Blog Giveaway!

Welcome to my first blog giveaway!

I am giving away a hardcover book called "Elusive Moose" in celebration of my becoming a Stallholder for Barefoot Books, an indy publisher of high quality children's books that celebrates art and story, oneness of humanity and diversity.

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1905236751
ISBN-13: 978-1905236756
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches


If you want to look inside the book, go to http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1905236751/ref=sib_dp_ptu#reader-link


Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal (PreSchool-Grade 2)

–An unseen narrator lists the variety of northern wildlife she has seen, while expressing her desire to see a moose. Even just one glimpse of the elusive beast would fulfill her wish. The simple text is brought to life by endearing fabric appliqué illustrations. Each spread brims with cuddly looking felt animals and birds, adorned with button eyes, sequin spots, and pom-pom noses. The textured artwork lovingly depicts horses in a green pasture, beavers gnawing white birch trees, ducks swimming in a blue-patterned pond, etc. Colorful flowers made from an assortment of beads, fabric scraps, and creative stitch work add depth and contrast to the pictures. Observant children will notice that the yearned-for moose appears in each spread, often partly hidden but sometimes in plain view, adding to the fun. Back matter includes an annotated picture catalog of the animals mentioned and shows their tracks. A cozy fall-turns-to-winter story to share with budding nature lovers.–Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From Booklist

Fabric and felt collages, accented with tiny sequins, buttons, and beads, make a cozy, tactile backdrop for this humorous, winning lament. The narrator, whom viewers never see, gives a rhyming catalog of all the animals he or she has seen in the north woods: "Far off in the north / I've seen horses with foals. / I've spied beaver families / And marmots and moles." But never has the narrator seen a moose. The joke of the book, which grows richer with each reading, is that moose are present in part in every double-spread--antlers peeking through forest foliage, "moose hoof prints / On land white with snow." Finally, on the last spread, the narrator's wish comes true: there's a moose looking right at the viewer. Appended are several pages that picture and identify the animals that appeared in the book as well as a selection of animal tracks and a "Meet the Moose!" page of intriguing information about the shy creature. Connie FletcherCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Review

"A cozy fall-turns-to-winter story to share with budding nature lovers." --School Library Journal

Product Description

Travel to the northern lands to search for the elusive moose hidden in every scene of this charming book. You'll learn about the animals and the changing seasons in no time with the informative notes at the end.

About the Author

Joan Gannij began her career as a writer/photographer in America, before moving to Amsterdam to focus on her writing. She has written a number of travel guides and poetry collections, and Elusive Moose is her first project for Barefoot Books. Clare Beaton has been charming audiences for years with her handcrafted children's picture books. She has published many titles with Barefoot, including How Big is A Pig? (PB: 9781841480787; BB: 9781841489582), Mother Goose Remembers (HC with CD: 9781846860034), Secret Seahorse (HC: 9781841480787; PB: 9781841488769; BB: 9781905236145), and I Dreamt I Was a Dinosaur (HC: 9781841482378; BB: 9781846860157). Clare lives in London. --This text refers to the Board book edition.

Giveaway Information

Enter to win a brand new copy of Elusive Moose by leaving a comment on this post. If you blog about this contest and leave a separate comment I will give you an extra entry. The deadline for entry is December 14th, a winner will be announced on December 15th. This contest is open to everyone but only those in the U.S. and Canada can join me in this business. Such are the rules set by the business. So if you live outside the U.S. but have friends in the U.S., you are still eligible for entry as you can refer a friend from the U.S. all the same.

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*Post about this giveaway in your blog.

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*Join me on this Barefoot journey. Simply click on http://www.barefoot-books.com/us/site/pages/stallholderform.php

*Refer a friend(s) who joins me on this journey.

Once you do these please come post again in the comments and let me know what you bought or where you posted or if you joined or if your friend(s) joined! Completely hassle-free as it's completely free to join and there is no catch - no minimum sales to upkeep each month. You won't regret ever having seen these wonderful books that celebrate diversity and oneness of humanity. Montessorians and all of who love high quality literature for their children love them. Also, it's going to make a wonderful gift for a lucky child!

Good luck and please spread the word! Thanks to all!