{"id":6,"date":"2021-01-18T19:08:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2022-04-22T13:44:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T13:44:17","slug":"freddie-the-frog-flying-his-frisbee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Matt Rufo"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good Night, Grammy<\/h2>\r\n<p>Five-year-old Samantha is very sad. Her grandmother has just died.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17\" src=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2022\/04\/Rufo-Cover-Web-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2022\/04\/Rufo-Cover-Web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2022\/04\/Rufo-Cover-Web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2022\/04\/Rufo-Cover-Web-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2022\/04\/Rufo-Cover-Web-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2022\/04\/Rufo-Cover-Web.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>How do parents deal with their children\u2019s grief, as they themselves are suffering the same loss?<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Good Night, Grammy <\/em>shows how one family helps their daughter remember the loss of her beloved grandmother.<\/p>\r\n<p>One night as Samantha is getting ready for bed, her mother asks her what book she would like to be read.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Suddenly sadness fills Samantha\u2019s face and tears fill up her little eyes.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong, Samantha?\u201d Mom and Dad are very concerned.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>\u201cI was thinking of Grammy and how she would read me stories before bed and cuddle with me in the big rocking chair. I miss hearing her voice. It would calm me before bed and it just makes me so sad.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Dad gets a tissue and Mom wipes her tears and consoles her. Mom tells Samantha, \u201cWe all miss her so much. What can we do to make you feel better?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Samantha thinks. \u201cActually Mommy, can I do a bedtime prayer for Grammy?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Sometimes it\u2019s the simple things that make us feel better.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Good-Night-Grammy-Matt-Rufo\/dp\/1682355926\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AC83P44LZ78B&amp;keywords=9781682355923&amp;qid=1649506989&amp;sprefix=9781682355923%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-1\">Buy at Amazon<\/a><br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/good-night-grammy-matt-rufo\/1141334134?ean=9781682355923\">Buy at Barnes and Noble<\/a><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sbpra.net\/book-orders\/\"><strong>Author and Wholesale Orders Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Amanda the Anteater Stops Eating Ants<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13\" src=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/07\/ants.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/07\/ants.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/07\/ants-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/07\/ants-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Everyone loved Matt Rufo&#8217;s first two children&#8217;s adventures, <em>Freddie the Frog Flying His Frisbee<\/em> and <em>Freddie the Frog&#8217;s First French Fries.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Now, with his third book in a series based on alliteration, comes a new character, Amanda the Anteater.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Amanda feels she needs to try eating something other than ants. She has her own thoughts and ideas on this, trying out such foods as apples and avocados. Join Amanda in her food-finding adventure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>How many ants could an anteater eat if an anteater could eat ants? Amanda the Anteater can&#8217;t eat any ants, because she stopped eating ants!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amanda-Anteater-Stops-Eating-Ants\/dp\/1682354679\/ref=s\"> Buy on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/amanda-the-anteater-stops-eating-ants-matt-rufo\/1139892455?ean=9781682354674\">Buy at Barnes and Noble<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sbpra.net\/book-orders\">Wholesale and Author Orders<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freddie the Frog&#8217;s First French Fries<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11\" src=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/06\/frog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/06\/frog.jpg 260w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/06\/frog-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Everybody loves french fries!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In the second book of the continuing children&#8217;s book series featuring Freddie the Frog, Freddie is tired of eating flies. Being a curious frog, he loves to try new things. But trying new things can be scary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Watch Freddie go from flies to fries!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Putting aside his fears, he finds that after eating french fries &#8230; and frankfurters &#8230; he loves them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Join Freddie the Frog as he &#8220;pigs out&#8221; on his new favorite food, french fries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Freddie-Frogs-First-French-Fries\/dp\/1682354172\/ref=sr\">Buy at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/freddie-the-frogs-first-french-fries-matt-rufo\/1139184068?ean=9781682354179\">Buy at Barnes and Noble<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sbpra.net\/book-orders\">Wholesale and Author Orders<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freddie the Frog Flying His Frisbee<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7\" src=\"http:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/01\/frog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/01\/frog.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/01\/frog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbprabooks.com\/mattrufo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1334\/2021\/01\/frog-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Children will love reading about Freddie, the fun-loving frog who learns how to fly a Frisbee with the help of a firefighter friend.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>One day Freddie saw Frank the Firefighter flying an object back and forth with his firefighter friends. Freddie asked Frank about this flying object and Frank said, &#8220;Freddie, this is a Frisbee! It is so much fun to watch it fly through the field from friend to friend. Do you want to try it?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It looked so exciting to Freddie that he was determined to try. But doesn&#8217;t flying a Frisbee require using hands? So how can a frog do it? Find out in the charming children&#8217;s tale <em>Freddie the Frog Flying His Frisbee.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Freddie-Frog-Flying-His-Frisbee\/dp\/1682353354\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Freddie+the+Frog+Flying+His+Frisbee&amp;qid=1609763860&amp;sr=8-1\">Buy at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/freddie-the-frog-flying-his-frisbee-matthew-rufo\/1138553062?ean=9781682353356\">Buy at Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sbpra.net\/book-orders\">Wholesale and Author Orders<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Matt Rufo grew up in Brighton Massachusetts, where four generations of his family lived in the same house, and his parents still reside there. The author now lives in Framingham, Massachusetts. His wife, Tara, an elementary school teacher, &#8220;always pushed me to keep writing. My mom always supported my writing. When my daughter, Samantha, was born, I really wanted something fun and smart to read for her.&#8221; This is his first children&#8217;s book, with more to come.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Night, Grammy Five-year-old Samantha is very sad. Her grandmother has just died. How do parents deal with their children\u2019s grief, as they themselves are suffering the same loss? Good Night, Grammy shows how one family helps their daughter remember the loss of her beloved grandmother. 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