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Lynne Dempsey
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Children's general
Skills: Speaking Engagement/Lecture, Reading/Literary Event, Press/Media Interview
LYNNE DEMPSEY is the award-winning author of the TAKE THE DOG OUT series.
TAKE THE DOG OUT! is a Readers' Favorite 2014 Gold Medal Winner and a 2014 USA Best Book Award-Winning Finalist.
Her pictures books have fun illustrations and sight words for ages 3-5. In addition to reading the story, a child can find hidden dog bones in the pictures. Her books include TAKE THE DOG OUT!, NUMBERS!, and COLORS!
"As a mother of two, I know it can be difficult to get children to read. Sometimes, they get frustrated. My goal is to build their reading confidence. I want to make kids giggle while they learn. Reading is fun!"
Lynne lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, their two children, and their dog, Coconut. Coco is the inspiration for the picture book series.
Lynne Dempsey's books
Take the Dog Out!
A humorous picture book with fun illustrations, repetitive text, and sight words for the beginning reader.
Readers' Favorite 2014 Gold Medal Winner and USA Best Book Awards Finalist
Take the Dog Out! is a humorous picture book about a family who is too busy to take their dog outside. When the family ignores the barks, baking pans fly through the air, coffee splashes on the carpet, and Grandma gets wrapped in a cloud of toilet paper. Eventually, the family decides a walk outside is what they ALL need. Count the barks, find the dog bones, and look for the color red on each page.
"a delightful, interactive dog story." -Midwest Book Review
"entertain your children as you read it to them over and over" -Readers' Favorite
"This charming book with its delightful illustrations will quickly become a bookshelf favorite." -Bobbi Carducci, award-winning author of Storee Wryter Gets a Dog.
Numbers!
The second picture book in the Take the Dog Out series.
Help Coco and her neighborhood friends count from zero to ten and back down to zero. Along the way, add, subtract, and count the dog bones.
"Count up, count down, add and subtract all in one beautiful little package. This should be a welcome addition to any toddler's library." - Judge, 2nd Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published eBook Awards
"Numbers!: Take the Dog Out would be a great book to add to any young child's library. I can definitely see parents reading this to their kids and teachers reading it to their students for years to come." - Cheryl Schopen, Readers' Favorite
"Good choice for a group story time or a sit-on-a-lap story time to search for the hidden bones. Kids who already know Coco, will be excited to see this new adventure and look forward to the next." - Kristin Fernitz, Director Strasburg-Heilser Library.
Colors!
The third book in the Take the Dog Out series.
Join Coco and his friends as they learn to identify colors. Along the way, meet a wiggly worm, a cute spider, and a friendly caterpillar. Search for a hidden dog bone on every page.
"It's an excellent educational resource for parents and teachers alike. Lynne Dempsey has created a beautiful story in pictures with just enough words to make reading fun, funny and educational for young readers . . . This is a beautifully illustrated book that teaches young readers how to recognize and read the words for different colors." - Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite