What I Do Best

by Allia Zobel Nolan, Miki Sakamoto

The kids in WHAT I DO BEST all have unique talents. Some sing and dance, while others can fold a basket of laundry in two minutes flat. Some paint (each in their own distinctive style), while others do a super job caring for the household pets. Even better, this entertaining book features pull tabs, touch and feel elements, fun flaps, and more. From the author and illustrator team that brought you the best-selling WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ME!, WHAT I DO BEST builds self esteem by celebrating the fact that every child does something well. Whether a child excels at sports, computers or folding laundry, there's a gold trophy for every one! This book is filled with fun novelties and gold foil.

Genres: Childrens

14 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2006

About the author

Allia Zobel Nolan is an internationally published, award-winning author specializing in children’s trade and religious books and adult humorous books. She has written over 150 titles, and has over 2 ½ million books in print. For the past nine years, Ms. Zobel Nolan worked for Reader’s Digest Children’s Books as a Senior Editor. She became a free-agent as of April 07, and is now at work on several religious children’s books.

Ms. Zobel Nolan has been published by Workman, Andrews & McMeel, Reader’s Digest Children’s Publishing, Barnes & Noble, Adams Media, Broadman & Holman, Zondervan, Cook, Scholastic (Veggie Tales), Concordia, Kregel, Standard Publishing, and Tommy Nelson. She has won several book awards, among them, the 2005 Mom’s Choice Award for the Most Outstanding Children’s Book for Preschoolers, an iParenting Award for Greatest Product of 2005, and the 2007 Teacher’s Choice Award.

Ms. Zobel Nolan has appeared on numerous TV shows, including Good Day New York, CNN, the Bertice Berry Show, Fox 5 "Pet Department," CBS News, Saturday Morning Live, The Channel 2 Six O’clock News; Hard Copy, the Fairfield Exchange, Westchester Channel 12, Channel 8 News New Haven, Education Notebook, and other nationally-syndicated television shows, in addition to interviews on radio, and extensive media coverage in local and national press.

Ms. Zobel Nolan is a member of the Cat Writer’s Association and Connecticut Press Club. She lives in Connecticut, with her husband, Desmond, and their three cats, Angela, Sinead, and McDuff.

She loves writing about God, cats, and for children.

- excerpted from her website

Reviews

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a lovely book with sensory-friendly features (fake fur, movable pictures, shiny colours, etc). and a great message: each child possesses innate passions and strengths that bring them joy. And it's in following their own joy that the children also help make the world a better place for those around them (their pets, family, friends, etc). And though it can be read in a few minutes, it's nice to take your time and enjoy all the cute details.

[Christie Rice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a positive book that children can use to celebrate when they do things well. This book includes pull tabs, touch-and-feel elements, and fun flaps that illustrate what children in the book do best. This book would be great for an interactive read along lesson with kindergarten!