TAMPA (BLOOM) – Award-winning author, Ed Shankman joins Gayle Guyardo , the host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom to talk about his rhyming picture book, “My Grandma Lives in Florida”.

“My Grandma Lives in Florida” is a rhyming picture book, by the award-winning creative team of Shankman & O’Neill (author Ed Shankman and Illustrator Dave O’Neill). Like the other 13 books in the Shankman & O’Neill collection, “My Grandma Lives in Florida” is for children 4-8 years of age. It is for sale in many stores throughout Florida and online and has sold approximately 40,000 copies to date.

Stories by Shankman & O’Neill range from some with deeply meaningful messages to others that are pure fun, with most featuring a combination of both.

The Shankman and O’Neil collaboration began with publication of “The Boston Balloonies” in 2007. Shankman & O’Neill books are published by Arcadia Children’s Books. Shankman & O’Neill are currently at work on a new book that is planned for release in the Spring. For more information, visit shankmanoneill.com