About this item
Dedicated to simple yet developmentally stimulating icons and experiences of childhood, this series encourages children to have fun discovering the world through the real world rather than through screen-based media. The beach is a sandy, salty, wet, and wonderful place we all cherish and this book revels in its glory. The next generation of sandcastle architects, marine biologists, and singer-songwriters will be inspired by its joy-inducing sights, sounds, and smells.
About the Author
Dr. John S. Hutton is a pediatrician at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, author, and owner of the award-winning blue manatee children's bookstore and decafé and affiliate e-commerce site, blue manatee boxes. He lives with his wife and three children in the suburban wilderness, where they are fond of planting things and gawking at butterflies, toads, and birds. As a child, he was known to play in his backyard for hours amidst mud, fireflies, and other analog kids.
As a grownup, Dr. John's major clinical, research and advocacy interests are the effects of electronic media on young children, and reading and play as healthy alternatives. He is especially interested in the many benefits of shared reading with young children, including emotional, social, and cognitive development.
Dr. John hosts a blog for digital grownups about this issue: Baby Unplugged
