Last week, I reviewed Danny the Dragon “Meets Jimmy” written by author, researcher, and humanitarian Tina Turbin. One of The Homeschool Desk readers even won their own autographed copy of the book!
Today, I’m going to share information about the Danny the Dragon “Meets Jimmy DVD to be released March 15, 2010. I had the pleasure or previewing this DVD.
On the DVD, the story is told while the pages of the book are shown. There isn’t any “live action”, just to be clear. However, it is still a wonderful way for your children have the story read to them, especially with a story like this one, that little ones will enjoy over and over again. An added bonus is a sign language interpreter that tells the story along with the reader.
Another wonderful thing about this DVD is that half of the profits will be used to increase awareness and support of literacy and education awareness for the Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf and half the profits to other causes which support literacy and education for the welfare of all children.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Tina Turbin, the author of Danny the Dragon. Here is what she had to say:
When did you first become interested in writing children’s books?
I was always very imaginative and into the Arts from as far back I can recall but I wrote my first children’s story at age 16.
What inspired you to create and write about the character Danny the Dragon?
I had made a decision when I saw on my first born child, that I wanted to set aside my personal goals like writing. I found being a mom so wonderful, satisfying and fun. I soon had three children, we loved to read and play games with books and ideas were rolling around in my little head. I always knew that as they got older I would someday get back into writing again. When the time came I just started creating my characters, how they looked and knew their exact personality.
Is there a message or theme in the book that you want readers to grasp?
So many people share such different “ideas” they got from the book or different “pleasures”, so that I leave that up to the reader. I do enjoy writing without adding in the all too common bad guys.
What advice do you have for young writers?
Follow your dreams and do not give into any barriers and people who say you can't accomplish them. It can take time and a bit of hard work to be an author, but so worth it.
Will there be more Danny the Dragon books in the future?
Oh yes! This is the first in the series and the ending of this book opens the door for many possibilities. I also have a kid’s cook-book and kid’s gluten-free cookbook in the works, and soon to be published!
Can you tell us more about your cause for Celiac Disease?
I am passionate about raising awareness to Celiac Disease and the many adverse effects that gluten produces in many children and adults- even animals! One in every 120-130 people have this disease which means about 2.35-2.85 MILLION Americans to this date have not yet been diagnosed. It takes an average of 4-10 years (depending on your reference), to be properly diagnosed and in the meantime other auto-immune diseases can kick in and a whole mess evolves. People find out about celiac or gluten intolerance and start researching it themselves and then bring the topic up to their doctors, after many years of tests and troubles to no resolution. I was one of these people! Also, many kids with autism are taken off of gluten for a very good reason. Much more is on my resource site about these topics: http://GlutenFreeHelp.info .
To learn more about this DVD and other Danny the Dragon products and books, please visit the website.
*The blog author’s review and honest opinion is entirely her own. This product was provided to the blog author for free for review purposes only. No further compensation was received.*
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