Congratulations to Susan Pace-Koch, author of A Pie for a Pig! Susan is our first weekly winner and now a Finalist in the Book Audiologist Award Contest!
A delicious assortment of Pies and Pigs celebrating bakery delights in a tasty sequence of months, based on seasonal fruits and veggies. Meet our characters, in their environment. Ms Georgia Peach Pie, our own ‘Posey’, in front of her southern mansion, and meet ‘Paddy’, our ‘champ’ of the Rhubarb pie. These charmers have some to say about Pie in rhyme!
Listen to Episode 1 of the Book Audiologist podcast to hear an audio sample of this delightful book for kids.
Special thanks for music: selections from “Gaslamp Funworks”, “Court of the Queen”, “Beachfront Celebration”, “Skye Cullin”, “Quasi Motion” and “Wish Background” all by the talented Kevin MacLeod
Note: Decisions about sounds, music and voices for this sample were made entirely by me, Becky Parker, without consulting the author about her ideas first. When producing any audio book, the normal process begins with a conversation about the author’s ideas and intentions and then I set about to fulfill the intentions and exceed the expectations. My goal is your joy and success.
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