Mother Beach
Mother Beach Book
Special Beach Glass Edition
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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 w illustrated jacket
Printed in the USA
Roaring Boring Alice
Roaring Boring Alice, The Musical
See the book, Roaring Boring Alice, above for details…
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.
