Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best of 2012 for her first book, award winning author Carole P. Roman started writing as a dare from one of her sons. Using an imaginary game she played with her grandson as a base, Captain No Beard was born."Captain No Beard- An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate's Life" has not only been named to Kirkus Best of 2012, it received the Star of Remarkable Merit, and won the Pinnacle Award for 2012. "Pepper Parrot's Problem with Patience" Book 2 in the series, received 5 Stars from The ForeWord Review The Clarion Review. Strangers on the High Seas has won second place in the Rebecca's Reads Choice Awards 2013. It has followed with six more books to the series.

Motivated by her love of yoga, Roman has written a book that not only teaches four poses, but shows how easy and accessible yoga can be.

Her new non fiction series, "If You Were Me and Lived in..." combines her teaching past with her love of exploration and interest in the world around us. The debut book in the series, "If You Were Me and Lived in...Mexico" has won the Pinnacle Award for Best in Children's Non Fiction 2012. France, South Korea, and Norway. Rebecca's Reads has given If You Were Me and Lived in...Norway an honorable mention in the 2013 Choice Awards. If You Were Me and lived in ...France won second place. ForeWord Review has nominated If You Were Me and Lived in...France for best in children's non fiction literature 2013. They will be followed with Kenya, Turkey, India, and Australia. She plans to do Portugal, Greece, and Argentina next year.

Writing for children has opened up a whole second act for her. While she is still working in her family business, this has enabled her to share her sense of humor as well as love for history and culture with the audience she adores. Roman lives on Long Island with her husband and near her children.

Book Reviews:

I Want to do Yoga Too

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This is a very short, cute book. The pictures are simple and cute. The story is about a little girl who goes to yoga with her mom and wants to go into the lesson with her, not the playroom. While in the playroom, she is led through poses by the teacher, without her realizing what she’s doing. We had fun trying to do the poses as we were reading. My boys enjoyed it even though it was a girl in the story and have tried creating their own poses.

Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate's Life

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I’m very much a fan of Captain No Beard! The story is about a little boy, his cousin and his stuffed animals who are pirates on their magical bed/boat. In this book, they learn pirate phrases and have a fun first adventure. The pictures are really kid friendly and we ended up having to put together a pirate costume for the youngest and have to call him No Beard when he’s in costume.

Pepper Parrot's Problem with Patience: A Captain No Beard Story (Volume 2)

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The crew welcomes a new member, Pepper the Parrot. The Captain starts running drills and it becomes evident that Pepper doesn’t know her right from left. After getting very frustrated, Pepper learns to settle down and work through a problem instead of getting upset. We actually used the lesson of learning right from left for our youngest and he’s getting it correct, most of the time.

Stuck in the Doldrums: A Lesson in Sharing- A Captain No Beard Story Paperback

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The lesson to the book is about sharing. The crew is stuck on an island and have to share their “toys” Then the Captain starts getting bossy and makes playtime not as much fun. I think this is a subtle side-lesson to the book. It is about sharing, but it’s also about being fair and playing well together. He learns that he needs his friends and that he needs to control himself better. The other pirates also learn about forgiving someone who hurts them a bit.

The Treasure of Snake Island: A Captain No Beard Story Volume 5

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This is a book about the crew of the Flying Dragon. They’re sailing when they spot a storm. After the storm, they head to Snake Island to look for buried treasure. I thought it was cute how Polly the Parrot kept telling the crew about things she had read and how exciting books are. They work together and find their treasure.

If You Were Me and Lived in...India: A Child's Introduction to Cultures Around the World (Volume 7)

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This is a great beginner book about India. It starts out with a geography lesson, telling about how populated the country is and about the capital city, transportation and languages. It talks about names and family titles, money and entertainment. There are, of course, pages about the Taj Mahal, food, sports and religion. As with all the books in this series, there is a pronunciation guide in the back, which we really used a lot!

If You Were Me and Lived in... Turkey: A Child's Introduction to Culture Around the World, Volume 4

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This is a beginner book about Turkey for kids. It starts out with a geography lesson, and about the capital city and it’s history and culture. It talks about names and family titles, money and the Hagia Sophia. There are, of course, pages about the food, sports and household items are mentioned as well. There is a page about the holiday, Children’s Day, which my son has decided we have to celebrate with them. As with all the books in this series, there is a pronunciation guide in the back.

If you were me and lived in... Mexico: A Child's Introduction to Cultures Around the World

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This is a great beginner book about Mexico for kids. It starts out with a geography lesson, and about the capital city and it’s history. It talks about names and family titles, money and the Mayan history and heritage. There are, of course, pages about the food, sports and household items are mentioned as well. As with all the books in this series, there is a pronunciation guide in the back.

The other countries available in the If You Were Me and Lived In...series are Kenya, Norway, Australia, France and South Korea. I have been using the series along with our Little Passports and homeschool curriculum to further my sons studies of geography and culture. My boys have really enjoyed every book we have read in this series as well as the Captain No Beard series. There is also an additional No Beard book titled Captain No Beard: Strangers on the High Seas. All these books are available on Amazon.com as paperback and Kindle editions as well as at BarnesandNoble.com as paperback editions.

I received a free copy of the books for the purpose of a review. No additional compensation has been received and I was not required to write a positive review.