Congratulations to Meghan and Susan Hutchinson our April book winners. Meghan’s name was drawn first, so she will have her pick of the two books. Would you both please email me at sue@sueharrison.com.
Thank you!
Sue
This month our free books are for children. You are eligible for the drawing on Monday, April 26, if you post and let us know one of your favorite children’s books.
Our first April Free Book is for children ages 3 – 5. The title is BUSY FRIENDS by Constance Allen. It is a large hardcover “Discovery Book” full of all your favorite Sesame Street characters. Here’s a publisher’s blurb .
“Inside, kids will find two stories featuring action-packed scenes and fun interactive elements like flaps, pull-tabs, and more! Engaging activites on every page include early learning concepts like colors and counting.”
Our second April Free Book is actually two books from the “First Questions and Answers” series. They are paperback books (approx. 8″x12″), 32 pages each. They are appropriate for ages 4 (advanced) to 8. The book titles are WHY DID KNIGHTS FIGHT? and WHY DID PIRATES BURY TREASURE? both by Miles Kelly and illustrated by a variety of artists. Each book is full of questions and very interesting and enlightening answers about the subject - in this case, knights and pirates. Even adults will find the information included very educational. (At least I did.)
All the April Free Books are brand new.
Well, let me know your favorite children’s book or books. My all-time favorite is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS. What’s yours?
Congratulations to Stephanie and to Debbie Colwell! You are the March free book winners. Stephanie’s name was drawn first, so she gets first pick. Both of you please email me at sue@sueharrison.com. Stephanie, let me know which book you prefer – WATER FOR ELEPHANTS or EXPOSURE. Congratulations!
For all our Blog readers, I will post the April free books during the first full week of April. Be sure to check in and see our April choices.
Blessings-
Sue
I remember when my dream was to become a PUBLISHED AUTHOR, with READERS and even maybe, perhaps, possibly earning money for what I wrote. I am fortunate. That dream came true for me, but not until I had learned as much as I could about how the book business worked. What agents do; what publishers do; what authors are supposed to do. (I’ve still got a lot to learn!)
If any of you are pursuing that dream, in the midst of that dream or have achieved that dream you may be interested in our February Give-Away Book. It is JEFF HERMAN’S GUIDE TO BOOK PUBLISHERS, EDITORS, AND LITERARY AGENTS 2010. To be eligible for the drawing, simply post a question or a comment about writing, publishing, editors or agents on this Blog, January 19 through February 19. The book drawing will be February 20. I will notify the winner who will receive the book via USPS book rate shipping.
The February Book Give-Away is in honor of my brother Bob.
Good Luck! Sue
Our book winners for January, 2010, are Karyn Kiefer and Roberta Johnson! Karyn’s was the first name drawn, so she will have her choice of our two books, and the other book will go to Roberta. Karyn and Roberta, please email me at sue@sueharrison.com. Congratulations!
Here are the two book blurbs I promised you. Hope you have entered a post about any book you gave to others in December. If so, yours will be among the names in our drawing on Thursday for one of these two books. Good luck!
BETWEEN SUNDAYS by Karen Kingsbury
A jacket blurb: “Megan Gunn works two jobs and spends her spare time helping at a youth center. Much of what she does, she does for the one boy for whom she is everything — a foster child whose dying mother left in him Megan’s care. Mow Megan wants to adopt him, but one obstacle stands in the way. Her foster son, Cory, is convinced that the 49ers quarterback Aaron Hill is his father.”
DARK ASSASSIN by Anne Perry
This mystery set in Victorian England follows William Monk and his intrepid wife Hester as they attempt to solve the riddles behind three mysterious deaths. Their invetigations take them from the luxurious drawing rooms of London’s power brokers to the undergournd warrens of London’s poor and starving. “With gripping courtroom scenes, breathless horror beneath the earth, and a plot that twists and turns toward a stunning denouement, DARK ASSASSIN is absolutely one of Anne Perry’s best.”
(FYI: These books have already been given away. If you would like to enter the monthly drawing for a free book(s), please read the most recent Free Books! Post.)
I don’t know about you, but I LOVE getting books. I have a whole corner of my office stacked with Books-I-Can’t-Wait-To-Read, which are, of course, the very best kind!
So just as I promised, I’m going to share the joy by giving away two hardcover novels by two great authors. If this book give-away is successful (In other words, if I receive replies to this Post…) We’ll try to do this every month. No contests, just a set of weird or silly or fun qualificaitons. This month’s qualifications? You are eligible if you gave someone a book in the month of December – any kind of book for any reason, in December, 2009. Just post a reply to me on my Blog and include the title of the book(s) you gave.
On Thursday evening, I will place the names of the “postees” in a bowl and draw out two. The first drawn will receive his or her choice of one of the two novels below. The second will receive the remaining book. I will mail you your book via USPS book rate mail. Yes, you’re eligible if you live somewhere else than the USA.
This month’s books are (drumroll….) BETWEEN SUNDAYS, a love story by Karen Kingsbury, and DARK ASSASSIN, a mystery by Anne Perry. I’ll post Blurbs about each of them tomorrow and publish your posts as they come in.
This month’s Book Give-Away is in honor of my brother John, whose birthday is in January.
Good luck!
Sue