A "sketch" by Rich Deas; illustrator of Cock-A-Doodle-DANCE!
Illustration/sketch by: Rich Deas
Fewiel & Friends Copyright 2011
Contact For A Rockin' Reading & Doodle-Dancing FUN: [email protected]
COCK A DOODLE DANCE now on AUDIO CD from SCHOLASTIC 7/2013 ... HEAR it today!!!
Romulus Library 7/2013 .... DANCE party!!
UPDATE: 10/25/12 ....
I AM HITTIN' THE ROAD WITH 'COCK-A-DOODLE-DANCE!'
NOVEMBER 12TH & 13TH:
My 1ST mini-book-tour will be in Williams County, Ohio @ the Bryan, Stryker, Edon & Pioneer Library branches (Check individual libraries for times & details). I am so very excited to read & ROCK with the children of Williams County, Ohio ...YAA-HOO!!!! Book signings & giveaways, as well!
MICHIGAN VISITS ...
NOVEMBER 28TH:
I will be local @ a library very near & dear to my heart (my old stomping grounds, where I grew up LOVING BOOKS)! @ The Grosse Pointe Woods Library (Mack & Vernier) @ 10:00AM. Come join me for a hometown-hoedown!! Book signing to follow (signed books are $14.00, cash & carry) & there will be gifts & giveaways for all!
JAN 11TH, 2013:
I will be visiting the infamous & awesome Rochester Hills Library (truely an amazing building)!! @ 10:30AM for a rockin' read aloud & a doodle-dance-lesson to follow. Join me for storytime, fun 'feather' dancing & book signings!
APRIL 12TH, 2013:
I am excited to visit the lovely Orion Township Library! Preschoolers & I will rock n' read from 10:00-11:30AM, with a book signing session to follow.
THEN BACK TO OHIO ...
APRIL 17TH:
Evergreen County Library in Metamora, Ohio is hosting a family reading night from 6:00-7:30PM where we will enjoy Cock-A-Doodle-DANCE! then bring this boisterous barnyard tale to life ... by of course, DANCING!!
Book will be available for signed copies ($14.00, cash & carry).
And make sure to check back ... MANY MORE visits & events will be added
shortly!!
THANK YOU to all those that have been such an invaluable support to me & my 1st book, Cock-A-Doodle DANCE!
Literary love to all,
Christine Tricarico
I AM HITTIN' THE ROAD WITH 'COCK-A-DOODLE-DANCE!'
NOVEMBER 12TH & 13TH:
My 1ST mini-book-tour will be in Williams County, Ohio @ the Bryan, Stryker, Edon & Pioneer Library branches (Check individual libraries for times & details). I am so very excited to read & ROCK with the children of Williams County, Ohio ...YAA-HOO!!!! Book signings & giveaways, as well!
MICHIGAN VISITS ...
NOVEMBER 28TH:
I will be local @ a library very near & dear to my heart (my old stomping grounds, where I grew up LOVING BOOKS)! @ The Grosse Pointe Woods Library (Mack & Vernier) @ 10:00AM. Come join me for a hometown-hoedown!! Book signing to follow (signed books are $14.00, cash & carry) & there will be gifts & giveaways for all!
JAN 11TH, 2013:
I will be visiting the infamous & awesome Rochester Hills Library (truely an amazing building)!! @ 10:30AM for a rockin' read aloud & a doodle-dance-lesson to follow. Join me for storytime, fun 'feather' dancing & book signings!
APRIL 12TH, 2013:
I am excited to visit the lovely Orion Township Library! Preschoolers & I will rock n' read from 10:00-11:30AM, with a book signing session to follow.
THEN BACK TO OHIO ...
APRIL 17TH:
Evergreen County Library in Metamora, Ohio is hosting a family reading night from 6:00-7:30PM where we will enjoy Cock-A-Doodle-DANCE! then bring this boisterous barnyard tale to life ... by of course, DANCING!!
Book will be available for signed copies ($14.00, cash & carry).
