It Takes A Village Series by Laurie Vandenhurk villagestories4children@gmail.com

About the Author: Laurie lived with her husband Ted and their children in community with the hard-working, hospitable people of Tanzania from 1985-1997. Now they farm in central Ontario, Canada. Laurie enjoys hiking, reading, singing, playing guitar and board games. Ted and Laurie spend a lot of time with their grandchildren, who are presently the ages that their own children were when they lived in Tanzania.

Laurie has chosen to publish her books with our Admiration Books imprint. Each book features helpful tips and simple sentence options for younger readers, and delightful, authentic illustrations and photographs. There is also an enrichment page for discussion and further exploration of the topics presented in the books. Some books include a Kiswahili translation.

(e) for everyone

When you buy on Amazon

The Royalties go to the author, and a portion goes to EMFERD, a Tanzanian organization which helps children with disabilities.

Plus, you get faster shipping!

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Author Laurie Vandenhurk

Laurie has her own online store. Laurie now has digital books with audio included available! Click the button below to see all of her titles:

Go to Laurie's Online store

Scroll below for an audio reading of Cobra in the Kitchen narrated by the Author with help from Oliver, age 11 ! Look below for sample pages of one of Laurie’s latest books, Cobra in the Kitchen:

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Here are some of the titles in the It Takes A Village series:

Check out Laurie’s online store to see all the latest books by clicking the button below:

Go to Laurie's Online Store

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Here’s a direct link to the sales page of one of Laurie’s Digital Books with Audio! Go to Laurie’s online store to see them all by clicking the button above “GO TO LAURIE’S ONLINE STORE”

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