Books published by Bellissima Publishing

Are you a boy? And if so, are you made of snips and snails and puppy dog tails? Exactly what does that mean? Ask yourself that question as you read this 'learn to read' book by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.This book is filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme. Its size is perfect to be carried along in a kid-sized backpack, and its extra large print is easy on a kid's young eyes.Once again the emphasis of this Penelope Dyan book is twofold, learning and fun! And this is because if a kid doesn't have fun learning, a kid won't love to learn. The drawings are simple so kids can copy them to make their own books, and the humorous story is something that could come from a kid's own imagination! But to make sure this is true, you'll have to read the book first!When you are finished reading, you can watch the free music video that goes with this book on Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel for even more learning fun!

We all need to get along in this world, and just maybe we would all get along much better if we didn't compete with others and instead concentrated on simply doing our very own personal best. Better is always better! However, somewhere along the line we seem to have forgotten this and what these words mean; and the end result has been nothing less than disastrous.Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, you can use this fun 'learn to read' kid-sized book with its extra large print, filled with word recognition, word recognition and rhyme and familiar Dyan characters, to open a discussion about what it means to do and be your personal best, as you practice reading skills.Reading should be about learning, and learning should be fun; because if a kid doesn't have fun learning, then a kid won't love to learn.When you are done reading, you can watch the free music video that goes with this book on Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel.

Never burn down a bridge; and if you have a choice between building a wall or building a bridge, then open up your heart and build a bridge! As you may have guessed, we are not talking about real bridges here. We are talking about friendships and how you build friendships, and you simply don't build a friendship if you burn down the bridge between two people or if you build a wall between them!Written by the 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 you thinking about important things like friendship and how friendships are built. The print is extra large for young eyes, and it's the perfect size to carry along in a kid sized backpack! Use this book to get you thinking about things that are important to you, and then make a book of your own!After you are finished reading and enjoying the familiar and fun cast of Dyan characters in this book, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free music video that goes along with this book for more learning fun!

People play games with their words and actions. Even if you are a kid, you should know right from wrong. Kids need to think before they speak, and be true to themselves. And they should always say what they mean and mean what they say, but that does not mean saying mean things about another. A kid can be kind and loving and discerning and still tell the truth.Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this fun 'learn to read' book filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme is intended to get a kid talking and thinking about life and what may be real and what may be false. Enjoy the fun and familiar Dyan characters as the author takes you through the book as you practice your reading skills. Then try your own hand at writing your very own book about how you feel about something that is important to you!When you are all finished practicing your reading skills and thinking about what is important to you in life, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the fun, free music video that goes along with this fun filled 'learn to read' book with an important message.

Knowing what is true and what isn't true is very important. So you should never assume what someone says is always true, unless it is someone you know and trust. And when people tell lies about you or someone else, just don't let that get to you. Know in your heart and in your mind that what they are saying is untrue, and be content with the good person you are.Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this is a 'learn to read' book that is meant to get you thinking as you practice reading skills through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme. It is filled with extra large print that is perfect for young eyes; and the Dyancharacters that are so familiar to Penelope Dyan readers, are sure to delight the reader! Use this book to think about things that are important to you, and then make a book of your very own!When you are finished reading this very fun 'learn to read' book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and have even more learning fun as you watch the fun music video that goes with this book!

We all have problems, but how we look at those problems is what's important. The word, 'problem' smacks of defeat; and if we look at our problems as defeat, then we automatically lose in life, and our problems become the winners. And no one should let problems win! On the other hand, if we look at our problems as obstacles, we can over come them. And this is what the elephant is trying to tell everyone in this story. See if you agree!Take a trip through this fun, 'learn to read' book with award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, and practice your reading skills through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme. Think about what it means to have a problem and how looking at our problems as obstacles can transform problems into something we can overcome! All we have to do is think of our problems in an entirely different way. (Or maybe you are already thinking of your problems as obstacles.)Then, when you are all finished reading, you can go and watch the fun, free music video that goes with this book that you can find on Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel!

