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Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise: Encouraging Speech and Learning Through Play and Music

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Ms. Rachel—the fastest-growing phenomenon in children’s educational entertainment—brings her signature teaching style to her debut picture book, adapted for audio! With favorite songs and language development techniques from her videos, Ms. Rachel asks young listeners to help her find a very special surprise just for them. 

Ms. Rachel is looking for something very special, and she needs your help finding it!

With more than 20 important milestones featured—including gestures and speech—Ms. Rachel brings educational expertise to her debut picture book. Using key lessons from her YouTube channel and threading them into an interactive story, she shows kids and parents alike fun ways to engage and play!

Fans of Ms. Rachel will recognize characters and music from their favorite videos while Ms. Rachel guides listeners through exercises like pointing and call and response. After the adventure ends, you can use the helpful tips included on the back to assist with brain and language development for your little one.

Kids are sure to listen and re-listen to this new classic! With fun song lyrics and recognizable phrases, there’s plenty to keep them delighted and engaged with their favorite teacher. And, as always, she makes sure they know just how special they are!
MS. RACHEL is a passionate educator who creates research-based videos to help toddlers and their families learn, bond, and thrive. Rachel loves learning from them and being around their contagious joy and wonder. Rachel holds dual master’s degrees in early childhood development and music education. She is an advocate for children’s rights and works to ensure that all kids have access to high-quality early childhood education. Her wonderful little boy inspired the show and continues to inspire her work every day!

MONIQUE DONG loved drawing, imagining and creating as a child. At age 19, she headed off to the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa, where she studied animation at City Varsity and discovered the magic of storytelling! She has worked on animation for the Disney channel, including the project Florrie’s Dragons. Today, Monique is a freelance illustrator and her passion is creating images that encompass light, life, warmth, and color. View titles by Ms. Rachel
"A fun, familiar, interactive tale that will especially resonate with the author’s many fans." —Kirkus Reviews

"Will delight fans and likely recruit a new audience....[A] bright and jolly experience, making this a work that kids (and their grown-ups) will want to read again and again." —School Library Journal

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Ms. Rachel—the fastest-growing phenomenon in children’s educational entertainment—brings her signature teaching style to her debut picture book, adapted for audio! With favorite songs and language development techniques from her videos, Ms. Rachel asks young listeners to help her find a very special surprise just for them. 

Ms. Rachel is looking for something very special, and she needs your help finding it!

With more than 20 important milestones featured—including gestures and speech—Ms. Rachel brings educational expertise to her debut picture book. Using key lessons from her YouTube channel and threading them into an interactive story, she shows kids and parents alike fun ways to engage and play!

Fans of Ms. Rachel will recognize characters and music from their favorite videos while Ms. Rachel guides listeners through exercises like pointing and call and response. After the adventure ends, you can use the helpful tips included on the back to assist with brain and language development for your little one.

Kids are sure to listen and re-listen to this new classic! With fun song lyrics and recognizable phrases, there’s plenty to keep them delighted and engaged with their favorite teacher. And, as always, she makes sure they know just how special they are!

Author

MS. RACHEL is a passionate educator who creates research-based videos to help toddlers and their families learn, bond, and thrive. Rachel loves learning from them and being around their contagious joy and wonder. Rachel holds dual master’s degrees in early childhood development and music education. She is an advocate for children’s rights and works to ensure that all kids have access to high-quality early childhood education. Her wonderful little boy inspired the show and continues to inspire her work every day!

MONIQUE DONG loved drawing, imagining and creating as a child. At age 19, she headed off to the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa, where she studied animation at City Varsity and discovered the magic of storytelling! She has worked on animation for the Disney channel, including the project Florrie’s Dragons. Today, Monique is a freelance illustrator and her passion is creating images that encompass light, life, warmth, and color. View titles by Ms. Rachel

Praise

"A fun, familiar, interactive tale that will especially resonate with the author’s many fans." —Kirkus Reviews

"Will delight fans and likely recruit a new audience....[A] bright and jolly experience, making this a work that kids (and their grown-ups) will want to read again and again." —School Library Journal

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