Spotlight, Author Interviews
And Giveaway
Join us for this tour from June 7 to June 25, 2021!
Book Details:
Book Title: Kip the Letter X by Kim Patrick
Category: Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7), 36 pages
Genre: Children’s Book
Publisher: Full Cycle Publications
Release date: June 2020
Content Rating: G.
Book Description:
Kip the Letter X searches far and wide trying to find his purpose.
Buy the Book:
Amazon.com
Full Cycle Publications
Add to Goodreads
Meet the Author:
Kim Patrick was born in England, raised in Britain and South Africa, and now lives in the United States. She loves animals, books, films, the letter X, and much of the rest of the alphabet.
Author interview
Your book is called Kip the Letter X. What’s with the title?
The main character of the book is literally the letter X from the alphabet. The book, written for kids under 8, focuses on the dangers of comparing yourself to someone else, or trying to be someone you are not.
Did you self-publish, or do you have a publisher?
I actually have a publisher, Full Cycle Publications. They are a smaller publishing company but do a lot of extras for authors that the large companies just don’t have the time to do. Have I gotten rich? Nope. Not too many children’s authors are. 😊
Is your book available digitally?
The publisher is working on making the e-book version available and it should be available within the next week or so! I love ebooks because they are so much more portable and less easy to lose.
Will your book ever be made into an audio book for kids?
That’s an awesome idea! So far no one has approached me, but I think because of the subject matter it would make a GREAT children’s audiobook. But then again, I’m biased.
What do you dislike the most when you read a book?
I love to read mysteries when I get a chance, and I really dislike when the author doesn’t leave enough clues for the reader to figure it out along with the character.
connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ goodreads
Second Book
Middle Grade
Book Details:
Book Title: Spartan and the Green Egg by Nabila Khashoggi
Category: Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 95 pages
Genre: Children’s Adventure: Graphic Novel
Publisher: Full Cycle Publications
Release date: January 20, 2021
Content Rating: G.
Book Description:
In Book 5, Land of The Midnight Sun, Egg, the friendly live alien spaceship, creatively uses an enchanting art gallery to reveal the young adventurers’ next destination. Spartan, Katie, Max, Tor, and Grimm find themselves in Greenland, home to some of the biggest glaciers on earth, and known as The Land of the Midnight Sun because, in summer, the sun never sets. Greenland’s vast and daunting landscape is almost completely covered with ice and snow.
With the help of some friendly Greenland sled dogs, they arrive in the charming village of Siorapaluk and befriend a young Inuit, Malik, and his family. They soon learn that Malik’s father and his group have gone missing while on an expedition. The team goes in search of them, at their own risk. Before long, they are caught up in a treacherous avalanche and trapped on a glacier that has broken off from the mainland. Hope arrives from a powerful source as they bear witness to an astonishing and beautiful miracle from the Earth’s living creatures.
Buy the Book:
Amazon.com
Full Cycle Publications
When her eldest son was a toddler, Nabila used to entertain him with made-up stories about a boy who traveled the world inside a live green egg that just so happened to be an alien from another planet. She turned the tales into a colorful children¹s graphic novel series, Spartan and the Green Egg, with the intention of introducing children to environmental and cultural themes around the world.
A portion of all proceeds from the Spartan and the Green Egg book series, toys and accessories is donated to The Children for Peace ONLUS. Based in Italy, this non-governmental organization helps young people worldwide who are living in challenging circumstances obtain their essential needs such as food, medical help and educational opportunities. Nabila currently lives in New York and has two sons.
Author Interview
Author Interview
What made you decide to write a children’s book?
Actually, my husband overheard me telling our son, Spartan, a bedtime story about his favorite toy (a green egg) and later remarked that I should make it into a book. I took his advice and five books later the series is going strong.
What advice would you give to aspiring children’s book authors?
Don’t look to get rich on it! I think if you go into the whole process with an eye on making money, then the joy and creativity are stifled. The children’s book market is very competitive. Do it because you feel you have something to offer families and children, and because you want to do it for the sake of having done it.
What’s the oddest thing that’s happened to you on book tour?
So far the only book tours I’ve ever done have been done virtually, so other than a slow internet connection, I’ve not really had anything odd happen.
What do you hope children and their families take away from reading your books?
A greater appreciation for the larger world and the life on it, as well as developing a love of reading. I originally designed these to reach out to reluctant readers because as a graphic novel, it reads more like a comic book.
Are there more books in the series?
Books 1-5 are already out and are available both as hardback and ebooks. We have 10 books planned in the series, but there’s always room for more!
June 7 – Cover Lover Book Review – books spotlight / giveaway
June 7 – Working Mommy Journal – books spotlight / giveaway
June 8 – Wottaread – books spotlight / author interview with Nabila Khashoggi / author interview with Kim Patrick / giveaway
June 8 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – books spotlight / guest post with Nabila Khashoggi / guest post with Kim Patrick / giveaway
June 9 – Locks, Hooks and Books – books spotlight / giveaway
June 10 – A Mama’s Corner of the World – books spotlight / giveaway
June 11 – Rajiv’s Reviews – books spotlight / giveaway
June 14 – @twilight_reader – books spotlight
June 15 – Jazzy Book Reviews – books spotlight / guest post with Nabila Khashoggi / author interview with Kim Patrick / giveaway
June 16 – Stephanie Jane – books spotlight / giveaway
June 16 – The Adventures of a Travelers Wife – books spotlight / author interview with Nabila Khashoggi / author interview with Kim Patrick / giveaway
June 17 – Pick a Good Book – books spotlight / author interview with Nabila Khashoggi / author interview with Kim Patrick / giveaway
June 18 – Books for Books – books spotlight
June 21 – The Bespectacled Mother – books spotlight
June 22 – Lisa’s Reading – books spotlight / guest post with Nabila Khashoggi / author interview with Kim Patrick / giveaway
June 23 – Splashes of Joy – books spotlight / author interview with Nabila Khashoggi / author interview with Kim Patrick / giveaway
June 24 – Gina Rae Mitchell – books spotlight / giveaway
June 24 – I Read Kid’s Books – books spotlight / guest post with Nabila Khashoggi / guest post with Kim Patrick / giveaway
June 25 – Sefina Hawke’s Books – books spotlight
Enter the Giveaway:
KIP THE LETTER X & SPARTAN AND THE GREEN EGG Book Tour Giveaway
