The winning titles and translators of this year’s Best Translated Book Award were announced earlier this evening at McNally Jackson Books as part of the PEN World Voices Festival. In poetry, Kiwao Nomura’s Spectacle & Pigsty, translated from the Japanese by Kyoko Yoshida and Forrest Gander, took the top honor, and Wiesław Myśliwski’s Stone Upon Stone, translated from the Polish by Bill Johnston, won for fiction. Organized by Three Percent at the University of Rochester, the Best Transalted Book Award is the only prize of its kind to honor the best original works of international literature and poetry published in the U.S. over the previous year.
Tom Roberge of New Directions and Chad W. Post of Open Letter (who are also co-hosts of the weekly Three Percent Podcast) hosted the celebration, which took place at one of the premiere independent bookstores in the country. Thanks to the support of Amazon.com, $20,000 will be distributed among the winning authors and translators. This is the second consecutive year that Amazon.com has underwritten the BTBA.
“It’s extremely satisfying to be able to give these authors and translators such a significant cash prize,” said BTBA co-founder Chad W. Post, “and it’s especially pleasing to do so in this environment—at such a great bookstore, during such a great festival.”
Wiesław Myśliwski is a two-time winner of Poland’s Nike Award, and was awarded the 2011 Golden Sceptre award for lifetime achievement in the arts. A grand, rural epic, Stone Upon Stone—his first work to be translated into English—is narrated by Syzmek, a Polish farmer determined to build a tomb for himself after a life of boozing, brawling, fighting in the resistance, serving as a marriage officer, and exaggerating his way through the twentieth century and the modernization of his small town. According to the Times Literary Supplement, it’s “a marvel of narrative seduction, a rare double masterpiece of storytelling and translation.” This is the second book published by Archipelago, the Brooklyn-based nonprofit press, to win the award. (Attila Bartis’s Tranquility won in 2009.)
Bill Johnson is Director of the Polish Studies Center at Indiana University, and has translated two dozen works, including Tadeusz Rózewicz’s new poems, for which he won the inaugural Found in Translation award presented to the translator of the finest Polish-English literary translation of the year.
Spectacle & Pigsty is the first full collection of Kiwao Nomura’s poetry to be published in English translation. These strange and wild poems deal with sex and loss and memory by making unpredictable leaps of association. In the words of his publisher, Omnidawn, if you “imagine Fugazi singing philosophy” you can get a sense of what his poetry was like.
Kiwao Nomura is one of Japan’s leading contemporary poets, and is also a prolific critic, translator, and essayist on contemporary poetry. In 2007, he organized the Festival of International Poetry: Toward the Pacific Rim, and was a fellow in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 2005.
Kyolo Yoshida also participated in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 2005. Her work has appeared in several journals, including the Massachusetts Review and the Beloit Fiction Journal. Forrest Gander is the author of several books of poems, translations, and prose, and has edited several anthologies. Two of his translations have been PEN Translation Award Finalists, and he has received fellowships from the NEA, Guggenheim, Whiting, and Howard foundation
You’ve been patiently waiting…so here is the winner of the BOY + BOT AFFIRMATIVELY AWESOME PRIZE PACK which includes the BOT clip, stickers, bookmarks, and a copy of the book!
ConBOTulations, KIRSTEN LARSON!
And these folks win a copy of BOY + BOT:
PENNY MORRISON
JEN MASCHARI
Now, onto our PUZZLED BY PINK winner!
ConPINKulatiolns, MARIA GIANFERRARI!
(Maria, your email bounced so please get in touch with me at tarawrites (at) yahoo (dot) com.)
I’ll be emailing everyone shortly to collect your postal addresses.
Stay tuned because I’ll be picking our PUGS IN A BUG winner tomorrow! (You’ve still got until the end of today to enter.)
Whoops--been so busy trying to get through book 2 I TOTALLY forgot I had a winner to announce today.
Gotta keep this short and sweet though. The winner of the signed COUNCIL OF MIRRORS by Michael Buckley is...
YAY
*tosses confetti*
If that's you, please email me at SWMessenger (at) hotmail (dot) com with your mailing address and I will ship off your prize as soon as I can.
