| A Contest for The Forest of Hands and Teeth |
[Mar. 1st, 2009|07:59 pm] |
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An exciting new YA due to be released on March 10, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, is getting rave reviews:
“A bleak but gripping story. . . Poignant and powerful.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
and this one:
“Will keep most readers riveted.”—Booklist
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| my daughter's bedtime reading |
[Feb. 24th, 2009|10:03 pm] |
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I shipped my daughter off to bed, only to peek in on her and find her reading with the night light on. The book that's keeping her up past her bedtime.......
 I'm so not surprised. It was a great read! I haven't read #2, but I'd better hurry before daughter hogs the book.
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| Millbrook Book Festival |
[May. 10th, 2008|02:12 pm] |
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On May 16 and 17, the village of Millbrook will host its first book festival, Spring into Books.
This village-wide event promises a fun, free, and family-oriented day of lively panel discussions with award-winning authors, book signings, and events for children.
Kickoff festivities begin Friday, May 16 at 6 p.m. when the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 2801 Sharon Turnpike (Route 44A), will host a reception for the public featuring live music and refreshments. At 7 p.m. Andrew C. Revkin, environmental reporter for The New York Times, will give a presentation titled "The Uncertain Journey Toward Nine Billion: Communicating Ecology on a Crowding Planet." Festival goers are invited to take tours of the Cary Institute and attend science demonstrations from 4 p.m to 6 p.m.
On Saturday, May 17, book lovers of all ages are invited to join authors for signings and panel discussions at locations throughout Millbrook. Topics include Literary Fiction, Romance, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Local History, Poetry, Picture Books, and Spirituality. Local eateries and community organizations will be selling meals throughout the day, and will close the festival with family-friendly stand-up comedy at 7 p.m.
Authors slated to appear at the festival include Valerie Martin, whose novel Property, won the Orange Prize; children's writer Alan Katz, whose books include Are You Quite Polite?, and whose television writing has garnered several Emmy nominations; mystery writer Julia Spencer-Fleming, an Edgar Award finalist for her novel Out of the Deep I Cry; and Jennifer Donnelly, recipient of the Carnegie Medal for her young adult novel A Northern Light. ***Also Karen Orloff, author of I Wanna Iguana, and ME! Author of, well, you know. :)
Here's the Millbrook Book Festival website:
http://www.millbrookbookfestival.org-a.googlepages.com/home
And here's the schedule of events:
http://www.millbrookbookfestival.org-a.googlepages.com/millbrookbookfestivalschedule
Cross your fingers for nice weather! Are any of you in the vicinity of Millbrook, NY? I'd love to meet you!
~Della |
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| What nut are you? |
[May. 9th, 2008|07:53 am] |
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You Are a Walnut
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You are down to earth and genuine.
Responsible and practical, you are a grown up in all aspects of your life.
You probably eat a healthy diet and get enough exercise.
And while you're not wild, you're not boring either. You're actually very deep and interesting.
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| ICL Guest Chat |
[May. 8th, 2008|08:39 pm] |
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Ooooh, exciting news! The Institute of Children's Literature GUEST CHAT for
May 22, "Down the Publishing Path," features *insert drumroll********
HAROLD UNDERDOWN!!
Harold Underdown, editor and writer of The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Publishing Children's Books will be with ICL to help us understand all the
steps along the publishing path and how to walk it more smoothly. To learn
more about Harold, check out http://www.underdown.org
http://www.theinstituteofchildrensliterature.com/G2685/
See you there! |
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| BOARD BOOK WINNERS |
[Jul. 18th, 2007|02:25 pm] |
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I'm happy to announce the two winners of the How Will I Ever Sleep In This Bed? board book contest......
First, the winner of the humorous short story/anecdote contest about a child and his/her stuffed animal. The winning story, entitled DUDE DOG, was by Larry H. (Bobcat on the Blueboards!) There were many many cute stories, but Larry's really cracked up my girls - the judges! Here's the funny story:
Dude Dog
Emily is 3 years old. Her favorite stuffed animal is a puppy she calls Dude Dog. Dude Dog gets blamed for everything. One night it was time for her bedtime story. So, there we were--me, Emily, Dude Dog and a book. About halfway through my little princess rattled off a round of toots that nearly took the paint off the wall. I said nothing. Seconds later she started wrinkling her nose. She finally picked up Dude Dog, looked him in the eye, and said, "Dude, that was either you or Daddy and one of you needs to stop!"
We never did finish that story….
The second winner was a name picked at random from those who correctly identified the animal on the front of my book - a lamb! That winner is Martha Fields, a longtime student at the Institute of Children's Literature.
CONGRATULATIONS LARRY AND MARTHA!!
~Della |
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| CONTEST - NEW, EASIER WAY TO ENTER!!!! |
[Jun. 6th, 2007|08:12 am] |
*CONTEST: NEW, EASIER WAY TO ENTER*
I’m delighted to announce that my picture book was recently reprinted in board book format. I’m holding a contest to celebrate this new edition. Two winners will receive a signed, personalized copy of my board book, HOW WILL I EVER SLEEP IN THIS BED?
THERE ARE NOW TWO WAYS TO ENTER:
THE FIRST WAY: In 100 words or less, tell me a humorous story or funny anecdote involving a child and his/her stuffed animal(s). It could be about you, when you were little, or about your child/children, a niece or nephew, grandchild, student, etc.
