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Selfies in the Wild by C.L. Murphy, Blog Tour, $200 Giveaway

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The Adventures of Lovable Lobo: Selfies in the WildC.L. Murphy

  • Written and illustrated by C.L. Murphy
  • Publisher: Peanut Butter Prose (August 1, 2016)
  • Publication Date: August 1, 2016
  • ASIN: B01HC76S5O

 

 

About The Book

Lobo and his sidekick raven find a trail camera in their neck of the woods, and it attracts the attention of forest friends. Images captured have never been sillier or more candid. Just as their wild dispositions are exposed, the photo shoot comes to an unexpected end and they’re all left wondering why. The reason may be obvious.

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What I Thought

Selfies in the Wild is a TOTALLY FUN BOOK! Lobo, the wolf pup, and his buddies discover a trail camera, and when they realize that the trail cam captures pictures of them (without actually “capturing” them), they come up with some hilarious star-studded poses that are wonderfully illustrated.  There are some clever words too; in Lobo’s world the characters are glutton-free and have feet that are pawsitively stinky. As the characters in this book state: “Let’s make a good impression”, that is certainly what C.L. Murphy did by writing and illustrating this book.

C.L. Murphy’s book are always fantastic, and Selfies in the Wild is the latest book in the author’s string of well written and delightful illustrated books. The author has an incredible imaginative way with words and art that captures the hearts of children and adults alike. This book had me chuckling throughout.  Lobo and friends always make life an adventure–I love that about these books.

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About The Author

C.L. Murphy2C.L. Murphy is a tamer of fictitious wild animals. As the author and illustrator of the children’s picture book series THE ADVENTURES OF LOVABLE LOBO, she spends her days managing her overactive imagination. The main character in the series was inspired by a lovable wolf that she raised for over 14 years. She’s been a member of SCBWI since 2012. She lives amongst the wildlife in a real enchanted forest with her husband. They have two wildly perfect or perfectly wild sons, depending on the day, and a menagerie of other untamed animals. http://lovablelobo.com

Website: http://lovablelobo.com

Blog: http://lovablelobo.wordpress.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LovableLobo

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lovable-Lobo/265661023552725

Google+: https://plus.google.com/+CLMurphyKidLit

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/murphymess/

 

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Book Review – Kitty Claus by T. L. Needham

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Kitty Clause coverKitty Claus

by T.L. Needham, Lizzy Dodig (Illustrator)
Kindle Edition, 28 pages
Published November 10th 2013 by Outskirts Press Inc. (first published November 16th 2012)

About the Book: Can Kitty Claus, the meanest cat around, learn what Christmas is all about? On a snowy Christmas Eve a fierce cat named Kitty Claus rules over a family of starving mice. Until a frightful crisis for the ferocious Kitty Claus is resolved when the father mouse rescues him from danger and transforms their adversity into a new bond of mutual friendship. This is a little story-poem of transformation, courage, and righteous behavior that generates the most positive outcome. Originally published in the award-winning book -PESKY POEMS- a collection by T. L. Needham.

What I Thought: Kitty Claus is a wonderful poetic story. I love books that give me warm heart tingles, books that are written in a whimsical way where magic flows from page to page. I especially enjoyed the heartwarming theme of helping those in need, no matter what color their fur is. The illustrations are exceptionally well done and fit the text of the book perfectly. Kitty Claus and his mice friends are charming and their tale is one everyone will love.

About the Author: T. L. Needham, is an award winning author and a native of Kansas City. He grew up with tales of survival of his mother’s family, who endured life during the 1920s and 1930s in western Kansas. This inspired him to write the historic memoir–When I Was A Child, which was honored with an HONORABLE MENTION in WRITER’S DIGEST INDIE BOOK AWARDS, plus a FINALISTS by USA BOOK NEWS–BEST BOOKS AWARD in the category of History-USA. In addition, this book has been awarded the BRONZE MEDAL by READERS FAVORITE, a national book review/literary critic/author services firm. Recently this book was awarded a GOLD MEDAL by Global Ebook Awards, and the cover was awarded an HONORABLE MENTION MEDAL.
Read More: http://www.amazon.com/T.-L.-Needham/e/B004U1PXVQ/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Other Books by the Author:

When I Was a Child   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11009712-when-i-was-a-child
The She Wolf http://www.amazon.com/She-Wolf-T-L-Needham-ebook/dp/B00KQ3UCRW/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
Pesky Poems http://www.amazon.com/PESKY-POEMS-T-L-Needham-ebook/dp/B00BPEBNQ0/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Grammar Lesson – Between vs. Among

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Excerpt from The Dragon Grammar Book by Diane Mae Robinson, coming soon to a kingdom near you.

