Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Author Catherine Gibson with her high school buddies in Glastonbury, CT

What a fun reunion!!!! Even my high school buddies are sooo supportive of my Sophie books!!! Love you guys! Xoxo

Cindy Vaz Vail and Catherine Gibson in Glastonbury, CT.
Catherine Gibson wants to know, What's your Sophie Story? Post your comments.



Thursday, March 20, 2014

Mom’s Choice Gold Winner - Sophie Discover Synchronized Swimming

Mom’s Choice Gold Winner- Sophie Discover Synchronized Swimming

Through Sophie’s Eyes by Catherine Gibson Illustrated by Robert Noreika Ages 4-8  $15.95 US 978-057800980  
|  Hardcover National Deaf Awareness Week May 7-13 A story of a young deaf girl overcoming obstacles and having a positive attitude while achieving her goal of learning how to dance. Sophie is a girl who loves ballet. She receives a flyer at school about a new dance class being offered. When Sophie arrives to dance class, the other girls are confused when they see her talking with her hands. They immediately think that because she is deaf, she can not dance. But, it is the girls in Sophie’s dance class, see through her eyes, and learn a life lesson. The book also teaches fingerspell sign language on each page, a word taken from each page. A portion of the proceeds from each book will go to children’s causes. Available from Baker & Taylor and ForChildrenWithLove.com. Now available in Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Follett Library!