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Sunday, October 13, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
THE REAL BOY BLOG TOUR
For the month of October blogs around the kidlitosphere will be celebrating THE REAL BOY with reviews, giveaways, interviews, and posts from author Anne Ursu, illustrator Erin McGuire and editor Jordan Brown. Also be sure to check out all the exclusive reveals of illustrations from the final book.
Here's the itinerary of all the upcoming tour stops:
THE REAL BOY BLOG TOUR:
Monday, 9/30 - Maria's Melange - Maria's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway
Tuesday, 10/1 - There's a Book - Danielle's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway
Wednesday, 10/2 - sharpread - Colby Interviews Anne
Thursday, 10/3 - Novel Sounds - Elena's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway
Friday, 10/4 - Word Spelunking - Aeicha Interviews Anne
Saturday, 10/5 - The Hiding Spot - Sara's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway
Sunday, 10/6 - The Brain Lair - Kathy's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway
Monday, 10/7 - Read, Write, Reflect - Anne Talks Oscar with Katherine
Tuesday, 10/8 - Librarian's Quest - Margie's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway
Wednesday, 10/9 - Buried in Books - Heather's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway
Thursday, 10/10 - The Book Monsters - Kristen's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway
Friday, 10/11 - Cari's Book Blog - Cari's Take on The Real Boy + An Interview with Anne
Saturday, 10/12 - Unleashing Readers - Kellee Interviews Illustrator Erin McGuire
Sunday, 10/13 - Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers - Gina's Take on The Real Boy + Giveaway
Monday, 10/14 - Heise Reads and Recommends - Editor Jordan Brown Interviews Anne
Tuesday, 10/15 - Bulldog Readers Blog - The Bulldog Readers Debut Their Book Trailer
Tuesday, 10/15 - Bulldog Readers Blog - The Bulldog Readers Debut Their Book Trailer
And here are all the blogs featuring exclusive artwork from THE REAL BOY.
EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK REVEALS
Happy blog hopping!
THE REAL BOY SWEEPSTAKES
Celebrate Oscar of THE REAL BOY as he makes his first steps into the world. Oscar loves books. So books you shall have. Bound books, e-books, paperback books, hardcover books. Books in whatever format you want. $300 in books to be exact* for your classroom, your family, your friends, your library or your organization. Welcome to the world, Oscar!
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Monday, September 9, 2013
Off to Oz Giveaway Hop
Brighten up your back-to-school blues with fairy tales! In the Off to Oz giveaway, all participating blogs are offering giveaways of classic books, classic re-tellings, or time travel books. We're giving away five signed copies of one of our favorite books of all time: BREADCRUMBS by Anne Ursu, a re-telling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen."
"Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he stopped talking to her and disappeared into the forest with a mysterious woman made of ice. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," BREADCRUMBS is a stunningly original fairy tale of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is something that happens to us."
Praise for BREADCRUMBS:
NPR Backseat Book Club Selection
Amazon.com Best Middle Grade Books of the Year
2011 Publisher's Weekly Best Books of the Yeaer
2011 School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
2011 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book
2012 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best List
Nominated for six state book awards
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Saturday, August 17, 2013
The Last Hurrah Giveaway Hop
Summer is not over yet! There's still time to get some great beach reading in before the back to school/work rush takes over. Enter to win copies of some great Walden Pond Press summer beach reads by filling out the Rafflecopter form below. Happy reading!
Thanks to Candace's Book Blog for hosting this Hop!
Books up for grabs:
Sidekicked by John David Anderson
Superheroes. Super-villains. Only one will reign victorious.
Guys Read: Other Worlds edited by Jon Scieszka with stories by Tom Angleberger, Rick Riordan, Rebecca Stead, Kenneth Oppel, Eric Nylund, Neal Shusterman, Shannon Hale, D.J. MacHale, Shaun Tan and the late Ray Bradbury.
Percy Jackson. Robot-shoes. Out-of-this-world short stories.
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The Girl from Felony Bay by J.E. Thompson
South Carolina. Centuries-Old Mystery. Can two young girls put everything right?
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The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
Prince Charming. Happily-Ever-After. Rollicking re-telling of your favorite fairy tales.
Best of luck to all who enter! Please note this giveaway is open until midnight on 8/25.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Celebrate #IndieThursday with Lemuria Bookstore!
Happy birthday to #IndieThursday which turns two years old today! In honor of this special day, we're back with another #IndieThursday feature. This week, we're chatting with Emily Grossenbacher, children's bookseller at Lemuria Bookstore in Jackson, Mississippi.
Welcome, Emily! Thanks for taking the time to chat with us
about your store.
Give us a virtual
tour—what do we see when we first walk in? Is there a certain section that
jumps out at us?
