Phony Pigeoni
Phony Pigeoni

Phony Pigeoni

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JUVENILE FICTION

48 Pages, 8.5 x 8.5

Formats: Hardcover

Hardcover, $14.99 (US $14.99) (CA $18.76)

Publication Date: February 2022

ISBN 9781953652256

Price: $14.99
 
 

Overview

Pigeoni, an Italian born pigeon from St Mark's Square in Venice is a big talker. He tells tall tales of his world wide adventures to the other birds, but no birdy seems to believe him. Eventually the other birds call him out and expose him for the phony that he is. Or is he? This is an enchanting story of belief, discovery, and becoming who you really are. The Sir Rhymesalot reading level (lexile) is age 11 - 14 (grade 4 - 6) but parents reading these books to children aged 3 - 7 (K - 2) can strengthen literacy and vocabulary significantly in their young minds. This is due to the power of rhyme as a literacy builder.

Author Biography

An Australian poet-pirate-persona is a very good place to start describing this relentless-rhymer, but his books are as multidimensional as the renaissance polymath himself. Simon Mills is a gregarious, larger-than-life author who masterfully communicates on multiple levels. Courageously comedic and then soulful when you least expect it, his stories entertain the parent reader on one level and the youngster on another entirely. You will meet Violet the Virus who longingly loves people but has no idea she is harmful. You will meander through Venice with Pigeoni, the Italian consigliere whose fanciful-fairytales prove too much for his fellow feathered friends until they discover the remarkable truth of his character. Parables that ponder themes from bullying to self-belief in I Lost My Brave, and from racial harmony, in Cyril the Squirrel to social distancing dilemmas in I Lost My Hug.