The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm
by LeVar Burton, Susan Schaefer Bernardo, Courtenay Fletcher
Description
When little Mica Mouse is scared by thunder booming outside her cozy home, Papa Mouse reaches for just the right story to comfort her. Hugging her close, he begins to read The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm. In this poetic book-within-a-book, a happy little rhinoceros is overwhelmed by a storm that sweeps away everything he loves. Swallowing the storm just makes him feel worse, so Rhino sets off on a whimsical journey toward healing. Rhino is an engaging resource to help children express their feelings and navigate through difficult experiences. The “Take a Deeper Look” page at the end of the book even provides discussion questions to facilitate a healing dialogue.
In 2016, First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama read The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm with our co-author LeVar Burton (Star Trek actor). Democratic presidential nominee (then vice-president) Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden read the book to military families at an event at their home. More than 4 million Twitter fans have viewed LeVar Burton’s livestream readings of the book during the pandemic. Most astonishingly, this book was sent on a rocket to the International Space Station in 2015 and read aloud by US Astronaut Kate Rubins as part of the innovative Storytime from Space program – sending a truly global message of hope and healing for children experiencing trauma and stormy emotions in their lives.
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All Inner Flower Child Books titles are currently only published in the United States. We are therefore pleased to be able to offer publication and subsidiary rights on all other world markets for the first time.
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Please contact us via +49 179 10 93 276 or via email at buchmesse2020@innerflowerchild.com to ask questions or to make an appointment.
Endorsements
“This book cleverly undertakes the powerful topics of anxiety, depression and despair in a manner that allows children to recognize that sadness is not forever. It also teaches that there is no shame in sharing these feelings because those that know and love them can often provide comfort and clarity. A wonderful message for children of all ages.” (Nicole L., 01/17/2020)
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In 2016, First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama read The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm with our co-author LeVar Burton. Democratic presidential nominee (then vice-president) Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden read the book to military families at an event at their home. More than 4 million Twitter fans have viewed LeVar Burton’s livestream readings of the book during the pandemic. Most astonishingly, this book was sent on a rocket to the International Space Station in 2015 and read aloud by US Astronaut Kate Rubins as part of the innovative Storytime from Space program – sending a truly global message of hope and healing for children experiencing trauma and stormy emotions in their lives.
Author Biography
Our company was founded in 2012 with the release of Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs, a book to reassure children that they are always loved. This led to a collaboration with LeVar Burton of Reading Rainbow on The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm, a book to help children coping with trauma and turbulent emotions. The Big Adventures of Tiny House, explores the meaning of home and introduces children to concepts of sustainable living and building community.
In May 2018, Inner Flower Child Books released its first title for tween/teen girls, a blend of contemporary and fantasy fiction titled INSPIRED. In 2019, we released a picture book biography of Théophile Steinlen titled The Artist Who Loved Cats and the beautiful bilingual edition of Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs called Besos de sol, abrazos de luna.
Inner Flower Child Books
We present to you a rhino that actually once circled the earth in the spaceship, an artist cat from Paris known by everyone, the adventures, and wanderlust of a tiny house, and love stories kissed by the sun... Curious? If you are looking for children's books with a universal message of hope and connectedness, we'd love the opportunity to meet with you. Inner Flower Child Books is a children's book publisher founded in California in 2012 by the creative team of author Susan Schaefer Bernardo (M.A. English Languages and Literature, Yale University) and illustrator Courtenay Fletcher (BFA Advertising/Graphic Design, Art Center College of Design). These artists and their team produce profound, touching, and humorously inspiring books that have become very successful in the US. With wittiness, humor, and intelligence — with rhymes at times — they create stories that promote children's language and social capabilities development. Partly because of that, Susan’s and Courtenay's picture books are used nationwide by schools, children's charities, therapists, and families across the United States to help children and youth heal from problems, large and small. At a time when the whole world is being hit by the trauma of a pandemic, books such as “Sun Kisses and Moon Hugs” bring children and young people a comforting message of love and connection. The colorfully illustrated and inspiring picture books contain generally assignable topics such as healing trauma, bringing people closer to living a sustainable life, and the power of creative expression — predestined to be successful worldwide. (Speaking of worldwide distribution: one of Susan’s and Courtenay's books, “The Rhino Who Swallowed The Storm” was sent to the International Space Station to orbit the planet — and was read aloud by astronaut Kate Rubins as part of the innovative “Story Time From Space” program and broadcasted! Apart from that, “The Rhino” was also promoted by former, then-incumbent First Lady Michelle Obama and present presidential candidate Joe Biden. For more information, please visit our website!). All Inner Flower Child Books titles are currently only published in the United States. Susan and Courtenay are therefore pleased to be able to offer publication and subsidiary rights on all other world markets for the first time. On our book fair landing page, you can find book trailers and details about our work: http://www.innerflowerchildbooks.com/buchmesse2020.html. We, the European representatives Anette and Leonie Waldeck, are happy to present the works of Inner Flower Child Books to you in the context of the Frankfurt book fair. Here we would like to meet in person or jump on an online video call to speak about publishing and foreign sub-rights options. Please contact us at +49 179 10 93 276 or via email buchmesse2020@innerflowerchild.com to ask questions or to make an appointment. Thank you for your time. Anette and Leonie Waldeck with international greetings from the US from Susan Bernardo and Courtenay Fletcher
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- Publisher Reading Rainbow
- Publication Date September 2014
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780990539506 / 1098765432
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 17.95 USD
- Pages32
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleThe Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm
- Original Language AuthorsLeVar Burton, Susan Schaefer Bernardo, Courtenay Fletcher
- Copyright Year2014
- Page sizeletter format (28,35x22,35) cm
- Illustrationcolourful illustrations by qualified illustrator Courtenay Fletcher
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