The first things I see when I enter OZ, our kid's section,
is the floor to ceiling red bookcases. They line every wall in OZ and are
filled with books that lead the eye to the vaulted circus tent of a ceiling.
Yes, the ceiling really looks like a circus tent, red and white stripes and
all. OZ holds books for kids, baby to teen, and really feels like you are
stepping into someone's exotic library. I am personally biased, but I must say
I feel very at home back there.
How do you match a
child or a parent with a book? What questions do you ask?
The first question I
usually ask a parent is what kind of book they want. There are those who want
classics, and then there are those that want books that are unique, maybe
something they wouldn't find on their own.
As for kids, it
differs between the non readers and the voracious readers. For the non-readers,
I ask what their favorite things in life are. I have gotten answers such as
kittens and trucks, to dirt bike racing and cheerleading. I try to think about
these types of answers when I am buying for the store. As for the readers, I
ask them what the last book they loved was and I try to get them to answer
fast. I have found that kids usually have two different kinds of answers for
this question: what they think adults want for an answer, and what they really
think. I want the latter. Even if it is Wimpy Kid.
What are your
favorite titles to hand sell right now?
Right now, I am loving Steam Train, Dream Train and Raven
Boys.
Does your bookstore
coordinate school visits with authors? Or do you work with local teachers and
librarians in some other way?
We do! We have really revamped our relationship with schools
in the last five years. We take almost every kid's author who comes to the
store to a school and we offer great discounts and resources to teachers and
librarians. This is one of my favorite parts of my job. I love helping the
right people reach the right kids. We all have the same goal: to get kids
reading.
Why are children’s
books an integral part of your store?
Community is an
integral part of our store and kids are a huge part of our community. Not to
mention that OZ creates future adult customers. Our store has been around for
37 years; long enough for me to know for a fact that if you create a reader
young, they will stay a reader as they grow. We have so many adult customers
who started their relationship with Lemuria as children.
Why are independent
bookstores so important to the future of reading and literacy?
I thought about this
one a lot, for while it is something that I believe to be true, it's hard to
put into words why. Independent bookstores are unique from online sellers in
that they are in the community, working and living with their customers and
creating a reading conversation in their community. I think, at least in our
community, that our presence is a large factor in what keeps that conversation
going and binds the readers in our community.
Find Lemuria Bookstore:
202 Banner Hall 4465 I-55 North, Jackson, Mississippi 39206
Website: http://www.lemuriabooks.com
Contact Information (general phone/email): 601.366.7619/emily@lemuriabooks.com
Twitter: @lemuriabooks, @emilyofoz
Blog: blog.lemuriabooks.com
Thursday, July 11, 2013
SIDEKICKED Summer of Superheroes Sweepstakes!
You may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but you CAN enter the Sidekicked Summer of Superheroes Sweepstakes! It's not often we give out prizes like this, so don't miss out!
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
SIDEKICKED: The Superhero Blog Tour
So you saw the new Superman movie, read all the comics you own, and watched the Star Wars movies (even the new ones) seventeen times. You even spent the last two weeks going to Starbucks every morning dressed as your favorite villain. But you still haven't gotten your fill of superheroes.
We've got you covered. For the month of July we will be celebrating superheroes EVERY DAY. I'm talking about the SIDEKICKED Superhero Blog Tour. From July 8th until the end of the month, we've go the summer hall pass to all things superhero - from H.E.R.O. Haiku to the Top Ten Lamest Superhero Powers - you don't want to miss one stop on this kick-butt tour.
SIDEKICKED: The Superhero Blog Tour
*Note ALL tour stops are offering signed hardcover giveaways of SIDEKICKED! U.S. Residents only.*
We've got you covered. For the month of July we will be celebrating superheroes EVERY DAY. I'm talking about the SIDEKICKED Superhero Blog Tour. From July 8th until the end of the month, we've go the summer hall pass to all things superhero - from H.E.R.O. Haiku to the Top Ten Lamest Superhero Powers - you don't want to miss one stop on this kick-butt tour.
SIDEKICKED: The Superhero Blog Tour
*Note ALL tour stops are offering signed hardcover giveaways of SIDEKICKED! U.S. Residents only.*
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Happy book birthday to SIDEKICKED!
Happy book birthday to SIDEKICKED! We're celebrating by giving away a Nook HD Tablet loaded Andrew Bean's favorite books for your summer reading pleasure! Scroll down for entry information (this is a Twitter giveaway) and the e-books included with your prize.
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Part of your prize: Andrew Bean's favorite books (in electronic form)!
Sidekicked by John David Anderson (okay, we know, but don't you want to read the book now that you've won?)
