Lauri Fortino's Blog, page 63
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....
July 1, 2015
Interview Alert: Jami Gigot
Today is exactly 2 months until the release of my debut picture book The Peddler’s Bedon September 1! And I couldn’t be more thrilled! I can’t believe it’s been nearly 2 years since Isubmittedthe manuscript to Ripple Grove Press;time sure flies! Last month, I interviewed Bong Redila, the illustrator ofThe Peddler’s Bed.This month, it’s my pleasure to share an interview I did with author/illustrator Jami Gigot. Jami’s picture book Mae and the Mooncomes out September 8, also from Ripple Grove P...
June 29, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 21
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.)
Some of the kids in Marilyn’s class have monsters. Marilyn doesn’t have hers yet, but she can’t just go out and lo...
June 22, 2015
Angels, Angels, Everywhere Book Tour
I have always found angels fascinating. When I think of angels, I think of light in the darkness, comfort in times of sorrow, and guidance along the path of life. So when I was invited to join the Angels, Angels, Everywhere blog tour to help spread the word about author Michelle Beber’s angel-themed picture book, I hopped aboard. What could be better than a book for children all about angels and the joy, comfort, and unconditional love they bring?
Michelle’s written an article for Frog on a...
Picture Books At The Library 20
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.)
Various young woodland animals describe, in their own unique ways, what they love most about hugs from their fathe...
