Audiobooks by Jeanne Fortune

Yummy Fruits for a Happy Tummy Audiobook

"Everyone loves to snack, but not everyone knows that snacks can be healthy. Nutritious and delicious choices exist. As children are more apt to gravitate towards sugary treats, this book, aimed at a younger readership, will show them that better options are available. Meet the Fruit Family. Fruits are edible parts of plants and trees. With various colors, tastes, and textures, the health benefits of fruits are far-reaching, especially for your immune system. Within this clever and informative book, readers will learn which particular fruit is helpful to each specific part or system of the body, such as heart health, cancer prevention, digestion, brain function, and more. Each fruit introduces itself in a first-person narrative, grouped into categories based on color. Readers will discover new facts about widely recognized fruits, such as cantaloupe, grapes, and apples. They will also become acquainted with fruits that may be new to them, such as atemoya, cherimoya, and soursop, from South America. The fruits describe their texture, what vitamins they offer, where they can be found, and which body parts they support. After meeting more than 30 common and unique fruits, readers are presented with a mouth-watering recipe section, including detailed instructions for making fruit salads, smoothies, shakes, breakfasts, and more. This fun, unique, and easily digestible book invites readers to get to know the large and varied Fruit Family. In addition, an accompanying coloring book is also available so youngsters can continue learning about their new fruit friends. Yummy Fruits for a Happy Tummy will inspire a newfound appreciation of the produce section in readers’ local grocery stores, leading to a long-lasting relationship with fruit and better health."

Jeanne Fortune, The Monties (Author), Skye Alley (Narrator)

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[French] - Des fruits délicieux pour un ventre heureux

"On aime tous les collations sans forcément savoir qu’elles peuvent aussi être bonnes pour la santé. Il y a des options délicieuses et nutritives. Ce livre s’adresse aux enfants qui ont un faible pour les sucreries et leur montre qu’il existe de meilleures alternatives. Faites la connaissance de la famille des fruits. Les fruits sont les parties comestibles des plantes et des arbres. Ils ont des couleurs, des goûts et des textures variés. Leurs bienfaits pour la santé sont considérables, en particulier pour le système immunitaire. Dans ce livre intelligent et instructif, les lecteurs apprendront le rôle que jouent les fruits dans le bon fonctionnement du corps. Ils sont notamment utiles pour le cœur, le cerveau, la digestion et peuvent même prévenir le cancer. Chaque fruit est regroupé par couleur et se présente. Les lecteurs découvriront de nouvelles informations sur des fruits qu’ils connaissent bien, comme le melon, les raisins et les pommes. Ils se familiariseront également avec des fruits exotiques méconnus comme l’atemoya, le chérimole et le corossol, qui viennent d’Amérique du Sud. Chaque fruit décrit sa texture, sa teneur en vitamines, le lieu où on peut le trouver et ses bienfaits pour la santé. Après avoir fait la connaissance de plus de 30 fruits communs et uniques, les lecteurs accéderont à une section de recettes appétissantes, avec des instructions détaillées pour préparer des salades de fruits, des smoothies, des milk-shakes, des petits-déjeuners et plus encore. Ce livre amusant, unique et digeste invite les lecteurs à (re)découvrir la grande famille des fruits. En complément, un livre de coloriage est disponible pour que les plus jeunes continuent à en apprendre plus sur leurs nouveaux amis les fruits. Des fruits délicieux pour un ventre heureux éveillera chez les lecteurs une curiosité pour les fruits, leur permettra d'établir une relation durable avec eux et de rester en bonne santé."

Jeanne Fortune, Les Monties (Author), Valérie M (Narrator)

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OUT OF THE DARKNESS: A NOVEL

"From a complicated Haitian life to heart surgery to homelessness, Cynthia Josaphat’s struggles to survive her new life in the United States seem endless. After she’s taken from the only home she’s ever known by a domineering yet distant father, Cynthia’s life takes a sudden turn towards despair. Away from her mother for the first time, the Haitian teenager resolves to make the best of a difficult transition to America. Life in Haiti wasn’t perfect, but it was the only life she knew. Now, suddenly uprooted, Cynthia’s troubles have only just begun. Learning a new language is the least of her worries. Cynthia’s father expects her to conform to an unrealistic set of demands, and when a cardiologist discovers a heart defect, she must navigate surgery and a hospital stay on her own. Soon, Cynthia finds herself homeless, and in an abusive relationship with a brutal man. Depression sets in, and in Cynthia’s culture, there’s no room for mental illness. A tale of redemption. Somehow, Cynthia finds a way out of the darkness surrounding her and enrolls in college, but can she keep up with the other students who all seem to have it together? And when she loses the only source of unconditional love she’s ever known, can she fight her way back from the brink? This book will: Inspire you to never give up on your best life. Help you understand the quagmire of depression. Shed light on the struggles of an immigrant, alone in America. If you liked It's OK That You're Not OK by Megan Devine or A Sky the Color of Chaos by M.J. Fievre, you’ll love Out of the Darkness: A Novel."

Jeanne Fortune (Author), Grace Bjarnson (Narrator)

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Mommy, I Need My Wheels

"Mommy, I Need My Wheels is a children's picture book about learning to ride a bike like a big kid. Eddy wants to ride his bike, but the training wheels are gone! Daddy took them off so Eddy could learn to ride without them, but Eddy is used to riding with the training wheels, and he is upset. Who knew riding a bike could be so hard? When Eddy crashes his bike and falls off, he is ready to give up. Will Eddy ever ride his bike without the training wheels? Find out if riding the bike does get easier! Jeanne Fortune's book, Mommy, I Need My Wheels, teaches kids: · The importance of practice when learning new skills. · How to be patient, and not give up when things get hard. · How to recover from a mistake and learn new lessons. If your child enjoyed reading Franklin Rides a Bike by Paulette Bourgeois or Dick on a Bike by David Shannon, then Mommy, I Need My Wheels is the perfect book for him or her."

Jeanne Fortune (Author), Grace Bjarnson (Narrator)

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