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Book Tour Author Interview and Giveaway      Join Us for This Tour:  November 22nd to December 10th   Book Details:   Book Title:  Cool Kids by Arlene FreemanCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7), 38 pagesGenre:  Chldren’s Picture BookPublisher:  Mascot PublishingRelease date:   October 2021Content Rating:  G.  Suitable for all ages. Book Description:Like most kids, Michael and his friends are so excited for their first day at a new school. They have a lot of questions about what to expect,Read More →

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Review, Interview and Giveaway       Join us for this tour from Aug 23 to Sep 10, 2021!   Book Details: Book Title:  The Triumphant Tails of Rescue Dogs: Punk’s Plight by Dr. Hope A. Walter, EdD Illustrator: Susi B DavisCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 5-12),  38 pagesGenre: Children’s Picture Book Publisher:  Mascot Release date:  Aug, 2021Content Rating:  G. Book Description:   This is not just another book about a dog! Meet Punk, an eight-year-old petite English Bulldog. Her life appears great right now,Read More →

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Book Review and Giveaway   Join us for this book series tour from May 24 to Jun 25, 2021! The Kayla: A Modern-Day Princess series of #OWNVOICE books is for Dreamers and the Doers of all ages. This diverse picture book series is a heartwarming look at the importance of family, speaking our truth, dreaming freely, and knowing our worth. Book 2 is part of a five-part series that shines the spotlight on a little BlackRead More →

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Book Tour, Review + Giveaway   Join us for this tour from Mar 15 to Apr 9, 2021!   Book Details: Book Title:  Zippy’s Special Gift by Therese Van Ryne illustrated by Walter PolicelliCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7),  38 pagesGenre:  Children’s Picture BookPublisher:  Mascot BooksRelease date:   Mar, 2021Format available: hardbackContent Rating:  G for everyone.   Book Description Zippy the Zebra doesn’t like her stripes. She doesn’t want to stand out! Follow Zippy as she embarksRead More →

Self-esteem book

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Blog Tour, Interview, Giveaway   Join us for this tour from Jan 25 to Feb 5, 2021!   Book Description Your child will incorporate the idea of ‘I Can Handle It’ almost immediately after reading this book, even in our current uncertain times. After reading this book, they will have great ideas for how to ‘handle’ tough situations! When they are tired of having to stay home, they will think ‘I can handle it’! WhenRead More →

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Book Tour Review, Author Interview, Giveaway     Join us for this tour from Jan 18 to Feb 5, 2021!   Book Description Esmeralda Dragon works the spotlight at the Metropolitan Ballet,but what she really wants to do is dance. Encouraged by her friendHarold to audition, Esmeralda takes a leap of faith only to discoverthat she doesn’t quite fit in with the other ballerinas. But Esmereldaisn’t ready to give up–and neither is Harold! Dragons Don’tRead More →

book cover Paula Quinn and Chiara Civati

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Book Tour and Giveaway   Join us for this tour from Oct 12 to Oct 30, 2020!   Book Description   This story is about Rosie, who lives in Chicago. Within three weeks she lost all of her hair and asked, “Where did it go?” Rosie loved to rock the bald, without even skipping a beat. She happily wore sunscreen -not even a hat!- in the summer heat. At bedtime, Rosie would tell her ownRead More →

Author Lindsay Ward

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It’s Sure to Bring Smiles Publisher’s Description Gray just wants to be included. But the other colors are always leaving him out. So he decides to create his own project: an all-gray book. Once upon a time, there lived a wolf, a kitten, and a hippo… Gray just knows it’s going to be perfect. But as he adds page after page, the Primary and Secondary colors show up…and they aren’t quite so complimentary. A book within a book,Read More →

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– His Parents Gave Him A Very Special Gift – Publisher’s Description Max’s parents give him a very special gift: a tiny, magical box that will hold everything, from his toys to his feelings. Max learns, however, that feelings can’t be put away as easily as toys. Each negative emotion he feels—anger, embarrassment, sadness, loneliness—gets added to the box, which grows and grows. Eventually it is so large that it keeps him from doing whatRead More →

Author Scott Magoon

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Author/Illustrator: Scott Magoon Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (June 4, 2019) Pages: 32 Age Range: 3 – 5 Word Count: approx 559 Synopsis From The Publisher: Linus and his eraser, Ernie, don’t always see eye to eye. But with the family art show drawing near, these two will have to sharpen their collaboration to make something neither one could do on their own! This ode to art by the illustrator of Spoon and Chopsticks points out the power of sharing the creative processRead More →

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– Celebrate Being You – ABOUT THE BOOK Author: Jacqueline Woodson Illustrator: Rafael Lopez Publisher: Penguin Random House, Nancy Paulsen Books (August 2018) A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices! National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scaredRead More →

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– Will An Optimistic Rock End Up Changing Its Attitude? –   Author: Marianna Coppo Illustrator: Marianna Coppo Publisher:  Tundra Books, Penguin Random House,   (February 6, 2018) Pages:  48 Ages: 3 – 7 Petra is a smooth rock that we assume has been in the same place for some time. The rock imagines all sorts of things. “I am strong. I’m a fearsome, fearless, mighty, magnificent mountain!” Eventually, a dog picks Petra up andRead More →

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– What Is Your Perspective? –   What child, or for that matter adult, hasn’t occasionally felt a bit different? In I Am Small Mimi feels everyone is taller than her, she even wonders if she should have been named Mini instead of Mimi. Throughout the first of the book, Mimi tells, and the illustrations show, the reader just how small she is in comparison to others. She shares that her feet barely reach theRead More →

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A Book About Anger   Anger Can Be A Beast Of An Enemy Simon handles his anger by having temper tantrums. However, he’s discovering that each time he throws a tantrum the imaginary monster he becomes grows into something larger and more fierce. Eventually, his temper is so large that no one wants to be around him. When he realizes that life has become quite lonely, he tries to figure out how to get ridRead More →