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Picture Books
My Fingerpaint Masterpiece is the newest release by children’s book author Sherrill Cannon and deals with perspective, perception and self-esteem as a child fingerpaints artwork in class, and later discovers it as part of the town’s Art Contest. It has won a 2014 Pinnacle Achievement Award.
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Winner of six awards: Winner of the 2014 Reviewers Choice Award and Winner of the 2014 Los Angeles Book Festival, as well as a 2013 Readers Favorite Silver Medal, a Pinnacle Achievement Award, and H.M. in the London Book Fair and Rebecca’s Reads Awards. Manner-Man is a Superhero who helps children cope with bullies, and teaches them how to look within themselves for their own superhero.
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Winner of five awards: the 2013 Global eBook Silver Medal, Indie Excellence Finalist and Reader Views Finalist Awards as well as the 2012 Readers Favorite Silver Medal Award and the 2012 Pinnacle Achievement Winner Award. Gimme-Jimmy is about how a bully learns to share. His “New Polite Rule” helps him learn to make friends.
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Winner of six awards: the 2011 Readers Favorite Gold Medal, 2011 Pinnacle Achievement Award Winner, 2011 Global Finalist Award, 2012 Reader Views Second Place, 2012 International Book Awards Finalist, and 2012 Next Generation Indie Finalist. Elisabeth needs to learn The Magic Word “please”, and to use it every day. Please and Thank you are words that everyone needs to use!
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Winner of the 2011 Readers Favorite Bronze Medal and the 2011 USA Best Books Finalist Award
Peter and the Whimper-Whineys helps parents cope with whining, disguised as a fun story. Peter is a rabbit who whines all the time, and might have to join the Whimper-Whineys.
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Winner of the 2011 Readers Favorite Silver Award and the 2011 Indie Excellence Finalist Award. Santa’s Birthday Gift includes Santa in the Christmas story. (After reading a story of the nativity to my granddaughter, she asked “But where’s Santa?”)
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Little Bird Lost: A Rhyming Picture Story
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A small but mighty book that shows how real-life nature CAN be kind! (Ages 3-5)
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MOUNT RUSHMORE is the first book featuring the Little Miss HISTORY character. She is a wannabe park ranger with pig tails and hiking boots three sizes too big. In the second book, The STATUE of LIBERTY, readers discover who conceived Miss Liberty, the values she symbolizes, and the architects and engineers who designed her. The third book, SEQUOIA National Park, explains differences between redwoods and sequoias, their uses, park’s history, wildlife, and dangers within.
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A whimsical best seller that teaches children that being different is not a bad thing. Your child helps Terrance the Giraffe through a difficult time where he is teased for being different and at the end Terrance overcomes. A great personalized story to encourage children going through a challenging stage. It’s also a great story to encourage children not to tease of others. Promotes perseverance, confidence and sharing. Child’s name appears on the hard cover. Personalized children’s book with 24 pages full of colorful illustrations. For boys and girls ages 2 to 10.
Published by KD Novelties Personalized Children’s Books.
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Energize your body and mind with this yoga island adventure book. Say good day to the magical island of Bali through these energizing yoga poses for kids. Join one of the Yoga Kids, Anamika, as you surf like a surfer, dance like a Balinese dancer, and sit like a monkey. Included is a list of Kids Yoga Poses, Basic Indonesian phrases, and a Parent-Teacher Guide with tips on creating a successful yoga experience. Age group: Toddler, preschoolers ages 2-5.
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Just in time for the late springtime showers, Deb Troehler has released her newest literary offering, When Violet Was Blue. Told in rhyme with simple illustrations, this bouncy tale about a rainbow provides an exciting and memorable way to learn colors. As an added bonus, rainbow-related facts and activities are included at the end of the story.
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How would you like to wake up and have unwanted visitors attached to you…for life? Fletcher the sea turtle is a curmudgeon, a loner. Barney and Barry are bickering barnacles looking for a home. They find Fletcher, attach themselves and their lives together begin, poor Fletcher. “Barney and Barry, The Hitchhikers” is fun, has memorable characters and is a relevant story that’s a great way for children to learn strong messages and good habits for living their lives.
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Chapter Books
Jemima Pett has some great book offers for Children’s Book Week. On her Children’s Book Week Giveaway Hop page you can get the first three books in her Princelings series for just $3, and in her giveaway she has a signed copy of the paperback book as the first prize – to anywhere in the world! The Princelings of the East series is a mystery adventure for older readers, with guinea pigs living in a feudal world with advanced technology – and added twists due to a time tunnel! There’s intrigue, pirates, star-crossed lovers, travel, and flying machines all rolled into fast-paced stories with great characters. Start with the Princelings of the East, or go straight for her latest – Bravo Victor!
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Twelve-year-old BFFs want to be sisters. Tillie’s divorced mom plus Ginnie’s widowed dad could equal a lifetime of round-the-clock girl talk. Too bad Dad vowed to never marry again. Ginnie and Tillie come up with the perfect mission to change his mind: ‘Operation Secret Sisters.’
