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The Amazing Erik

The Amazing Erik

by Mike Huber

Illustrated by Joseph Cowman

Published by: Redleaf Press

Imprint: Redleaf Lane

32 Pages, 8.00 x 10.30 in

Hardcover
9781605542096
Published: June 2014

$15.95

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Playing at the water table is fun. But Erik thinks getting splashed is not fun. When his sleeve gets wet, Erik gets sad, and he can't imagine ever being happy again. Then, with a classmate by his side, Erik becomes absorbed by a new idea: making the water disappear. As it does, Erik discovers his sadness has vanished and happiness has reappeared, like magic. Airdah-taroo!

The book contains a page of information to help adults connect the story to children's experiences.

Mike Huber, MAEd, has been an early childhood teacher since 1992 and currently teaches at Seward Child Care Center in Minneapolis, MN. He has also worked as a trainer and consultant for the Minnesota Department of Education, the Child Care Resource and Referral Network, and MnAEYC. Huber has authored six picture books including The Amazing Erik, winner of the 2015 Learning Magazine Teacher’s Choice Award. He presents nationally on the topic of rough-and-tumble play.

“This everyday grappling with emotions is enriched by the matter-of-fact diversity of the characters.”
—Kirkus Reviews

The Amazing Erik

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