We are all unique individuals, but in some ways we are very much alike. We eat, and we sleep; and we have fun. And we also learn new and interesting things every single day. So when we see someone who seems different than we are, we need to celebrate the difference, as well as celebrate how much we are the same! And this means looking at a person with more than just our two eyes. It means looking with our hearts!Written by the award winning author, Penelope Dyan, and filled with fun Dyan characters, word repetition, word recognition and rhyme, this fun, 'learn to read' book is more than just a book; because this is a fun book meant to get a kid thinking about things other than himself or herself. It is meant to help kids explore the world by really seeing what the world is. You see, kids are the future of this world!When you are all finished reading and discussing these things, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the fun music video that goes along with this book; and then you can have even more learning fun!

This is a little book with a very big message, and that message is that what we need to do is take the time to look around us and to look carefully at the world and see how things really are.Enjoy the interactions of a girl named China Dahl with her family. Discover how her siblings got their names. Spend a few days with a child working her way toward the end of her third grade year! And while you do all of that, you will learn some very interesting things about that far away place called China!Written and illustrated by Paula Parton, author of the Room 17 book series, among other titles, this book is a step into history through the mind of a child that is certain to inspire.And as a retired educator of children, and an accomplished artist, Paula Parton certainly knows how to inspire!

Happiness might be a warm puppy. Happiness might be a hug from your mother or a good night kiss. Happiness can mean a lot of things to a lot of different people, but finding true happiness is making your dreams come true. And as everyone knows, that is different for each and everyone of us. And this is why only you can make your dreams come true! And please don't forget to follow your very own dreams and not the dreams of someone else!Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this fun, 'learn to read' book filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme, and filled with a host of fun Dyan characters, is meant to make you think about your dreams and how only you can make your dreams come true! Practice reading skills and make your very own books filled with your very own ideas! (Kids always have a lot of great ideas!) Then, when you are all finished, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free music video that goes along with this book for even more learning fun! Because if learning isn't fun, a kid won't love to learn!

People are mean sometimes, and sometimes they are bullies; and this is a very hard thing to understand, because people sometimes don't like you for no good reason at all. So what do you do when someone is mean to you? Well . . . you simply stand tall! And no matter how mean they are, you still need to be kind and good and do what is right; because (as you well know) two wrongs never, never make anything right!Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, you can use this fun 'learn to read' book to practice your reading skills; because this kid-sized with its extra large print (perfect for young eyes) is filled with word repetition, word repetition and rhyme! The simple drawings can be copied, and then you can even make your own books about things that you might be feeling or doing!Then, when you are all finished reading and practicing your reading skills, you can visit Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel. And then you can watch the free, fun music video that goes along with this book; and you can have even more learning fun! You see, if a kid doesn't have fun learning, a kid won't love to learn!

Ålesund is a town and municipality located right in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It's part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and is the center of the Ålesund Region. This lovely Norwegian town is also a sea port widely known for its 'Art Nouveau' architecture. But the most fun part of this place (as you may have already guessed) is that the Vikings were here! So take some time, and just look around and see what you can see!Use this fun, kid-sized 'learn to read' book written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan (that is filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme) to practice reading skills; and at the same time, you can enjoy the photographs of John D. Weigand and travel vicariously in Ålesund through the pages of this book.When you are all finished reading, you can go straight to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel to see even more of what our author and photographer saw in Ålesund, Norway; and then you can have even more learning fun!

Aristotle once said, "Happiness depends upon ourselves." But perhaps happiness really depends on home, because home is where your heart is! And if there really is no place like home, then while leaving home for a vacation may be fun, there is nothing as heartwarming as returning home!Use this 'learn to read' book to have a discussion about what home means to you. And the same time you can practice your reading skills through this kid-sized book filled with a host of familiar Dyan characters, word repetition, word recognition and rhyme.Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this book also has extra large print that is easy on young eyes. And it is filled with fun; because if a kid doesn't have fun learning, a kid won't love to learn!When you are all finished reading this book, practicing your reading skills, and discussing what home means to you, then you can watch the free music video that goes with this book! All you have to do is go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel!

Think before you do anything, and especially think if someone else is telling you to do something that doesn't feel exactly right for you to do! The point is, you have your own mind, and you need to be sensible; and you need to use your mind wisely!Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this fun, 'learn to read' book is meant to get a kid really thinking as he or she practices reading skills through word repetition, word recognition and rhyme.Use this book to also think about things that are important to you, as some familiar Dyan characters guide you through its pages. Smile and laugh and have fun reading and learning; because if a kid doesn't have fun learning and reading, a kid just won't love to earn and read!Then, when you are all finished reading, you can try your hand at making a book of your own about something important to you! And then, take a short trip to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel, and watch the free music video that goes with this book for even more learning fun!