Keep the writing kid-friendly (rated G) as my two girls are the judges. (Believe me, they are experts in the stuffed animal department.) I’d like to post the winning stories/anecdotes.
THE SECOND WAY: Simply tell me what stuffed animal the boy is holding on the cover of my book, How Will I Ever Sleep In This Bed? I will randomly pull a name to determine the winner.
So come on, folks, how easy is that? I know it's June, and a busy time of year....but I made it reeeeeally easy to enter. No lengthy writing required.
Send your entries by email to DRFerreriBooks @ optonline dot net
Take out the spaces around the @ and add the real dot (.)
Put CONTEST ENTRY in the subject line.
I will try to give a personal response so you know your entry was received.
YOU MAY ENTER ONE TIME, EITHER WAY.
Book will be mailed to U.S. or Canadian addresses only.
Contest runs June 1, 2007 to July 10, 2007. Winners will be notified in mid-July and announced at Verla’s, LiveJournal, ICL and my web site: www.DellaRossFerreri.com
My girls and I look forward to reading your funny stories/anecdotes. Thanks, and have fun!
~Della |
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| IT'S A CONTEST! |
[Jun. 1st, 2007|10:18 pm] |
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I’m delighted to announce that my picture book was recently reprinted in board book format. I’m holding a contest to celebrate this new edition. Two winners will receive a signed, personalized copy of my board book, HOW WILL I EVER SLEEP IN THIS BED?
HERE’S HOW TO ENTER: In 100 words or less, tell me a humorous story or funny anecdote involving a child and his/her stuffed animal(s). It could be about you, when you were little, or about your child/children, a niece or nephew, grandchild, student, etc.
Keep the writing kid-friendly (rated G) as my two girls are the judges. (Believe me, they are experts in the stuffed animal department.) I’d like to post the winning stories/anecdotes.
Send your entries by email to DRFerreriBooks @ optonline dot net
Take out the spaces around the @ and add the real dot (.)
Put CONTEST ENTRY in the subject line.
I will try to give a personal response so you know your entry was received.
Book will be mailed to U.S. or Canadian addresses only.
Contest runs June 1, 2007 to July 10, 2007. Winners will be notified in mid-July and announced at Verla’s, LiveJournal, ICL and my web site: www.DellaRossFerreri.com
My girls and I look forward to reading your funny stories/anecdotes. Thanks, and have fun!
~Della |
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| YAAAAAAY CINDY!!! |
[Jan. 22nd, 2007|02:04 pm] |
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Oh My Goodness! I can't stand it! I am so happy for you! And to think, I waded in a pond, swatting vicious Maine mosquitoes with a Newbery honor author!!! |
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| Horn Book review |
[Nov. 7th, 2006|11:03 am] |
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I realized I never posted this good news. When I stayed w/LisaM for the Rutgers conference, she used her librarian code to search book reviews for How Will I Ever Sleep in This Bed? ...And we found a wonderful one in Horn Book:
Horn Book (Spring 2006)
Unable to sleep in his new big bed, a boy gathers his many stuffed
animals for company--but now, there's no room left for him! With a
massive push, the animals land on the floor and the boy finally falls
asleep. The pleasant rhymes and warm illustrations make for a
sympathetic, encouraging, and amusing account of this potentially
difficult bedtime transition. |
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| (no subject) |
[Oct. 7th, 2006|03:35 am] |
| My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul |
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| volleypop goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as mouse. | | alwayslisa gives you 2 red-orange lime-flavoured jawbreakers. | | annemariepace tricks you! You lose 1 pieces of candy! | | artistq gives you 4 tan passionfruit-flavoured nuggets. | | bluemalibu tricks you! You get a 3.5-inch floppy disc. | | cassandra_w tricks you! You get a wad of paper. | | kmarcus tricks you! You get a block of wood. | | lizjonesbooks gives you 11 yellow watermelon-flavoured wafers. | | pamm gives you 4 softly glowing pineapple-flavoured pieces of taffy. | | shellybecker gives you 10 dark green licorice-flavoured jawbreakers. | | tamarak gives you 10 orange licorice-flavoured jawbreakers. | | volleypop ends up with 40 pieces of candy, a 3.5-inch floppy disc, a wad of paper, and a block of wood. | | Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern. |
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| JoNoWriMo+1.5 |
[Sep. 18th, 2006|01:43 pm] |
My goal: to have the focus and the stick-with-it-ness to write two PBs, one with Meg, the other from an earlier idea file. Just those two writing for children projects or else my brain will turn to mush. |
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| LJ question about email notification |
[Sep. 12th, 2006|10:48 pm] |
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Hi! When I first joined LJ, I'd get email notification for any responses that were made in my journal, or responses to my posts in other peoples journals. Now I have to go and make a special trip to see if there are new posts. Hmmmmm. I don't *think* I changed anything. How do I get notified via email that there are new posts? thanks! |
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| Good news for How Will I Ever Sleep in This Bed? |
[Aug. 7th, 2006|01:25 pm] |
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Thanks to Tammi, I found out How Will I Ever Sleep in This Bed? is listed as a 'bestseller' in the Sterling 2006 catalog. (along with Cowboy Camp and Baby Can't Sleep!!!)
And thanks to Lisa, I just found out How Will I Ever Sleep in This Bed? will be a board book, due out spring 2007. (along with Baby Can't Sleep!!!)
HOW COOL IS THAT??!!
(So refreshing to get good news this week after not one, not two, not three, but FOUR rejections.) |
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