Tio Simon ABC by David Calcano

Tio Simon ABC by David Calcano

Bilingual ABC book using images from Venezuela and Latin-American folklore featuring beloved Venezuelan personality T o Sim n

In this beautiful book, T o Sim n--beloved Venezuelan folk musician and children's TV personality--will teach you words of every letter in both English and Spanish Children will be able to learn with T o Sim n about his home, Venezuela, as well as Latin American food, places and nature with a beautiful full-color illustration on every page that will spark joy in families of every kind.

For every book sold, the publisher will donate $1 to Venezuelan children charities.

Sim n D az, a.k.a. T o Sim n, has been a cultural fixture for Venezuelan and Latin culture worldwide from the 1960s. His children's TV show, Contesta por T o Sim n, aired for a decade, and its messages and popularity earned him the unofficial title of the Mr. Rogers of Venezuela.His music has beencovered more than 200 times in a dozen languages, and Diaz is a known influence on artists such as Julio Iglesias, Pl cido Domingo, the famous Spanish director Pedro Almod var and The Gipsy Kings. He was awarded a lifetime achievement Grammy from the Latin Grammys in 2008.

Features a foreword about his life and legacy by T o Sim n's (Sim n D az) daughter Bettsimar D az.

David Calcano is the founder and creative director of Fantoons, an animation studio based in Los Angeles. David was born in Caracas, Venezuela and has been watching cartoons ever since he was inside his mom's belly. As an adult, he moved to the UK, where he worked as a systems engineer until he dropped his career to pursue his true dream: to build an animation studio, create cartoons and publish books that merge music and creative art. Throughout his career, David has worked hand-in-hand with some of the top companies and musical artists around the world, including The Walt Disney Company, Rush, Alice Cooper, Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, Mr. Big, Universal Music, Poison, and Steve Martin.

Lindsay Lee is an illustrator and co-author of Where Is Alice Cooper? An artist since birth, Lindsay brings her love of music and her unique illustration style to her role as an artist and writer for the award-winning animation studio Fantoons, where she has worked on best-selling titles like Ninja Sex Party: The Graphic Novel, Rush: The Making of a Farewell to Kings, and Neil Peart: The Illustrated Quotes. Lindsay currently lives in Tennessee, and when she's not helping create material for the greatest artists in the cosmos, she's perfecting her own original comic.

Terry Brown is a legendary British record producer involved in a variety of work. He has been noted for his involvement with the Canadian rock band Rush. Brown produced every album by the band from Fly by Night (1975) up to Signals (1982).

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781970047066
ISBN 10	1970047062
Title	Tio Simon ABC
Author	David Calcano
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Fantoons LLC
Year published	2019-10-15
Number of pages	60
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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