Alpha Drive: Take Your Finger on the Road to Learning

(Paperback)

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Challenge your young ones to keep their finger on the path as they move through all 26 colorful scenes. Children will learn the shapes of the cursive alphabet, and so much more, along the way. This book is interactive, as it is asking kids to actively participate in the learning experience. Parents can further encourage their child's imagination by having robust conversations about what is happening in the scenes themselves. This book is created by a black author and features illustrations of black characters.

Author Bio

Ron is a creative professional originally from the island of Barbados. Ron was raised by his mom Losell, and has one sister, Lafleur. He got his early education at Eden Lodge Primary School and Combermere Secondary School. He then graduated with honors from the University of The West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, with a BS in Computer Science.

Following graduation, Ron moved to New York to pursue a career in Graphic Design. Continuing his studies at Pratt Institute, Manhattan, he Completed an AOS in Digital Design & Interactive Media, followed by a Masters in Communications Design. Ron discovered the field of advertising while at Pratt Institute where he was awarded a 4As advertising scholarship.

Over the years he has served as a Visiting Instructor at Miami Ad School and at Pratt Institute. When not working as a Creative Director in the ad world, Ron volunteers as a mentor for aspiring young professionals from under-served communities and runs DiverseCreatives.com.

The site is a free initiative Ron and Walter T. Geer III co-founded in 2020 to address the need for diversity in creative departments across the advertising industry.

Ron lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Azure, and 6-year-old son Grayson, who inspired him to create books like this one.