Books published by Bellissima Publishing

The secret to being strong when someone is bullying you and being oh so mean, is knowing when you should simply turn the other cheek and walk away. However, this does not mean that you don't stand up against wrong for what is good and just and right. And while this seems like a difficult thing to understand, if you stop and carefully think before you speak out and react to a person who is bullying you, you will more than likely know exactly what to do. (And you are also not being a snitch if you tell a grown up you trust! Because this is exactly what you should do!)Written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this is another Penelope Dyan fun, 'learn to read' book that is meant to make you think! Filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme, this book is also meant to help you build your reading skills and your reading vocabulary as a host of fun, familiar Penelope Dyan characters guide you through the pages of this book!When you are all finished, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes along with this book for even more learning fun!

We need to take care of the world, just like we need to take care of one another. Because, after all, we are truly the world. Climate change is scary; and while you may think you are just a kid and can't do much to change what is happening, you need to always remember every little bit helps. Saving the world really can begin with you! If you recycle and reuse and re-purpose, you really can make a change. Because when you recycle, reuse and re-purpose you are helping to save the world, even though you may not be able to see the result right away!Use this fun 'learn to read' book by the award winning author, attorney, and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, to think about this important subject as fun and familiar Penelope Dyan characters once again guide you through the pages of this book. And don't forget to have fun with learning; because if learning isn't fun, a kid won't love to learn!When you are all finished reading, you can go straight to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free music video that goes along with this book for even more learning fun!

People need to love and accept each other just the way they are! You see, we are all different; and our differences and the ways we are different from one another happen to be what makes us stronger as a whole! And if you don't believe this, you can just ask the elephant!Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this fun, ''learn to read' book is meant to get you thinking as you practice reading skills through the use of word recognition, word repetition and rhyme. Build your reading vocabulary as familiar and fun Dyan characters take you on a journey through this book's pages!Then think about something that is important to you and try your hand at making your very own book with your very own thoughts and ideas filing up the pages!When you are all finished, go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free music video that goes with this book for even more learning fun! And always remember that if a kid doesn't have fun learning, a kid won't love to learn!

When you win anything by cheating or by not playing fair, the truth is that you are a loser and that you haven't really won anything at all. And if you ask the elephant, she will tell you this is so! No one likes a cheater, even if they like a winner; and while this may seem difficult to understand, all you really have to remember is to aways do what is good and just and right. And if you always do what is good and just and right, then you will aways be a winner, even when you seem to have lost. Use this fun, "learn to read" book written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, filled with word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, to help you to think about and to talk about this very important subject. Its extra large print is easy on young eyes; and its overall size is perfect for carrying along in a kid-sized backpack, so a kid can share this book with friends!When you are all finished reading, go to the Belissimavideo YouTube channel; and you can watch the free music video that goes with this book for even more learning fun!

The most important thing to remember about people is that everyone is different. And while you may think it is better just to blend in and be like everyone else, this is really not a good idea. The reason this isn't a good idea is because you should just be who you are. After all, if everyone was the same, there would be no artists or inventors! Imagination would simply disappear. So follow your dreams and your very own star. Don't let anyone detract you from who you are or from your very own dreams.Written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this 'learn to read' book filled with word recognition, word repetition and rhyme is meant to get a kid thinking as he or she practices reading skills and builds his or her reading word vocabulary. A host of fun and familiar Penelope Dyan characters will guide you on your journey through this fun 'learn to read' book!When you are finished reading and practicing reading skills, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel; and you can watch the free, fun music video that goes along with this book for even more learning fun!

We all have special gifts, and we are all gifts! Time is a gift; and the present is a present, which is also a gift! You don't need to be jealous if someone has a special gift you would like to be yours. What you need to do is to be happy with who you are; and you need to look at the gifts that have been given to you and that are special to you! Now, while that may be a difficult thing to understand, some fun. familiar characters are here to remind you to simply look for the gifts that have been given to you. (But never forget that the greatest gift of all is the gift of love!)Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, and filled with word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, this fun, 'learn to read' book is meant to get a kid thinking and talking and sharing with family and others. This book will also help you build your reading skills as you build your reading word vocabulary!Then . . . when all of that is accomplished, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel, and you can watch the free music video that goes with this book for even more learning fun; because learning should always be fun!

You should never hide behind a wall, because that means you aren't interacting with others. And sometimes a wall isn't a physical wall, it is the wall you built up yourself; and that wall exists right there in your heart. Walls separate people, open spaces and bridges unite people. And while this may seem like a very difficult concept to understand, the elephant and the monkey and all of the other familiar Penelope Dyan Dyan characters are right here in this book to help you understand the problems you can have, and will have, if you build a wall inside of your heart!This 'learn to read' book, filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme, and written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, is meant to get a kid thinking as he or she has fun practicing reading skills and building his or her reading vocabulary.There is also a fun, free music video that goes along with this book that a kid can watch on Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel where you can have even more learning fun! After all, learning should always be fun!

Christmas is always a fun time of year. But what we need to remember about Christmas is that its not the gifts we get that matter, it's the meaning behind the giving. You see, it isn't the size or the cost of the gift that counts. What counts is that the gift comes from the heart. And, in the end, if we don't care abut one another and share with one another, and love one another, nothing really matters much at all. And this is a very big and important thing to think about!Written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this fun, 'learn to read' book filled with word recognition, word repetition and rhyme is meant to get a kid thinking as he or she develops reading skills and increases reading vocabulary.A host of fun and familiar, Penelope Dyan characters will guide you though the pages of this book that is sure to make a kid smile, and maybe even laugh aloud!When you are finished reading, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes along with this book for even more learning fun!

The past is more than the past, because the past combines with the present and the future to make up the total of our lives. In other words, we are merely the sum total of all of the parts of our lives that make up the whole; and while this may sound confusing, it is more than likely the reason your mother tells you that what you do, both good and bad, are a reflection on her. You see, she has taught you things that make up who you are . . . and so has your father and all of the other adults in your life whom you happen to love and trust!Written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this fun, 'learn to read' book is filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme you can use to practice your reading skills and to think about this very important subject as you build your reading word vocabulary and are guided through its pages by some fun and familiar Penelope Dyan characters!When you are all finished, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel; and you can watch the free music video that goes with this book for even more learning fun! After all, everyone knows learning should always be fun!