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From A to Z with Energy!

26 Ways to Move and Play
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<p><b>An award-winning alphabet book that encourages playful movement and learning.</b></p><p>“Skate along the<b> I</b>ce for<b> I</b>! For <b>J</b> we <b>J</b>am and <b>J</b>ive. <b>K</b>’s for <b>K</b>icking as you swim and float and splash and dive.”</p><p>Watch the alphabet come to life as children run and twirl and jump and play and learn their way through the ABCs! Combining movement and learning, this imaginative alphabet book teaches young learners not only how to move from A to Z but also how to creatively have fun as they stay active and keep their bodies healthy and strong.</p><p><b>The book includes a special section for parents and educators</b> with tips for using movement to teach problem-solving, listening, and other social and emotional skills.</p>
<p><b>Connie Bergstein Dow</b> has an MFA from the University of Michigan and is the author <i>One, Two, What Can I Do? Dance and Music for the Whole Day</i>; <i>Dance, Turn, Hop, Learn! Enriching Movement Activities for Preschoolers</i>; <i>From A to Z with Energy</i>; and <i>Tap and Rap, Move and Groove</i>. She has also written a preschool teacher handbook for WeTHRIVE! with movement activities that address the Ohio Early Learning Content Standards for language arts and mathematics and contributed to the development of a dance curriculum for the Ohio Department of Education Model Arts Curriculum. Connie has also written articles for <i>Highlights High Five</i>, <i>Teaching Young Children</i> and <i>Young Children</i> (NAEYC), and <i>Early Childhood News</i>. She divides her time between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Boulder, Colorado.</p><br><p>Originally from London, Gareth Llewhellin now lives in beautiful Somerset with his wife and two boys.</p><p>He works from his home studio alongside his ever-faithful assistant, Herbie the Jack Russell, with coffee and treats at the ready! After studying illustration at Bournemouth College of Art and Design and working as an in-house illustrator for most of his career, Gareth took the plunge to freelance seven years ago and hasn’t looked back.</p><p>He loves bikes, nature, and fresh air.</p>
2022 NYC Big Book Award, Distinguished Favorite, Picture Books, Ages 4–8
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