What It Is!

by Afsaneh Bagherloo and David B. Funk

22 pages

“What It Is!” is a whimsical story about farm animals finding half of an empty coconut shell and trying to figure out just What It Is! This story uses illustrations and rhymes to tell the story and immediately engages the reader as they meet the silly sheep and her know-it-all friends.

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About the Book
“What It Is!” is a whimsical story about farm animals finding half of an empty coconut shell and trying to figure out just What It Is! This story teaches the young reader that they must learn to appreciate different points of view and remain open-minded to possibilities. Based on our backgrounds and perspectives, we each have unique ideas on what things are and how they should be used. This story provides the parent or teacher a platform for teaching these much-needed lessons. Some of the characters are silly and some are a touch arrogant. We quickly learn that being arrogant (even when right), limits us from seeing the possibilities and usefulness of something that may at first seem useless. What is important is that many things can have unique and different uses for many different individuals if they remain creative and open-minded to what its possibilities are. To help teach these points, the story uses fun and playful illustrations and engaging rhymes to tell the story and capture the young reader's interest. The reader will become immediately engaged as they meet the silly sheep and her know-it-all friends. We hope you enjoy learning just “What It Is!”
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We Love to Paint! by Afsaneh Bagherloo and David B. Funk “We Love to Paint!” is a colorful and fun story that takes us along on a journey of learning as three primary color paint brushes and their friend paper learn to work together. There is a strong teaching in the text and illustrations of how cooperation leads to great results. Knucklehead Mountain by David B. Funk, Illustrations by Afsaneh Bagherloo Knucklehead Mountain is the first book in a series that follows the adventures of Kai and his dog Koda. This “Great Big Adventure” began one evening when the author's grandson asked him to tell him a bedtime story. This, my friends, is that story.

About the Author
	Afsaneh (Afy) Bagherloo loves to draw and David Funk loves to write. Afy and David began working together on children’s books in the spring of 2019 based on a shared love for children’s books. “What It Is!” is their first coauthored project together.