Books published by Bellissima Publishing

You can play a guessing game called "Who Am I?" and pretend to be someone else; but the someone you really need to be is the someone who is the person who is you. It sounds like an easy thing to do; but sometimes it isn't such an easy thing to be who you are really meant to be, and that person is simply you! Sometimes someone may make fun of you, or tell you that you can't make your dreams come true; but that is just plain wrong!This 'learn to read' book by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, can help you learn to read through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, while it opens up a discussion about what it means to be you. With extra large print and fun illustrations (and without getting at all serious about the matter) Penelope Dyan wants to remind kids everywhere that they are special just as they are!Then, to make the learning process even more fun, there is a free music video (on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel)that goes along with this book!

What does Christmas mean to you? Christmas may mean a lot of things to a lot of different people, but Jesus really is the reason for the season. Have fun reading this 'learn to read' book by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan and think about the true meaning of Christmas.Practice your reading skills through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme as you enjoy the kid-friendly drawings of Penelope Dyan and the extra large print that is easy for little eyes to see. Mainly, take time to think about things, because if you don't think about and understand the things you are reading, then you really aren't learning anything at all.Finally, remember all of your family at Christmas; and even if they can't be with you on Christmas day, remember that they love you very much and that they are thinking about you, wherever they happen to be.There is also a music video that goes along with this book that you can find on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel to further enhance the learning experience and fun!

There is one very important person in your life who you should never forget. That one person is your very own dear sweet father. You become the person you are or who you will be because of your parents, and dads are a very important part of a kid's life . . . just ask award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan! Use this 'learn to read' book to practice your reading skills through the use of word recognition and word recognition and rhyme, as you talk and think about this very important subject! Then think of a story you would like to tell, and sit down and write your very own book! The extra-large print and kid-friendly illustrations are perfect for copying; and if you need more words, just ask a grown-up to help you spell the words you need. Then, before you know it you will have written a book that is all your own for someone you love! (And wouldn't it be great to surprise YOUR dad with a book you wrote about him?)To add even more fun to the learning experience, look for the free music video that goes with this book! You can find it on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel.

This is a book for kids that is meant to teach a very important lesson, for Jesus said . . . "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God." Luke 18:16, King James Version, the Holy Bible. And Jesus also said, ". . . Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3, King James Version, the Holy Bible. These verses were favorites of the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, when she was growing up; and she likes to believe they helped her become the person she is today. This is why she incorporated them into this 'learn to read' book for kids, where kids can practice reading skills though the use of word recognition, and word repetition and rhyme.Look for the other faith based books for kids by Penelope Dyan, and add a new learning source to your child's faith based library. Then, to further enhance the learning experience, look for the free music video that goes with this book on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel.

You should never be afraid to say you are sorry if you have done something or said something that has hurt someone else. Maybe you didn¿t realize what you said or did was hurtful, and then suddenly you found out. What can you do? The only thing you can really do is either repair the wrong or say you are sorry, and sometimes you will need to do both.Have fun with this ¿learn to read¿ book that is kid-sized and filled with colorful, kid-friendly illustrations. Written and also illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this book is meant not only to teach reading through word repetition, word recognition and rhyme, it is meant to fill the imagination and to open a dialog on a very important subject. Perfect for the core curriculum, this book is meant to get a kid thinking, and its large print is perfect for little eyes!Penelope Dyan believes learning should be fun, because if kids are having fun learning, they will love to learn! Be sure to watch the music video that goes along with this book on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel for even more learning fun!

This is another book all about choices, and of course it is also about pudding, sort of; because this book is about truth, and the truth is always in the pudding, or so people say. And it is true that everyone chooses who they are, or at least who they will be and how they will conduct their lives. And how YOU conduct YOUR life shows others who you REALLY are. The truth is that you may fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. The TRUTH is in the pudding, and YOU are the pudding!Penelope Dyan is an award winning author and attorney and a former teacher, and she wants YOU to examine yourself and to make sure the pudding that is you is soft, kind, loving and sweet, because the truth is in the pudding! It is that simple!Start a discussion about this subject of pudding and practice your reading skills using this 'learn to read' book. Exercise the use of word recognition, word repetition and rhyme with this kid-sized book with extra large print for little eyes and kid-friendly illustrations. Then join us on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free music video that goes along with this book for even more learning fun!

