Morning, Zora!Morning, Zora! or How to Wake Up a Sleepy Child   offers a fun and gentle way to transition your child from the Land of Nod to the land of wakefulness. It tells the story of the very first moments of the day shared by mother and child. Instead of nagging and cajoling, the mother plays a sweet game with her sleepy daughter. Her fingers become two curious children sauntering out of the child’s hair and setting off on an adventure filled with sweetness, excitement, and even a dose of danger. By the end of the book Zora is wide-awake and giggly. And instead of getting stuck in a power struggle, the mother and daughter have started their day with lightness and play.

Too often, parents and children under pressure are forced to rush through their days without being able to connect or savor their moments together. The role of the parent is reduced to that of a conductor, hustling a young one from one activity to the next. This book offers a simple game that takes just five minutes to play but which can set the tone for the rest of the day. It sends families out into the world knowing that they share a bond based on love and tenderness. We hope that parents will take this idea and use their imaginations to make it their own, possibly with the help of our hand-made finger puppets!


Wake up, Zora! Krassi Harwell   is the mother of two young children, and by now she has had to wake them up more times than she can count. Long before Krassi became a semi-professional waker-upper and author, she was a very reluctant and grumpy wak-ee, so she knows how hard it can be on both sides of the got-to-get-up-and-get-going morning ritual. Krassi has worked with children for over 20 years in different capacities and is a parent educator.

Wake up, Zora! Mila Popnedeleva-Genova   is the mother of a very early-rising nine year-old boy and an even earlier-rising dachshund. She immediately appreciated the usefulness of the Morning, Zora! game, and created all the beautiful illustrations with joy. To find out more about Mila, visit her blog at http://mpopnedeleva.blogspot.com.



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Wake up, Zora! (book) Wake up, Zora! (mesh finger puppets)
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Mesh Finger Puppets

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