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Farrah Raines
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Author Bio
Farrah Raines has 21 years' experience of working with children as a pediatric occupational therapy assistant. She is employed by the East Central Ohio Educational Center in New Philadelphia, OH. Her background expands to a license massage therapist, pediatric feeding therapist, certified autism spectrum disorder clinical specialist, children’s yoga and mindfulness instructor, lead specialist for Lacey PAC Adaptive Movement Center, sensory movement instructor, color guard instructor, blogger, storyteller and public speaker. She has spoken at two of the largest Autism Conferences in the state Ocalicon in Columbus, OH. and Milestones Autism Conference in Cleveland, OH. At a local level Farrah has spoken at the ASPIES Stark/Tuscarawas Counties Support Group and the Girls with Pearls group at Strasburg Elementary.
Farrah began 5 years ago as a children’s author and illustrator. She has written four children's books covering the following topics: sensory tools, emotional regulation, self-confidence, and food exploration and travels to different venues in three counties reading and talking about her books.
When Farrah is not working, she enjoys taking fun road trips in their Mustang with her husband Todd Raines of 15 years. During their trips Farrah keeps her eyes open for new Wonder Woman collectables that she enjoys collecting.
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Children Book Author and Illustrator Farrah Raines sharing her passion of helping children one book at a time.
Interest in Participating in Panels or Story Time
I would like to read for children's story time. I am interested in reading my newest book Farmer Farrah's Rainbow of Foods.
Book 1:
Farmer Farrah's Rainbow of Foods
10.50
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Summary
Want a fun way to introduce a variety of new foods to your child? Then pick up your very own copy of this new book for it teaches a fun and creative way to learn about different fruits and vegetables. Meet Farmer Farrah and her little buddy Ruby Sue in this new book called Farmer Farrah's Rainbow of Foods. This story will take the reader on a trip to the farm. Ruby Sue takes on the role of the food inspector. This role entails helping to the pick the produce and inspect the food for any bad spots. Farmer Farrah teachers her little buddy, how to inspect the food using her different senses. From sight to smell to touch and if you're feeling really brave you may even want to taste the new foods.
At the end of the book, the reader will fine their very own food mat. Using the list of descriptive words or coming up with their own, the food mat helps learning about new foods fun instead of being scary. Did you know there is evidence that suggests children need to be exposed to a food at least 12 times before they start to like it. Why not take a trip through the rainbow of foods using your very own food mat to encourage food exposure.
Book 2:
Finding the Super You!
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12.00
Summary
Author and Illustrator Farrah Raines believes that everyone has a super power to share with the world. You may be really good at drawing, singing, baking, listening, or helping others. The biggest challenge is discovering it. When you find what your passionate for, or those special skills that can change a persons life then take the leap to make a difference! Farrah's father was a superhero in her eyes and no he did not have super strength or jump from tall buildings. His superpower was believing. He taught Farrah to believe in herself no matter how hard things got.
That life lesson taught from her father inspired Farrah to write her new children book called Finding the Super You! This story follows a young girl named Farrah on a quest to find her superpowers. Follow along as Farrah meets superhero's, and some villains along the way. This is a great story to read to children to fuel conversation about self-confidence, friendship, teamwork and self-determination.
Book 3:
Sea of Feelings
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10.00
Summary
Teaching children about feelings is vital to healthy social and emotional development, however, it can be a challenging task to take on. Using this book can be a helpful tool for exposing young children to eight types of feelings. Being able to identify emotions is the first step to emotional wellness. Once the child is familiar with feeling identification they can begin acknowledging their own feelings. From there they can start to develop calming or alerting tools that help them work through their emotions. Follow along with the character Scuba Farrah as she takes your child on an underwater adventure meeting different sea creatures. Each sea creature will describe how they are feeling, and how each emotion impacts their mind and body. Give your child the gift of being able to safely swim in a sea of feelings with all the tools needed for their emotional health and wellbeing.
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