From the award-winning honored TV animator Donna Kay Lau the Surf Soup series begins! Come with us to Auntie Donna's cartoon studio.
Introducing the Surf Soup series.
"Uprooted" - a heartwarming tale about friendship, resilience, and compassion from the creator of the Surf Soup children's series, Donna Kay Lau. Leilani, the main character, knows all too well what it feels like to be uprooted from her home, and she is determined to prevent her friends from experiencing the same fate. But who is uprooting them, and how can she protect them? Through perseverance and grit, Leilani shows us the importance of being a loyal friend and never giving up, even in the face of adversity.
In book 3 of the Surf Soup series, Uprooted?Leilani and her friends discover that the uprooting of dandelions is being caused by the plastic man who is building a water park on the island. Despite Leilani's polite request to stop, the plastic man refuses and bullies her friends. However, Leilani is determined to save her dandelion friends and sets out on a plan to protect them.As Leilani and her friends work on their plan to save the dandelions, they stumble on who is uprooting that could change everything. What does the message say, and how will it impact their mission to protect their beloved island?Here are a few more morals and lessons that can be found in the Surf Soup books?Learning to overcome fears.The importance of friendship.Appreciating nature.Being creative and imaginative.Pursuing your dreams.Friendship: The series emphasizes the importance of making new friends and working together to overcome challenges.Adventure: Each book takes readers on a new adventure with EggOh and the other characters, encouraging a sense of curiosity and exploration.Courage?Love and kindness?Perseverance?Overall, the Surf Soup book series promotes positive values and encourages readers to be curious, creative, kind, and courageous.
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Author Biography:
Award-winning honored TV animator, author, and illustrator Donna Kay Lau is the creator of "Surf Soup", Artist, Author, TV Animator at Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, worked on productions: 'Dora the Explorer', 'CatDog', 'Oswald the Octopus, ' 'Generator Rex, ' Ben 10', and, "Regular Show, ' also 'Surf Soup' cartoon and books! Lau has experience with children's entertainment for over 25+ years. This is her first children's book in the series "Surf Soup." Lau has also authored books: How to Make Cartoons, and several fitness books Fitness Gym, Bikini for Life, I Grow People, and Secret Sauce for Cyclists. Lau honored Emmy by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with contributions to best Animated short. Lau calls herself a "Student for Life" she has 'years' of education attending Animation (Traditional and Digital), Augmented Reality, Graphics Packaging Design, Children's Book Illustration, attending Art Center College of Design, and has been featured in numerous Art Galleries in California and Hawai'i. Lau Grew up and lives in Southern California, stays in Hawai'i and finds inspiration in both places, usually has her head in the clouds with her imagination and creativity, enjoys surfing, is a fitness trainer, and loves to 'learn' especially Chinese traditions and cooking from her Mom Dad.Website: https: //Surfsoup.tv IMDb: http: //www.imdb.me/donnakaylau Award-winning honored TV animator, author, and illustrator Donna Kay Lau is the creator of "Surf Soup", Artist, Author, TV Animator at Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, worked on productions: 'Dora the Explorer', 'CatDog', 'Oswald the Octopus, ' 'Generator Rex, ' Ben 10', and, "Regular Show, ' also 'Surf Soup' cartoon and books! Lau has experience with children's entertainment for over 25+ years. This is her first children's book in the series "Surf Soup." Lau has also authored books: How to Make Cartoons, and several fitness books Fitness Gym, Bikini for Life, I Grow People, and Secret Sauce for Cyclists. Lau honored Emmy by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with contributions to best Animated short. Lau calls herself a "Student for Life" she has 'years' of education attending Animation (Traditional and Digital), Augmented Reality, Graphics Packaging Design, Children's Book Illustration, attending Art Center College of Design, and has been featured in numerous Art Galleries in California and Hawai'i. Lau Grew up and lives in Southern California, stays in Hawai'i and finds inspiration in both places, usually has her head in the clouds with her imagination and creativity, enjoys surfing, is a fitness trainer, and loves to 'learn' especially Chinese traditions and cooking from her Mom Dad.Website: https: //Surfsoup.tv IMDb: http: //www.imdb.me/donnakaylau Award-winning honored TV animator, author, and illustrator Donna Kay Lau is the creator of "Surf Soup", Artist, Author, TV Animator at Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, worked on productions: 'Dora the Explorer', 'CatDog', 'Oswald the Octopus, ' 'Generator Rex, ' Ben 10', and, "Regular Show, ' also 'Surf Soup' cartoon and books! Lau has experience with children's entertainment for over 25+ years. This is her first children's book in the series "Surf Soup." Lau has also authored books: How to Make Cartoons, and several fitness books Fitness Gym, Bikini for Life, I Grow People, and Secret Sauce for Cyclists. Lau honored Emmy by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with contributions to best Animated short. Lau calls herself a "Student for Life" she has 'years' of education attending Animation (Traditional and Digital), Augmented Reality, Graphics Packaging Design, Children's Book Illustration, attending Art Center College of Design, and has been featured in numerous Art Galleries in California and Hawai'i. Lau Grew up and lives in Southern California, stays in Hawai'i and finds inspiration in both places, usually has her head in the clouds with her imagination and creativity, enjoys surfing, is a fitness trainer, and loves to 'learn' especially Chinese traditions and cooking from her Mom Dad.Website: https: //Surfsoup.tv IMDb: http: //www.imdb.me/donnakaylau
