Fish for a Free Book for March 19, 2010

March 19, 2010 by Lori Calabrese · View Comments 

It’s time to Fish for a Free Book! Below you’ll find the links of some wonderful blogs that are hosting a children’s -young adult book giveaway.

For those of you hosting a children’s- young adult book-related giveaway, sponsoring a giveaway, or anyone who has found a really awesome giveaway that you’d like to share with us, please leave it here!

(Please make sure it’s children’s book related–any spam will be deleted)

Remember to post your giveaways as the one listed below. Be sure to include the Prize and the Ending Date as part of the “Name” in the link.

Name: Lori Calabrese Writes! – Rene Has Two Last Names – 3/07
Link: Link directly to the giveaway
Shows up like this: Lori Calabrese Writes – Rene Has Two Last Names – 3/07

Then, be sure to enter all the fantastic giveaways you find below!

Still looking for more? You can find even more book giveaway listings at these other great blogs:
Brimful Curiosities–Full to the Brim
Winning Readings (A bunch of giveaway listings including Children’s Books)

Fish for a Free Book for March 12, 2010

March 12, 2010 by Lori Calabrese · View Comments 

It’s time to Fish for a Free Book! Below you’ll find the links of some wonderful blogs that are hosting a children’s -young adult book giveaway.

For those of you hosting a children’s- young adult book-related giveaway, sponsoring a giveaway, or anyone who has found a really awesome giveaway that you’d like to share with us, please leave it here!

(Please make sure it’s children’s book related–any spam will be deleted)

Remember to post your giveaways as the one listed below. Be sure to include the Prize and the Ending Date as part of the “Name” in the link.

Name: Lori Calabrese Writes! – Rene Has Two Last Names – 3/07
Link: Link directly to the giveaway
Shows up like this: Lori Calabrese Writes – Rene Has Two Last Names – 3/07

Then, be sure to enter all the fantastic giveaways you find below!

Still looking for more? You can find even more book giveaway listings at these other great blogs:
Brimful Curiosities–Full to the Brim
Winning Readings (A bunch of giveaway listings including Children’s Books)

Fish For a Free Book Participants

1. Lori Calabrese Writes! – My Shoes and I – 3/12
2. Spectacle Blog- Prize Pack for librarians – 3/25
3. Teaching Authors-I Fooled You Anthology -3/24
4. Madelyn – Penny and the Punctuation Bee 3/16
5. Cynsations- How Not to be Popular – 3/31
6. Holly Cupala- Borderline- 3/15
7. YABC- Gone- 3/31
8. Winning Readings- Never Blame the Umpire (3/25)
9. Eric V. – Happy Birthday Author

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Fish For a Free Book for March 5, 2010

March 5, 2010 by Lori Calabrese · View Comments 

It’s time to Fish for a Free Book! Below you’ll find the links of some wonderful blogs that are hosting a children’s -young adult book giveaway.

For those of you hosting a children’s- young adult book-related giveaway, sponsoring a giveaway, or anyone who has found a really awesome giveaway that you’d like to share with us, please leave it here!

(Please make sure it’s children’s book related–any spam will be deleted)

Remember to post your giveaways as the one listed below. Be sure to include the Prize and the Ending Date as part of the “Name” in the link.

Name: Lori Calabrese Writes! – Rene Has Two Last Names – 3/07
Link: Link directly to the giveaway
Shows up like this: Lori Calabrese Writes – Rene Has Two Last Names – 3/07

Then, be sure to enter all the fantastic giveaways you find below!

Still looking for more? You can find even more book giveaway listings at these other great blogs:
Brimful Curiosities–Full to the Brim
Winning Readings (A bunch of giveaway listings including Children’s Books)

Fish For a Free Book Participants

1. Madelyn Rosenberg – Tom Angleberger’s ORIGAMI YODA – enter between 3/5 and 3/10
2. 5 Minutes for Books- Princess and Pirate Potty- 3/8
3. Brimful Curiosities – Mandy and Pandy – 3/8
4. Becoming Sarah – Hello, Tilly – ends 3/11
5. Lori Calabrese Writes!- My Shoes and I – 3/12
6. Indie Debut 2010- Prize Pack Giveaway- 3/12
7. Roots in Myth – Front Page Face-Off – 3/14
8. Spectacle Blog- Prize Pack for librarians – 3/25
9. Carmela Martino–I FOOLED YOU, anthology, featuring one of my stories
10. Madelyn Rosenberg – Penny and the Punctuation Bee (3/16)

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Fish for a Free Book for February 26, 2010

February 26, 2010 by Lori Calabrese · View Comments 

It’s time to Fish for a Free Book! Below you’ll find the links of some wonderful blogs that are hosting a children’s -young adult book giveaway.

For those of you hosting a children’s- young adult book-related giveaway, sponsoring a giveaway, or anyone who has found a really awesome giveaway that you’d like to share with us, please leave it here!