 

Finally! An easy-to-understand grammar book with a sense of humor. From multi-award winning children’s fantasy author, Diane Mae Robinson, The Dragon Grammar Book, featuring the characters of The Pen Pieyu Adventures series, introduces beginners to the basic rules of the English language.  For middle grades to adults, The Dragon Grammar Book is an entertaining adventure into the mysterious Land of Grammar.

 

Between vs. Among

Between and among are often confused because their difference in meaning is subtle. Both words are prepositions.

Between is usually used with two separate and distinct things.

The grammar book is hidden between the oven and the ice box.

Between can also be used with three or more things as long as they are separate and distinct.

The differences between dragons, horses, and unicorns are all listed in the royal rule book.

A common misconception is that between is used with two things andamong is used with three or more things. When using a comparison for separate and distinct things, use between.

Among is used when talking about individuals or things that aren’t distinct. It is usually used to portray a group of people or things. Among is usually followed by a plural noun.

 If you live among dragons, you should wear fire-proof apparel.

The king seeks approval among those who agree with him.

Among and amongst both mean amidst, surrounded by, or in the company of. Amongst is uncommon and is only really used in literary prose seeking to add a sense of the old fashioned.

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The Pen Pieyu Adventures – Secret Character Facts

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CHARACTERS FROM SIR PRINCESS PETRA – The Pen Pieyu Adventures (book one)

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Sir Princess Petra LongstrideLives in The Kingdom of Pen Pieyu in the Land of Pen Pieyu (see map). She is the first and only knight of her kingdom.

Birthday: September 9

Age: 9

Middle name: Brettania (middle name after her grandmother, Brettania May Longstride, the great story teller).

Favorite color: pink

Favorite foods: chocolate, mushrooms, olives, nuts, wild berries.

Favorite activities: archery, jousting, Highland dancing, riding her steed, javelin tossing, home-school lessons, onion throwing, polishing her armour, making mud pies, and her most favorite activity, adventures.

Dislikes: big meanies, eating anything with onions in it, bees.

Parent’s names: King William Kuff Longstride and Queen Mabel Viola Longstride

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Snarls the Dragon

Lives nearby and inside and around Dragon Mountain in The Forest of Doom (see map).Birthday: October 23

Age: 3 (that equals 12 in people years).

Middle name: Lotzapuf (middle name after his mother’s father, Singe Burnett Lotzapuf).

Last name: Doom

Favorite color: shiny silver things.

Favorite food: onions.

Favorite activities: cooking, barbeques, parties, adventures.

Dislikes: falling rocks, being chased, indigestion.

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Bograt the Bog Witch

Lives in the bogs and swamps smack-in-the middle of all the other lands of all of the other kingdoms, and just at the edge of Hobble-Wobble Creek. (see map).Birthday: February 30 (that’s what her birth certificate says).

Age: she counts 10 years by the succession of seasons.

Real name: Marsheesh Mya Mire

Favorite color: black

Favorite foods: onions, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, squash, pretty well all vegetables.

Favorite activities: chasing frogs, scaring people (well, only a little), cooking and eating onion-anything, picking mushrooms, mud baths, making deals, exploring,

Dislikes: frilly dresses, water baths.

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Prince Nastybun

Lives in The Kingdom of Messogie, just east and a little north of The Kingdom of Crablips (see map).Birthday: June 1

Age: 10

First Name: Norton

Middle Name: Hiney (This was very hard information to come by, and nobody, until now, knew of his middle name).

Favorite color: purple.

Favorite foods: asparagus, mushrooms, squid (although he rarely gets to eat squid because squid comes from the sea to the west, and he lives far away from the sea to the west—see map again).

Favorite activities: riding his pony, commanding his puny army, spear throwing, drying off, exploring.

Dislikes: falling off his pony, soggy boots, moss on his armour, scary things.

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King and Queen Longstride

Rulers, owners, and directors of Pen Pieyu Kingdom where they retain, direct, rule, and pay the bills at Longstride castle. Also, Petra’s parents.King’s name, birthday, age:  King William Kuff Longstride,  January 1, 52 years of age.

Queen’s name, birthday, age: Queen Mabel Viola Longstride, January 3, 41 years of age.

King’s favorite food/ activities: octopus stew, octopus crepes; being the lord over of his kingdom.

Queen’s favorite food/activities:  coconut shrimp, coconut cream pie; practicing a faint that doesn’t mess her hairdo, ruling her husband’s kingdom.

King’s dislikes: women trying to rule his kingdom.

Queen’s dislikes:  octopus stew.

Check out https://dragonsbook.com/for-kids/ for more facts about book two characters in this dragon books for children series.  Kids, print out Sir Princess Petra coloring pages.