Bøger af Annie Streit

Herbie is worried and confused about his grandpa because PawPaw is having trouble Remembering things, where he puts things, and, at times, he forgets Herbie's name. PawPaw has Alzheimer's disease, but even though he ishaving trouble with his memory, his heart is still full of love for Herbie. In My Heart Forever is a story of love, acceptance, and understanding the effects of Alzheimer's disease. Being based on a true story, the love and life lessons are as real as the family themselves. This truly remarkable and inspirational family has an important story to share in order to raise awareness and, hopefully, help others!About the AuthorAnnie Streit is a graduate from Ball State University with a degree in Social Studies Education. In My Heart Forever is Streit's fifth book in her rhyming children's picture book series. Her friendship with Barbara and their desire to help children understand Alzheimer's disease are the driving forces behind this collaboration. Streit spends a majority of her time at her lake house in Angola, IN where she enjoys being with friends and family while writing her children's books. Barbara Bradley Baekgaard is the co-founder of Vera Bradley, and through h er time with the company, she has served as co-president, chief creative officer, and she now is an active Board Member for the company. Friendship and Baekgaard's philanthropic spirit are what inspired her to create the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer, and the loss of her beloved husband, Peer, to Alzheimer's is what has sparked her desire to raise awareness to this disease. She resides in Indiana and New York City where she loves spending time with family and friends

Frankie the sweet Basset Hound is so good at finding things. She can find everything! ...Except her courage, which holds Frankie back from all the things she wants to experience; she is far too scared to try anything new. Where could her courage be hiding? With a little help from her wonderful friends, Frankie will find her courage and learn to be the best she can be-and she is excited to share what she has learned with you!Frankie Finds Her Courage is the fourth book in Annie Streit's rhyming picture book series, following Scooter and His Scoot Scoot, A Dog Named Bird, and Rough and Tough T-Bone. Each book in the series focuses on topics that many children experience while growing up, such as accepting differences, empathy, overcoming obstacles, and the impact of kindness and forgiveness.About the Author Annie Streit graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Social Studies Education. She started writing children's books in 2015. She resides in Angola, IN, where she does most of her writing, reading, and speaking events, but she also spends time in Noblesville, IN. Her stories stem from her own experiences of navigating through life in a wheelchair due to a diving accident in May of 2005.Along with being an author, Streit has found a passion for motivational speaking to audiences of all ages about her life experiences, overcoming adversity, and her journey through life with a spinal cord injury. She visits schools to speak to students about the topics in all of her children's books. When she's not writing, Streit truly enjoys working with children, being an advocate for those with disabilities, and spending time with her family.

T-Bone, the English Bulldog, is the baddest bully around! He doesn't understand love, trust, and true friendship - so he is very lonely. Then, he meets Robbie, a special boy with Down Syndrome. Through his boundless compassion, generosity, and companionship, can Robbie teach T-Bone kindness and a happier way of living? Rough and Tough T-Bone is the third book in Annie Streit's series of rhyming children's picture books, following Scooter and His Scoot Scoot and A Dog Named Bird. All of her books focus around the ideas of acceptance, empathy, and overcoming obstacles that almost all children experience while growing up. About the AuthorAnnie Streit does most of her writing at her family's lake house in Angola, Indiana, but she also spends time at her home in Noblesville. She graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Social Studies Education and loves working with children of all ages, animals, and writing. Many of her stories stem from her own experiences of navigating through life in a wheelchair after a diving accident in May of 2005. Along with writing, Annie loves speaking to various groups about her life experiences involving her accident and the many challenges she faces, being an advocate for those with disabilities, traveling in her adapted RV, and spending time with friends and family at the lake. Rough and Tough T-Bone holds a special significance: Robbie is based on her actual nephew with Down Syndrome. He is truly a special child; she could think of no better person to represent unconditional love and kindness.