JANET ZAPPALA
I couldn’t be more excited to publish my second children’s book, GUAPO’S GREAT RESCUE., and thrilled with our just-received Family Choice Award given to exceptional products that enrich a family’s lifestyle and create memorable experiences. Read the full press release here. This gentle giant remains close to my heart and has offered me a wonderful opportunity to speak to children about kindness and compassion, all based on true animal rescue stories. I’m grateful to my co-author, Wendy Perkins, and to Lara Calleja, who captured the spirit of Guapo and his friends with her beautiful illustrations. We continue to support animal rescue with book proceeds, so every purchase helps!
I'm proud that my team was awarded the Moonbeam Silver Medal AND Story Monsters Certificate of Literary Excellence in the Picture Books (Ages 3-8) category for GUAPO'S GIANT HEART, and equally thrilled with our just-received Family Choice Award for GUAPO'S GREAT RESCUE! Read the full press release here.
About Janet Zappala
Two of Janet Zappala's many passions are children and animals. As a child, she would take in baby birds that had fallen from a nest in her backyard. She would care for guinea pigs and parakeets – – not to mention her beloved terrier mix, Pepe. Today, Janet cares for her horse, Gunner, and her sweet Morkie, Teddy. Janet is also an award-winning broadcast journalist, garnering six Emmy awards and 14 Emmy nominations. Her work, featuring the man of 1000 voices, Mel Blanc, won her a Golden Mike award in Los Angeles. She is author of the cookbook, My Italian Kitchen, and the co-author of Guapo's Giant Heart, the recipient of the 2022 Moonbeam Silver Medal award and the 2022 Story Monsters Approved Picture Books award, and newest release, Guapo's Great Rescue. Writing about Guapo's adventures has afforded Janet the opportunity to meet countless families and talk about the important life messages that Guapo teaches--many of which she taught her own child, now a successful attorney, and her pride and joy, along with her beautiful new daughter-in-law. As they start their own family, the life messages of Guapo will continue to be passed down through the generations.
Janet is also the creator of Your Health Matters for television, and Good Food Matters, streaming 1:30 PM ET on dbtv.tv and available via Roku TV, Amazon and Fire TV.
If you love to eat, if you’re looking for healthier ways to make the foods you love, if you want to feel and look your best, you’ve come to the right place for inspiration, motivation, the latest nutrition news, food and lifestyle tips, easy to make recipes, and video demonstrations. VISIT HERE.
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