Sometimes when you are really good, people might call you a little 'Miss Goody Two Shoes'. But you shouldn't think of that as a bad thing, even if those who say it mean it as a bad thing, because it is always right to be good; and it is always completely wrong to be bad or to do things that are bad! The phrase 'goody two shoes' comes from the title of a nursery tale "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes", published way back in 1765; but this book has nothing to do with that. This book has to do with choices that you make, choices to be good or to be bad, no matter what you may be called.Use this fun, 'learn to read' book to think about choices, as you practice your reading skills using word recognition, word repetition and rhyme. Think about a subject that's important to you, and then try your hand at making a book of your very own!Then, when you are all finished, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free and fun music video that goes along with this book; and you can have have even more learning fun!

It is never a good thing when you do something wrong and then try to hide it. All you end up doing is you make a bad thing worse. Everyone knows you shouldn't look for an excuse when you do do something wrong, and you shouldn't blame someone else when you have done something that is wrong. And don't forget that no one is perfect all the time, and everyone makes mistakes!Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this fun, 'learn to read; book, filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme, is meant to get a kid thinking about what is right and what is wrong, It is also meant to get a kid thinking about responsibility and what responsibility means! The familiar and fun Dyan characters will take you through the pages of this book, and you can think about what is important to you and make a book of your own!When you are all finished, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free music video that goes with this book; but most of all. have fun learning; because if a kd doesn't have fun learning, a kid won't love to learn!

Your friends should never tell you what to do. In fact, no one should ever tell you what to do except your mother and your father, or another responsible adult who is taking care of you. When it comes to some things, like your hopes and your dreams, then those things are strictly up to you to decide. But this book isn't about that. This book is about not letting your friends control you and tell you what to do. And as you should already know, when someone does that, then they are really probably not your friend at all, because all they want is to control you.Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this fun, 'learn to read' book, filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme, is meant to get a kid thinking! And its extra large print is easy for young eyes to see!Enjoy some familiar Dyan characters, and then make a book of your own (if you like) about something that is important to you! And then, when you are all finished, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel; and you can watch the free music video that goes along with this book!

Sometimes someone you know may do something that is very wrong, and maybe you don't know what to do about it. This is a friend, after all. But be confident that doing the right thing is always the best thing to do; because wrong can never control what is right, just and good. Tell a grown-up you trust what your friend has done, and know that you are doing the right thing for everyone concerned, including that someone who may be your friend who has done something bad!Written by the award winning author, attorney, and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this book is meant to get a kid to think about the concepts of right and wrong. Use this 'learn to read' book with all its fun, familiar Dyan characters to practice reading skills through the use of word repetition, and word recognition and rhyme. And remember to have fun with learning; because if a kid doesn't have fun learning, a kid won't love to learn! And learning should always be fun!When you are finished reading, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel; and you can watch the free music video that goes with this book for even more learning fun!

Love can never be bought or sold, and neither can kindness. But if you think of it as a sort of currency, then if you are in for a penny, you may as well be in for a pound; and it doesn¿t matter if the currency is in pounds or dollars or or anything else. When it comes to love and kindness, sharing what you have is your very best investment, because you are investing yourself in others; and that is a very good thing to do!Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, use this fun 'learn to read¿ book to practice your reading skills though word repetition, and word recognition and rhyme; and at the same time you can think about what things in life are really important. Remember to share and care as you meet some familiar Dyan characters once again. You can even try your hand at making a book of your own, ¿ lled with your very own important ideas. (We all have ideas and imaginations, after all!)Then, when you are all ¿ nished reading, you can go straight to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel; and you can watch the free, fun music video that goes right along with this book!

Everybody needs to eat; but sometimes children go hungry, not because they don't like the food on their plates, but because they have no food that they even can eat. And they would be very grateful for the food that you may be refusing to eat just because you don't like what is on your plate! Ask yourself what you might do to help those children, and remember to be thankful for what you have.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 your reading skills through the use of word recognition, word repetition and rhyme. Use the simply drawn characters (copy them or make your own drawings) and tell a story by making a book that is all your own and that says something that is important to you! Then when you are all done reading, you can go straight to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel; and you can watch the fun, free music video that goes with this book! But most of all, don't forget to share what you have with others and to have fun learning; because if learning isn't fun, a kid won't love to learn!