On November 29, n 1582, William Shakespeare, 18, and Anne Hathaway, 26, paid a 40-pound bond for a marriage license in Stratford-upon-Avon. Later, they had a daughter, Susanna, and twins. Sometime after the birth of their twins, a now 21 year old William Shakespeare set off for London to become an actor; and by 1592 he was a well established actor and playwright in London. Anne lived in a cottage in Shottery, a small hamlet within a short walking distance of Stratford. It is speculated that Shakespeare met Anne Hathaway on one of his walks in the countryside where his then bride to be shared this lovely cottage with her brother after the death of their parents. The rest of Anne's life is unclear, except for the fact she outlived Shakespeare and asked to be buried next to him. See the Hathaway cottage and gardens through the camera lens of John D. Weigand. Practice reading skills through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, as you take a stroll through the pages of this book, imagining you are William Shakespeare out for a countryside walk. Then watch the free music video that goes with this book on the Belissimavideo YouTube channel for even more learning fun!

If you were a mouse, what would you do? What adventures would lie ahead? Use your imagination to follow along with one little mouse as he makes his merry way though one very happy day. This little mouse was promised something very special, but only on the day that his mother saw an elephant fly! Do you think elephants could ever fly?This fun to read book, written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, is perfect for practicing early reading skills. Kid friendly illustrations, rhyme and word repetition increase word recognition; and this makes learning fun! There is also a video that goes along with this book that you can watch on YouTube on the Bellissimavideo YouTube Channel. Penelope Dyan believes learning should be fun, and she also believes that when kids have fun learning, they will love to learn. This is why all her 'learn to read' books are kid-sized for little hands and have extra large print for little eyes. And this is also why she fills them full of fun!

It is true that if you snooze you WILL lose. Award winningauthor, attorney and former teacher Penelope Dyan usesher tried and true teaching methods of rhyme, repetitionand word recognition to talk about this subject in a very funway as kids learn to read!Use the familiar kid-friendly Dyan characters and matchthem to the words you see as you build a reading vocabularyin a very fun and interesting way and as you guess what iscoming next in the verse (if it is read to you) and shout thewords out loud. Try your hand at copying the drawings yousee and use the words to make your very own book.Most of all remember if you snooze you lose, and that youcan make all your dreams come true. Look for the fun musicvideo that goes along with this book on the BellissimavideoYouTube Channel and add even more to the learning fun.

For Mom, a new purse is always a very big treat. Why? Because everyone knows that mothers seem to have very little time to actually shop for themselves. However, this is not a story about time. This is a story about one mom buying something new and then buying something else. What do you think Papa will say when Mama returns home after her big shopping trip? What happens in your house when your mother comes home from a big shopping trip with bags full of clothes and things?This not so serious book by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, takes a humorous look at the idea of shopping as it uses some well researched teaching techniques to enhance reading vocabulary and skills. Look for repetition of words and the use of rhyme to guess what is coming next, and use the kid friendly Penelope Dyan drawings to help you as you move along, reading through this very funny book.Dyan believes learning should be fun, so also look for her music video, "A New Bag," on the Bellissimavideo YouTube Channel to enhance the total learning process. Sing, dance, have fun and learn and use everything in your own special bag of learning tools to learn all you can learn and to be all that you can be!

Have you ever had a pet run away from home and then have to go and find it. I'll bet you asked everyone you knew if they had seen our pet. Our heroine has a different kind of pet, but when it runs away she misses it just as much as you would miss your pet. You see, our heroine has lost a great big moose! Yes, a moose, Miss Molly Moose, to be exact. Read this book to find out where Miss Molly Moose is found, and who finds her; and at the same time you can practice your reading skills!Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this book is certain to capture your heart and make you smile. Her tried and true approach to learning to read through rhyme and her simple illustrations, encourages children to not only read, but to copy the words and the pictures and to makes books of their own. The size of this book is perfect, just right for little hands; and the print is extra large for little eyes to easily see. Penelope Dyan believes learning should be fun, and if learning isn't fun, then children will not learn all that they can learn. Nothing is like a good book, nothing at all; and if you develop a love for the sounds of words, you will develop a love for reading.

We all need to be kind to one another, merciful, meek and generous. Calling people names and making fun of them does not fit into this category and if it is true that the meek will inherit the earth, we need to be meek, each and every singe one of us. We should also not be boastful. We all need to he humble. The Bible sa we lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. King James Version, Mathew 6:19. This means that what we have on this earth in the way of treasure really doesn't matter.Contemplate the meaning of these things as you read this 'learn to read' book filled with word recognition, and word repetition and rhyme. Enjoy the familiar characters created by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan. This book with extra large print is perfect for young eyes, and the lesson in its words are important and perhaps too long unsaid or discussed.When you are done reading, go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free music video that goes along with this book for even more learning fun!