Before long, Ginnie suspects Tillie has turned ‘Operation Secret Sisters’ into a scam called ‘Operation Steal My Dad.’ Things get more complicated when Ginnie stumbles across her real mom’s hidden journals. Ginnie can finally get to know the mother she doesn’t remember and Dad doesn’t talk about … until Dad takes the journals away.
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Twelve-year-old BFFs are matchmaking geniuses. They schemed to get Ginnie’s widowed dad to fall in love with Tillie’s divorced mom. Then Ginnie stumbled upon her late mom’s journals, making life awesome sauce … until her dad confiscated the journals.
Ginnie is counting on Tillie’s help to make Dad change his mind, but Tillie’s not sure the ghost of Ginnie’s mom will make a good addition to their new family tree. When a blast from the past shows up and makes Tillie go nutburgers, Ginnie is torn between helping her BFF and having her questions answered.
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Mother Daughter Book Review’s Review (Bottom Line): The Magician’s Doll is a gripping thriller featuring a young heroine who possesses great magical power, a fabulous and quirky collection of secondary characters, a mystery that slowly draws in the reader, and a deliciously dark mood that will keep young readers and adults alike turning the pages. I highly recommend this book to older children who enjoy feeling a bit “spooked” and who love stories filled with magic, suspense, and a great mystery.
Other Reviewers:
“Deliciously dark”
“A ripping tale…a beautifully written work”
“An outstanding pleasure”
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Amanda Ross visits England and takes in all the sights. She gets lost in the maze at Hampton Court, shops at Harrods, meets the ravens in the Tower of London, explores Windsor Castle, and rides the London Eye. When she discovers a vintage book missing from a collection, she is determined to find out who stole it. Amanda befriends a pair of tough teenagers from the streets of London, an elderly bookshop owner, and his friendly, clever, Maine Coon cat named Rupert. Follow Amanda through cobblestone streets, medieval castles, and underground tunnels in her quest to find the missing novel!
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The Wanderers is a Young Adult novel set in a world inspired by fairy tales–but with a bit of a twist! You might recognize the landscape, and you may think you know the rules, but you’ve strayed beyond the tales. Come join a wandering adventurer, a talking cat and a witch’s daughter as they fight monsters, pursue quests, and learn that sometimes, rules are no help at all.
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All Jaycee Hiller wants to do is survive eighth grade.That means hanging with her friend, Stu, avoiding the cheerleading squad, secretly crushing on Nate Fletcher, and playing her favorite video game. When she receives a new video game controller, Jaycee finds herself magically transported into the Hero’s Sword video game world. Survival takes on a whole new meaning. No longer battling with a plastic joystick, Jaycee picks up a real sword and bow & arrow and readies herself for battle. Can she save Lady Starla’s rule in Mallory, keep herself in one piece, and learn something about surviving middle school?
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Jaycee Hiller fears she only imagined her trip to Mallory. When a rainy afternoon leaves her with hours of playing Hero’s Sword, she finds herself drawn back into the game – literally. A valuable jewel belonging to the neighboring estate of Devin, the Sapphire Star, is missing, stolen at the Fall Consortium. Lady Starla stands accused of the theft. Devin’s demands are clear: return the Star or they will take it back by force. Now it’s up to Lyla Stormbringer to find the Star and the thief. before Mallory finds itself at war.
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This quirky and fast paced story with 30+ illustrations is ideal for middle grade readers and adults looking for a different kind of hero. Kirkus Reviews called the first book in the Adventures of Prince Iggy “An entertaining fantasy with a quirky, inventive storyline that shows how things invariably turn out badly for bullies.” Foreword Clarion said, “Fynn is adept at making scenes come to life…while weaving an entertaining yarn.” San Francisco Book Review concluded, “The book is going to be devoured by readers of any type, whether they’re looking for some fun fiction, a comical read, or a page-turner.”
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A fast-paced, fun adventure story with beautiful illustrations, this book is proven to engage and encourage young readers
“The Secret Dinosaur” introduces The Dinoteks – dinosaurs as children have always dreamt they could be – brave, fun – and able to make friends. Dinoteks are life-sized animals and metal machines combined, they are dinosaurs remade! They are discovered by one lucky boy – Marlin Maxton. Marlin and his new friends have many adventures – the first is to escape from humans who fear the Dinoteks and want to destroy them.
A new series of chapter books for young readers, with warm characters and thrilling action – the page-turning style is perfect for reluctant readers or able younger readers and appeals especially to boys. Average of 4.8 stars on Amazon (18 reviews).
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Swiss Cheese Adventures is a series of Children’s Fiction. They are early chapter books for the ages of 8-10. Each adventure bring growth and enlightenment to a young boy (Jackson), and his grandmother. They are fun and inspiring, and bring back the old-fashioned idea of imaginary play. Book 1 was released by Xulon Press in February 2014. Book 2 is in the works. Come grow with us!
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What a great selection! There are a couple of book here that my youngest son will love reading, thanks for the blurbs and links.
Thanks for giving us this opportunity, Renee!