If you don't procrastinate, you do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Can you guess what our "Nature Boy" has figured out about procrastination before you reach the end of this story?Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, you can use this fun 'learn to read' book filled with word recognition, word repetition and rhyme (and some very fun Dyan characters) to practice reading skills as you think about and discuss the very important message in this book. You can copy the Dyan characters and invent some characters of your own and make your very own books with a message you may want to tell.When you are all finished reading and practicing your reading skills, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel; and you can watch the free music video that goes with this book for even more learning fun.But most of all, have fun learning; because if a kid doesn't have fun learning, a kid won't love to learn!

Have fun practicing reading skills with this 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, that is filled with a cast of familiar Penelope Dyan characters, word recognition, word repetition and rhyme. And don't miss the important lesson in this book, and also don't forget to let your own light shine!At Bellissima Publishing, LLC, learning is fun, so kids love to learn! The drawings in this book are simple so kids can copy the drawings and the words and make their own books with their very own special ideas about things. And this is a tried and true classroom method Penelope Dyan used in her own classroom to facilitate the learning process. And it worked! And it still does work!When you are all finished reading this book, and when you are all done practicing your reading skills, go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free music video that goes along with this book! Then you can have even more learning fun!

At current poaching rates, many wild African species may disappear within our lifetime. This includes elephants. What many do not know about elephants is they live in families just like we do! They are the largest land mammals, and their herds consist of aunts and cousins who help care for and teach the younger elephants. Elephants also grieve like us, shed tears and even try to bury their dead. The poaching of elephants must stop, but how can we do this? Perhaps we can learn a lesson from the monkey, giraffe, horse, bee, the lion, the cow and the hippopotamus in this story!Written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, use this kid-sized 'learn to read' book with its extra large print to practice your reading skills through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme. Then begin the discussion about what can be done to help endangered, threatened species, and learn all you can about them. Help Larry the elephant and other animals like him to survive. And when you are finished reading and talking about endangered species, watch the free music video that goes with this book on Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel.

Sometimes some people can be really, really mean to you. They might even go to others and tell them things that are untrue. No one knows exactly why people do this, because it really makes no sense at all. The best thing to do is just to be kind and good, and always do the right things. And you should also follow the advice of the elephant and the giraffe and just walk away, turning the other cheek, just like your mother tells you to do. Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, you can use this book to not only discuss this very important subject, but to also practice your reading skills using this 'learn to read' book filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme as the fun, familiar Penelope Dyan characters guide you along the way!Then when you are finished reading this book, you can watch the free music video that goes with this book that you can find on Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel where you can have even more learning fun . . . because if learning isn't fun, a kid won't love to learn.

In many ways we choose who we are to be, and our very own ultimate happiness or unhappiness follows that choice. You can choose to be good, You can choose to be bad. You can also choose to be selfish, or you can choose to be unselfish. If you are a selfish person, you think only of yourself. And if you are an unselfish person, you think and do and give to others. Sometimes when you are unselfish, you might not feel appreciated. However, there is a happiness as well as a treasure that comes to you from inside your heart when you are kind and loving and giving and good.Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, you can use this 'learn to read' book with its extra large print that is filled with word repetition, word recognition and rhyme, to practice your reading skills and to discuss what it means to be unselfish. The familiar Dyan characters will help you begin the discussion!Then when you are all finished reading, you can watch the free music video that goes along with this book that you can find on Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel.

Portsmouth, in the United Kingdom, is a port city located in Hampshire, England, sitting primarily on Portsea Island, about seventy miles south-west of London and just about nineteen miles south-east of Southampton. And if it interests you, you can trace its history all the way back to Roman times. A naval port for centuries, Portsmouth, UK claims to have the world¿s oldest dry dock; and it was England¿s ¿ rst line of defense when the French invaded England in 1545. Afraid of another invasion from not so far off Europe, special Palmerston Forts were built in 1859. During the early-19th century, Portsmouth was thought of as the most heavily forti¿ ed city in the entire world! Written by the award winning author, attorney, and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, with photography by John D. Weigand, this fun 'learn to read¿ book, ¿lled with its word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, is meant to send kids¿ imaginations soaring! So read and let your imagination soar, and don¿t forget to watch and enjoy the free music video that goes along with this book on Bellssimavideös YouTube channel