People always say you should soar like an eagle, right? But why not fly like a flamingo? Yes, it is true. Flamingoes fly. They fly at night. But that isn't the point of this story. The point of this story is to be happy with the person you are. You have many gifts, and you should be ready to use them all. The most important gift you have is that you are you. Being happy with the person you are means no matter what, you will be happy your whole life! Penelope Dyan brings this concept home and reinforces basic reading skills through repetition and rhyme. If a young child doesn't know a word, the child can guess what it is by the context of the rhyme. Let your child finish a phrase if you are reading to him, because out of the poetry your child will make sense of the sense of the rhyme; and your child will read! Penelope Dyan is an award winning poet and author, an attorney and former teacher who has written a lot of books for kids, each book encouraging creativity as it enforces basic reading skills. This is plain old fashioned teaching, and it's not based on gimmicks of any kind. As a teacher, Dyan proved this system works; and that it is the best way to really teach children to read and to understand what they are reading. Comprehension skills increase when your child isn't just reading a bunch of meaningless, strung together words that really have no importance or meaning at all. Dyan contends the reason kids really don't like reading is that they aren't having any fun reading. They read to please their parents and not for the joy of reading, so as soon as they can stop reading, they stop reading. This doesn't happen if kids have fun reading. Having fun reading is what really matters. If you have fun reading, you read. If you read, you learn.

Christmas may come but one a year, but we should keep the spirit of Christmas alive all through the year, with tidings of joy and love and giving. And if we kept Christmas alive throughout the year, just think what a wonderful world this would be; because we all know that Christmas is about more than gifts and things. Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this 'learn to read book' helps kids practice reading skills through word recognition, and word repetition and rhyme, and uses a host of fun and familiar Dyan characters!Think about what Christmas means to you, and then sit down and write and draw a book of your very own that's all about Christmas. But most of all, have fun as you learn, because if you don't have fun learning, you won't love to learn!Then for even more learning fun, you can watch the free music video that goes along with this book that you can find on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel!

Things go up and things go down and in Mallorca de Palma, Spain there are things that are up and things that are down, especially when you look at the topography and the landscape of this beautiful place! Palma de Mallorca is the capital of the Balearic Islands and the largest city in Mallorca. The name Palma dates back to the Roman settlement on the site of the present city. Originally settled during the Bronze Age, in the early middle ages, it was conquered by Arabs. After that, in 1229, it was conquered by King Jaime I, ruler of Valencia and Aragon, and became an important trade city. Then in the 1950's, it became a tourist destination.Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, accompanied by the photographs of John D. Weigand, this 'learn to read' book with extra large print for little eyes, is the perfect size for a kid's backpack. Filled with word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, this book takes you on a journey through words and photography and lets you see some of what the author and photographer saw when they visited this unique and beautiful place. And if you want to see more, simply go to Bellssimavideo's YouTube channel and look for the free music video that goes along with this book and have even more learning fun!

Cagliari is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. And Cagliari¿s Sardinian name, Casteddu, means castle, so expect to feel very enchanted when you visit. Here is an ancient city upon which many continuous civilizations have been built. If you look carefully, and use your imagination, you can see history in the streets, in the corners and in the eyes of the people. The Province of Cagliari is situated in the southern part of Sardinia, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on the south and on the east; and although it is said the best way to arrive is by sea, you can travel there vicariously through the pages of this book, and you can see even more of this place by watching the free music video on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel that goes along with this book.Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, and filled with photographs by John D. Weigand, this ¿learn to read¿ book, through the use of word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, lets kids learn and see some of what our author and photographer saw on their visit to this city and port. So put on the walking shoes of your mind, and have some fun as you learn!

This is a 'Good Night' book, a book to read that is fun and just might help you sleep . . . or at least you can have fun while you are waiting to fall asleep.Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this book with Penelope Dyan's friendly illustrations is perfect for practicing your reading skills. The teaching techniques of word, repetition, word recognition and rhyme make the learning process easy, and Dyan hopes this book will encourage kids to try their hand at making a book of their very own! The extra-large print and physical size of this book is perfect for little eyes and little hands, and this book also fits perfectly in a kid-sized backpack.Penelope Dyan believes learning should be fun, because if learning isn't fun, a kid won't love to learn. This is why she makes sure all her books are fun above anything else. And to further the joy of the learning experience, there is a free music video that goes with this book that you can find on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel!

