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Betsy E. Snyder
BETSY SNYDER is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator. Betsy loves to create smile-inspiring art for kids and the young at heart. In addition to children's books, you can find her adorable mixed-media artwork on puzzles and games, baby accessories, plush, fabric, stickers, and greeting cards. Her work has been chosen numerous times to appear in the Society of Illustrator's Original Art exhibitions. Betsy lives near Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband and young children. Check out Betsy's blog at BetsySnyder.blogspot.com.
Perfect for a baby shower gift basket—Betsy Snyder's beloved tabbed board book celebrates the seasons in haiku!
in tickly-toe grass a buttercup offers up yellow nose kisses
The simple delights in baby’s natural world—a bird, a fish, a leaf, a snowflake, a raindrop—are celebrated in the traditional Japanese poetic form, the haiku... Read More
Perfect for a baby shower gift basket—this companion to the beloved tabbed board book haiku baby celebrates the wonders of nighttime!
wide awake at night two eyes shining warm and bright-- hello, little owl
Just as she did in haiku baby, Betsy Snyder celebrates special moments in nature with the traditional Japanese... Read More
Have You Ever Tickled a Tiger? Written byBetsy E. Snyder Non-traditional book
Not your average touch-and-feel!
Everyone knows what it’s like to pat a bunny that’s soft and cuddly. But for those babies and toddlers who want to touch something different—say prickly and tickly animals of a more exotic nature—Betsy Snyder’s Have You Ever Tickled a Tiger? offers the perfect opportunity. This novelty book... Read More
This giftable little picture book of haiku by award winner Betsy Snyder is something adults will love to give one another as much as they'll enjoy sharing it with the youngest listeners. Perfect for Valentine's Day and any day of the year, this book will inspire people to tell one another... Read More
Dream of purple twilight skies, a bedtime kiss from butterflies. caterpillars in cocoons are tucked in tight beneath the moon.
This peaceful and imaginative picture book invites a bunny—tucked snugly in bed—to dream of comforting scenes from nature’s bedtime. Each spread reveals a delightful dreamscape for children to imagine as they drift off to the... Read More