A Mess of Relatives Coloring Book is designed to support early literacy skills development and a life-long love of reading. Text and illustrations reinforce directionality, print awareness, and one-to-one correspondence.
Kristen Sandoz (Kris) is a wife and mother, but she is also an innovator - someone who has lots of new ideas and tries to make them happen. Kris is the mom of her very own noise of boys, and she can tell you that three boys make a lot of noise! Growing up, Kris loved her messy family with characters like her Harley-riding aunt with tats, her grandpa who had no kneecaps, her uncles who married sisters, and her grandpa who had hairy palms. They made life interesting. Kris and her husband, Joel, live in Oregon. Her biggest dream is to own a carousel where, in her old age, she can sit and watch kids and their families light up with happiness!
