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07/01/2024

Honored to share this engaging Scrolling2Death podcast featuring host Nicki Reisberg and Manatee-in-Chief Dr. John Hutton, discussing digital media and children.

A screen time discussion with pediatrician & researcher Dr. John Hutton

06/29/2024

Big, exciting week at the blue manatee press warehouse! Thanks to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for partnering with us to provide over 14,000 children's books to families who need them!

02/17/2024

We're thrilled to announce that Billie the Brain by Drs. Ryan Moore and John Hutton and illustrated by Gabriella Vagnoli is the Winner of the IPA Award in the Childrens: Nonfiction category!

02/07/2024

Hank takes a trip across the pond! We are honored to partner with Young at Heart Childrens Charity - Public Page, a wonderful charity based in Birmingham, UK, distributing Hank the Heart to children and families awaiting heart surgery. Just in time for Valentine's Day during Heart Month. Thanks to co-authors. Drs. John Hutton and Ryan Moore, and the Cincinnati Children's Media Lab!

blue manatee press is a independent publisher in Cincinnati, Ohio that publishes children's board and picture books with an emphasis on creative, hands-on learning.

12/12/2023

Can you read to a baby? You sure can! Notice, there are ways to read without reading all the words of a book. 😉 Read Aloud blue manatee press

11/14/2023

Filling the van (twice!) with stories for the holidays! We are proud to partner with the Queen City Book Bank via a donation of thousands of new blue manatee press books to help fuel their mission to support teachers, libraries, families and literacy in the Cincinnati region. Thanks to Michelle, Shymain and your team of dedicated volunteers for the heavy lifting and kindly spirits - you all are doing amazing work!

10/27/2023

We're thrilled to announce the arrival of a new friend to the blue manatee press family, winner of a Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Gold Medal!

Fun rhymes, illustrations and facts galore show how Billie's built, amazing a-Billie-ties, differences underlying important health conditions and how doctors and children work together to keep her healthy!

Perfect for sharing at home or school to celebrate neuro-diversity and inspire budding neurologists! Available now:

Discover what it’s made of and how it works to support amazing a-Billie-ties. Billie will also teach you how brains are different, how doctors can help when they’re sick, and how to keep your brain healthy.

10/17/2023

We are honored by this award & proud of our brainy illustrator Gabriella Vagnoli Illustration and authors Dr. John Hutton & Ryan Moore. Welcome, Billie!

Just found out that Billie the Brain won the gold medal in the non-fiction category of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award! Don’t forget to preorder your copy, coming out October 24th!

10/14/2023

It's getting a bit blustery and Autumnesque out there - perfect for a tea party with spooky friends! Curling up for fun stories, too - available now at your favorite bookstore, Amazon and beyond!

https://www.bluemanateepress.com/mr-pumpkins-tea-party

08/22/2023

A case for Baby Unplugged: Nice description of a JAMA Pediatrics study involving >7,000 kids, looking at impacts of screen exposure at age 1 (!) on risk of developmental delays at age 2 and 4. Highlights the importance of pediatricians and parents working together to set healthy limits!

Screen time at age 1 is linked with higher risks of developmental delays in toddlerhood, a new study has found.

02/11/2023

Meet HANK the Heart today at a Heart Month/Valentine’s story time today with authors and at Joseph Beth Cincinnati!

Storytime with Dr. John Hutton and Dr. Ryan Moore sharing Hank the Heart Saturday, February 11 at 11am ET Location: Joseph-Beth Cincinnati Join us for storytime with Dr. John Hutton and Dr. Ryan Moore sharing Hank the Heart. Optional RSVP is below, but not required to attend the event.

11/14/2022

Reading shapes the brain - so do screens! A new MRI study led by blue manatee’s “Dr. John” published last week in the journal, Scientific Reports, summarized in this blog post. Baby Unplugged for the holidays!

Excessive screen usage affecting brain development in young children, say experts at Cincinnati Children's

10/09/2022

Belated, bustling, beautiful book signing at American Academy of Pediatrics conference in Anaheim, Cincinnati Children’s booth featuring Sleep Baby Safe & Snug, The Reading House and beloved Hank the Heart! Co-authors, former classmates, friends & troublemakers Drs. Ryan Moore & John Hutton had great fun meeting health professionals from all over the world dedicated to children & families!

blue manatee press is an independent publisher of children's books. We strive to create stories that

05/20/2022

Happy Friday! The second installment of the DR Books series, Cats! is uniquely designed to help families establish reading habits from an early age. Questions within the book provide a built-in tool for grownups to engage in “dialogic reading” with children, inviting them to actively participate in the story and relate or connect it to their own lives—an excellent way to promote early literacy skills.

Cats! is by Dr. John Hutton, with illustrations by Doug Cenko. Slide to see all four books in the series.
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05/12/2022

A major part of the blue manatee press mission is to create and distribute excellent children’s books that convey important, evidence-based health information for families of infants and young children in a readable, nurturing way.

Led by a pediatrician with unique expertise in general and health literacy, we seek to redefine how such information is shared, especially in at-risk, culturally diverse populations. We welcome partnerships with public health, pediatric, and other nonprofit advocacy organizations, to help ensure that the story for all children is a happy and healthy one. Special discounts are available. We invite you to contact us to learn more!
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05/11/2022

Soon it will be Monarch season! 🦋 While we wait for the first sighting, here are some fun facts about Monarch butterflies:

Monarchs move! The journey or migration of the monarch butterfly from a special forest in Mexico to the Canada Great Lakes can last up to 3,000 miles—up to 100 miles in a single day!

Monarchs munch! Milkweed (aeslepias) is the host plant for monarch butterflies, the only plant that adults will lay eggs on and that their baby caterpillars can eat. Other flowering plants provide nutritious nectar to fuel their amazing journey.

Monarchs are magical! The life cycle of monarch butterflies has four stages: adult butterflies lay eggs, which hatch into caterpillars, which, after much munching, turn into a chrysalis. After around 10 days, through a process called metamorphosis, a beautiful butterfly emerges, ready to fly.

Monarchs need help! You can help monarch butterflies by planting milkweed and varieties of flowers the bloom spring, summer, and fall (examples: Daisies, Cosmos, Zinnias, Asters); and by not spraying chemicals on your yard or garden.

Mama Monarch is by Dr. John Hutton with artwork by Sandra Gross. You can find it wherever you buy your books.
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05/08/2022

Thanks to all of the moms, grandmothers, & mother figures for all of the big and small things you do for us every day. 💗

* Artwork from I Miss Your Sunny Smile by Deb Adamson.

05/06/2022

Happy Friday! It’s rainy here in Cincinnati. Are you ready for weather? Let’s hope the weekend brings a break in the clouds and a chance for jumping in puddles. ☂️🌦🌈

Ready For Weather is by Sarah Jones and available wherever you buy your books.
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04/29/2022

Springtime is the perfect time of year to visit the animals at the zoo! Here in Cincinnati, we love visiting Fiona the Hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden! Can't make it to Cincy to see Fiona? Photos by the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden pair with fun text by Dr. John Hutton in Fiona's Feelings and Fiona's Friends! Available wherever you buy your books.
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04/26/2022

Drop Everything And Read Month is the perfect time for little ones to be inspired to develop their early literacy skills and read a whole book! It will take a lot of hard work: learning the letters, turning the pages, saying the words. But that hard work will pay off! Dynamic illustrations add to this sweet story of a young boy and his desire to read, ending with a hopeful message to toddlers that someday, they can be readers, too!

I Want To Be A Reader is by Mark Powers with illustrations by Maria Montag. Available wherever you buy your books.
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