And the Winners of the Final Week in our Summer Reading Book Giveaways are…

In the final week of our Summer Reading Weekly Book Giveaways, we had 10 Winners!  Congratulations to Marie-Caroline D., Shannon F., Crystal M., Tammy B., Maria S., Maureen L.,Sherrie S., Lori R., Shelly L., and Renee C. (not me, Renee C.!), Our lucky winners each won one book of their choosing from ANY of the Recommended Reads from ANY of the co-hosting blogs or  a $15 credit toward ANY Children’s Book at the Book Depository.

 

 

Two of our lucky winners chose to receive a copy of the first book in the middle grade series The Dark is Rising, Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper:  Marie-Caroline and Shelly.  This was one of the Recommended Reads by Anna (a 12 year old girl) and Gin (her Mom) who blog over at Addicted to Words.  We hope you both enjoy this book.  Happy reading!

 

 

Shannon chose to receive a copy of The Party by Barbara Reid.  The Party is a unique book that uses photographs of scenes molded with Plasticine as illustrations in the book.  This book was a Recommended Read by Kim and Shaunna, the two ladies behind the blog, Mudpies and Melodies.  We hope you enjoy this book.  Happy reading!

 

 

Renee C.chose to receive a copy of the adorable children’s picture book, Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord. Hot Rod Hamster is a Recommended Read by Jaymie who blogs about books that her and her adorable son Max read. You can visit Jaymie and Sam at Snacks for Max. We hope you enjoy this book and please stop by and let us know if you enjoy it.  Happy reading!

 

 

Tammy B. chose to receive a copy of the highly acclaimed middle grade book Wonder by R.J. Palacio.  Wonder was one of the Recommended Reads by Heidi who blogs about children’s and middle grade books over at Geo Librarian.  I would love to hear what you think of it Tammy because it’s been on my to-be-read list for some time now. Happy reading!

 

 

Lorichose to receive a copy of The Kindling by Braden Bell, another Recommended Read by Heidi at Geo Librarian.  The Kindling is part of the Middle School Magic series and the buzz is really great for this fantastic little book.  We’d love to hear what you think it. Happy reading!

 

 

Sherrie chose to use the $15 credit toward a Children’s Book at the Book Depository to acquire Lego City: Spot the Crook.  This fabulous little book is a Search and Find book a la Where’s Waldo? except instead, you search for a naughtly little Lego robber figurine.  We hope you and your son enjoy the book.  Happy reading!

 

 

Maria chose to receive a copy of The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen, which puts Heidi at Geo Librarian at 3 for 3.  That is to say, that three different winners chose each of Heidi’s Recommended Reads!  The False Prince is the first book in the middle grade series The Ascendance Trilogy. We hope you enjoy the book Maria. Happy reading!

 

 

Maureen L.chose to use the $15 credit toward a Children’s Book at the Book Depository to get a copy of A Day With Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce.  From the creator of Rolie Polie Olie comes another outlandish cast of characters in this amusing illustrated children’s book.  We hope you enjoy this book.  Happy reading!

 

 

Crystal M. chose to receive a copy of The Parrot Tico Tango which was one of Leanna’s (All Done Monkey) Recommended Reads.  This adorable picture book uses rhyming verse to teach children about animals and colours. We hope you and your daughter enjoy this delightful book.  Happy reading!

 

I wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU to my wonderful co-hosts this past week.  Here they are in button form.  You can click through the visit them and say hello.

 

Sadly, this was the last week for our Summer Reading Weekly Book Giveaways.   BUT, you can rest assured that we are working on a new series of giveaways that will be exclusive to our EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS, so don’t forget to sign up now!  Also, please be sure to check out our current giveaway for TWO ParaNorman Books and Prize Packs valued at $60 each.  These prize packs include THREE books based on the movie, a backpack, a Freaky Cupcake Kit, a nightlight, and much, much more! This giveaway ends September 15.

 

If any of the books our winners chose in our Final Week of giveaways caught your eye, please click on the covers below to purchase the book you are coveting.  For people in the U.S., I’ve included links to Amazon and for people anywhere else, including Canada (and the U.S.), I’ve provided links to the Book Depository, because honestly, they seem to have the best prices and SHIPPING IS FREE!!

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*** A big “Thank You” to everyone who entered in all of our draws this summer and stay tuned.  There are more giveaway coming!!  ***