Annnnnnnnnnnd... back to book 2!
Hey! Having a crazy weekend so I'm just dropping in quickly to announce the winners of the 25 page critiques from the lovely Faith (aka the Book Babe). There are two lucky winners this time, and they are:
and
Yay!
*tosses confetti*
If that's you, email Faith at iamthebookbabe (at) gmail (dot) com to arrange your critique. Like I said in the post, she most likely won't have time to actually critique your pages until June, but you'll still want to let her know you won and made sure she's expecting your pages. And yay, now you have time to revise before you send. :)
Hope everyone's having a good weekend. See you back tomorrow!
In the Easter Treasure Hunt, for a signed copy of Odessa and bucketload of swag, congratulation goes out to:
In the Proudly Paranormal Blog Hop, for eBook copies of Prophecy, Prequel to Seraphym Wars and Harpies, Book 2 of Seraphym Wars (as soon as it's available) we have 3 winners: Continue reading →
Sorry guys, no
MMGM for you this week--AND I forgot to announce the winners of all the contests I had ending last week (been a CRAZY weekend, if you can't tell.)
SO, I'm posting the winners today--plus all the awesome MMGM links and I will hopefully have a proper post for you next week!
Okay, so, first--the winner of the 4 amazing ARCs I haven't had time to read (OF POSEIDON, STRUCK, LEXAPROS AND CONS, and THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND SHADOW) is...
The winner of my ARC of THE BAD APPLE (Merits of Mischief #1) is...
AND, last--but certainly not least--the winner of 3 Michael Buckley books of their choice is...
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Holy cow! I have a lot of winners to announce today--so I'm just going to get right to it...
The winner of 3 awesome Lisa McMann books (THE UNWANTEDS, CRYER'S CROSS--which is SIGNED--and DEAD TO YOU) is...
The winner of THE HUMMING ROOM, by Ellen Potter, is...
The winner of the trio of Janette Rallison books (IT'S A MALL WORLD AFTER ALL, MY FAIR GODMOTHER, and HOW TO TAKE THE EX OUT OF EX-BOYFRIEND) is...
AND, last but definitely not least, the winners of a pair of shiny KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES bookmarks. I'd promised 10 winners, but since I got so many entries I've doubled it to 20. (yes, 20!!!) And they are:
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Ugh--once again I'm posting this later than I meant to (can someone please slow down time????). But, at least I didn't completely forget, right?
Anyway, the random winner of WINTERLING, by Sarah Prineas is...
...
Yay!
*tosses confetti*
If that's you, please email me at SWMessenger (at) hotmail (dot) com and I will send off your prize.
For everyone else--keep checking back. I tend to have new contests pop up around here. You never know what I'll give away next. ;)
Eeeek--where has most of the day gone???????
Sorry, I've been so busy with drafting I *almost* forgot to post the winner from Monday's contest. (oops). But hey, better late than never, right?
So without further ado, the winner of a paperback of BEYONDERS: A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES and an ARC of BEYONDERS: SEEDS OF REBELLION is...
*drumroll please*
Yay!
*tosses confetti*
If that's you, please email me at SWMessenger (at) hotmail (dot) com with your mailing address so I can get you your prize.
And for everyone else, I HIGHLY recommend you pick yourself up a copy of these books (or check them out from your library). A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES is now out in paperback, and SEEDS OF REBELLION will be available 3/13/12. Such great reads!
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
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on 2/13/2012
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Greetings, fellow bookworms. Our sixth season culminates with a new list of our favorite books of 2011, the ones that kids couldn't put down and adults couldn't refuse. We don't want Mom frowning or the Librarian to catch any flak, after all. One way to look at the Cybils is that instead of telling kids what we think they should be reading, we take a look at what they already are reading (or likely will read) -- and then pick out the best of them.
And that brings us to this year's winners. If you're an author or an illustrator and you spot your name on this list, don't forget we have shiny gold stickers now and a fancy logo for you.
For everyone else, get ready to update your "To Be Read" pile.
