First of all, thank you to everyone who entered the contest for ACROSS THE UNIVERSE! What fun. And now for the winners. I used random.org to choose the three lucky winners.They are.....The 2 paperbacks of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE go to:Tricia-wa and ChrystalThe preorder...
Today I want to celebrate the paperback release of Beth Revis' ACROSS THE UNIVERSE! I've known Beth for a long time now and not only is she a fantastic writer who isn't afraid to delve into deep issues, but she's been a great friend to me over the years. She was such...
Laura Manivong brings historical fiction to life in her middle grade novel, Escaping the Tiger, just released by HarperCollins Children’s Books. This multicultural story follows twelve-year old Vonlai in his desperate escape from the oppressive Communist Laos to a...
Sarah with a Chance is having an awesome contest with great giveaways such as agent critiques and Twizzlers. I know you might be interested in the agent critiques but I'm really all about theTwizzlers! It's been MONTHS since I've had one. Like 8 months! I need to stop...
Not too long ago, I passed my 100 follower mark. WOW! I'm so thrilled to be a part of the blogging community. This calls for a celebration!If you like to shop as much as I do, then this is the contest for you. There are so many contests out there, but I wanted...
Why is this the most wonderful time of the year? Yep. You guessed it. I'm giving away a MASSIVE stack of books to you- my fellow bloggers! This Christmas holiday, I want to add a little sparkle and fun to your holidays. I'm giving away three huge stacks of books in...
It's time for Critter to leave Korea. Boo hoo! But we've had him so long, it's embarrasing. It's because he's just too cute.A little background about Critter. He was created by the artistic genius, Ian Sands , and has been sent on a blog tour around the world. Places...
I'm long overdue in blogging about my Korean SCBWI's chapter dinner event with Anne Sibley O'Brien last month. We ate at a Korean kalbi restaurant complete with grilled beef, rice, various types of lettuce, garlic cloves, kimchi and pineapple. Yum! A little about...
I am thrilled to introduce to you a talented Korean illustrator, Min jae Shin. Her sister is a coworker of mine (who is also incredibly talented) and she kindly agreed to let me interview her and offer you one of her autographed books! (see how at the end of this...