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Ms Rachel: Ms Rachel and the Special Surprise

Ms Rachel: Ms Rachel and the Special Surprise

Encouraging Speech and Learning Through Play and Music

Summary

Ms Rachel is searching for something really special and needs your help to find it! What can it be?

An instant New York Times bestseller!

From YouTube smash-hit educator Ms Rachel comes an interactive, surprise adventure designed for little readers.

Packed with fun ways to engage and play, sing and move, join Ms Rachel and:
  • Sing along to popular nursery rhymes and brand-new songs
  • Help open the boxes and copy the easy actions Ms Rachel guides you through
  • Learn how to take deep breaths
  • Discover over 20 important gestures and speech milestones

Packed with brightly coloured illustrations, it’s the perfect early learning book little ones will love to read and engage with, again and again. There’s even a page of top tips to assist with language and brain development too.

Look out for more exciting books from Ms Rachel coming very soon!

About the authors

Ms Rachel

Ms Rachel is a passionate educator who creates research-based videos to help toddlers and their families learn, bond, and thrive. Her videos infuse songs, games, and nursery rhymes with strategies from experts to help children reach key milestones in the crucial early years of learning. 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 her husband and creative partner for the show is Mr. Aron, aka HERBIE! Ms Rachel is based in New York.
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Monique Dong (Illustrator)

Monique Dong is a freelance illustrator whose passion is creating images that encompass light, life, warmth and colour. She studied animation at City Varsity in Cape Town, South Africa. She currently lives in China with her husband.
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