The 5,000 Friends of Veronica Veetch
A Picture book by Jean Hanson
with Illustrations by Launie Parry
The 5,000 Friends of Veronica Veetch is a fun , magical Seussical adventure .Written in a rhyming style that would make the top-hatted cat proud,Jean Hanson has created something with a powerful message that can teach kids the value and importance of books,reading and the adventures and enjoyment possible through literature.
Every now and then I come upon a children’s book that really impresses. The 5,000 Friends of Veronica Veetch is just that. The message about the power and enjoyment of reading was probably the author’s main focus and theme of the book. But there is another very good lesson here and that is don’t jump to conclusions about people. Maybe just maybe you should get to know someone before you make a judgement about them.
- Besides the awesomeness of the messages this book has to offer two more things I like is the writing style which reminds me of all the Dr Seuss books I’ve enjoyed in the past .Then of course the very nice and colorful illustrations by Launie Parry. In a picture book like this I feel it’s so important for the illustrations to bring the story to life. That’s exactly what Launie did . This is a beautiful hard cover book that kids and parent will love.A great one to read to young kids with it’s easy flowing rhyme.
Hardcover, full-color picture book • Ages 4 and up
Written by Jean Hanson • Illustrated by Launie Parry
32 pages • 10 x 10″Available at AMAZON
Author Jean Hanson
A graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, Jean Hanson has received a Pushcart Prize nomination, an artist fellowship in fiction from the Colorado Council on the Arts, the Hackney Prize, the Writers Repertory Award, the Literal Latte Essay Prize, and a Writers Exchange Award from Poets & Writers. Jean lives in Colorado with thousands of “friends” and two clever cockatoos.
Launie Parry Illustrator
With years of experience in the printing industry, a fondness for all things paper, and a love of reading, designing books and sundries for Bailiwick is a 
perfect fit for Launie. Launie also has her own design company and is available for branding projects and book design at red-letter-creative.com.
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