Fairytale Teaches #1 Birth Defects Virus Prevention and Table-Setting

  
Mother and daughter collaborate to teach table-setting and germ prevention through the book, “ Once Upon a Placemat: A Table Setting Tale .” The leading viral cause of birth defects, congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) can be spread when people share dishes without washing them first. Congenital CMV is much more widespread than Zika (the mosquito virus).
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Lisa SaundersPO Box 389Mystic, CT 06355LisaSaunders42@gmail.comwww.authorlisasaunders.com
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Grandmother and Mother Teach Table Setting Skills To Keep the Dish from Running Away With the Spoon  
  Fairytale includes germ prevention, including CMV, which causes more birth defects than  Zika (the mosquito virus)


Mystic, Conn.—  Lisa Saunders, a grandmother in Mystic, wrote a table-setting fairytale to teach children how to set the table in a fun and memorable way. Her daughter, Jackie Tortora, co-authored “ Once Upon a Placemat: A Table Setting Tale ,” which includes germ prevention tips, such as congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV), the leading viral cause of birth defects, plus the CDC's recommendations for hand washing.

About the book: When a young girl can't remember how to set the table, her grandmother teaches her to listen to the silverware. Learn why the table is set the way it is. Why does the knife keep a sharp eye on the plate? Why does the fork want a napkin bed and the cup insist she and the others get a bath before being shared?  " Once Upon a Placemat finally accomplished what we could not--getting our kids to remember how to correctly set the table! Now, I hear my 12-year-old saying to herself, “Mr. Knife stands between Mrs. Spoon and Mr. Plate. Mr. Knife keeps his eyes and teeth toward Mr. Plate because he doesn’t trust him since there was that time the ‘dish ran away with the spoon.’ What a brilliant extension to an old nursery rhyme. ‘Once Upon a Placemat’ will also help your kids better understand the importance of washing their hands before meals and not sharing dishes. Short story--big impact. Finally, a story that sticks!” said Dr. Rebecca Cihocki, an audiologist in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Lisa Saunders is an award-winning writer living in Mystic, Connecticut, with her husband and hound. A graduate of Cornell University, she is the parent representative of the Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Foundation, and in 2015, was in instrumental in helping Connecticut become one of the few states in the country to enact a  law combating the leading viral cause of birth defects , congenital (meaning present at birth) CMV.  Saunders said, “CMV is carried by a high percentage of apparently healthy toddlers. It is found in bodily fluids such as saliva and is of concern to women of childbearing age because the virus can lead to complications in their baby's development if they are pregnant while infected.” According to an article in Quartz, "The CMV virus causes microcephaly in babies, and it's much wider spread than Zika." (Zika is spread through mosquitos.)  “ Once Upon a Placemat ” co-author, Jackie Tortora, is a digital strategist living with her husband and their young son in Vienna, Virginia. She created the title, cover illustration, and additions to the tableware characters in 1999 when she was 12 years old. “ Once Upon a Placemat ” is illustrated by Marianne Greiner of Bloomfield, New York.  

Learn more about “ Once Upon a Placemat: A Table Setting Tale ”at: www.authorlisasaunders.com  or www.facebook.com/ onceuponaplac emat/ ###

Book Details: “Once Upon a Placemat: A Table Setting Tale"

List Price: $6.99

Publication Date: Feb 02 2016

ISBN/EAN13:1523750790 / 9781523750795

Page Count: 40

Trim Size: 6" x 9"

Language: English

Color: Black and White

Related Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Cooking & Food

The book is available on Amazon and by ordering at your local bookstore. To purchase books and/or larger placemats in bulk, write to Lisa Saunders directly at LisaSaunders42@gmail.com .
Links to images:

Book cover front: https://drive.google.com/file/ d/ 0B9Klfxar2CmjOFpGaXhYODI0TWs/ view?usp=sharing

Book cover front and back: https://drive.google.com/file/ d/ 0B9Klfxar2CmjaVRLdkJ1anpGQVU/ view?usp=sharing
Author photos:Lisa Saunders. Photo by Cindy Barry: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Klfxar2CmjVGxTSExvTVREbmM/view?usp=sharing

Lisa Saunders, parent representative of the Congenital Cytomegalovirus Foundation, is pictured next to Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy holding a photograph of her daughter, Elizabeth (1989-2006), at the ceremonial bill signing for Public Act 15-10: An Act Concerning Cytomegalovirus at the Office of the Governor in Hartford on July 28, 2015. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Klfxar2CmjRF82YmRLbVNKNnFQNHNRdV9GVXladC15dmJN/view?usp=sharing
See for full caption with others in the photograph: http://congenitalcmv.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-10-16T07:54:00-07:00&max-results=7

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