About this ebook
The books are geared towards the pre-school and early elementary school children 4 - 8 years old, meant to support their reading and help develop a healthy imagination. The text is easy to read, using simple, age-appropriate vocabulary, in a repetitive pattern, to help the young readers better absorb the content and follow through with their reading. The real-life pictures as well as the accompanying short films released on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@littlegirlbigimagination help with the visualization of the story and can be a useful tool for parents and teachers to help the young readers interpret, analyze and summarize the text.
Little Girl, Big Imagination Book 1: "At the Beach"
In this book, you will find Gabi playing with a doll at the beach. The sky is the limit to how far her imagination can take her on this hot summer day.
For more about the author and this Childrens' Book Project visit www.andreamatei.com
About the author
Andrea is a Canadian born artist with a background in acting, modelling and dance. A French Immersion student, Andrea started her artistic journey at the young age of three with dance classes, adding acting and modelling to her endeavors at the age of 10.
After years of dance training and performances, Andrea started producing her first mini web series of short dance films " Little Girl, Big Imagination" (https://www.andreamatei.com/
At the age of 13, Andrea decided to turn this project into a Children's Book Series, to help cultivate the love of reading in young children by building on the short dance films and using the same real-life pictures (taken by Photographer Ricardo Araújo www.tophotography.ca) of the same real-life characters in real life situations, making the stories more relatable to real kids.
Ricardo Araújo is a published Toronto based Photographer of Portuguese descent, adding a touch of cultural richness to his work. He specializes in lifestyle, contemporary and fine art photography, including
black and white photography. Ricardo is an active part of the Toronto Photographers Community where you can see some of his work. More about Ricardo can be found on his website www.tophotography.ca
Aside from being a caring and supporting mother and wife, Daniela is an experienced Project Manager in the corporate world, a published bilingual poetry author and a freelance Production Manager focusing on short dance and film projects. Daniela is also a recognized Master of Ceremonies in her community.
Daniela is all about putting her organizational skills and artistic visions to good use, always on the lookout for the next creative project, whether in the dance, film or publishing industry.