Meet Jo Ann
Author of Sunbelievable: Connecting Children with Science and Nature
Virtual Book Tour: www.StoryQuestBooks.com/virtual-book-tour-event/
Jo Ann Kairys is an amazing author/illustrator and marketer. I’m honored to bring to you her first place entry to our Book Marketing Hall of Fame! In addition to learning more about Jo Ann via the text on this page, you have access to an audio recorded interview with the author. Enjoy! D’vorah Lansky, M.Ed. Founder of the Book Marketing Made Easy Academy
As part of Jo Ann’s virtual book tour, she has launched the B.R.A.G. program. Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG) is a new initiative founded by children’s book author, Jo Ann Kairys, to bring attention to children’s reading and literacy issues. A professional medical writer and former high school English teacher, Jo Ann was inspired by the national Read Across America Project–a celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2. This and many other well-established programs and resources are available to parents and educators about raising young readers. What makes BRAG different?
Author Interview
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Jo Ann is co-author and co-illustrator of her first children’s picture book, Sunbelievable, released in October 2011. Soon after, it received the 2012 Mom’s Choice Award. Jo Ann’s creative journey started with making picture books for her grandchildren. Fascinated with their playful imagination, she tried to capture their curiosity about the natural world in words and images.
Her son wrote the Sunbelievable story using his daughters’ actual dialogue. Together, they revised hundreds of times, learning about good storytelling by re-reading their childhood favorites. Illustrating was an even greater challenge. Jo Ann has no formal art training, but learned to use Photoshop as a canvas. She merged photographs of the girls with her digitally designed landscapes. The illustrations are unique, described by the San Francisco and Sacramento Book Review as “…unforgettable. You can’t take your eyes off of them!” Jo Ann has a series of new books planned with surprising new story twists and imagery.
About Sunbelievable
Mom’s Choice Award 2012! Sunbelievable is a humorous, educational/science children’s picture book about the Sun for ages 4-8. Does the Sun ride roller coasters? Teach fireflies to shine? Take bubble baths when eating pizza?
To help her younger sister Leen fall asleep at bedtime, YaYa tells her about the Sun’s amazing exploits. Skeptical Leen challenges YaYa’s tales and invents her own hilarious twists and surprises. Together, they create not only a wildly funny story, but also discover the power of shared imagination.
The illustration style, using digital photo collage, features real children whose dialogue unfolds in brilliant, magical landscapes. An educational piece with facts about the real Sun is contributed by NASA’s Chief Technologist.
Sunbelievable is uniquely geared toward young readers, helping them connect storytelling with science and nature. If the Sun can ride roller coasters, anything is possible!
Jo Ann’s Comments About the Virtual Book Tours Made Easy Course
“D’vorah’s course content is concrete, hands-on, well-paced and extremely informative. I’ve read about book tours, but taking her course has strengthened my confidence and “I-can-do-it” attitude. Interacting with course participants is great, not only online but during Q&A seminar times. Bonus materials are wonderful. The whole experience is motivating and powerful!”
Jo Ann Kairys, Author of Sunbelievable
Jo Ann’s Book Blog
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