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Thursday, January 23, 2025

AWARENESS TOUR: Sharing is Caring, Dragon! by Bianca Schulze, Illustrated by Samara Hardy - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

Hi friends!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers! We've made friends, learned to tell the truth, discovered how to be ourselves, and learned to not wake certain LARGE scaly friends unexpectedly. Now, it's time to learn one of the BIG lessons with our friend Dragon...sharing is caring!! Let's join the AWARENESS TOUR already in progress with The Children's Book Review as we shine the spotlight on the latest addition to the series...

Sharing is Caring, Dragon!

Bianca Schulze

Illustrated by

Samara Hardy

Ages: 3-7 | 32 Pages

9781956560497

Clever Publishing (2024)

About the book...

Dragon is on her way to the library to return her borrowed books and check out her favorite book. But when she gets to the bookshelf, she realizes the book she wants isn’t there! Sir Fiero has checked it out and is starting to read it when Dragon grabs it from his hands. Will Dragon learn to be patient and wait her turn to read the book?

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Once again we embark upon a storybook journey that educates and enlightens while inviting readers to play. The lovable characters we've grown to love are at it again with a tale that's not only based around a pearl of wisdom, but is also bookish to boot! That's right! The lesson on sharing shines through when Sir Fiero and Dragon want to read the SAME book at the SAME time, but their beloved library only has one copy! (~the horror~) When push comes to shove, and the book ends up in another’s hands, they begin to realize that the story, the magic, the enjoyment belongs to one and all... and it's much better shared to show how much we care!

From the charming story to the always adorable illustrations, the entire Dragon series has been A-MAZ-ING, and this release compliments the others perfectly. Young ones will get caught up in the show as well as the calls to participate, while older readers will smile at the little bits of stories past scattered throughout 😉. I've loved every instalment in this series and can't wait for readers everywhere to join in the fun!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bianca Schulze is the founder and editor of The Children’s Book Review—a resource devoted to children’s literature and literacy—and hosts The Growing Readers Podcast.

Bianca is also the author of Don’t Wake the Dragon (translated into 20 languages), now a six-book series, and 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up (an Amazon Editors’ pick for Best Nonfiction for Kids). A passionate advocate for children’s literature, Bianca serves as the Webinar Coordinator for the SCBWI Rocky Mountain Chapter and is an active member of The Authors Guild.

Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Bianca now lives near Boulder, Colorado, with her husband and three children, where she continues to be a reader, reviewer, and devoted children’s book lover.

For more information, visit biancaschulze.com.

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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Samara Hardy is the illustrator of Don’t Wake the Dragon and Who Loves the Dragon? An experienced illustrator and designer, she has created artwork for clients worldwide for greeting cards, stationery, homewares, children’s books, and more. She lives in Surrey, England.

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~~~ GIVEAWAY ~~~

Enter the giveaway below for your chance to win one of three signed copies of Sharing is Caring, Dragon!, along with the board book edition of Who Loves the Dragon? and a set of Dragon Love Cards!

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Special thanks to author Bianca Schulze for the chance to bring this title to you and for the ecopy for review! (THANKS!) This post is sponsored by The Children’s Book Review. The review and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view. For more information on this author, her other works, the illustrator, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links above. Be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!

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Friday, February 7, 2025

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Monday, February 10, 2025

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

Monday, August 19, 2024

AWARENESS TOUR: A New Friend for Dragon by Bianca Schulze, Illustrated by Samara Hardy - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

Hear ye, hear ye.

Gather round for a tale of dashing, of daring, of offered games of hide-and-seek with a larger than life friendship...that was turned down by a newcomer in a shiny tin can costume? That can't be right. I mean, it's DRAGON! Our love for her is legend, her friendliness is the source of many a troubadour's song, and her circle of friends as wide and varied as they come. No, I refuse to belief someone would say no to all that gentle giant-ness, and so we set out to sort out fact and folklore with today's AWARENESS TOUR guest and ebook of choice...

A New Friend for Dragon

Bianca Schulze

Illustrated by

Samara Hardy

Ages 3+ | 32 Pages

9798888670934

Clever Publishing

Release Date: August 20, 2024

About the book...

In this most recent tale in Clever’s beloved Dragon series, a new knight has come to town! Sir Fiero wears smooth, shiny armor and has a sparkling silver sword. Dragon wants to be friends with him and invites him to play. But Sir Fiero doesn’t believe that dragons and knights can be friends—or can they? A sweet tale of friendship and challenging stereotypes.

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*reads book*

** stops in shock...continued reading**

*** understanding dawns, and sighs of content are heard ***

So, it turns out someone DOES have the audacity to turn down a fabulous game of hide-and-seek, and the friendship of our beloved Dragon. If you haven't met her yet, I highly recommend checking out the other books in the series, and you'll have her character down pat, and feel just as welcomed into her circle of friends as the shiny newcomer in this story COULD, if he'll only give her a chance. I get it, he grew up with certain ideals, certain set expectations, but nothing is simply black and white, and scaly doesn't mean bad, whereas shiny automatically means good. Sometimes, we need a mix of both to discover the beauty and wonder of it all. Sometimes, we get the most beautiful outcome by learning to take others as they are not as they might be portrayed. Dragon isn't like every other dragon, nor is the princess like every other princess...and, as we come to see, the little newcomer knight isn't just like every other night. When push comes to shove, Dragon helps shed some light on the topic by being her true self...and she helps the little knight discover just who he wants to be.

A fun, and fabulous new addition to the Dragon series for readers young and young at heart. It reminds us what being a friend truly means, that being yourself is the only way to be, and that those whom you'd want in your inner circle will accept you for YOU. The colorful illustrations tantalize the eye, and the interactive aspect of the story telling invites readers to participate along the way much to everyone's delight, making it a great pick for story time in the classroom as well as at home. A series I would highly recommend to storybook fans of all ages!

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About the author...

Bianca Schulze is the founder and editor of The Children’s Book Review—a resource devoted to children’s literature and literacy—and the host of The Growing Readers Podcast.

Bianca is also the author of the popular Don’t Wake the Dragon series (translated into 20 languages) and the bestselling 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up (an Amazon “Book of the Month”). She is a reader, reviewer, mother, and children’s book lover.

Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Bianca now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

For more information, visit biancaschulze.com

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About the illustrator...

Samara Hardy is an experienced illustrator and designer. She has created artwork for clients worldwide for greeting cards, stationery, homewares, children’s books, and more. She lives in Surrey, England.

For more information, visit samarahardy.com

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~~~ GIVEAWAY ~~~

Enter the giveaway below for your chance to win a signed copy of A New Friend for Dragon, two Hydro Flask cups (one for a child and one for an adult), and Dragon stickers to decorate them.

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TOUR SCHEDULE

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

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