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    PEOPLE AR

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    Written by Annie FoxIllustrated by Brian Narelle

    Produced by Electric Eggplant

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    Original publication copyright 1971 by Ann Larris

    Copyright 2013 by Annie Fox and Brian Narelle

    All rights reserved.

    Read by Annie Fox and Brian Narelle.

    ISBN-10: 0-9839580-9-2

    ISBN-13: 978-0-9839580-9-3

    Electric Eggplant

    www.ElectricEggplant.com

    415-53-4KIDS (415-534-5437)

    [email protected]

    Annie Fox orginally wrote and illustrated People Are Like Lollipops when she was Ann

    Larris, an undergraduate at Cornell University. Published in 1971 by Holiday House at a

    time when people were just beginning to celebrate diversity,People Are Like Lollipops was

    read several times on the Captain Kangaroo Show (by the Captain himself!). With Anniesblessing (Im not an artist!), Electric Eggplant is thrilled to publish this reimagined

    edition complete with Brian Narelles whimsical illustrations. Enjoy!

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    This book is for

    my father,

    Herman J Larris,

    who was a goodand peaceful man.

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    There was once an old man with greatwisdom who lived in the Land of Salizar.

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    After spending many years

    studying many great books . . .

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    . . . written by many greatthinkers,he finally came up with this . . .

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    People

    are likelollipops.

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    What?

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    Yes! Peopleare likelollipops.

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    Now this needs a little thought . . . . . .

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    Lets think . . . ... . . .. .

    .... . . . .

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    Annie Fox, M.Ed., has been teaching and creating innovative content for

    kids for 30+ years. People Are Like Lollipops (Holiday House), her rst

    book, was published before she was old enough to sign the contract. Since

    then Annie has designed classic kids computer games and written award-winning books including the popular Middle School Condential series

    (Free Spirit Publishing), her Raymond and Sheila picture book series

    (Electric Eggplant), and Teaching Kids To Be Good People: Progressive

    Parenting for the 21st Century (Electric Eggplant). Annies excited to bring

    this reimagined edition ofPeople Are Like Lollipops to a new generation.

    Contact Annie at AnnieFox.com.

    Brian Narelle started out writing and animating for Sesame Street. Since

    then he has written and appeared in dozens of award winning lms and

    television series for children, including the TLCs Bingo & Molly. Creator

    of such notable characters as the San Diego Chicken and Sooper Puppy,

    cartooning has always been his love. An instructor at the Charles M.Schulz Museum, he was one of ve American cartoonists chosen to go to

    Cuba on a cultural exchange where he fell in love with people of every

    color, size, and shape. Sound familiar? His latest creation is a tri-colored

    bird (Thinkafeeladoo.com) designed to help children better understand

    themselves. Brian can be reached at BrianNarelle.com.

    About the Author

    About the Illustrator

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    About the PublisherFounded in 1992 by David and Annie Fox, Electric Eggplant has been

    on the forefront of multimedia design and production. In their 38 years

    of marriage, theyve partnered on dozens of ground-breaking projects,

    including co-founding the Marin Computer Center (1977)the worldsrst public-access microcomputer centerplus games, educational

    software, Web design, Emotional Intelligence content, online communities,

    as well as books for kids, tweens, and teens. David began his career

    in game design in 1982 as employee #3 at Lucaslm Games (now

    LucasArts). You can reach Electric Eggplant at ElectricEggplant.com.

    415-53-4KIDS (415-534-5437)

    The End(so good luck!)

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    Raymond and Sheila Stories offer big adventures for

    Pre-K3rd graders. Take one shy, observant 5-year-old,

    add a loving connection with his big-time dramatic sis-

    ter, and there isnt any tight or ticklish situation they

    cant get into or out of! Whats up with Raymond and

    Sheila? Theyre just your typical young alligators trying

    to answer lifes big questions . . . like the ones in these

    upcoming titles:

    Thank You for What? Can We Do That?

    Who Made this Mess?

    Included in each book is a unique Parent Guide for

    helping kids engage more fully in the storys emo-

    tional content. Talking about feelings and the chal-

    lenges of getting along with others builds social

    skills and improves parent-child communication.

    Also from Annie Fox:

    Raymond and Sheila Stories

    Raymond Alligator is a

    super smart, super shy

    5-year-old who feels left

    out when big sister Sheila

    has a friend over. He and

    his teddy bear are tighter

    than tight, but lately Ray-monds wondering if he

    needs someone else to be

    his friend. Making a new

    friend sounds like a great

    idea but, well, it can also

    be kinda scary.

    Available in print, as an ebook,and in Spanish!

    Visit RaymondAndSheila.com

    A day at the beach be-

    comes a wild goose

    chase as Raymond and

    Sheila try keeping an eye

    on their valuables with-

    out losing sight of whats

    really important!