Elementary & Middle Grade
Book Apps
The Monster at the End of This Book
by Callaway Digital Arts, Inc
Nominated by: Sheila Ruth
No one will be able to resist lovable, furry old Grover in this giggle-inducing book app based on the 1971 classic Golden Book. Sesame Street and Callaway Digital Arts hit all the notes perfectly from the opening pages, as Grover draws the reader in with his charm and natural humor. From that point on, no matter what age you may be, you will laugh, smile and read along while Grover tries his best to keep you from turning yet another page. Emerging readers will follow the highlighted words as Grover speaks. Little fingers will tap the screen, discovering ways to untie the ropes and knock down Grover's brick wall, undoing each of his creative attempts to stop them. This app is perfect for preschoolers, but Grover’s silly voice and the engaging interactive features make it fun for all ages.
Fiction Picture Books
Me . . . Jane
by Patrick McDonnell
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Kerry Aradhya
Me...Jane is a touching glimpse into the life of a young Jane Goodall as a curious girl with a love of nature, and books, and a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee. A unique combination of dreamy watercolor vignettes and nature-inspired vintage engravings complement a simple and evocative text. Every element of the book's design, from its album-like cover and heavy yellowed pages to the inclusion of photographs and Goodall's own childhood drawings, helps create a picture book that feels like a relative's cherished scrapbook. Readers of all ages will take inspiration from a young girl who so fully follows her dreams.
Nonfiction Picture Books
I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History's Strangest Cures
by Carlyn Beccia
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Nominated by:
Gracias to ALA (The American Library Association) and ALSC (Association for Library Services for Children) for this post about the 2012 Pura Belpré Awards Winners.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal
The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate.
2012 Author Award Winner
Under the Mesquite, by Guadalupe Garcia McCall, published by Lee and Low Books Inc.
In “Under the Mesquite,” Garcia McCall, writing in emotionally riveting free verse, gracefully manages to convey the experience of growing up in a bicultural community in Texas with geographical accuracy and a radiating authentic voice for its main protagonist fourteen-year-old Lupita, the oldest of eight children who is dealing with her mother’s terminal illness.
“Garcia McCall deftly communicates not only the experience of a youth losing her mother to cancer but that of a child surrounded by siblings embracing and discarding their Mexican roots in various degrees,” said Naidoo.
2012 Illustrator Award WinnerDiego Rivera: His World and Ours, written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours highlights the accomplishments of Mexican painter, activist, and muralist Diego Rivera. Tonatiuh’s stylized illustrations include elements of Mayan artwork and represent his interpretation of Diego’s original artwork, answering the question: what would Diego paint today? Through eye-catching digital collage, Tonatiuh juxtaposes contemporary Mexican life with the past.
“Tonatiuh’s visually appealing, layered artwork rendered in a mural style pays homage to Diego’s paintings while balancing traditional images with modern twists,”
Hey guys! I'm still in Arizona--having a BLAST with all the awesome authors and teachers and librarians and book sellers--but I have two winners to announce before Kiersten and I start our long drive home this afternoon.
The winner of THE BILLIONAIRE'S CURSE, by Richard Newsome is:
The winner of my ARC of DEAD TO YOU by Lisa McMann is:
Yay!
Tosses confetti!
If that's you, please email me at SWMessenger (at) hotmail (dot) com with your mailing address and I will ship off your prize!
ALSO, I know it's still Sunday, but I have something important (and EXCITING) I have to use my blog for tomorrow, so I won't be hosting MMGM this week. But there are some awesome bloggers who will be spreading the middle grade love for me and I wanted to help you find them. So here's a preview of what's coming up, and make sure you check them all out tomorrow when their posts go live. (and I know a lot of you email me your links tonight--you can still do that. Let me know what you're featuring and I will add you!)
- The Mundie Moms are now part of the MMGM fun (eee!). Click HERE to see their newest recommendations. And if you aren't also following their Mundie Kids site, get thee over THERE and check out all the awesome!
- The lovely Shannon O'Donnell always has an MMGM ready for you! Click HERE to see what she's featuring this week!
- Joanne Fritz revels in THE CABINET OF EARTHS. Click HERE to see why.
- Andrea Mack is sweet for ON THIN ICING (part of the Cupcake Diaries). Click HERE to learn all about it.
