Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: A Gift For Me? (I Want It!)

Illustrated by Hazel Quintanilla
Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies imparts good values through heartwarming and humourous stories to help little ones put their best foot forward.

It's the winter gift-giving season, and Arctic Hare wants every gift she sees. "I want that!" she cries over and over. But when she sees the joy that giving brings the giver as well as the receiver, Arctic Hare changes her tune to "I want to give!" She gives a special personal item of her own. 

This light-hearted board book playfully addresses the desire to be generous. Joy and warmth abound!
Zeena Pliska is a Filipino-Egyptian author, educator, and blogger. She has worked as a kindergarten teacher for over thirty years, and has been involved in children’s and women’s issues for the bulk of her adult life. Zeena lives in Los Angeles with her teenage daughter.

Hazel Quintanilla studied graphic design and illustration. She enjoys putting the bold colors and cute shapes living in her mind on paper. Hazel has produced work for numerous brands and magazines, as well as illustrating over one hundred children's books published around the world. She’s the proud mom to nine dogs and lives in Guatemala with her husband.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies imparts good values through heartwarming and humourous stories to help little ones put their best foot forward.

It's the winter gift-giving season, and Arctic Hare wants every gift she sees. "I want that!" she cries over and over. But when she sees the joy that giving brings the giver as well as the receiver, Arctic Hare changes her tune to "I want to give!" She gives a special personal item of her own. 

This light-hearted board book playfully addresses the desire to be generous. Joy and warmth abound!

Author

Zeena Pliska is a Filipino-Egyptian author, educator, and blogger. She has worked as a kindergarten teacher for over thirty years, and has been involved in children’s and women’s issues for the bulk of her adult life. Zeena lives in Los Angeles with her teenage daughter.

Hazel Quintanilla studied graphic design and illustration. She enjoys putting the bold colors and cute shapes living in her mind on paper. Hazel has produced work for numerous brands and magazines, as well as illustrating over one hundred children's books published around the world. She’s the proud mom to nine dogs and lives in Guatemala with her husband.

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