It happened in 1776. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. “with pomp, parade….bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.” 4th of July Celebrations include festivities bringing families, friends and children together such as
By Lisa Caprelli Even though I grew up poor, super shy and introverted, my entire elementary school experience was filled with a quest for knowledge.
By Lisa Caprelli As I’ve been doing author visits and developing meaningful relationships on the subject of social emotional learning I have come to discover that thanks to research and developing confident, bold and self-accepting children, we all are in this together. I am an inquisitive mind by nature. Being the shy, introverted girl that people find hard to believe,
By Lisa Caprelli I like the idea that unicorns are unique. In a time where we celebrate cultural diversity, it was a no brainer that the children’s book series would focus on a unicorn. So far, at places I have traveled to, at airports, I have seen babies, toddlers, girls, women and men wearing unicorn apparel and merchandise. If you’re
By Lisa Caprelli Del Norte Elementary school has been very dear to Unicornio Jazz. With the new launch of the Spanish book, Unicornio Jazz, as well as the English book Unicorn Jazz has been well received with children and the classrooms. The role of family, teachers, counselors and peers can play different roles in shaping Spanish-speaking children’s school readiness and
By Lisa Caprelli Behind the scenes for the making of the first Unicorn Jazz book was serendipitous. Creating and finding the perfect voice for this children’s book was a process! First, my fiance, Chris, went through 70 voices until the voices and talent of Tiffany Marz shined through a short 30 second or so recording. I did not have the
By Lisa Caprelli I wanted to create a character in a story that would include social emotional learning components to the messages found in Unicorn Jazz. Some top takeaways are: The importance of friendship The power of believing in others Celebrating your uniqueness We are creating more Unicorn Jazz stories in its series while crafting fun and imaginative stories. It
Unicorn Jazz carries with it a timelessly serene message of hope for our upcoming generations. An Amazonian Wonder-Woman tale in the form of a harmonious unicorn fable, Unicorn Jazz depicts the features that warm and empower the essence of our natural fibers as we grow through our childhood stages of psychological self-development.
It is interesting when your children do “get you” even when you think they are not watching. Although my son is not a writer, I did get his permission to share a poem he made for me.
Caprelli is also nominated for the “Partners in Education” reading initiative and will visit her childhood school Thomas Manor Elementary as well as provide mentorship to high school student authors in the El Paso community.