Sandra Boynton is a true renaissance woman. She has written and illustrated cards, books and calendars. She has written music and was nominated for a Grammy. And she has designed, clothing, jewelry and bedding. Her art is as familiar as her writings.
When it came to her books, she has written both for adults and children, but the differences are so subtle that you can't tell which is for whom. Her book "Not the Hippopotamus" is a children's book, but then again maybe not. Whereas the book, "Don't Let theTurkeys Get You Down" is definitely for adults....or is it?
Moo Baa La La La. is one of her most popular books. As soon as you sit with your children and open the first page the words capture you. "The Cow says Moo, the Sheep says Baa, three singing pigs say La La La". You can't help but be drawn into a delightful rendition of animalspeak. Children will love it, and even better, adults will have fun reading it.
Another favorite is "The Going to Bed Book". A group of animal friends on a boat get ready for bed in a series of steps,starting from heading below deck to bathe, change into pajamas, brushing teeth, and other things all designed to get ready for bed. It's a wonderfully soothing book, and one that will definitely help a toddler settle down for the night. Not only that, but it will probably help the adult settle down too.
Sandra Boynton was born in New Jersey but grew up in Philadelphia. She was raised a Quaker and attended a private school in Germantown. She later went to Yale to study English Literature. At Yale, she met and married an Olympic Athlete. They lived in France for a while as he trained for the Barcelona Olympics. Now she lives in New England where she writes, sings, draws, designs and composes music from an office in her barn.
Sandra Boynton is definitely every man's writer. If she does nothing else, she teaches us to embrace the hippo and ignore your inner turkey!
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