{"id":4652,"date":"2024-03-18T11:03:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=4652"},"modified":"2024-03-18T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:00:52","slug":"book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-3\/book\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF Membership Benefits hosts children&#8217;s book signing with local author"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>March 18, 2024 &#8212; <\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF Membership Benefits organized a book signing at the Howe Branch of the Albany Public Library on March 16. Dozens of kids and their caregivers attended, talking to author Teryn Roberts about her book, \u201cI Deserve Better!\u201d, which she wrote to help kids deal with the difficult emotions they feel when disappointed by parents.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Roberts is a cousin of PEF Retiree and former PEF Trustee Maddie Shannon-Roberts. \u201cI Deserve Better!\u201d tells the story of a young boy who receives a call from his father saying he is coming to pick him up \u2013 only to be disappointed when dad doesn\u2019t show. The book is designed to start a conversation between kids, their parents, teachers and\/or therapists. It can help them handle difficult emotions and come out on the other side with greater understanding, confidence, and self-love.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Note: PEF will host its second annual Community Wellness Fair &amp; Reading Opens the World Book Giveaway on April 27 at the Albany Armory from 9 a.m \u2014 3 p.m. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/pefmbp.com\/promotions\/pef-health-wellness-fair\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Please click here for more details.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4653\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Book-Grid-Web.jpg\" alt=\"Book Signing Group of Photos \" width=\"1200\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Book-Grid-Web.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Book-Grid-Web-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Book-Grid-Web-1024x439.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Book-Grid-Web-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 18, 2024 &#8212; PEF Membership Benefits organized a book signing at the Howe Branch of the Albany Public Library on March 16. 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