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SKIP SKIP Hooray!
a SKIP Series Book
by Julia Peralta
As part of the author's Show Kindness In Person (S.K.I.P.) series, SKIP SKIP HOORAY! follows Julia, a bright and curious girl who loves exploring her neighborhood on her yellow bike. One sunny afternoon, her ride takes an unexpected turn when she discovers a frightened, lonely dog hiding near an old house. Julia's gentle heart leads her to help the dog she names Scottie, setting off a journey of compassion and community that changes both of their lives.
Through warmth and vivid storytelling, Julia Peralta captures the simple but powerful ways kindness can ripple through the world. SKIP SKIP HOORAY! celebrates empathy, friendship, and the courage to care-even when it's not easy.
Perfect for readers ages 7-10, this uplifting story reminds children that showing kindness in person can start with one small act and grow into something extraordinary.
Coming in February 2026!
Fast Track to Ed Tech Innovation
How To Leap Over SAMR
Darryl Vidal - Author
Fast Track to EdTech Innovation: How to Leap over SAMR, asserts that educational technology integration has stalled in "dysfunction" by focusing on the lower tiers of the SAMR model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification) rather than driving transformative learning. The book introduces Tier 4 Curriculum (T4c) as the necessary disruptive shift, requiring educators to abandon the slow climb up the SAMR ladder and instead start by designing learning experiences where technology, including emerging tools like Artificial Intelligence (AI), enables Redefinition as the standard practice. This T4c mindset transforms the teacher's role from an information distributor to an experience deliverer, ensuring every lesson extends beyond the classroom walls, provides measurable artifacts of learning, and adapts to the realities of a modern, fast-changing world amplified by automation.
Crucially, the T4c model advocates for dedicated, district-based T4c development teams to institutionalize this methodology. These teams are responsible for establishing rigorous T4c development standards, providing necessary professional development (PD) on advanced tools (like ethical and instructional applications of AI), and creating a living library of flexible curriculum that is localized and customized. By leveraging the analytical power of AI to identify patterns and gaps, these teams can effectively address the unique and key learning needs of the specific student community it serves, maximizing the school's technology investment to drive measurable, equitable growth.
Leveraging Modern Publishing Tools for World Class Books
Our Story
Crane Books is committed to producing high-quality titles that meet the standards of today’s discerning readers and industry professionals. Each manuscript undergoes a rigorous editorial process using a combination of advanced publishing technologies and traditional expert review. This includes the use of AI-assisted editing platforms to polish grammar, tone, and clarity in the early drafting stages. These tools streamline the revision process while ensuring consistent voice and readability across chapters.
Once digitally refined, all manuscripts are reviewed by experienced human editors—specializing in developmental editing, copyediting, and line editing—who bring years of publishing expertise to each project. This hybrid approach accelerates production timelines without compromising literary quality.
Crane Books also uses collaborative platforms for real-time feedback, version tracking, and seamless integration between authors, editors, and beta readers. For narrative cohesion and factual integrity, manuscripts may also be evaluated by subject matter experts and sensitivity readers where appropriate.
The result is a publication process that balances innovation with craftsmanship—producing books that are both professionally executed and competitively positioned in the market.
The process is optimized for memoirs and children's books.
True Hybrid Publisher
At Crane Books, we are proud to uphold the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)’s highest standards of professional publishing. As a true hybrid publisher, we believe in partnership, transparency, and quality — ensuring that every author we work with receives the same level of professionalism and care as any major publishing house.
- Define a mission and vision for its publishing program.
- Vet submissions.
- Commit to truth and transparency in business practices.
- Provide a negotiable, easy-to-understand contract for each book published.
- Publish under its own imprint(s) and ISBNs.
- Publish to industry standards
- Ensure editorial, design, and production quality.
- Pursue and manage a range of publishing rights.
- Provide distribution services.
- Demonstrate respectable sales.
- Pay authors a higher-than-standard royalty.
Unique books for every interest
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