Lauri Fortino's Blog, page 62
August 1, 2015
Emerging Author: Bits About Me (Plus a Giveaway!)
Today is exactly one month until the official release of my debut picture bookThe Peddler’s Bedon September 1! I’ve been counting down the months with special posts.
On June 1, I shared an interview with the super-talented illustrator of The Peddler’s Bed,Bong Redila. Kirkus Review said his “palette has the color and clarity of stained glass…”. I agree! His art is fantastic! And did you know that Bong is color blind! To read his interview, click here. (To read Kirkus Review’s positive review...
July 27, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 25
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
:) Delphine is a servant in Queen Theodora’s palace. She has no family, no friends, and her life is full of work....
July 20, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 24
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
:) Friendship advice given as gardening tips.
Tom tells all about his bicycle, his ride to work past trucks, cars...
July 19, 2015
Sharing Is Caring With Bookroo
Earlier this month, I introduced you to Bookroo, a new children’s book-of-the month club service with a bright future and a mission to promote literacy by providing an easy and affordable way for parents to build their children’s book collections. Read that post here.
Now Bookroo is back with a Buy One, Give One! deal that’s too good not to share with you. In honor of John Newbery’s birthday, Bookroo is offering the next 250 new customers a coupon for a free one-month gift subscription. Soif...
July 18, 2015
Budding Reader eBooks and a Pop Quiz
“For every eBook you buy, we donate one to a child in need.”
That’s the Budding Reader eBooks pledge.
Melinda Thompson, the visionary behind Budding Reader, a company that creates award-winning learn-to-read eBooks, has a question for you.
Get out your pencils. It’s time for a pop quiz:
If you read to your child 20 minutes a day for the first five years of life how much time will you have spent reading to your child?
A. More than 600 hours
B. More than 25 days
C. Approximately 1% of your ch...
July 13, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 23
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
Meet Gus, a gosling who likes to be by himself. But when his adventures lead him to a turtle’s nest, he’s in for s...
July 12, 2015
My View Book Review: Randy Bamboo In Chicken City by RC Beaird
Title: Randy Bamboo In Chicken City
Author: RC Beaird
Illustrator: Amy Koch Johnson
Publisher/Year: CreateSpace/2015
Blurb (from back cover): ‘Chicken City’ is an exciting tale about a kid from the city moving to the country with his family. Join this suspense filled adventure as Randy raises chickens and hopes for eggs that he can one day sell.
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Randy Bamboo is a boy with a lot of personality, energy, and imagination. He lives in the city,...
July 8, 2015
Bookroo Delivers Books (and smiles) To Your Child Each Month
I love the idea of a book-of-the-month club for young children. Books make awesome gifts! I’ve used a book-of-the-month club for my two little nephews for the past year and a half. Both the boys and their parents love to receive a brand new book every month, right on their doorstep. And it’s always wrapped, so it feels like each new book is truly a gift. And as an added benefit, I feel good having helped build my nephews’ book collection which I hope will help them both to become strong reade...
July 6, 2015
WOW Blog Tour: A Dog Dreams of Paris
This is Java. Since he’s part Lhasa Apso, I think he may be dreaming of Tibet. What do you think?
I love my dog, Java. He brings so much joy into my life. My husband and I adopted him from a local animal shelter about five years ago and I can’t even imagine my life without him now. He’s inspired several of my stories including one that is currently being considered by a publisher.
As a dog lover, when I heard about the blog tour for Barbara Barth’sA Dog Dreams of Paris,I was curious to learn...
Picture Books At The Library 22
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
Gemma is a small yellow gosling who likes to lead and her brother is a smaller yellow gosling who likes to follow....
