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Retired public school teachers collaborate on book

Andrea Godfrey Brown, left, Debbie Gremmelsbacher and Lloyd Herring collaborated on the book, Do You Hear Them, Daddy? Brown and Herring are the authors and Gremmelsbacher is the illustrator.
Andrea Godfrey Brown, left, Debbie Gremmelsbacher and Lloyd Herring collaborated on the book, ‘Do You Hear Them, Daddy?’ Brown and Herring are the authors and Gremmelsbacher is the illustrator.

Stalling about bedtime is a phenomenon that all parents have had to deal with at some point.

“Do You Hear Them, Daddy?” published by Rocking Chair Stories LLC, a Missouri company, is authored by Andrea Godfrey Brown and Lloyd Herring of Japan, Mo., and illustrated by Debbie Gremmelsbacher of St. Louis, according to a news release.

The story, which is appropriate for children in preschool through second grade, is about Andy, who is out of bed again, complaining that the animal sounds outside his window are keeping him from going to sleep. Is he stalling or can’t he really sleep? Andy uses the traditional words for the sounds he hears, like a frog saying “ribbit,” but his dad asks him to consider other ways of thinking and speaking about what he hears, substituting more realistic representational sounds.

Brown, Herring and Gremmelsbacher are all retired public school teachers and this is their first book, the release stated.

Besides the story itself, they have included some “extras” for parents and teachers who might want to discuss the story with their children. These extensions include questions, additional information about each creature in the story, child-friendly on-line sources and ideas for relaxation in order to fall asleep.

Inspired by an actual event with their grandson, Brown and Herring have crafted a unique story, and Gremmelsbacher’s drawings bring that story into vibrant focus, according to the release.

The book is available in soft cover at the e-Store atCreateSpace.com

; from Amazon.com; or directly from the authors.

Visit their Facebook page: “Do You Hear Them Daddy?”