Book Details:
Charlie Chaloosy is Often Quite Choosy by Brad Mason, Ed. D.
Category: Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7), 32 pages
Genre: Children’s Picture Book
Publisher: Yorkshire Publishing
Release date: January 2024
Content Rating: G. Suitable for everyone.
Book Description:
The Charlie Chaloosy book series kicks off with its inaugural offering, Charlie Chaloosy is Often Quite Choosy.
The first book focuses on Charlie’s experiences as he learns lessons, gains new experiences, and grows up in a world that happens to rhyme. The story is told through the use of a playful rhyme scheme and enhanced with beautifully colored illustrations of Charlie tackling new adventures in whimsical detail. The book ends with Charlie providing two pages for the reader to become an author by writing their own story.
MY REVIEW
Charlie is choosy. He has his favorite food and that’s all he eats. His favorite clothes and that’s all he wears. Then he begins to wonder. What if he tries new things. Joins in new activities. Perhaps he’d find new things he’d love.
Charlie Chaloosy Is Often Quite Choosy is such a fun title. Say it out loud. It rolls off the tongue. I did. I read this entire fun, rhyming book out loud. I’d turn each page. Study the delightful illustrations. Then I’d read the page out loud. It made me grin through the entire book. Imagine how much more fun it would be if you were reading it to a young one.
I have the hardcover edition and it’s lovely. Large but not too large so children can hold it and turn the smooth, colorful pages easily. And the illustrations are colorful and filled with so many things to look at. The type is large but not too large and bold so you can read it easily too. And the conclusion to the story includes two pages to write and draw on. An invite from the author to write your own story. So kids, put on those thinking caps. Come up with a fun story of your own. And remember….. you don’t have to be too choosy.
5 STARS
Author Interview with Brad Mason, author of CHARLIE CHALOOSY IS OFTEN QUITE CHOOSY
What do you do when you aren’t writing a children’s book?
I am in my 34th year in education and I serve as a superintendent in a school district in Southern California. Caring for children by overseeing an educational organization is a macro-level way I can care for the needs of children. Writing a children’s book is much more of a micro-level approach to impacting the lives of children, because it makes progress one book and one child at a time.
Where did you find your motivation to become a children’s author?
Writing children’s literature is new to me over the last year. This book is my first foray into the filed of children’s literature. My wife and I have added six grandchildren to our ranks in the last 4-½ years and my time and focus has shifted to loving them and helping build into their little lives. I have been reintroduced to bedtime stories through the eyes and minds of my grandchildren and I saw this as a wonderful way to press in on things I feel are vital for young children. I will tell you, the thought of my writing being an encouragement to a young child is nothing short of inspiring and humbling and it will be the fuel that keeps me writing!
What is your hope for the Charlie Chaloosy series?
I want this book and the whole Charlie Chaloosy series to positively impact children by encouraging them to grow in confidence as they experience success by conquering new endeavors. I think Charlie is an endearing character, but he was stuck on the sidelines due to his anxiety and fears. As I get closer to retirement, I want to take Charlie and the books I have written on the road to schools and do Author Assemblies and Writing Workshops with children in elementary schools. I am a huge proponent of getting children to read. However, I’m even more convinced the key to building better readers is to building young authors and illustrators. I was taught early on in my career that you learn things best when you are responsible for teaching them. Likewise, I believe you build better readers when you teach children to become authors. I want to share my journey and learning as it pertains to Charlie Chaloosy in the hopes of inspiring a whole new generation of children to Write Your Own Story!
My dreams are big for Charlie, so stay tuned!
Meet the Author:
My passion for children’s literature stems from 30+ years in education and my re-entry into bedtime stories with the addition of my beautiful grandchildren. I created Charlie as a means for children to learn with Charlie by having a growth mindset when it comes to facing new experiences and learning new things. Children live in a world that is traveling ever faster and my desire is to help them slow down and enjoy childhood through the adventures of Charlie Chaloosy. I hope children have fun with Charlie while engaging their minds through stories that encourage them to read, write, illustrate, and dream a little.
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