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Delaware News Journal
When Delaware writer Jennifer Antonik decided to pen her first children’s book, she knew she wanted to create something that would take her young readers on an adventure.
Building from her professional experience as a storyteller, working in journalism and public relations, and from reading to her own children, she was familiar with the way stories can feed the imagination of a child.
“Their faces just light up, and when their faces light up, the whole town lights up,” she said.
While this dream to write for children always swam around Antonik’s brain, it wasn’t until the passing of her grandfather in June 2020 that she knew exactly what story she needed to tell.
New children s book honors founder of Milford Community Band and his legacy of love Emily Lytle, Delaware News Journal
Headlines January 21, 2021
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When Delaware writer Jennifer Antonik decided to pen her first children’s book, she knew she wanted to create something that would take her young readers on an adventure.
Building from her professional experience as a storyteller, working in journalism and public relations, and from reading to her own children, she was familiar with the way stories can feed the imagination of a child.
“Their faces just light up, and when their faces light up, the whole town lights up,” she said.
Local journalist publishes first children’s book December 30, 2020
Jenn Antonik has published a children’s book based on the life of her grandfather.
”Boops and Goobs Find a Home” and “The Music Man: Our Rootin’, Tootin’ Hero” are Jennifer Antonik’s first children’s books.
Award-winning journalist Jennifer Antonik has published “The Music Man: Our Rootin’, Tootin’ Hero,” her first children’s book about a hometown hero’s path to a new passion.
Over the years, Antonik has written all kinds of stories for Delaware and her hometown community. She currently works as the public relations coordinator for the Delaware Farm Bureau, helping tell the stories of farmers and ranchers in the First State. Branching out into the realm of children’s books has been a dream she is proud to have begun realizing.