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Children's Book: Shelby Loves Candy Kindle Edition

by RyAnn Hall (Author), Inga Shalvashvili (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 out of 5 stars 124 ratings
Meet Shelby and read about how she absolutely loves candy! If Mommy would let her, she would eat candy all day, every day! She would have to take good care of her teeth to eat all that candy! In the end, Shelby realizes that fruit is just as sweet as candy! It is a perfect little picture book for preschool age children and it is packed with beautiful illustrations!
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  1. Reading age
    Baby - 10 years
  2. Print length
    34 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 5
  5. Publication date
    December 28, 2013
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
    Not Enabled
  8. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00H2L48K8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 2nd edition (December 28, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 28, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.0 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 34 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1494269120
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 out of 5 stars 124 ratings

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RyAnn Hall

RyAnn Hall

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I am RyAnn. I have a daughter and husband. I wrote my first poem book when I was young. I finally got it published! Now I am working on many more books. I really enjoy writing poem books but have found a new love with children's books. I get the inspiration from all the wonderful children I have in my life.

I started writing children's books after many failed attempts to read books to my child. She is so hyper. The books I was trying to read to her were too long and I could not finish the story before she started trying to flip the pages, trying to take the book from me, stopped listing, or started trying to do something else. So I started writing smaller books for children who are really hyper, have ADD/ADHD, or are just trying to learn how to read. These short books will be easy for children learning how to read, to read by themselves. It won't take them hours of sitting to read it. They will be so proud of themselves when they say, I have read my first book all by myself.

Thanks so much for viewing my page.

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3.8 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the book's illustrations beautiful and appreciate its readability, with one noting the text is short and simple. The story receives positive feedback as a cute short story, and customers enjoy it as a fun read, with one mentioning it's particularly appealing to candy lovers. However, the formatting receives negative feedback, with one customer noting it's not properly formatted for an e-book.

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10 customers mention "Illustrations"10 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the illustrations in the book, describing them as beautiful, cute, and colorful.

"...Really, too cute! I also loved that if she could she would buy and hide it from her mom and sister...guess what-I would hide it from my children!..." Read more

"...Shelby is a very cute and endearing character. This book is top shelf! - Destiny's Book Dig Up!" Read more

"...If it has been reformatted, I think you'll love the illustrations in this children's book. Download the sample and check it out...." Read more

"...The vibrant photographs will catch the reader's eye, but unfortunately this reader could not enjoy the book because it was not formatted correctly..." Read more

10 customers mention "Readability"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read, with one customer noting that the text is short and simple.

"...It is a very quick, simple, and fun read. What child doesn't love candy-and the fact that Shelby dreams of candy! Really, too cute!..." Read more

"...The text is short and simple. This would be an easy one for a little kid to read alone. But it's a lot of fun together!..." Read more

"...Great job RyAnn Hall. Get job to the illustrator as well." Read more

"A nice easy story about this young child who is in love with candy. She loves the holidays so she can get more candy...." Read more

5 customers mention "Fun read"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun to read and sweet, with one customer noting it's particularly appealing to candy lovers.

"...It is a very quick, simple, and fun read. What child doesn't love candy-and the fact that Shelby dreams of candy! Really, too cute!..." Read more

"...Her name is Shelby. Shelby Loves Candy is not only sweet and colourful, it's educational as well!..." Read more

"I'm craving candy and sweets after reading this book! It's a fun story that all kids can relate to because all kids LOVE candy!" Read more

"This sweet and delightful book instantly transported me back to my childhood days. Very evocative illustrations and prose - I could smell the candy." Read more

4 customers mention "Story quality"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, describing it as a cute short story.

"Giving this book 5 stars. The illustrations, cute story plot, and reworking are worth the effort and make for a delightful read...." Read more

"...Shelby Loves Candy was a cute short story, but unfortunately I recall the alignment drove me and my young granddaughters nuts...." Read more

"...This author does a wonderful job with her stories and illustrations are excellent as always. I loved Shelby's attitude towards candy...." Read more

"Not great on the kindle. Needs better formatting. Good story overall I guess. Not bad for two dollars and some change." Read more

3 customers mention "Formatting"0 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the book's formatting.

"...Some page formatting was different-but it wasn't distracting to not be able to read it. The book still flowed, you just had to turn the page...." Read more

"...this reader could not enjoy the book because it was not formatted correctly for an e book." Read more

"Not great on the kindle. Needs better formatting. Good story overall I guess. Not bad for two dollars and some change." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Candice J. Conway Simpson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun-Candy lovers delight!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2014
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    Giving this book 5 stars. The illustrations, cute story plot, and reworking are worth the effort and make for a delightful read. It is a very quick, simple, and fun read. What child doesn't love candy-and the fact that Shelby dreams of candy! Really, too cute! I also loved that if she could she would buy and hide it from her mom and sister...guess what-I would hide it from my children! Their sniffers find it too. The draw in at the end, about what if and then trying something new...wonderful! I love to teach my children they need to try new things. Cheers to Shelby for finding the yummy sweetness. This is a fun, easy going read. My two younger children giggled and laughed. Illustrations were beautiful. Great job on finding a vibrant illustrator who brought out the colors in the candy and the decor all around. Perfect read.

