New Children’s Book Helps Kids Understand Resiliency
At the end of the day resilient children have a tendency to make good choices, they can handle difficulties like an illness in the family, the death of a beloved pet or a close grandparent or even a divorce.
A new book called a Boat in the Basement is by award winning author Sharo Shebar and illustrated by Dawn Lee DiPeri.
DePiri says it can help children develop tenacity for the challenges that life faces them. “Children with fixed mindsets tend to give up on the day to day challenges in school, home, and sports. By fostering a growth mind-set and a positive attitude children can learn to persevere through some of the hardest circumstances,” she explained.
DiPeri says Boat in the Basement is a children’s book that shows young people not to give up hope; it teaches them that they have the POWER to bring about change for themselves and others.
The story line is that eight year old Sara and Aunt Lee and Uncle Sam decide that want to take on the enormous task of building a boat from scratch, a dream of Aunt Lees. Due to the heat Sara Lee and Sam decide to contrast the Boat in the Basement only to find that after hours of work the boat will not fit through the basement door – following the story you see how Sara looks to the past to find a solution for the present to help them complete their dream. The book is geared for the 5-10 year old market and includes historical and theological themes. It s relevant more so today than ever when parents tend to “hover” over their children, afraid they’ll make mistakes, they try to make everything right for their children, to fix everything. Any psychologist or Social Worker will tell you straight up – it’s a bad idea. It is imperative that children learn to fail so they can develop resilience if they are to succeed in life, avoid drug use and be happy well-rounded adults.
DiPeri is a partner in the firm East End Advertising and the book is available on Amazon.com
DiPeri is partnered up with Joanna Pedzick and they run East End Advertising. As young mothers, they met on the railroad on their way to Manhattan. After many chats they realized they had similar talents and complimentary to one another. So they boldly set out on their own business adventure. Click on their website and it immediately dares you to take your brand further.
Prior to starting East End Advertising, DiPeri said she had the unique opportunity to work on several high profile accounts including AOL-Time Warner, Dove Hair Care, the original Avenue Q designs, the Cheeses of France, Green Mountain Coffee, and several high profile political campaigns for U.S. delegates, District Court Judges, Senators, Assemblymen, Supervisors and Councilmen. Besides advertising Dawn has experience in publishing, writing, designing and even helping to launch new products. She has collaboratively won several awards including a CPA, AFNPA, BOLI and an EFFIE. However, she is quite humble about her talent and her awards. DePiri has also had the rare opportunity to learn from top creative directors at NYC based agencies including Ammirati, Amalgamated, and Brand Buzz. When not designing, copy writing or strategizing Dawn can be found teaching college students about design, copy writing and strategy.
Joanna Pendzick brings 20 years of industry experience that spans from publishing to brand development and marketing communications. With extensive experience in merging strategic direction with creative vision for major brands at highly respected New York City ad agencies, Pendzick is proud to offer East End Advertising, Inc. services to Long Island and the nation! Starting out in book and music publishing, she began her graphics career designing covers, interiors, packaging, advertisements, sell sheets and catalogs. After trading publishing for advertising, Joanna found herself quickly moving up from Art Director at Lowe McAdams Healthcare, to Group Art Supervisor at Grey Healthcare Group and ultimately, VP, Associate Creative Director at Sudler & Hennessey in New York City. Joanna has had the opportunity to work with many talented graphic designers, strategists and account people throughout her career. Her work launching and establishing major brands for high-profile clients such as Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Lilly has won her several awards in the pharmaceutical industry including the HBA Rising Star Award along with Rx Club Gold and Silver awards. Specializing in branding and integrated campaigns with informed and collaborative decision-making, Joanna keeps her clients’ needs top of mind and answers those needs with on-strategy, creative solutions…proving time and again, that for quality work, it’s all in the details.