Andy and his mother go shopping in a big department store. After they pass racks of clothing and go up the escalator, his mother spots the women's hat deaprtment and tells Andy she needs a hat. While she's trying them on, she begins to chat with another woman, Mrs. Tyne, who is doing the same. Her son, Samuel, and Andy wander away, ending up in the toy department where they eventually enter a tent. Suddenly, they hear the loudspeaker announcing that two boys are missing. They figure their mothers are playing a game and stay hidden while their frantic mothers, with the help of the store manager, search for them. The three women find the boys and, after some vented annoyance and an explanation about responsible behavior, the four new friends leave the store.
"Love of children," stands out in Bernice's life. Trained as a social worker (Russel Sage College), teacher (State University of New York in Plattsburg) and guidance counselor and reading specialist (New York University), she has used her knowledge and skills in many ways. Early in her career, she was a caseworker for children in foster homes. One of her most challenging and satisfying experiences began ten days after her honeymoon when she became cottage mother for twenty boys, ages 5 to 15, boys who had been unable to adjust to life in other cottages. Most of her working years, however, were devoted to teaching children Ð in preschool, kindergarten and the early grades - on Long Island, and in supervising student teachers of the early grades at Douglass College and Rutgers University. Her joy in her work was combined with joy in her personal life, as wife, mother of two sons, and four-time grandmother. These two interrelated sides - her career and her personal life - are reflected in two co-authored books: four editions of Student Teacher's Handbook and A Guide to a Happier Family. She has been on many radio and TV programs, including Oprah. Her other interests include reading, sports, especially tennis, and the arts. She is happy to have Michael Go as her partner in producing the Andy Series of Rhymed Children's Books.
Illustrator Michael Go is an up and coming artist. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, he grew up on comics, cartoons, and comic books. Having a love for visual imagery and the creation of art, he pursued his studies at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J.. He graduated in 2003 with a BFA in painting and aspires to circulate his talents in different settings, including books, galleries and film media.