    Only downfall- I'd like to hear more at the end. It just ended with her enjoying something new (so-as not to spoil), and I would've liked more. Some page formatting was different-but it wasn't distracting to not be able to read it. The book still flowed, you just had to turn the page. I'd assume on the *VERY AFFORDABLE* paperback copy it is all correct. I'll look for more from this author in the future because surely they will be fun reads!
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  • Girl and Dogs Review
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book is too sweet to eat!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2014
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    I love candy. Who doesn't love candy? But there's one little girl that loves candy more than the rest of us. Her name is Shelby. Shelby Loves Candy is not only sweet and colourful, it's educational as well!

    Shelby would eat candy all day and all night if she could but there are some very important things she has to do if she wants to keep eating candy. One of those things is to look after her teeth.

    And what if all the candy in the world runs out? What will Shelby do then? You'll just have to read it and find out.

    Ryann Adams Hall did an excellent job capturing not just one child's (but most children's) love of candy. Her writing is fun and upbeat. The text is short and simple. This would be an easy one for a little kid to read alone. But it's a lot of fun together!

    Ryann's story could be used for many educational topics. It could be used as a teaching tool regarding how not to let your obsessions get out of control (in Shelby's case, candy) and brushing your teeth, and healthy snacking.

    Inga Shalvashvili has captured the story's colourfulness in the illustrations. Shelby is a very cute and endearing character.

    This book is top shelf!

    - Destiny's Book Dig Up!
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  • Tattie
    3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better
    Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2014
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    I bought and downloaded this today so I'm certain I have the "latest copy". The illustrations throughout are similar to the cover art (which is very nice) only some pictures in the inside are a bit squished. Whoever sized them didn't know how to keep them in scale. I read this in my cloud reader (on computer) so I'm not sure how it would look on a Kindle. Other than that the story was a bit disjointed. She was obsessed about candy and I was wondering if this was a book about eating disorders (obsessive thoughts of food, hoarding food, secret stashes) and then suddenly she just decided to try fruit and liked it. The end.
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  • Chloe
    4.0 out of 5 stars A cute short story - reformatted since initial release!!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2014
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    Amazon keeps popping reminders for me to rate things I bought, which is why I am writing this review.
    Shelby Loves Candy was a cute short story, but unfortunately I recall the alignment drove me and my young granddaughters nuts.
    And even though the main character attempts to eat fruit and enjoys it, my grandchildren were asking for candy when we finished reading it. They were given a treat, and immediately went to brush their teeth!

    If it has been reformatted, I think you'll love the illustrations in this children's book. Download the sample and check it out.
    Again it is a cute short story!

    ****Please note - After posting this review, I rec'd a message that the alignment on this ebook was corrected, therefore I'm changing it's rating to 4 stars. Thanks for making me aware - it had been some time since it was read.
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  • K MADISON WILLIAMS
    1.0 out of 5 stars Yee.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018
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    Yes it was much bagel. I despised it because it was sword. Not what I was looking for. Terrible service and the food was average
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  • Barbara Mojica
    2.0 out of 5 stars CANDY COLLAGE
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2013
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    My rating is based more on the formatting than the book itself. I downloaded this book to my kindle fire HD and the images and text were jumbled. Each page of text is a different color, but the photographs of candy are positioned on top of the text. The jist of the story for preschoolers is that a young girl named Shelby loves all kinds of candy, gumdrops, lollipops, gummy bears, jelly beans among others. She would love to eat candy all day long, if she were allowed to do so. Such a young lady would have to learn to take special care of her teeth. The author suggests that maybe Shelby should consider some other sweet things like fruit instead.

    The vibrant photographs will catch the reader's eye, but unfortunately this reader could not enjoy the book because it was not formatted correctly for an e book.
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  • Vanessa Vanney Thompson
    5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed RyAnn Hall's book
    Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2014
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    I enjoyed RyAnn Hall's book: Shelby Loves Candy.
    This author does a wonderful job with her stories and illustrations are excellent as always.
    I loved Shelby's attitude towards candy. I am Shelby but 20 years older. This book gives children of all ages the chance to wonder what if?
    Shelby learned how to love something different because of the fear of losing it.

    Great job RyAnn Hall. Get job to the illustrator as well.
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  • M.A
    5.0 out of 5 stars More candy, please!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014
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    A nice easy story about this young child who is in love with candy. She loves the holidays so she can get more candy. Believing that candy could be gone for good, she changes to something else to eat. Very nice illustrations. This is all children's dream, to eat candy all the times.
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  • Nat79
    5.0 out of 5 stars A "sweet" story!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2013
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    A pleasant short story about a love of candy - with bright, colourful, sweet-themed illustrations. My little boy loved pointing at all the pictures.
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  • Kelly Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2014
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    This book is short and sweet. I red it to my children who found it funny and liked the illustrations.
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  • Tony
    3.0 out of 5 stars Bright and beautiful
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2014
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    It's a nice little story but what really makes this work are the illustrations. Spectacularly bright and colourful. Kids will love it and it has a well thought out moral.
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  • Celia Carlile
    4.0 out of 5 stars Bright, beautifully illustrated book.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2014
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    Shelby Loves Candy by Ryann Adams Hall is a bright, beautifully illustrated book for young children. I think it would be best suited to children aged 3yrs. to 7yrs.
    It's a sweet story but what really struck me were the very colourful, fresh pictures. There are lots of close-ups, so I think that the book would be very suitable for reading to large groups of children.
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  • Kinsman Bookworm Gang
    5.0 out of 5 stars For all kids with a sweet tooth!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2014
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    A "sweet" short tale with colourful text and pictures. It should appeal to all the many young kids out there with a sweet-tooth!
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