Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Children's Book Review Tuesday: There's a Mouse Hiding in This Book!

Book Title: There's a Mouse Hiding in This Book

Author:  Benjamin Bird

Publish Date: September 1, 2014

 Why I Read this Book: I received a free copy of this book for review purposes from NetGalley.  This in no way influenced my review.


 

 

 

 

 

 

Review


I enjoyed this book. It is a great interactive book for little kids. It has wonderful illustrations and I think it could easily become a child's favorite book.

Final Statements


Recommended Reading Age: 5 and under

Overall Rating: 4/5






Monday, September 1, 2014

Travel the World in Books Read-a-thon Challenge: Make Your Own Book Map

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Today's challenge was to use Google Maps to create a book related map of your own.  This mini-challenge was hosted by guiltless reading.  I created a map showing the birth places of my favorite authors.  Here it is:






This was an incredibly fun challenge!  Thank you for hosting this challenge, guiltless reading!

Travel the World in Books Read-a-thon: Goals and TBR (September 1-September 14)

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I am so excited about another read-a-thon that starts this week!  Travel the World in Books Readathon is hosted by Mom's Small Victories, Lost in Books and Savvy Working GirlHere is a blurb about the read-a-thon:
Explore countries other than the one you live in. Read as much as you can of books set in a different country or by an author from a different country. Read for your own pleasure or learning, read with your kids or both. Travel the world from the comfort of your own home and learn about different cultures. Expand your horizons and show publishers that #WeNeedDiverseBooks to promote cultural understanding and diversity in our reading. Support diverse authors and books.
Although I do not have very much time to read this week, this read-a-thon seems really unique and interesting so I decided to participate in this read-a-thon.  If you would like to still sign up for this incredible read-a-thon, there is still time.  All that you need to do is follow the link above and follow the instructions.  Here is the schedule for the read-a-thon:
August 29, 2014
* Sign ups are open until the end of the readathon September 14, 2014 at 11:59EST. You must be registered to be eligible for giveaways.
* Link up your readathon goals. This linkup will be open for the duration of the readathon so enter whenever you can.


Monday, September 1, 2014
* Readathon officially begins at 12:00am EST.
* Make Your Own Book Map Mini-Challenge & Giveaway hosted by Guiltless Reading – Start up your own book map using Google Maps … put in some of your past or recent reads. Be creative!
* Giveaways open for registered participants.


Tuesday, September 2, 2014
* Global Reading Exposure Mini-Challenge hosted by GirlXOXO – Share a favorite book that’s set in a different region of the World from where you live.


Wednesday, September 3, 2014
* Interview with Adria J. Cimino, Author of Paris Rue des Martyrs. My review. Giveaway.
* Facebook chat at 9-10pm EST. Questions will be posted on my Facebook page. Respond during the chat or come back later and enter your comments.


Thursday, September 4 2014
* Author interview/guest post to be announced.


Friday, September 5 2014
* Author interview/guest post to be announced.


Saturday, September 6 2014
* Author interview/guest post to be announced.


Sunday, September 7, 2014
* Linkup your first week’s progress


Monday, September 8, 2014
* Author interview/guest post to be announced.


Tuesday, September 9, 2014
* Spine Poetry Mini-Challenge hosted by Lost in Books – Create a poem out of book titles. Share your book stack and poems in the post comments, on your blog or on Instagram using the #TraveltheWorldinBooksRAT hashtag.


Wednesday, September 10, 2014
* Author interview/guest post to be announced.
* Twitter chat at 9-10pm EST. Follow Mom’s Small Victories, Lost in Books and Savvy Working Gal. Use the #TraveltheWorldinBooksRAT hashtag.


Thursday, September 11, 2014
* Book Scavenger Hunt Mini-Challenge hosted by me, Mom’s Small Victories. Find books from your TBR or online that fulfill the hunt requirements. Share in the comments, on your blog or on Instagram using the #TraveltheWorldinBooksRAT.


Friday, September 12, 2014
* Author interview/guest post to be announced.


Saturday, September 13, 2014
* Author interview/guest post to be announced.


Sunday, September 14, 2014
* Readathon and giveaways officially end at 11:59pm EST.
* Linkup your wrap up post showing us what you read and accomplished. Linkup will be open until Tuesday, September 16th.
* Take our feedback survey to let us know what you’d like for future events.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
* Giveaway winners will start being notified via email.
I am not going to be able to read much for this read-a-thon as I am really busy this week, but I hope to read at least one book.  Here it goes!
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
    • Set in UK
    • J.K. Rowling is from the UK
  • Kingmaker, Kingbreaker by Karen Miller
    • Written by an author from Vancouver, Canada