Volendam, Netherlands is known for its old fishing boats and the traditional clothing still worn by some local residents. The high pointed bonnet and dress style is one of the most recognizable of the Dutch traditional costumes; and visitors can have their pictures taken in traditional Dutch costumes at more than one of the many shops you will find along the waterfront. Volendam was originally the harbor of nearby Edam, situated at the mouth of the IJ bay. In 1357, a shorter canal was dug to the Zuiderzee, and it had its own harbor. The original harbor was dammed. Farmers and fishermen settled here. Vollendam, means 'Filled dam. The artists Picaso and Renoir also spent time time here, and they were most likely inspired by the surrounding natural beauty of this place. Award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan and photographer John D, Weigand invite you to see some of the things they saw when they went to Volendam. So have fun turning the pages of this 'learn to read' book with its extra-large print that can be easily carried in a kid-sized backpack! And to make the learning even more fun, look for the free music video on the Bellissimavideo YouTube Channel that goes along with this book!

Sometimes a person just does not feel like smiling. And not smiling all the time is perfectly okay. Maybe you are feeling other things, like sadness, or perhaps you are worried about something or you just want to sit and think, Award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan believes all feelings are good feelings, and that all feelings should be embraced. No one feels happy all the time, and no one feels like smiling all the time. This book talks about times when you don't feel like smiling, and about feeling you also may be having when you just can't smile.Begin a discussion as you use this 'learn to read' book with its extra large that is made for little eyes and its kid-friendly,fun illustrations, to practice reading skills. Word repetition, word recognition and rhyme make reading this book fun and easy as kids can guess what is coming next and should out the words. This book, like all the Penelope Dyan books are meant to be copied, handled and used so that kids can make their own books! Then to add more excitement to the learning fun, look for the music video that goes along with this book on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel.

If you are dependable, then you are trustworthy and reliable, faithful, unfailing, steadfast and stable. However, If you are expendable, then you are designed to be used only once and not worth keeping. Once again you will be faced with a dilemma, and that dilemma is whether you will choose to be dependable or expendable. Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this 'learn to read' book is filled with another big message that is perfect to use in conjunction with core curriculum studies as you practice reading skills through the use of word repetition, word recognition, and rhyme. This kid-sized book is a perfect fit for little hands to carry; and it has extra large, easy to see and read print that is perfect for young eyes to see.Filled with fun and familiar Dyan characters, this book also has a free music video that you can find on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel to make the learning process even more fun, because Penelope Dyan and Bellissima Publishing, LLC believe if learning isn't fun, kids won't love to learn!

There are tons of things for a kid to do and see in Kauai, Hawaii,and award winning author, attorney and former teacher, PenelopeDyan, along with award winning photographer, John D. Weigandhave combined their efforts once again to show you just a fewof those things. You can kayak down a river, surf on the beachand you can see some fun and beautiful birds. Chickens run wildon Kauai, surviving all on their own, left over from early settlers,and the Hawaiian geese are a real treat to watch and they paddleright up to you. There is a lighthouse you can visit that is 100years old, and it just had its birthday! And the color green isabundant, as the mist and rain caress the island daily. In fact,Mount Wai?ale?ale (near the center of the island) is 5,148 feet(1,569 m) above sea level. And it is said to be one of the wettestspots on earth, with an annual average rainfall of a grand total of460 inches! Yes, you can go to a luau and eat out and do all thosesorts of things; but you can also go bird watching, see a rainbowin a blowhole, and just lie under an umbrella on the beach andsoak up the sun. This is why they call this place paradise! Thisbook is also an early reader so a kid can practice reading skillsthough word recognition and rhyme, and there is a music videoon the Bellissimavideo YouTube Channel that goes along with thisbook for more educational fun!

Sometimes we don't like it when it rains. All sorts of things come with rain, like thunder and lightning; and that can be very scary. You definitely can't go swimming when there is thunder and lightening, but you can still swim when it's just plain old rain, so that kind of rain isn't scary at all. Some people like to dance in the rain. There are old movies on TV that show you that. Maybe that sort of thing isn't for you and like the heroine of our little story, you just can't stand the rain! Sometimes people feel like that, especially if they are kids; and that's very much okay. However, there are lots of things you can do when it rains. You can even do what the kids in this book do if your mother will let you. The main thing to remember is you do not need to be afraid of the rain. Use it as an opportunity to do something else, something fun. Cozy up with a good book (maybe this book) draw a picture, watch a fun video, maybe the video that goes with this book! And it's free so look for it on Bellissimavideo on YouTube--It's easy because the name of the video is the same as the title of this book! Written and illustrated by Penelope Dyan, an award winning author, attorney and former teacher, if you can't stand the rain, or if you don't know what to do on a rainy day, then this book is perfect for you! Now this book won't tell you WHAT to do on a rainy day, but it will help you get started on thinking about what a rainy day means and get you thinking about how you can be creative on a rainy day!