Mindy Dwyer is a children's book author and illustrator with just over a dozen books in print and one app. She is the recipient of "Not Just For Kids Anymore Award" from the Children's Book Council, a National Parenting Publication Award, a Young Readers Choice Award, and has two books in translation. mindydwyer.com
". . . Useful for established readers to share aloud with
beginners. A tame and traditional choice for bedtime. (Picture
book. 4-7)" --Kirkus Reviews
"'It's Only the Wind' is an unusual bedtime story that deals with
children's fears and queries about the different, haunting sounds
made by the wind. Filled with swirling puffs of blue and magical
sweeping, musical wind- word sounds, this children's wind story
lullaby enchants and fascinates, while it follows flights of fancy
inspired by the wind. The award winning author seems to combine
color, artistry, poetry, and music in these pages. A mother tries
to answer her two children's questions about the sounds made by the
wind, gently persuading them to go to sleep. When the children cry,
"Mama! The wind is pounding!" she answers, 'She's just working
hard, rolling big waves onto rocks to make sand for the beaches.
Night-night, little ones.' The beautiful text is decoratively woven
into the swirling illustrations of the blowing wind. The mother's
calm answers to her children's questions seems to both calm and
feed their curiosity about the wind. For a true multi sensory
treat, parents and children will love dipping into 'It's Only the
Wind' for a good night story on a blustery night. It is further
enhanced by a final page of fascinating facts about wind."
--Children's Bookwatch
"Charmingly written and beautifully illustrated . . . an engagingly
fascinating story that playfully hops back and forth between real
and imagined, fact and fantasy, from soft, shadowy quiet to bright
and colorful action. . . Of special note are the wind facts that
are included on the last page. Thoroughly entertaining from
beginning to end. . . especially recommended addition to family,
elementary school, and community library picture book collections
for children ages 5 to 8."
*Midwest Book Review*
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