This YouTube Star Just Released a Line of Kids’ Books
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YouTube’s favorite preschool teacher, Ms. Rachel, just announced her four new books for kids.
“Fans of Ms. Rachel and her channel, ‘Songs For Littles,’ now have even more ways to interact with their musical idol. Her first picture book, ‘Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise: Encouraging Speech and Learning Through Play and Music,’ is now available for purchase,” TODAY reported.
“The book uses the same techniques as the show to encourage speech and 20 milestones, all through a playful story!” the star said.
“The Special Surprise” and her other titles, “100 First Words,” “Potty Time with Bean” and “My First Coloring Book,” are published by Penguin Random House. They can all be preordered before their release on Jan. 7, 2025.
Using the same techniques from Ms. Rachel’s YouTube channel, “The Special Surprise” promises to teach 20 different milestones, including speech and gestures.
“Fans of Ms. Rachel will recognize characters and music from their favorite videos while Ms. Rachel guides readers through exercises like pointing and call and response,” Penguin Random House said. “After the adventure ends, you can use the helpful tips included on the back to assist with brain and language development for your little one.”
TODAY said, “Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, is a New York City preschool teacher turned YouTube and TikTok star who uses songs to encourage movement, listening skills and social emotional growth. Since launching her YouTube channel in 2019, she has amassed more than 6.2 million subscribers.”
Movieguide® reported on Ms. Rachel in August:
Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby have partnered with popular children’s content creator Ms. Rachel to create three new songs as kids return to school.
The first song, “This is the Way We Go to School Song with Ms. Rachel and Elmo” helps kids learn all of the things they need to do before they head to school, such as getting dressed, eating breakfast and brushing their teeth. Two other school-centered songs are set to be released later this year.
The upcoming songs, along with the first song, are set to be released on the SESAME STREET YouTube channel along with Ms. Rachel’s personal account. In total, they will reach over 35 million subscribers.
The teacher created the channel after her own child was diagnosed with a speech delay.
“His first word was at 2 years and 8 months and it was ‘mama’ and I had waited for that for so long,” Accurso said. “As a parent you want to do anything you can to help them and it’s not our fault when our child has a speech delay. A lot of things I teach are things I wish I had known for my son.”
