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March 24, 2022
Springtime in The Secret Garden and a Giveaway
It makes the team at Audrey Press incredibly proud when we look back on all of the accomplishments of this boutique small press publishing house. One of these accomplishments happened in 2014 when CEO Valarie Budayr had the great pleasure of teaming up with Marilyn Scott-Waters from The Toymaker to create the award-winning chapter book A Year in The Secret Garden. Eight years later, this book is still touching hearts
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March 17, 2022
5 Powerful Adult Non-Fiction Books that will your Beacon in 2022
As author Bob Goff noted, The world has never been more distracting. In these times of struggle, uncertainty, and strive, we need to work overtime to fill our minds and heart with love and positivity. These books are a great way to kick off 2022 with a whirlwind of amazing thought leaders and words of comfort for our souls. Enjoy! Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire: The Guide to Being
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March 16, 2022
Celebrating the Spring Equinox With An Hour of Meditation and Calm
The month of March provides many opportunities for new beginnings. With the Spring Equinox on the horizon, we are excited to celebrate this seasonal shift in community with you. What does the spring equinox mean spiritually? At a deeper spiritual level, according to the Conscious Reminder Blog, the equinox is thought to represent: “the period of struggle between darkness and light, death and life. It occurs when the night
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March 10, 2022
An Oldie, But A Goodie: Mama Miti
As I mentioned in previous posts, sometimes, as readers and reviewers, we get so caught up in the “newest and best” releases that we forget about the goldmine of exceptional kids’ books that already exist! The following are MORE books the Audrey Press Team has read over the last 4+ years that they feel are worthy of a fresh look. Enjoy! Donna Jo Napoli tells the inspiring story of Wangari
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March 3, 2022
#BreaktheBias | A Powerful Booklist for International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day, with this year’s theme #BreaktheBias inviting us to envision a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination against women. Imagine a gender-equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias. In honor of this global observance, here are
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February 24, 2022
Mike Nero and The SuperHero School by Natasha Carlow
Can I tell you something about this school? You see, this isn’t a regular school. This is a superhero school. First days can be tough, especially for someone as shy as Mikey, but Mikey’s new school is a little different. On his first day, he meets his principal and some incredible children who help him discover his own superpower within and he learns that no matter what we may look
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February 10, 2022
It’s Your Time To THRIVE! The Newest Book from Audrey Press!
One of the most powerful techniques in healing your mind is your body. Let’s begin.~ Valarie Budayr There are so many exciting things in the works at Audrey Press Books, but at the top of the list is the launch of the latest book from Audrey Press CEO and Founder, Valarie Budayr. A longtime author, student, musician, adventurer, and seeker, Valarie uses her wisdom and determination to create a guide
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February 4, 2022
It’s Goddess Month! Here are 28 ways to be nice to YOU in February
It’s Goddess Month! What is that, you say? Goddess Month is not a mainstream or well-known holiday (yet). It is actually something that Audrey Press CEO, Valarie Budayr, and I came up with several years ago as a “just between us” observance. Valarie is the long-time Co-founder of the global non-profit Multicultural Children’s Book Day and I am the former Project Manager. Because the height of this online celebration of
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November 30, 2021
The Importance of Diversity in Children’s Literature | MCBD2022
Our mission is to not only raise awareness for the kid’s books that celebrate diversity but to get more of these books into classrooms and libraries. That was the Mission Statement of a fledgling non-profit over NINE years ago. To date, Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) has donated over 11K diverse books for kids and this grassroots initiative has expanded to include worldwide readers, book reviewers, authors, organizations, and publishers
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November 19, 2021
Amazon Kindle eBooks Offer an Affordable Way to Give Quality Gifts
As the holiday season begins to ramp up and the act of holiday gift-buying shifts to a whole new direction, we want to remind people that books are always a great gift for kids and adults alike. There has been much buzz that the gift-buying adventure is going to be “different” this year because of incoming shipping issues. With shipping disruptions and congested global supply chains delaying incoming products, we
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