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Yikes--where has the day gone?
Sorry to be posting these a bit late. Been a busy writing weekend!
Anyway, I have two winners to announce.
The winner of DOUBLE, by Jenny Valentine is...
And the winner of THE APOTHECARY, by Malie Meloy is...
Yay!
*tosses confetti*
If that's you, please email me at SWMessenger (at) hotmail (dot) com with your mailing address and I will ship off your prize.
Have a great weekend!
Hey guys!
This will be a quick post--cause I'm rushing out the door to go to Disneyland (clearly I didn't get enough theme parks when I was in Orlando). But I have three winners to announce before I go!
First up, the CINDER winners!
The winner of my precious ARC of CINDER, by Marissa Meyer is...
And the winner of the CINDER audiobook, so generously donated by MacMillan, is...
Last but not least, the winner of THE DRAGON'S TOOTH, by N.D. Wilson is...
YAY!
*flings buckets of confetti everywhere*
Okay, if you're one of the lucky winners, please email me at packratx (at) hotmail (dot) com with your mailing address. And please make sure you put "WINNER OF (insert prize here)" in the subject line so it doesn't get lost in my inbox.
For everyone else--sorry I didn't have prizes for all of you. But, as always, keep checking back here for more contests. I always have something up my sleeves. :)
Hope everyone has a great rest-of-the weekend!
Congratulations to all those who completed National Novel Writing Month! I finished early this year and that felt pretty good. I'm now on to what I call "National Novel Revision Month", in which I sand down the rough edges of my hastily-constructed novel. I'm sure many of you are doing the same. I've decided to call this sequel to the Last Archangel, "The Last Kingdom", which has to do with the prophecy in Daniel 2 of the Old Testament. Go read it for a clue as to what I mean:
http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/dan/2?lang=engAs such, I want to announce the winners of my NaNoWriMo contest. Alas, no one who entered the contest beat me to the punch of winning NaNoWriMo, but I did select three lucky winners to receive first chapter evaluations of their NaNoWriMo manuscripts. They are:
Heather JustesenDiana AultMegan ConwayThanks for entering! I think I'll make that an annual event, so start gearing up for next year.
Next of all, I'm very excited about how many people are preparing stories for my Christmas Carol anthology. I would still love to see more entries. If you are considering writing one, please let me know so that I can make sure we all write on different songs. I have included a list of those songs already taken in my "Current Projects" page above.
All proceeds of this project will go to the National Down Syndrome Society, which is a great cause, so I hope you'll help me spread the word! If there is anyone who would like to volunteer their services in helping design a cover, edit/typeset, or anything else, please shoot me an email at
[email protected].
Finally, look for a new blog hop starting tomorrow, and to all of you, I wish a blessed and peaceful holiday season.
Wow! I went to draw winners for all the contests I had running last week and Holy Whoa were there a lot of names to pick. Clearly I made good on my promise of contests! ;)
Okay, first up, the winners of the 25 page critiques from Faith (aka The Book Babe) (aka Me Secret Weapon). The lucky five are:
Yay!
*massive sparkle toss*
Next, the winner of THE PLEDGE, by Kimberly Derting is...
Yay!
*confetti toss*
After that, I have three winners in my Clockwork Prince giveaway. Two runners up, who each win a special Clockwork Prince T-Shirt:
and
*tosses more sparkles*
And one grand prize winner who gets a Clockwork Prince T-Shirt AND the highly coveted ARC of CLOCKWORK PRINCE. And that winner is...
YAY!
*streamers and noisemakers*
AND--last but not least--the winner of CLOSE TO FAMOUS, by Joan Bauer is...
YAY!
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Now on to the BIG WINNERS. These followers/friends will receive packages including multiple goodies, such as hand-illustrated calendar, notepad, pen, sticky pad, tote bag--whatever I feel like packing.
Lora Wledenheft
April Harvell
Nicole Sender Continue reading →
Whoops!
With all the packing and flying and checking into hotels and all other sorts of chaotic things today I TOTALLY forgot I had to post these winners. #Shannonfail!
And since I'm writing this FROM MY HOTEL, (see how dedicated I am?) I'm going to cut right to the chase.
