BOOK REVIEW
📚𝐵𝑂𝑂𝐾 𝑁𝐴𝑀𝐸:- ❞𝑫𝑬𝑪𝑬𝑴𝑩𝑬𝑹 𝑪𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑩𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺❞
👨🦱𝐴𝑈𝑇𝐻𝑂𝑅 𝑁𝐴𝑀𝐸:- 𝑫𝒓. 𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑺𝑯𝑰𝑷𝑴𝑨𝑵
🌌𝑴𝒀 𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺:- 𝟒.𝟗/𝟓 🌟
𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑰𝑬𝑾:- The book December Celebrations by Author Terance Shipman and Illustrator Milan Ristic has been published with all efforts to make the material error free after the consent of the author. The characters, incidents, events, and everything else mentioned in the book are the author’s imagination.
The cover and the title of the book are indeed eye catching. The book was superb just like be The December Holidays book is a narration and recollection of events that occurred during the December Holidays in Mr. Shipman's Kindergarten, narrated by a girl Benicia to her little brother who's just about to experience the same fun events in his class. Reading the book was delightful. The book talks about different festivals like Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Each festival story is narrated with a pure conscience that children will learn how the world celebrates the same holidays in different ways. This book is best for teaching your children the real meaning of celebrations, teamwork, and happiness. Dr. Terance Shipman's character appealed to me because of his caring attitude and deep bonds with his students.
This book was totally full of fun during winter vacations. You totally amazed by the author’s simplicity and honesty. You can feel it while reading. Author is straightforward critic of some existing ideas with proven realism!
Overall, I liked this and I recommend it wholeheartedly. The author has tried a lot to connect it with real life. It's also a good way to gently lead children to a discussion about not blurting out everything you thing. In summary, the book and the title are unique and I hope you will love the way it’s being presented. The book cover is distinctive and love will be developed for the author’s effort to put to imagine situations that gave birth to mind-blowing story of such glorious book.
ABOUT THIS BOOK ON AMAZON
When Dewayne, a precocious kindergartner rushes in the kitchen after school waving a letter from his teacher about the December celebration, his sister Banicia and mother help him understand what’s about to happen. An entertaining story of the wonder and excitement, join Banaica as she recalls the December celebrations in Mr. Shipman’s classroom the favorite time of the year. Mr. Shipman is their kindergarten teacher, and he makes the month of December a fun, educational, multicultural celebrations that your child will never forget! From Christmas, to Hanukkah, to Kwanzaa, this book is a New Timeless Classic and has earned its place among other classic like "The Night Before Christmas".
Editorial Reviews
Review
If your looking for a great book to read and share with family and friends, this is it. It's a wonderful holiday gift. It's perfect if you are an on the go parent and want something quick and fun to read to the kids or even in a classroom setting. I personally enjoyed it myself. It was colorful, exciting, and left me wanting more.
Sondra Stinson Robinson
What a delightful story first time author Terance Shipman has written. Children will delight in hearing the joys of what happened during the December holidays. I imagined myself in each scene. It was exciting to read what fun Team Shipman had during the month of December. A great read anytime, but especially for the holidays in Mr. Shipman's class. Readers will certainly be anxious to find out what happens next as they read each page. The story was well written!
Keisha Johnson
Dr. Shipman restores the magic, beauty, and innocence of Christmas in the eyes of a child from beginning to end. It is sheer delight to feel the anticipation of Dr. Shipman's classroom celebration. A must read for children and adults of any age. I'm already in the Christmas spirit and it's only October!
Dr. F. Kagler
Dr. Shipman's book immediately carried me back to my childhood days and elicited smiles and fond memories. This book is a treasure for children and parents as it absolutely captures the joy of being young and the excitement of the holidays. It pays homage to a diverse community and its traditions, and introduces children to the beautiful uniqueness of many cultures. It left me smiling, and my heart light! What a wonderful family tradition to begin, reading this book to our little ones in anticipation of the holidays! Well done, Dr. Shipman!
Valarie Wilson
About a teacher who taught kindergarten and when December came it was December Holidays. Taught kids about Kwanzaa and Menorah and little activities for the children, heat quick read. Won this book through Goodreads, thank you.
L. Suarez
About the Author
Dr. Terance Shipman is a 23 year veteran teacher. He spent much of his teaching career working with elementary aged students. In fact, he spent his first 11 years teaching kindergarten! He is proud to say that he built strong relationships over those years and has an incredible network of his students and their parents and co-workers that he has remained in contact with over these years. Dr. Shipman calls this ever developing network "Team Shipman". Through Team Shipman, Dr. Shipman offers continual encouragement, leadership, and mentorship to his students, their families, and his professional peers. Dr. Shipman currently teaches middle school and extends membership to Team Shipman to his current students and their families, as well. Mr. Shipman's Kindergarten Chronicles are the stories of teaching kindergarten that make Dr. Shipman smile the most when he thinks about his years teaching kindergarten. Each book in the series celebrates the male teacher, in particular the black male teacher. Acknowledging the under-representation of black men in education, Mr. Shipman presents a positive and strong black male image that children need. Through his first series of books, Dr. Shipman's Kindergarten Chronicles, Dr. Shipman hopes to make kindergarten an exciting and anticipated adventure for students, parents, and teachers, while casting an even wider net for Team Shipman. Dr. Shipman received his Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from the Tuskegee University in 1992. After obtain this degree, he attended Hampton University in Virginia and obtain a Master's degree in Elementary Education in 1994. For the next 13 years, Dr. Shipman was an elementary teacher in Atlanta Public School System. Most of his time at APS was spent as a kindergarten teacher, and in 2009 he earned his Educational Specialist degree from University of West Georgia in Administration Supervision and soon after he complete his doctoral degree at Clark Atlanta University in 2013. Since completing his final degree, Dr. Shipman has worked with middle school and high school aged students. And through it all Team Shipman is still growing!
