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    Travels with Zozo…and the Bears | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy 4 Mins Read General

    Travels with Zozo…and the Bears sponsored* by ImaginOn Books
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    The Travels with Zozo… stories are as unique as the amazing places that Zozo and her family visit!

    The first book in the exciting, new series, Travels with Zozo…and the Bears, takes readers to a coastal island in Alaska, a place with more brown bears than the whole lower 48 states combined. Zozo and her human family are on vacation there to experience all that the island has to offer and to see what fun things the bears are up to.

    About Book One

    Travels with Zozo and the Bears: Book Cover

    Travels with Zozo…and the Bears

    Written by A.J. Atlas

    Illustrated by Anne Zimanski

    Ages 4-8 | 32 Pages

    Publisher: ImaginOn Books | ISBN-13: 978-1954405011

    Publisher’s Synopsis: Imagine if our pets could travel the world with us. What adventures would they have? What trouble would they get into? What friends would they make?

    In the Travels with Zozo… series of illustrated children’s books for ages 4-8 years old, a fun-loving family of four brings their pet bunny, Zozo, on their trips around the world, and Zozo’s escapades are bound to amaze, amuse, and inspire you.

    Author A.J. Atlas’ extensive travel experiences in nearly fifty countries and throughout all fifty U.S. states provide firsthand insight into the settings for the books. Award-winning illustrator Anne Zimanski uses bright colors and expert digital artistry to turn real-life places into beautifully colorful, imaginative worlds for Zozo and readers to explore. She adds an abundance of charm and heart to the culturally diverse characters whom Zozo meets, and she packs Zozo’s sweet, little, furry face full of emotion. Then, together, Atlas and Zimanski keep the pages filled with goofy gags and funny antics. So many, in fact, that rereading the stories is sure to surprise you with something new and keep you laughing.

    The first book in the exciting, new series, Travels with Zozo…and the Bears, takes readers to a coastal island in Alaska, a place with more brown bears than the whole lower 48 states combined. Zozo and her human family are on vacation there to experience all that the island has to offer and to see what fun things the bears are up to.

    After exploring the Alaskan wilderness by floatplane and sea kayak, a hike takes them inland to a treehouse hideaway. From high above the rainforest path, they see brown bears in action–catching fish in the river, enjoying wild blueberries, and having all kinds of fun.

    Along the way, Zozo and her family mingle with whimsically illustrated locals–goofy, golfing martens, tic-tac-toe-playing sea otters, a bear cleverly disguised in a hollow tree trunk stealing a sandwich, red-breasted sapsuckers, Stellar’s jays, orcas, porcupines, and many others.

    On their return journey, imagination and creative storytelling take hold as Zozo befriends a young brown bear and helps reunite him with his family. Zozo’s newfound friendship grows while playing hide-and-go-seek, swimming in a river, and learning about hibernation.

    Bring your imagination and let Zozo be your guide to a world of amazing places!

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    About the Author

    A.J. Atlas is the creator of the Travels with Zozo… illustrated children’s book series. Atlas’ extensive travel experiences in nearly fifty countries and throughout all fifty U.S. states provide firsthand insight into the settings for the books. Then a zest for adventure travel took Atlas to wildly interesting places in adulthood, and the notebook filled with heart-warming stories blossomed further. Currently, Atlas continues to travel and write new stories while advising on the illustrations and production of the completed books in the series.

    About the Illustrator

    Anne Zimanski is the illustrator of the Travels with Zozo… children’s book series. Drawing the ever-changing, real-life locations, animals, and action in each book is an opportunity Zimanski wholeheartedly welcomes because it allows her expert skills as a freehand digital artist to broaden. Zimanski enjoys working with fun-loving writer A.J. Atlas. The collaboration brings out their healthy, competitive spirits as each tries to outdo the other in dreaming up one funny idea after the next.

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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