Tag: I-Wants and the Gimmies

May your New Year be Magical and Prosperous!
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It’s January again!

  Do your kids have problems sharing their new toys and gadgets?  If so, The I-Wants and the Gimmies is a great book for you! This fun, award-winning rhyming story shows kids just how important sharing can be! From the same author, we’ve got a great book to teach kids how to talk about their anger!...

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Reading with Overbey

Taylor Overbey had a great group of kids to read to at Corporal Middlebrook Elementary School in Lafayette last week! He read from The I-Wants and the Gimmies and The Snit and George Franklin Whit and shared stories about his characters. Many thanks to Lori Guillory for all her help and for sharing these great...

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How to Control the ‘Snit’

Mental health is in the forefront today, so I want to take a moment to stress the importance of noticing your child’s emotional needs early. Children form their social norms at such a young age that noticing needs early is critical. Children develop both physically and socially at such a fast pace, they don’t always...

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Taylor Overbey at Hilliard Museum

Taylor Overbey visited the Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, LA on January 12, 2017. The children in attendance had a lot of fun interacting with the author and illustrator of The I-Wants and The Gimmies.  Everyone received bookmarks and coloring pages,  and one lucky girl won a free book! The I-Wants and the Gimmies is a fun...

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Taylor Overbey on WJRW

If you missed the live interview from Dec. 21st 2015 on Sound Off! West Michigan with Dave Jaconette, you can listen to it here! Taylor Overbey read a little from his upcoming book, The I-Wants and the Gimmies, and talked about the inspiration for the story.  We still have a copy of the book to give away, so...

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