(Please make sure it’s children’s book related–any spam will be deleted)

Remember to post your giveaways as the one listed below. Be sure to include the Prize and the Ending Date as part of the “Name” in the link.

Name: Lori Calabrese Writes! – Rene Has Two Last Names – 3/07
Link: Link directly to the giveaway
Shows up like this: Lori Calabrese Writes – Rene Has Two Last Names – 3/07

Then, be sure to enter all the fantastic giveaways you find below!

Still looking for more? You can find even more book giveaway listings at these other great blogs:
Brimful Curiosities–Full to the Brim
Winning Readings (A bunch of giveaway listings including Children’s Books)

Fish For a Free Book Participants

1. Lori Calabrese Writes!–Rene Has Two Last Names- 3/7
2. 5 Minutes for Books- Princess and Pirate Potty- 3/8
3. The Story Siren- Sing Me to Sleep-3/5
4. Madelyn Rosenberg – Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger enter between 3/5 and 3/10

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Win an autographed copy of Rene Has Two Last Names

February 23, 2010 by Lori Calabrese · View Comments 

Want to teach your young readers about the importance of family? Rene Has Two Last Names / Rene tiene dos apellidos follows Rene, a new student from El Salvador who doesn’t understand why his second last name is missing from his name tag in school. Throughout the book, Rene tries to make sense out of why his name is different in the United States.

Rene decides to add both last names to the sticker, which results in his classmates making fun of him. Rene tells his parents about it because to Rene, half of his world is missing when he doesn’t have both names. He can’t imagine a world without a mother and maternal grandparents who dance, make chocolate and fix his bike.

When his teacher assigns the students the project of creating a family tree, Rene is determined to show his classmates and teacher why he has two last names and the importance of his dos apellidos.

This is a wonderful book to teach young readers about an important Hispanic cultural tradition and why all of us should be proud of our heritage. Rene Colato Lainez came to the U.S. from El Salvador as a teen and writes about his experiences in children’s books such as Rene Has Two Last Names. To learn more about Rene Colato Lainez, read this previous interview.

If you’d like to win an autographed copy of Rene Has Two Last Names, please leave a comment below.

  • For contact purposes, if you are a non-blogger or your email is not accessible in your blog profile, please leave a valid email address within the comment section.
  • Contest is open to US only
  • Contest ends on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST.
  • Winner will be chosen at random and notified on Monday, March 8, 2010.

Additional Information:
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Arte Publico Pr; Bilingual edition (October 31, 2009)
ISBN-10: 1558855300
ISBN-13: 978-1558855304
Source of review copy: author

Disclosure: Some of the books I review are received from publishers , PR agencies, and authors, but it does not sway my opinion of the book. I maintain affiliate accounts with Amazon and Barnes & Noble. If you purchase a book through one of my links, I will receive a small commission (at no cost to you). You can support this site by originating your purchase via these links and I appreciate your support of Lori Calabrese Writes!

Fish for a Free Book for February 19, 2010

February 19, 2010 by Lori Calabrese · View Comments 

It’s time to Fish for a Free Book! Below you’ll find the links of some wonderful blogs that are hosting a children’s -young adult book giveaway.

For those of you hosting a children’s- young adult book-related giveaway, sponsoring a giveaway, or anyone who has found a really awesome giveaway that you’d like to share with us, please leave it here!

(Please make sure it’s children’s book related–any spam will be deleted)

Remember to post your giveaways as the one listed below. Be sure to include the Prize and the Ending Date as part of the “Name” in the link.

Name: Lori Calabrese Writes! – Meno – 2/21
Link: Link directly to the giveaway
Shows up like this: Lori Calabrese Writes – Meno – 2/21

Then, be sure to enter all the fantastic giveaways you find below!

Still looking for more? You can find even more book giveaway listings at these other great blogs:
Brimful Curiosities–Full to the Brim
Winning Readings (A bunch of giveaway listings including Children’s Books)

Fish For a Free Book Participants

1. The Story Siren- Sing Me to Sleep-3/5
2. Three Turtles and Their Pet Librarians — Let Them Play – end Feb.
3. 5 Minutes for Books- Princess and Pirate Potty- 3/8
4. Lori Calabrese Writes–Meno– 2/21
5. Brimful Curiosities- Black History Month Giveaway- 3/1
6. Cynsations – Bell’s Star- 2/28
7. What’s New- Water Seeker- 2/22
8. Texas Sweethearts- TS Book- 2/21
9. Lee and Low- Black History Month Giveaway- 2/28
10. Joy’s Novel Idea- Dreaming Anastasia- 2/23
11. Carmela Martino–win Sarah Campbells picture book GROWING PATTERNS
12. Kathy Erskine
13. Kathy Erskine-free QUAKING by 2/28
14. Becoming Sarah – How Big is a Pig? – ends 2/25

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Fish for a Free Book for February 12, 2010

February 12, 2010 by Lori Calabrese · View Comments 

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It’s time to Fish for a Free Book! Below you’ll find the links of some wonderful blogs that are hosting a children’s -young adult book giveaway.