And make sure to check back ... MANY MORE visits & events will be added
shortly!!
THANK YOU to all those that have been such an invaluable support to me & my 1st book, Cock-A-Doodle DANCE!
Literary love to all,
Christine Tricarico
Christine envelopes children with a love of literacy through engaging
stories & interactive participation!
A reading @ the wonderful Reach Academy in 2010
A fun-filled 'pajama party' reading @ Elmwood Elementary ...
Some BIG book-updates (Kirkus Review & book-lauch)….
Cock-A-Doodle-YEE-HAW!! My 1st-ever book review & my very 1st book appearances are underway …. I’m giddy with (gulp) excitement!!
KIRKUS reviewed Cock-A-Doodle-DANCE!
Life on the farm is positively “Cock-a-Doodle DULL” until Rooster catches a jitterbug that starts the whole barn a shakin’ and a rollin’.
“The chickens do / the cha-cha, / as the dogs begin / ballet, / and shimmy sheep / don’t stop their / swing until / the light of day.” Barnyard beats and dancing livestock tales are a dime a dozen, but this snappy rhythm is enough to carry readers, regardless of originality. (It’s super fun to read aloud.)
AND a review from The School & Library Journal ...
TRICARICO, Christine. Cock-a-Doodle Dance! illus. by Rich Deas. 40p. glossary. Feiwel & Friends. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-312-38251-3.
PreS-Gr 2–This rip-roaring tale begs to be read aloud. The animals’ lives on a boring Texas farm are all work and no play. Then, the hilarious rooster catches a jitterbug, and a rollicking dance begins. “This jitterbug’s contagious;/boogie fever’s catchin’ on./The others follow Rooster’s lead/to doodle-dance at dawn.” After rocking out all night the barnyard is bushed and the farm is in disarray. Rooster again takes the lead, calling for a “Cock-a-Doodle Clean Up!” Deas’s illustrations enliven the already busy, bopping story, which is sure to be a storytime and classroom hit. A glossary contains dancing terminology to clarify the farmyard friends’ fancy footwork.–Alison Donnelly, Mississippi Valley Library District, Collinsville, IL
YIPPEE!!! & KUDOS to my uber-awesome illustrator, Rich Deas, as well … he really made this book FAB & FUN-tastic!!
Also, I’ve solidified my VERY 1st author appearances for Cock-A-Doodle-Dance’s book launch … double-GULP!!
I will be having a “Welcome to the World, Cock-A-Doodle-Dance!” book-launch-party on June 10th @ The Cutting Board in Warren, Mi complete with Cock-A-Doodle Dancing-lessons (given by the author…ME)! Gift & goodies, cake, punch & appetizers & a visit by the “Rooster” himself!!!
And of course the author (ME… feels amazing to be able to write that) will be there to sign copies of MY BOOK!!!
AND on June 26th @ 2:30 I will be @ the St Clair Shores Library to read Cock-A-Doodle Dance to the children & give a quick demo of the dance! I will have a book signing/sale session afterwards, as well.
May 22 is fast-approaching …. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cock-A-Doodle DANCE! And welcome into the wonderful world of words & READING!!!
I had my very 1ST BARNES & NOBLE signing on July 10th @ the Grosse Pointe Woods, Mi location ...SUCH FUN (photos soon to come)!! THANK YOU so much to the staff @ B&N & all the kiddos (& even some parents) who literally Cock-a-doodle DANCED with me down the isles of the store ...YAA-HOO!!!
Contact Christine Tricarico to visit your school, library, or literary function @: [email protected]
Send me pictures of your lil' one(s) enjoying Cock-A-Doodle DANCE! (like these happy kiddos below) PLEASE feel free to email me @ [email protected] I will be giving away FREE copies of Cock-A-Doodle DANCE! beginning in Oct. 2012 & you could be one of the rootin'-tootin' winners of this ROCKIN'
read-aloud ... so send in your cutest & most creative photos today!!! TY!!