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"My Nativity ABCs" giveaway on Goodreads ends tonight. En...

"My Nativity ABCs" giveaway on Goodreads ends tonight. Enter to win one of five free copies. http://tinyurl.com/winabcs
(P.S. This is my adorable niece, and the first child to see my new book the week it came out.)

Utah Valley Magazine features "My Nativity ABCs"

I'm excited that my book is featured in Utah Valley magazine's holiday, Nov/Dec 2017 issue. It's on news stands now. But you can also read it online here.



"My Nativity ABCs" is available in stores at Costco, Seagull Books, and Deseret Book, as well as online at all major book sellers.
My publisher is also running a book giveaway through Goodreads. Enter to win one five copies here:


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Goodreads Book Giveaway My Nativity ABCs by Esther Yu Sumner Giveaway ends November 20, 2017.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

Free Coloring Page from the Artist of "My Nativity ABCs" - Child Praying

Please enjoy this special cut “scene” from “My Nativity ABCs” in the form of a free coloring page for your children. This is based on artist Alex Worthen’s original interpretation of a line from my poem, regarding what I had written that “L” means in respect to the Nativity story.

In the final version, my publisher, Cedar Fort Publishing, decided it wanted all the images to reflect the historic times when Jesus was born. So, if you flip to the "L" page of "My Nativity ABCs" you'll see that the basic structure of the page is the same, but instead of a lampshade, there's an earthen pot. Instead of curtains, there's a bare window.

You can download the coloring page by clicking on the image below and saving it to your computer, or you can download it here.

"My Nativity ABCs" at Seagull Book ... and a Book Giveaway!

So exciting to see my new book, "My Nativity ABCs" on the "New Releases" bookshelf at Seagull Book in Orem, Utah last week.

My publisher is sponsoring a SECOND (!!) Goodreads giveaway. You can sign up to win one of five free copies at the link below:


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Goodreads Book Giveaway My Nativity ABCs by Esther Yu Sumner Giveaway ends November 20, 2017.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

The winners from the last giveaway were from all over the country. That was so much fun for me to see. There were two winners from North Carolina. Other folks were from: Oregon, Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, Wyoming, Indiana, Utah, and Ohio.

My Book is Live!

My children's book, "My Nativity ABCs," is officially available for purchase and stocked in stores (vs. pre-order). I know Seagull Bookstore in Utah already has the book stocked on their shelves. I haven't checked other stores but I know you can get it online at the following places. It was actually out of stock in several places. I thought it was a mistake but my publisher explained that these stores weren't likely expecting so many orders so early on. So thank you to my amazing friends, family, and fans of the book.

Seagull Book

Barnes and Noble

Amazon

Target

Walmart

The book is also available on several UK and Canada sites but I didn't want this list to get to unwieldy so here's the initial list!
Following my drawing, writing, and other creative adventures @iliketocreatestuff or #mynativityabcs or #CreateByEs. And for those of you that teach music to children, visit me at singingmagic.blogspot.com.

Free coloring page from the artist of "My Nativity ABCs" - Child Reading

You can download the full page coloring page here, or right-click on the image below to save it to your computer and print it.



This coloring page is from a "cut" scene from "My Nativity ABCs," by Esther Yu Sumner (me). My publisher, Cedar Fort, decided they wanted all of the imagery for "My Nativity ABCs" to be scenes from ancient times instead of combining the imagery with contemporary scenes. So, as much as I loved artist Alex Worthen’s original interpretation of the “Q” line from my alphabet nativity story, it had to go. I really love what he did with it instead, but I'm pleased that he was willing to share this drawing as a free coloring page instead. Look at the little nativity on the nightstand! You’ll have to read “My Nativity ABCs” to find out what “Q” stands for but for now, I hope you enjoy this free coloring page.
From now until October 10, 2017, you can also enter to win one of ten free copies of "My Nativity ABCs" in a Goodreads giveaway.

Goodreads giveaway - enter to win a free book!

My publisher, Cedar Fort, is giving away ten free copies of my new children's book through Goodreads. Enter to win!



Visit "My Nativity ABCs" on Goodreads to enter now!

And, if you're in Salt Lake City this weekend, you can visit the artist for this book, Alex Worthen, at his booth in Artist Alley!

Children's book: My Nativity ABCs

I wrote a children's book and it's available for pre-order on Amazon!
My Nativity ABCs goes into publication on October 10, 2017.

Adobe.com Content Strategy

Led the content strategy (working with stakeholders, writers, and editors) to develop a number of Adobe.com pieces, working with Adobe-selected writers, Adobe editors, and other key stakeholders.

Supported the groups: Customer Experience and Mobile
Supported the industries: High Tech and Retail

Sampling of some of my projects.


Experience Counts


Retail Experiences Being with Knowing Your Customer

How High Tech Companies Rise Above Their Competition

FreshLime - Home Page Copy

This was a site re-design that I product managed, including working with the designer to develop a structure that worked with our content. I wrote the copy for this site, though in the end, some of this is in the "voice" of the founder of the company.