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1-June-05
To: All media,
for immediate release
HOW BUTTERBEES CAME TO BEE!
AUTHORS LANA & TANIA BLOCH TO RECEIVE MOM’S CHOICE AWARD AT
BOOK EXPO AMERICA, FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD, 3 P.M., JACOB JAVITS
CENTER, NYC
"Bee wise,
wonderful, and have a magnificent Life! Read and absorb this superb
book with your children. I love it! It shares truth and inspiration."
-- Mark Victor Hansen, best selling author of Chicken Soup for
the Soul
PHOENIX, AZ—HOW BUTTERBEES CAME TO BEE!
authors Lana and Tania Bloch, whose enchanting book is illustrated
by former Disney artist David Michener, were chosen to receive the
coveted MOM’S CHOICE AWARD by an august group of
judges including
Julie Aigner-Clark,
creator of
Baby Einstein,
Maria Housden,
best-selling author of
Hannah’s Gift,
and Terry Doherty,
founder of
The
Reading Tub.
Twila C. Liggett, Ph.D.,
Creator/Executive Producer,
PBS’ Reading
Rainbow,
and honorary judge for the Moms Choice Awards, will present the
award
to Lana Bloch at Book Expo America at the Jacob
Javits Center in New York, Friday, June 3rd at 3 p.m.
The Arizona Republic wrote in April: “‘Butterbees’ live in
harmony!” Tribune newspapers added: “The
Butterbees take some of the sting out of intolerance.” The
book and plush have been endorsed by the National Anti-Defamation
League and is recommended reading at several school districts
throughout the United States. The book, toys and backpack earned
the prestigious iParenting Media Award for 2004 Best Products.
HOW BUTTERBEES CAME TO BEE! is a delightfully illustrated
children’s book which teaches children to accept the differences in
others and celebrate their own individuality. The book also won the
Ben Franklin/Bill Fisher Excellence Award for Independent Publishers
Best First Book FICTION.
For
more information go to
www.butterbees.com
"We are honored and humbled to be nominated for this
award by such a distinguished group of judges," Lana Bloch
remarked.
“Growing up as we did in
South Africa, we saw the damage of
prejudice first-hand,” Bloch continued. “We envisioned this book
with the idea that if children at the earliest ages were taught to
appreciate and accept, even celebrate their differences, we might
all have a much better world. With that in mind the Butterbees came
to life. Butterbees encourage kids to discover their gifts and
talents."
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