Powerless by Matthew Cody
Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
The Hero Revealed (Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy) by William Boniface
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy (not superheroes, but Drew would appreciate it's philosophical exploration of what makes for a hero and what doesn't)
Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
The Hero Revealed (Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy) by William Boniface
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy (not superheroes, but Drew would appreciate it's philosophical exploration of what makes for a hero and what doesn't)
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Celebrating Dads
Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there! To celebrate, here is a quotation from our own "ode to fathers" - the book COSMIC by Frank Cottrell Boyce:
“Florida rang up to make sure I was watching. "Remember the surprise?" she said.
I'd completely forgotten about it. But I saw it now. Spelled out across the lunar surface, two words – ‘Hello, Dad!’…
I'd completely forgotten about it. But I saw it now. Spelled out across the lunar surface, two words – ‘Hello, Dad!’…
My Dad looked across at me. He looked puzzled. Like he knew it had something to do with me. I said, ‘Hello, Dad.’ And he looked even more confused. When he hears this story maybe he’ll think I got them to write it there for him. And maybe he’ll be right. Maybe it was for both of us, and other dads too. For all the dads on Earth. And for all the dads not on Earth. And for their dads, outward in space and backward in time, all the way to Dad of the Universe.
And looking out into space, it sends a greeting from Earth to the Universe. Hello, Dad.”
- Frank Cottrell Boyce, COSMIC
And looking out into space, it sends a greeting from Earth to the Universe. Hello, Dad.”
- Frank Cottrell Boyce, COSMIC
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Celebrate #IndieThursday with Kid's Ink!
It's #IndieThursday once again! This week we're celebrating a very special store: Kid's Ink in Indianapolis, IN. The owner, Shirley Mullin, kindly agreed to chat with us about the store she has run for over 25 years.
Welcome, Shirley!
Thanks for taking the time to chat with us about your store. Can you start by
telling us what makes Kid’s Ink unique? I don’t think of Kids Ink as being especially
unique. We’re like many other children’s
stores that emphasize quality literature with a dedicated staff of readers. One thing does continually amaze me in that
Kids Ink seems to have a place in the community that totally transcends my
ownership. I really like that many
people do not know who owns the store but just seem to think it just is and
always will be!
Give us a virtual
tour—what do we see when we first walk in? Is there a certain section that
jumps out at us? You can take a virtual tour on ourwebsite. We have two large Playmobil
figures that greet our customers outside…one is outside the back door and one is
at the front. The Princess and the
Pirate didn’t seem to like each other so now they each have their separate
positions. Kids Ink is thirty percent
toys so walking though the front door one sees puppets first and a big wall
that currently has recommendations from staff grandchildren…a grand total of
19.
And, no tour is complete without visiting our bathroom with
walls covered with author signatures, notes, and drawings. Lunch Lady is above the toilet saying “You
better wash your hands!”
How do you match a
child or a parent with a book? What questions do you ask?
We typically ask children what they’ve read that they really
liked or what kind of books they like to hear.
If possible, we always try to have the conversation with the child. Then it’s easy to begin with, “If you liked
What are your
favorite titles to hand sell right now?
We’re really enjoying Grumbles from the Forest by Rebecca
Dotlich and Jane Yolen. It’s a very
fresh take on fairy tales.
Does your bookstore
coordinate school visits with authors? Or do you work with local teachers and
librarians in some other way?
We coordinate many author visits with schools. This spring we provided books for visits from
Jarrett Krosoczka, Rebecca Dotlich, April Pulley Sayre, Matthew Cody, Claudia
Mills, and Mike Mullin. We also sold at
a number of conferences. One of our
favorites was a conference for teens at the Anderson Public Library. The speakers included Steve Shenkin, Mike
Mullin, and Stephanie Bodeen.
One of the most personally rewarding events in the last two
years has been hosting the launch parties for Ashfall and Ashen Winter by Mike
Mullin. Ashen Winter is simply dedicated
“To Mom.” I’m that mom…a very proud mom.
Why specialize in
children’s books? I’ve spent all of
my life with children’s books! I was an avid reader as a child with little access to books. Through a 4-H publication, I found that I
could order books from the Nebraska State Library. One librarian helped me chose books via the
mail. I always wrote her notes about
what I liked and didn’t like and she would respond with the next packet of
books. This was a free service and a
life-line for an isolated farm kid.
So, it was a natural progression to become first a teacher
and then go to library school and become a librarian and finally open a
children’s bookstore 27 years ago.
Do you sell books on
your website? We just went to the
IndieCommerce site so we could sell books on the site but it’s been slow to
take off. Need to work on that!
Why are independent
bookstores so important to the future of reading and literacy?
Independent stores expand the choices for whatever you are
purchasing. We have books that are not
found in big box stores.Find Kid's Ink:
Website: www.kidsinkbooks.com
Contact Information:
Shirley Mullin
317-255-2598
kidsink@indy.net
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidsInk
This link is fun...we’re being featured in the Delta Sky
Magazine!
Thanks so much for chatting with us, Shirley!
Have an indie bookstore you want us to feature? Let us know!
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