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‘Opening Day with Hattie & Calvin’ by R.J. Kinderman. To help engage children with this book, the author and illustrator included a frog “Hop-Along” depicted throughout the pages of all R.J. Kinderman’s children’s books. A matching frog finger puppet is included with the order of this book! As you read together, your child can have fun finding the frog in the pages, while also wearing the finger puppet!
The author’s grandchildren, Hattie and Calvin, were the inspiration for this book as they dreamed about their first opening day.
Two young children eagerly await the day they are ready to go hunting and fishing with their mom and dad. A wonderful story and beautifully illustrated picture book written in rich, rhythmic text for young children ages 1 to 8 years old. Hattie and Calvin prepare for their big days in the field in search of deer, turkeys, elk, pheasants and ducks as well as fishing on water and through the ice. This is a story of family, an appreciation of the outdoors and lessons of safety.
Number of Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Spinning Wheels Publishing, 2020
Language: English
Author: R.J. Kinderman
Illustrator: Robert Andrea
ISBN: 978-0-9971154-7-5
Written by R.J. Kinderman of Wisconsin. Illustrated by Robert Andrea.
About the author:
R.J. Kinderman is a retired educator living with his wife, Denise, on their farm in northwestern Wisconsin. He has lived an active lifestyle in the outdoors, including twice biking across America, as well as a lifetime spent messing around kayaks and canoes, plus countless hours on cross-country skis and snowshoes.
His first book, Tailwinds across America, is an exciting memoir recounting their bike rides across our country, and at the urging of several readers, R.J. embarked on his career of writing children’s picture books that can now be found in thousands of homes.
In 2017, R.J. was the recipient of the prestigious Jade Ring Award from the Wisconsin Writers Association in recognition of his writing. He enjoys the support of many educators and principals, and received the endorsement of Mrs. Barbara Bush, former First Lady, for his book Beans and Lolo’s Big Bike Ride.
