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by Cortney Cino (Author), Tadgh Bentley (Illustrator)
WAIT ... ANTS CAN WRITE NOTES WITH CHOCOLATE?!
Antonia and the other ants visiting Jay's house enjoy a delicious stay until Jay's grown-ups start behaving mysteriously. With a little teamwork (and a lot of chocolate), Antonia and her army craft a letter to their presumed pal, Jay, to thank him for the sweet messes ... and to alert him to his parents' strange behavior. But could there be more to these peculiar events than Antonia realizes? Discover how different points of view can change everything in this delicious tale of adventure and friendship.What's all the hype about:
- Kids and parents will relate to the crumbs...and it might just spare you from buying ant farms or ant traps!
- Antonia's narration of the story teaches different points of view.
- Parents will appreciate the subtle adult humor sprinkled throughout.
- Kids get to search and find Antonia on every spread!
Sincerely, Antonia is perfect for kids ages 3,4,5,6,7, and 8 (or K-3rd) to read with caregivers or as an early reader book.
Author Biography
Cortney Cino is the author of The Lights That Stay, Sincerely, Antonia, Finally Home, and the Piper's Adventures series. With a background in marketing, she now writes and publishes children's books full-time. Her experiences living in Washington, DC; Boston, MA; and Morehead City, NC, where her family was stationed with the military, have all influenced her writing. Cortney currently lives with her husband and three daughters in Northern California. For more information, visit www.whimspirebooks.com.
Tadgh Bentley is an author, illustrator, and artist currently living in South-East Ohio. Originally from the UK, Tadgh is a self-taught artist whose publishing career began in 2012 with the release of his first picture book, Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups. He currently has 10 books for children published with HarperCollins, Scholastic, and more. Tadgh is a former middle and elementary school teacher and retains a passion for education. In recent years he has been working with traditional paint in the form of landscape painting, finding inspiration in the woods around his home.
