4+ Scientists agree that solar winds cause the aurora borealis. Roaring, Boring Alice (A Story of the Aurora Borealis) suggests a less scientific reason for those spectacular lights. Told by a little mouse in the house, this rhyming story introduces ungrateful Alice, whose voice changes into the Northern Lights. She is visited by a strange little person who gives her a choice…all she has to do is be nice and her voice will return.
2004 Foreward Magazine – Book of the Year Finalist
$15.95
Author: PK Merski, Illustrator: Mark Weber
Hard cover with illustrated jacket
Printed in the USA
Roaring Boring Alice, The Musical
Commissioned by the South Park Theatre, Roaring, Boring Alice The Musical, debuted August 1, 2010. It was a collaboration between Erie-area Patricia Merski, playwright (song lyrics) and classical Piano Instructor, Natalya Martirosorova (music). The play follows the original story line of children’s picture book, Roaring, Boring Alice (A Story of the Aurora Borealis), with several additional scenes. It features seven (7) colors-of-the-spectrum characters, which act out Alice’s emotional voice and behavior. Mouse, the narrator, provides comic relief and interacts with the audience. Feel free to email Patricia Merski for more information.
