What our fans are saying about Celine's book about Cousins!

"I liked the kitty cat in the tree."  - Ford, 4 years old.

"Children will truly enjoy the rhyme and rhythm of Trotta's writing and the warmth of these interactive illustrations...

An exceptional Read-Aloud."              - Annette Del Biaggio, Kindergarten Teacher  

"Celine, Celine What Have You Seen? A book about Cousins will please kids, parents, teachers and librarians.  Readers will relate to the family activities and celebrations and will enjoy the challenge of finding Celine's cat cousins on each page.  The appealing Illustrations reflect the diversity of today's families and enhance the story of cousins growing up together and sharing happy times--big and small."

                              - Sandra Cavey, Sacramento County Public Librarian-Retired.

"As a speech-pathologist, I would like to share my thoughts on the book Celine, Celine What Have You Seen? written by John Trotta.  His playful story is a great tribute to family, special events and holidays as the main character, Celine observes her cousins engaging in such activities throughout the year.  As an added bonus, the book provides children with a place to showcase pictures of their own cousins."

"Above all, the rhyming nature of this book provides children of all ages an excellent model of phonemic awareness.  Phonemic awareness is a key element of literacy development including spelling and reading skills.  I look forward to purchasing this book and sharing it with my friends and family."

                                - Sarah Seward, M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist

Families are foundations of society.  Cousins like other members strengthen families.  Today, our American society is becoming more and more multicultural and diversified.  More than a melting pot, we are like a salad bowl, a rainbow or universal nation.

We thank Dr. John P. Trotta for writing this book as well as including the wonderful illustrations.  Both help to enrich in our youngsters a spirit of strong families, social inclusiveness and globalism.

                              - Viet Le, Ed.D., Adjunct Professor and Retired School Principal