Ms. Mandy from Forest Daycare is getting ready for Great ShakeOut (Earthquake drill), by checking the furniture to make sure it is stable.

Young rabbits, Lily and Niko are two inquisitive children who want to find out all about earthquakes, how they happen and what they should do in the event of one occurring.

Ms. Mandy teaches them about the plates under the sea and how they move together. She also explains about the noise that they make, like when their tummy rumbles, and that the children, if indoors, should drop, cover, hold.

Being in the UK, we don’t tend to get a lot of earthquakes that are sizeable to actually move items, and as far as I’m aware the highest magnitude ever recorded was 6.1, and this was out at sea and only felt in certain parts of the country. With this in mind, I don’t see this book being one that would become a household item, or read in schools here.

However, across the world lots of countries suffer from substantial earthquakes regularly. For children in those countries this book would be a great teaching method, helping young children to understand the importance of what to do when an earthquake hits.

The illustrations are both brightly coloured and full page size too, which really make the book stand out and very inviting.

The important information is written in a child friendly manner and will not scare a child, but help them learn a vital lesson that one day could just save their life. The story doesn’t only teach little ones what to do if they are indoors, but when out and in a car too.

Tummy Rumble Quake is a lovely little book. I don’t know what else is out there to help young children to understand what to do in an earthquake, but this book is short, to the point, looks good and is easy to understand.

About the Author

Heather was raised to give 100% to every endeavor. Since her earliest experiences in Girl Scouts, numerous volunteer events and organizations, she has always sought to make a difference.

After graduating college, she served our country with 23 years of distinguished Naval service. Dedicated to self-improvement, she obtained masters degrees in Asian studies, conflict resolution, cyber security policy and emergency management while on active duty. She is qualified as a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) with the International Association of Emergency Mangers. She is currently working on a PhD in Emergency Management with a special study focus on childcare recovery.

As a working parent of two, she became aware of just how much of a gap existed in emergency preparedness and recovery training and resources for childcare providers and vowed to use her experiences, education, and more importantly, motivation, to help improve current limitations. In addition to publishing books to help teach children about what to do in case of disaster, she has also created a nonprofit, BLOCKS. BLOCKS’ mission is to help prepare childcare for disaster.