Wednesday, July 17, 2024
RRR presents... A Love Letter To Paris by Rebecca Raisin - REVIEW!
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Storybook Sunday... SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN by Laan Cham - REVIEW!
Sunday, July 7, 2024
Rockstar Book Tours presents... STEPPING OFF by Jordan Sonnenblick - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!
I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the STEPPING OFF by Jordan
Sonnenblick Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway before you check out the other sites participating!
Author: Jordan Sonnenblick
Pub. Date: June 4, 2024
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 336
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/STEPPING-OFF
Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt
says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the
vacation-home community in Pennsylvania where his family has always spent every
vacation and weekend for as long as he can remember. In the summer of 2019, as
Jesse is about to enter his junior year of high school in New York City, he
desperately wants to believe the slogan is true. For one thing, the two girls
he loves -- equally and desperately -- are in Pennsylvania, and all the
stresses and pressures of his daily life and school are in New York.
But when his parents stop talking to
each other, it gets harder and harder for Jesse to maintain his dream life in
Pennsylvania. And when Covid shuts New York City down in March 2020 just days
after Jesse’s mother leaves his father, Jesse's worlds collide.
About Jordan Sonnenblick:
Jordan
Sonnenblick is the author of the acclaimed Drums, Girls & Dangerous
Pie, After Ever After, Notes from the Midnight Driver, Zen
and the Art of Faking It, Falling Over Sideways, and The Secret Sheriff of
Sixth Grade. He lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two
children.
Website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Goodreads | Amazon | BookBub
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~~~ Giveaway ~~~
1 winner
will receive a finished copy of STEPPING OFF, US Only.
Ends July 16th, midnight EST.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
6/17/2024 |
IG Post |
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6/18/2024 |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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6/19/2024 |
Interview/IG Post |
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6/20/2024 |
IG Post |
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6/21/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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6/22/2024 |
IG Review |
Week Two:
6/23/2024 |
Review/IG Post/TikTok Post |
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6/24/2024 |
IG Review |
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6/25/2024 |
IG Review/TikTok Post |
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6/26/2024 |
IG Review |
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6/27/2024 |
Review |
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6/28/2024 |
IG Review/TikTok Post |
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6/29/2024 |
Review |
Week Three:
6/30/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/1/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/2/2024 |
IG Review |
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7/3/2024 |
IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post |
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7/4/2024 |
IG Review |
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7/5/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/6/2024 |
IG Review |
Week Four:
7/7/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/8/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/9/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/10/2024 |
Review |
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7/11/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/12/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
Friday, July 5, 2024
RRR presents... It Started With A Book by Camilla Isley - REVIEW!
Monday, July 1, 2024
AWARENESS TOUR: Play Outside with Me by Kat Chen, Illustrated by Lorraine Nam - GUEST POST + GIVEAWAY!
When the Kid Leads
... written by Kat Chen
I’ve seen lots of articles lately on the benefits of Child-Led play. They say filling your child up with tons of opportunities to make their own decisions makes them less likely to fight you when your word rules. Every kid will fight sometime, but if they get lots of safe opportunities to be the decider, then they’ll be more cooperative other times. The key here is that they choose, and you must follow.
That’s not how I was raised. My mother was the decider in all things big and small, and I hated it. I hated it so much that I let my kids decide things way outside their appropriate age level and constantly took crap for it from my mother. Sandals in winter? What are you thinking? I was thinking that if her feet are cold, she’ll remember and wear socks next time we go to the grocery store. (Turns out sparkly sandals were appealing despite frozen toes. If I didn’t want my child to have frostbite, I had to get her sparkly winter shoes.)
This very argument sent me in search of fun ways where my child could win (tell me what to do) and I had to follow without her risking frostbite. Simon Says became popular (renamed to their name) and Follow the Leader. But I also let them pick things in their books. At first, they always picked what the character chose. Of course, Mickey would do that silly thing. They would, too! But over time, we began to rewrite books how they wanted.
That led me to my Play With Me book series. I wrote the choices straight into the book. How do you like popping bubbles? What do you like to draw with chalk? Talk about engagement! Every time I’ve read the books to a child, they’ve become very animated about what they like, what they want, and what they see. They get to choose, and I get a happy, engaged child.
We both win!
If you need a few bullet points on the benefits of Child-Led play as it pertains the Play With Me books, here are some great reasons:
Promotes Creativity and Imagination: By thinking of what they want to do, the child starts developing innovative thinking and problem-solving skills.
Enhances Cognitive Skills: It takes practice to figure out how to choose, even if it’s as simple as picking which playground game is the favorite.
Fosters Independence: The more a child makes their own decisions, the more confidence they’ll have and that leads to healthy independence.
Improves Social Skills: Children learn to interact and share with book characters as a healthy way to start learning that in real life
Supports Language Development: Kids develop language in a question/answer format. What do you see? I see a squirrel! And that’s the basis of the Play With Me series.
Enhances Focus and Attention: By interacting in a fun, play format, children strengthen their focus and broaden their attention span.
Encourages Lifelong Learning: Book that engage children set the foundation for exploration, curiosity, and education.