I am very happy to announce that the third book in our award-winning “Tex the Explorer” series is finished and published! Tex the Explorer: Journey Through the Alphabet is available on Amazon. Eyen and I are really excited about this book!
Tex is a young T-Rex. He loves to explore. For his birthday his parents gave him tickets to a prehistoric museum. Tex is off on a journey through the alphabet!
Authentic learning can’t start too young. Exposing children to books and reading should start the day they are born. As they grow, let them explore and enjoy books that interest them, on their level.
Having a rich reading environment for children is hugely important. Not only having lots of high interest reading material available, but having care-givers that model reading as well.
And remember, reading is reading. It doesn’t need to be Shakespeare for a child to grow as a reader. I am a voracious reader, mostly sci-fi. I don’t believe I would be the reader I am without sci-fi. No offense to the Great Bard, but not my cup of English tea. I’ve been reading sci-fi since I was old enough to hold a book. And now I write it!
And yep – that is my book, Tex the Explorer: Journey to Mars. And yep – it is upside down! (Authentic Exploration)
We ended Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth‘s first year with one last award.
Purple Dragonfly Book Awards Winner!
Great way to end the book’s first year.
Awards Won by Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth
Chanticleer International Book Awards Shortlist
Independent Press Award® Distinguished Favorite
indieBRAG® Medallion Honoree
Mom’s Choice Awards® Silver Recipient
Purple Dragonfly Book Awards Winner
Royal Dragonfly Book Awards Winner
Story Monsters Approved®
Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth is available on Amazon.
Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth has won the following awards:
2020 indieBRAG® Medallion Honoree
2020 Independent Press Award® Distinguished Favorite
2020 Story Monsters Approved®
2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards Shortlist
2019 Mom’s Choice Awards® Silver Recipient
2019 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards Winner
Available on Amazon.
I am very excited to announce that the second book in our award-winning “Tex the Explorer” series is finished and published! Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth is available on Amazon. Eyen and I are really proud of this book!
Tex is a young T-Rex. He loves to explore. For his birthday his parents gave him an airplane. Tex is off to explore the seven continents of the Earth!
Tex the Explorer: Journey to Mars just won its sixth award!
2019 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards Winner
2019 Independent Press Award® Distinguished Favorite
2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards Shortlist
2018 Story Monsters Approved
2018 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards Winner
2018 Mom’s Choice Awards® Silver Recipient
Tex the Explorer: Journey to Mars by Ellie Smith, Illustrated by Eyen Johnson, is available on Amazon.
I am really excited to announce that Tex the Explorer: Journey to Mars won a Distinguished Favorite honor from the Independent Press Awards in the Picture Book Category.
This international competition is judged by industry experts and had entries from around the world. Eyen and I are truly honored!
Tex the Explorer: Journey to Mars is available on Amazon. (Read for free on Kindle Unlimited)
Eyen read our book Tex the Explorer: Journey to Mars to a preschool class today. They are studying space. How cool is that!
Royal Dragonfly Second Place: Best Illustrations Honorable Mentions: Children’s Picture Books 5 & Under, Children’s Picture Books 6 & Over, New Author (Fiction)
Story Monster Approved
Chanticleer International Shortlisted
Available on Amazon
Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth. Coming Soon!
Where will Tex go next?
Illustration by Eyen Johnson
Tex the Explorer: Journey to Mars is available on Amazon.
The Educational Journey 