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Olga D’Agostino (known as Mrs. D.) is an award-winning children’s author (recipient of multiple Mom’s Choice Awards, Beverly Hills Book Awards, and International Readers’ Favorite Awards). She lived and worked in Lviv, a cultural center in western Ukraine, before immigrating to the United States in 1992. In 2012 she published her first children’s book, and since then she’s pursued a career as a writer, focusing on writing children’s books that have meaning and provide valuable lessons.
Published children's books:
The Trees Have Hearts
The City Kittens and the Old House Cat
Good Morning, World!
Runaway Clothes
Runaway Clothes: Coloring and Activity Book for Kids
The Royal Palm
The Little Girl Praying on the Hill
A Taste of Bread
Somewhere Between Two Worlds
The Cat Who Wandered by Itself
Mysterious Life Inside a Closet
That Is How Things Are
Who Let the Cookies Out?
Who Let the Cookies Out?: Coloring & Activity Kids Book
Baby from the Moon
What is GOOD and What is BAD
What is GOOD and What is BAD: Coloring & Activity Kids Book
three rhyming stories in Who Is Most Important in the Fridge?
Who Is Most Important in the Fridge: Coloring Book for Kids
Carlo the Mouse Series, Books 1, 2,3 4,5 and 6
Carlo the Mouse: Coloring Books 1 and 2
The Cat That Wanders by Itself
Where Did Grandpa Go?
My Grandpa Is a Werecow
The full series of Carlo the Mouse and Adventures of Pearl the Baby Tooth will be published in the near future.
Reviewed by Diana Lopez for Readers' Favorite
To educate a child, there are many factors to consider. It is advisable to teach children how to develop criteria that will enable them to compare with their own experiences. What Is Good and What Is Bad? is a good example of this. The story is about Galvin, a boy who tries to understand what is good and what is bad from his perspective. He thinks of his examples, considering the situations that a child goes through regularly. For example, Galvin views following his parents' directions as good and having a messy room as bad. The author, Mrs. D., considers aspects such as family, society, and education.
The tips that What Is Good and What Is Bad? provides are intended for the good of children so that they can interact harmoniously in society. I liked the fact that the subject is approached from the perspective of a child. The images are well chosen because they show situations at home, such as Galvin playing with his friends, and similar scenarios. Mrs. D. has written a very enjoyable book, with short and flowing text that highlights the qualities and characteristics that every good child should possess. Another positive aspect is that the book engages children to think about what is good and what is bad. At the end of the book, there are questions that children can reflect on and create personal examples.
