Red Rock Road is a read and sing-along picture book for beginner readers which is a great medium of learning through rhyme and repetition. The book inspired by writer Tara Drouin’s parents’ home is a beautiful log cabin tucked away in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The catchy tune and bright Illustrations create a fun and engaging method to teach children about the importance of family and togetherness, life in the mountains, and being one with nature. The book transports one to a magical place where giant mountains teeming with dense trees are filled with brightly colored birds and animals, who take comfort in and around her parent’s magical log cabin which is brimming with life and energy when the family comes together. Tara Drouin is a singer/songwriter, teacher, mom, and children’s book author of One Heart. She is excited to be releasing her second children’s book Red Rock Road. It is named after a song by the same name, which she released with her children’s band The Gum Drops. The illustrations are created by Soumya Basnet, a talented UK based illustrator and designer, who has captured the beauty of the mountains perfectly. Her characters are adorable and are based on Tara’s family. Together, they take the reader on a magical journey of what life is like on Red Rock Road. With the purchase of the book comes a free download of the song the book was inspired by!
About the Author
Tara Drouin is a teacher, musician, and children’s book author. She grew up in Merrick, New York and now lives in Bethpage, NY with her husband and daughter. Her band Iridesense has been performing and recording music for over 25 years. Their songs can be heard on shows like Zoey 101 and Drake and Josh. Tara’s first book One Heart, is based on a song by the same name. Her experience working as a teacher inspired her to write this song/book. It is all about how we may look different and even like different things, but inside everybody’s got One Heart. Tara’s second book Red Rock Road is based on a song that she wrote with her kids band The Gum Drops. It’s about her parents’ home in the Catskill Mountains of NY. It’s about family and all the fun things they do like swimming, singing, gazing at the stars, and being in nature. Her third book is a lullaby called Starlight. It’s all about how dreams can be a magical adventure. It is a perfect book to help to make bedtime peaceful.