The winners of the signed copies of SKYSHIP ACADEMY: THE PEARL WARS are...
and
YAY!
*tosses confetti*
If that's you, please email me at packratx (at) hotmail (dot) com with your mailing address, and make sure you put SKYSHIP ACADEMY WINNER in the subject line so I don't miss it. And don't wait too long, because if I haven't heard from you by next weekend I'll be forced to draw a new winner.
Sorry again for posting these late. Have a great weekend everyone!
Wow--I can't BELIEVE how many entires I got for this contest. You guys are absolutely awesome for your enthusiasm and support. Makes me wish I had prizes for all of you!
But alas, I only have 6 winners--3 runners up, and 3 grand prize winners.
Oh, but before I get to that, I noticed that several of you asked if you would be able to buy the necklaces if you didn't win, and I checked with Christina (who designed them for me) and yes--YES YOU CAN! So if you would like more info on that, you can contact her through her jewelry design website. Click HERE.
And, okay ... the winners!
There are three runners up--who win:
- an adorable "magic lamp" necklace
- and some combination of these AMAZING S&S books (many of which are SIGNED):
And the runners up are...
Yay!
*tosses confetti*
And... there are three GRAND PRIZE WINNERS, who get:
- an adorable "wish" necklace
- SIGNED Hardcovers of:
- AND ONE WISH-- WHICH I WILL PERSONALLY GRANT
(within *certain* limitations)
And the grand prize winners are...
Okay, I'll admit it. I TOTALLY forgot to post the winner. I had an awesome author event today that ended up stretching into an evening of this:
Yes, that's Kiersten White and Becca Fitzpatrick, who were kind enough to invite me along for dinner in San Diego. So. Much. Fun.
So--it's really no excuse--but by the time I got home and recovered from the AHHHH I GOT TO HANG WITH AWESOME AUTHORS ALL DAY giddiness that always accompanies awesome author events, I FINALLY remembered uh... wasn't I supposed to draw a winner? MAJOR #Shannonfail.
Anyway, better late than never, right?
So, without further ado, the winner of SPRINKLES AND SECRETS, by Lisa Schroeder, is...
YAY!
*tosses confetti*
If that's you, please email me at packratx (at) hotmail (dot) com with your mailing address so I can ship off your prize.
For everyone else, I have LOTS of awesome contests coming up. Make sure you check back regularly, so you don't miss out!
Giveaway Winners: Congratulations to Leigh Ann Gregorie and Mary Reiss! They have won signed copies of "The Canticle Kingdom". (Yes, I decided to choose two winners due to the number of entries.
Also congratulations to Debbie Davis who has won a three-chapter manuscript critique. I'm excited to see her work. If you did not win this time around, don't worry. I'll do another blog hope near the end of October with more chances to win. Thank you to you all for entering and I hope that you will continue to visit my blog. I'll try to make it as interesting as possible!
Writing Update: I've been doing a crazy project that fell in my lap this week. A local law firm has tasked me with translating about 40 pages of German legal documents into English. If you've ever studied legal documents, you know how complex they can be. German legal documents take this even a step further. They love huge compound words that translate to five or six words when translated. Working on this has taken up most of my usual writing time this week, so sadly, I did not make much progress on anything.
The commission for this work, however, will be a large help to my family. I'll just commit to work twice as hard this week in order to make progress on my works in progress. In the coming weeks, I'm going to introduce you all to the works I'm going to be submitting soon so you can get a better idea of what I'm working on.
Looking for Bookclubs: I'm looking for book clubs who are interesting in reading one or both of my books in their book club. If you live around Salt Lake City, I'd love to come visit in person, but if you live anywhere else, I'd love to participate through Skype. Leave me a comment if you are interested, or send me an email at
[email protected]
First thing’s first: a big thank you to all those who participated in the Awesome August Blog Hop. There were many entries, but the lucky winner is: Donna Smith! She will receive a signed copy of “The Canticle Kingdom”.
I’d also like to announce the winner of the Angel Trivia Contest. Congratulations to Alyssa Ranee Clark! She will get to help me name a character in the second installment of “The Last Archangel”, which I am currently writing.
