Perilous times and perilous men should not destroy your hope. Even though my wife and I never had kids we’ve always loved them and enjoyed their imaginative outlook on life. That’s why I write music for kids, ebooks for kids, and create illustrations and videos for kids. I want them to enjoy words and music and pictures and be safe and loved. But we … The rest of the story…
Category Archives: ebooks for kids
Don’t confuse this silver horse with “Silver”, Roy Rogers’ famous horse… In the last few months of 2012 I wrote a collection of western themed lullaby songs. I called this collection “Bedtime Buckaroos”. There are 9 songs on the CD, and “The Silver Horse” was the 8th one I wrote and recorded. I debuted the songs in 4 weekends at private house concerts and … The rest of the story…
I’m working on some animation to add to my ebooks for kids… Don’t get me wrong…I doubt I’ll be giving Pixar a run for their money. But I’m having a very good time learning these new animation skills. In case you hadn’t noticed…kids love animation. And they also love cartoons. And there’s more and more research showing how ebooks for kids with animation or … The rest of the story…
I just read an article in one of the New York Times “parenting” blogs that said ebooks for kids aren’t as good as books for a child’s learning progress. The article said “according to Lisa Guernsey of the New America Foundation’s Early Education Initiative, is that when we read with a child on an, we may actually impede our child’s ability to learn.” Here’s … The rest of the story…
Your Heartbeat…can you hear it?
Imagine if you couldn’t hear your heartbeat… …and that’s the predicament young Henry Hippo found himself in. He couldn’t hear his heartbeat, and he was pretty sure it was pretty important to have a heartbeat. So, he decided to do something about it. Back when I was attending the Institute of Children’s Literature, I had an assignment to write a story using an … The rest of the story…
Six illustrated ebooks for kids by a writer I know personally… OK…I know it’s shameless self-promotion, but since I’m the writer, singer, illustrator, publisher, publicist, promotion team, and blogger for the TonyFunderburk.com empire I can’t delegate it to anyone else. Please forgive me and read on… What’s the greatest source for a vivid imagination? Kids of course. Have you ever talked to a kid, … The rest of the story…
Ebooks For Kids Will Soon Include Izzy
Izzy is the star of the next one of my ebooks for kids… Imagine you’re not sure if you’re awake or asleep. Suddenly you see a yellow fireball coming right at you. You look to your left and right and there’s nothing but a deep, dark abyss to fall into. What do you do? That’s Izzy’s dilemma. And he finds his only help coming … The rest of the story…
With ebooks for kids gaining popularity… are we looking at the beginning of the end for traditional publishing? I don’t think so. Not very soon anyway. Why? A little thing called electricity. If you use an eReader or tablet or mobile or laptop to read ebooks for kids or any other ebooks, you need electricity to read ’em. And if there was an extended … The rest of the story…
Hear Your Heartbeat
What would you do if you couldn’t hear your heartbeat? I’m guessing you don’t think about that much because you just sort of take it for granted that it must be beating if you’re awake. Right? Well, one of the books for kids I wrote was about a young hippo who couldn’t hear his heartbeat. As you may already know…hippo’s are really big. And … The rest of the story…
Read My eBooks For Kids On Kindle Paperwhite
If you like the Amazon Kindle platform for reading ebooks for kids, then you’ll probably really like the new Kindle Paperwhite. (watch the video review) I’ve already published two ebooks for kids on the Kindle publishing platform, and I’m in the middle of illustrating my third, “Music Pajamas“. If you already have a Kindle or if you get the new Kindle Paperwhite, please check … The rest of the story…