And learn about….

Writing  

Publishing

Cancer Awareness

Nuclear Power Plants 

Skype an Author

Our children’s programs take the complicated and put it into terms even adults can understand.

Author Visits:

Schedule a visit with Amelia Frahm, the author of the award winning children’s book, Tickles Tabitha’s Cancer-tankerous Mommy, owner of the Nutcracker Publishing Company, and creator of Crack Open a Book!  

Learn what it takes to write, publish, and market a successful children’s picture book from someone who’s done it.

Ten percent of all sales generated by the author’s visit will be donated back to the school or sponsoring organization. Teachers’ workshops and author presentations are also available. To schedule your author visit contact Amelia Frahm at Amelia@nutcrackerpublishing.com or call her at 919-363-4692.

Cancer Awareness: 

Our cancer education school program integrates cancer awareness, character education and introduces children to Tickles Tabitha.  The curriculum is broken into six segments educators may choose from.

Students read Tickles Tabitha’s Cancer-tankerous Mommy, and discuss how Tabitha’s family used character traits like kindness, caring, and perseverance to cope with the stresses and strains caused by her Mommy’s cancer diagnosis.

Despite the serious topic, children will have fun as they do enrichment activities inspired by the characters in the book, such as creating a ribbon of courage, making up their own silly songs and a relay race to clean up Tabitha and Jordan’s kitchen mess.

The program may be adapted to fit the needs of health care educators and other groups or organizations interested in promoting cancer awareness

Nuclear Power:

Ever wonder how a nuclear power plant really works? 

In 2011, Crack Open a Book that Radiates Brilliance….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And let a lab rat whose tail is tip less, and a pretty blue bird with a bald spot where her tail feathers should be, explain:  How a Nuclear Power Plant Really Works.  (©Nutcracker Publishing 2011)

Nutcracker Publishing is looking for more lab rats. If you live near Wake County, North Carolina, we’re hosting some focus groups or as we like to call them Guiana Pig Parties. 

If you’d like to learn more about nuclear power plants while also learning about publishing a children’s picture book, this party is for you.  For details contact us at:  info@nutcrackerpublishing.com 

Skype an Author

If you would like Amelia Frahm to visit your classroom, book club, organization or group, but live too far away and can’t afford transportation costs, even if too far is only a few hours away.  We understand…gas prices just went up in our neighborhood. Today everyone is on a budget and feeling the pinch. A great solution is s virtual visit or Skype an Author!  

http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/page/Amelia+Frahm

Educational Resources

Our cancer awareness program curriculum is available at no cost to nonprofits that recommend the program or list it in their resource library.

Educators in the state of Florida may obtain Crack Open a Books Cancer Education Program by going to the Florida Department of Education’s Lending Library.  It is located in the Coordinated School Health section at  http://doehealthlibraries.cites.fsu.edu/’s (yellow apple) under the title: Crack Open a Book, or author:  Frahm, Amelia.

Educators in the state of North Carolina may check out the program at the NC Lending Library at www.ncei-eclibrary.org.