For those of you hosting a children’s- young adult book-related giveaway, sponsoring a giveaway, or anyone who has found a really awesome giveaway that you’d like to share with us, please leave it here!

(Please make sure it’s children’s book related–any spam will be deleted)

Remember to post your giveaways as the one listed below. Be sure to include the Prize and the Ending Date as part of the “Name” in the link.

Name: Lori Calabrese Writes! – Meno – 2/21
Link: Link directly to the giveaway
Shows up like this: Lori Calabrese Writes – Meno – 2/21

Then, be sure to enter all the fantastic giveaways you find below!

Still looking for more? You can find even more book giveaway listings at these other great blogs:
Brimful Curiosities–Full to the Brim
Winning Readings (A bunch of giveaway listings including Children’s Books)

What Talent Do You Wish You Had?

February 11, 2010 by Lori Calabrese · View Comments 

Cover of Adventure of Meno Book Two

Tony DiTerlizzi is the co-creator and illustrator of the bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles–Yep–that super popular one that was adapted into a feature film. But did you know he’s also co-author and illustrator of a six-book series about Meno, a nostalgically modern space-elf and his out-of-this-world adventures for preschoolers? Here he teams with wife and partner in publishing , Angela, to entertain tiny earthlings and the big earthlings who love them. Each story is told with bright illustrations in nonsensical language, as if it were translated from Meno’s Alien language into English.

In Book Two: Wet Friend!, Meno looks to cheer up his friend Yamagoo the jellyfish. Meno calls Wishi, who grants wishes, to find a friend that can live in the water with Yamagoo and cheer him up! And let’s just say one of the suggested friends is David Hasselhoff! David Hasselhoff in a children’s book–imagine that!

Want to win your own copy of Book Two: Wet Friend! (Adventure of Meno)? Tony and Angela Diterlizzi discuss the talents they wish they had in the video below. I have to agree with Angela on this one–I wish I had Tony’s ability to draw. If you’d like to be entered in the drawing, sign up for my monthly newsletter (The Book Bugz) in the upper right hand sidebar of this blog and leave a comment below letting me know what talent you wish you had.

  • For contact purposes, if you are a non-blogger or your email is not accessible in your blog profile, please leave a valid email address within the comment section.
  • Contest is open to US only
  • Contest ends on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST.
  • Winner will be chosen at random and notified on Monday, February 22, 2010.

For more information, please visit PlanetMeno

Also, don’t forget to check out Fish For a Free Book where you’ll find a bunch more children’s book giveaways across the web.

Disclosure: Some of the books I review are received from publishers , PR agencies, and authors, but it does not sway my opinion of the book. I maintain affiliate accounts with Amazon and Barnes & Noble. If you purchase a book through one of my links, I will receive a small commission (at no cost to you). You can support this site by originating your purchase via these links and I appreciate your support of Lori Calabrese Writes!

Fish for a Free Book for February 5, 2010

February 5, 2010 by Lori Calabrese · View Comments 

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It’s time to Fish for a Free Book! Below you’ll find the links of some wonderful blogs that are hosting a children’s -young adult book giveaway.

For those of you hosting a children’s- young adult book-related giveaway, sponsoring a giveaway, or anyone who has found a really awesome giveaway that you’d like to share with us, please leave it here!

(Please make sure it’s children’s book related–any spam will be deleted)

Remember to post your giveaways as the one listed below. Be sure to include the Prize and the Ending Date as part of the “Name” in the link.

Name: Lori Calabrese Writes! – How We Are Smart – 11/20
Link: Link directly to the giveaway
Shows up like this: Lori Calabrese Writes – How We Are Smart – 11/20

Then, be sure to enter all the fantastic giveaways you find below!

Still looking for more? You can find even more book giveaway listings at these other great blogs:
Brimful Curiosities–Full to the Brim
Winning Readings (A bunch of giveaway listings including Children’s Books)

Fish for a Free Book for January 29, 2010

January 29, 2010 by Lori Calabrese · View Comments 

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It’s time to Fish for a Free Book! Below you’ll find the links of some wonderful blogs that are hosting a children’s -young adult book giveaway.

For those of you hosting a children’s- young adult book-related giveaway, sponsoring a giveaway, or anyone who has found a really awesome giveaway that you’d like to share with us, please leave it here!

(Please make sure it’s children’s book related–any spam will be deleted)

Remember to post your giveaways as the one listed below. Be sure to include the Prize and the Ending Date as part of the “Name” in the link.

Name: Lori Calabrese Writes! – How We Are Smart – 11/20
Link: Link directly to the giveaway
Shows up like this: Lori Calabrese Writes – How We Are Smart – 11/20

Then, be sure to enter all the fantastic giveaways you find below!

Still looking for more? You can find even more book giveaway listings at these other great blogs:
Brimful Curiosities–Full to the Brim
Winning Readings (A bunch of giveaway listings including Children’s Books)