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Hi! Deb Gonzales here.

I create quality, affordable, project-specific, supplemental materials connecting people with literature. As an educator and fellow author, I am skilled in navigating the needs of the educational and literary worlds.

The intent of this website is to showcase the incredible projects I've been privileged to participate in. Please contact me if you have any questions or desire to discuss a project you'd like to partner with. 

My debut picture book Girls with Guts: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records (Charlesbridge, 2019) is the tenacious history of the female athlete from the first Olympic Games to present day, including the passage of Title IX.

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The B on Your Thumb: 60 Poems to Boost Reading and Spelling

The B on Your Thumb: 60 Poems to Boost Reading and Spelling

Guides by Deb – Keeping your books in the hearts of young readers and in the hands of those who care for them.

The B on Your Thumb: 60 Poems to Boost Reading and Spelling

Author: Colette Hiller

Illustrated by: Tor Freeman

ISBN:  9780711254602

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Summary:

"The B on your Thumb is clever, engaging, educational and fun. I wish I had thought of it."
—Craig Smith, author / songwriter of The Wonky Donkey

The B on Your Thumb is a book of 60 hilariously illustrated rhymes and delightful ditties to boost early reading—each poem teaches a specific sound, spelling, or rule. Using rhythm and wordplay, they promote phonics awareness, thinking skills, and literacy. But most of all, this book delights young readers with the fun and silliness of the English language.

This is a book where words like to play,
where letters get cross when they don’t get their way.
There are sounds to make and jokes to uncover.
An owl in your bowl, for you to discover.
Meet the K on your knee, who’s ready for fun,
and don’t be alarmed by the B on your thumb!


An introduction instructs grown-ups how to use the book and extensive activities at the end allow children to build on their learning. Grouped into three categories—soundssilent letters and secrets, and words that sound the same—the poems include:

  • See with Two Ees

  • The Story of Q and U

  • The Rain in the Train

  • Ridiculous Ph

  • Enough of Uff

  • Certainly a C

  • The Most ImportANT

  • Which Witch

Learning to read has never been so much fun! The B on Your Thumb is a must for every young family’s bookshelf.



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