I’ve got other great links to share. The first is an interview on B.K. Bostick’s blog. Go read it here:
http://bkbostick.blogspot.com/2011/09/interview-with-author-michael-young.html The second is a feature on Lorhainne Eckhart’s blog where I talk about archangels. You can go read it here:
http://lorhainneeckhart.blogspot.com/ (The blog says that it might have adult content when you click on it. I can't speak for the rest of the blog, but my post is squeaky clean.)
Whoops--almost forgot to post this. (Having winners to announce on Saturday AND Sunday is screwing with my brain)
Anyway, the lucky winner of my lovely ARC of the amazing UNWANTEDS by Lisa McMann is...
*dramatic pause*
...
...
Hee--how many of you hate me right now?
...
...
keep going...
...
Yay!
*tosses confetti*
*flings streamers*
*does a happy dance*
Okay--if that's you, drop me an email at packratx (at) hotmail (dot) com with your mailing address, and I will get your prize shipped off as soon as possible.
For the rest of you, THE UNWANTEDS comes out on TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trust me when I say you don't want to miss this one. It. is. AWESOME! (And if you preorder from Changing Hands in the next few days you can get a special, limited edition prize pack. Details
HERE!)
Happy Saturday!
Sorry guys--I know these are a day late (and I know it's supposed to be Marvelous Middle Grade Monday) but SCBWI LA was WAY busier than I expected! I'm actually still here, writing this from the hotel lobby (love the lovely free wifi) so that should tell you how chaotic it's been.
Anyway, I have a BUNCH of winners to, so let's get right to it.
First up, the winner of my ARC of THE FUTURE OF US, signed by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler is:
Yay!
*tosses sparkles*
The winner of THREE fabulous SIGNED books: WOLFSBANE, by Andrea Cremer, SUPERNATURALLY, by Kiersten White, and ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, by Stephanie Perkins is:
Yay!
*flings streamers*
AND--last, but certainly not least--the winner of the ARC of PETER NIMBLE, by Jonathan Auxier is:
Yay!
*tosses confetti*
Okay--if you see your name there, PLEASE email me at packratx (at) hotmail (dot) com with your mailing address so I can ship off your prize.
For everyone else, I promise I have more contests coming soon. I just need a couple of days to recover from the madness (and awesomeness) of SCBWI LA. And I promise a full report on the conference, hopefully tomorrow.
Hope everyone had a great weekend! Happy Monday!
Congratulations to Darcus, Marnie and Michelle! They each won a book of their choice and I so I'm giving away two copies of "The Last Archangel" and one copy of "The Canticle Kingdom". Thanks for all those who entered and who participated in the blog tour. Here's another review that came in at the end:
http://starcrossedreviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview-michael-d-young.htmlThe blog tour may be over, but that doesn't mean I'm done. I'm doing a number of signings in the next few months, today in Murray, UT at the Barnes and Noble from 11am - 1pm and next week in Fairview Heights, Illinois from 1pm - 3pm. I'm also going to be running some other events on this blog, including "The Last Archangel" fake casting session and a musical game you won't want to miss.
If you'd like, you can order your copy of "The Last Archangel" here.
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Never got my new subscriber winner books
are they on their way??
Yes, they are in transit! You should see them in the next day or two!
Wow–thanks, Tara! I can’t wait to read it with my anti-pink & purple daughter!
And by the way, I LOVE my fleur de lis necklace from your Etsy site. It was a BD gift from my husband, and every time I wear it I get tons of compliments.
~Maria
Oh, that necklace went to you? Wow. It was one of my favorites. Glad you’re enjoying it!
Wow, I am thrilled, as the mother of two boys who dress up in their own Bot costumes. Thanks Tara! Also, FYI, I requested the LA County Public Library system by the Boy + BOT book, and they are. Yippeeee!
Thank you Tara! I will love reading this with my boy. Today his robot name was ‘Oxygen Fire Shadow’, all the way from the Sand Planet.
Congratulations everyone
Congratulations, Winners!
Just an FYI: That sneak peek of The Monstore art was not nearly enough. More PLEASE!!!! Is it 2013 yet?!