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Gerri Sorrells Writer

Profile: Tokyo-born American Gerri Sorrells is credited with being the "original Bilin-gal", as radio personality, TV reporter, MC, writer, and in giving life to flora and fauna as myriad voices in animation, commercials, game software and more. Her books bring a new concept to bilingual storytelling. Each book has an audio CD, which she reads. Mew's Adventure looks like a picture dictionary, but with the audio CD, words and pictures come to life. 30 stories, 12 original songs and 23 word chants later, Mew, the lost kitty, finds his family and his identity. Sanseido's Kids Selection Story Time 1 and 2 are book collections (with audio CD) of fairy tales retold in simple English, garnished with humor, poetry, and sometimes a different fairy tale ending. Gerri's books "play" in both English and Japanese and reward bilingualism.

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MEW'S ADVENTURE (Japanese Title: Mew No Bouken)
Written by: Gerri Sorrells and Ray Kuno
Illustrated by: Eichi Yoneyama
Publisher: Ikeda Shoten
ISBN4-262-16878-6

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Sanseido's Kids Selection STORY TIME 1 (Sekai No Ohanashi 1)
Written by: Gerri Sorrells and Ray Kuno
Publisher: Sanseido
ISBN4-385-36161-4

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Sanseido's Kids Selection STORY TIME 2 (Sekai No Ohanashi 2)
Written by: Gerri Sorrells and Ray Kuno
Publisher: Sanseido
ISBN4-385-36162-2

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The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is the only international organization to offer a variety of services to people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children's literature.

The SCBWI acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people.

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