Hi everyone! Summer is almost here, a time of…what was it? Sun? No. Sand? Heavens no. Surf? Oh please.
A time of READING! Everyone knows summer is time to sign up for your library’s summer reading program, and making yourself a nice sturdy book fort to read your way through. So many great books to tackle!
Need some help starting that fort? Enter below for a chance to win a signed copy of my picture book, Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book). It’s just right for silly summertime fun, plus Everyday Reading says it’s worth getting up early for, and Scary Mommy says you won’t mind reading it 957 times at bedtime, so maybe it’ll be the only book in your book fort, and that’ll be just fine.
Just recently discovered Snappsy. I even read it to my college students. Love it! Excited about this giveaway.
A couple favs this summer are Max the Brave, The Book Ate My Dog, and How to Share with a Bear.
Thanks.
I LOVE that you read Snappsy to your college students! And I love the first two books you mentioned, but haven’t read How to Share with a Bear — must inter-library loan immediately! (Or, wait, after I — AHEM! — pay some library fines that I apparently have.) Thanks for the recommendation!
I have Snappsy on the brain after attending Joanna Cardenas picture book session at NJ SCBWI this weekend:)
So jealous you saw Joanna! She is the best! I am very, very lucky to have her as an editor.
Snappsy is such fun! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! Good luck!
Would love to own a copy of Snappsy, Julie! This is a great mentor text! It gives me hope that maybe one day one of my rule breakers might make it, too. 🙂
Yay for rule breakers! (And super yay for saying it’s a great mentor text! THAT makes me so happy.)
I would love to snap up Snappsy! What a great giveaway. Congrats on your new PB!
Thank you!
Hi Julie!
I love this book and I bring my picture books into my middle school language arts class. The Tweens are lovin it too. My dog Jack can always sniff out a good book too, and his nose was all over this one? I’d love a copy, my Tweens would love that I have a copy for them and my dog Jack would love a copy too???.
Thanks!
I am just as excited about your dog loving it as your tweens loving it.
Just gave this to my niece for her birthday. I’d love another 🙂
YAY! Thanks for letting me know you gave it as a birthday present! That’s so great.
Yay for Snappsy! I would love a signed copy!
My new favorite book about summer is Summerlost by Ally Condie. It’s a must read!
I’ve got to get Summerlost! I’ve heard such amazing things about it!
As a kid I loved reading my old school books do I’d have to say a summer favorite is Dick and Jane books. If I don’t win this I’m going to have to buy a copy because our Random Acts summer activities include giving a kids book to our local library. And Snappsy is our choice!
I am definitely on board with that Random Act! So much fun! What are some of the other Random Acts??
I love your positive attitude! Enjoy your creative tweets & posts very much!
Thank you!
Our whole school loves this book! Students loved figuring out who the narrator was!
Even I loved figuring out who the narrator was (I didn’t know until I saw the illustrations!).
I am currently reading the Texas Bluebonnet nominees and have really enjoyed them!