Author: Margot Finke
Artist: Aysin Eroglubo
Print ISBN: 9781616335045; 1616335041
eBook ISBN: 9781616335052; 161633505X
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Never Say Boo to a Frilly
If the title of Margot Finke’s latest children’s book, Never Say Boo to a Frilly, doesn’t grab your attention, I am not sure what will. My curiosity was captivated the moment I read the title. What in the world is a frilly anyway? And boy was I surprised.
Margot Finke, the transplanted Aussie creates a rhyming children’s book of fun filled facts of three Australian critters, the Frillneck Lizard, the Rainbow Birds and The Tasmanian Devil. Each rhyming adventure immerses the reader on a ride into each critters world, behavior features and survival ability. To aid in the learning process, Finke has included an enhanced vocabulary word reference within the book and an Educator’s Guide available at http://myplace.frontier.com/~mfinke/Teacher%27s%20Guide.htm#frilly. Margot Finke’s distinctive storytelling style and expert rhyming brings forth an exhilarating learning experience, without realizing the learning has begun.
Visit Margot Finke… www.margotfinke.com
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Best wishes,Donna M. McDineMulti Award-winning Children's Author
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A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2014 Purple Dragonfly 1st Place Picture Books 6+, Story Monster Approved, Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Reader's Favorite Five Star ReviewPowder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Favorite Five Star ReviewHockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Farvorite Five Star ReviewThe Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist 
Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules
Author: Margot E. Finke
Artist: Kathy Iler
Print ISBN: 9781616335182; 1616335181eBook ISBN: 9781616335199; 161633519X
The world is an oasis of discovery at your fingertips through reading and exploration. Margot Finke’s latest children’s book, Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules, brings to life three American animals through their unique habitats and survival tactics with expert rhyme.
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The true to life illustrations by Kathy Iler provides a delightful glimpse into a world a human does not experience. Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules is a terrific read to learn about the prairie dog, skunk and bald eagle with additional resources of enhanced vocabulary words and species class information. The humor and storytelling technique of Margot Finke is a sure win for reader, parent and educator.
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Best wishes,Donna M. McDineMulti Award-winning Children's Author
Connect with Donna McDine on Google+
A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2014 Purple Dragonfly 1st Place Picture Books 6+, Story Monster Approved, Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Reader's Favorite Five Star ReviewPowder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Favorite Five Star ReviewHockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Farvorite Five Star ReviewThe Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist 
I'm delighted to welcome Australian author, Tania McCartney to Books for Little Hands to share her Christmas stories and delights. You may recognise Tania from her comprehensive writing and reviewing children's book blog called
Kids Book Review or her book series;
Riley the little Aviator.How did you celebrate Christmas as a a child? Oh – lots of ‘70s kitsch. Plastic tree, swathes of gold tinsel, prawn cocktails, punch, pillowcase Christmas stockings and sliding on wet plastic on the front lawn. All the good stuff.
Do you have a family Christmas tradition? Tell us about it.
We love the advent countdown and on 24 December, the kids receive a brand new tree ornament. Every year, I create a new advent calendar – this time it was made from envelopes. We also, of course, leave out beer and cookies for Santa, as well as carrots for the reindeer. Our gingerbread house, which I also make, is usually smashed to pieces on Christmas Eve, too. It often takes a hammer. On Christmas Day, we have big bowls of coffee under the tree (well, the adults do) and we nibble on special, personalised cookies as we unwrap the presents. Someone is the Christmas Elf – they hand out the gifts and everyone waits and watches as each person opens their gift. Anything to string out the gift-giving! We tend to have a traditional roast for lunch; I’d love to change it up but the family loves it too much.
Have you celebrated Christmas in another country before?
have. I’ve celebrated it in England, China and Vietnam. The Vietnam Christmas at Hoi An was particularly poignant because we were travelling and had none of our normal traditions. We slurped noodles instead of slicing ham. It was bittersweet – beautiful and different but also a little sad to forgo the traditions that means so much. This year we are travelling just after Christmas instead. Because we’ll be gone nearly 6 weeks, I’ve forgone the massive, traditional tree, and have put up a little feather tree instead, along with white paper lanterns. It’s the most simple thing I’ve ever done for Christmas, and I love it.
What will you be reading over Christmas?
I will be reading Storteller: The Life of Roald Dahl by Donald Sturrock, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. Oh – and Christmas picture books with the kids.
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Woah! It's been awhile huh - sorry. Well, my book, Herman and Rosie is in the bag, done and dusted. It is now doing the rounds overseas (I have some exciting news about this but can't tell you just yet!) So happy to have finally finished what has been a huge project for me - one that was both fun and exhausting. I don't want to crap on about the hours I put into this book but I can safely say that I have never spent as much time on one singular book. There is a little more about this in an interview I did over
here at the Kids Book Review (KBR) site. Thankfully Penguin Australia were very patient (they were probably freaking out underneath but I'm glad they didn't let on!) I also worked with some really great people - my editor Katrina Lehman, my designer Tony Palmer and my publisher Laura Harris. These guys put in some hefty hours as well.
Herman and Rosie comes out in Australia in September and as far as elsewhere in the world, I will let you know soon - when they let me talk about it!
Anyway it's done and I am allowed to show you the cover (above). Hope you like it.
I still smile whenever I see the cover of Head Hog which, if you haven't been following here, was released late last year. Illustrator Ben Wood did a fabulous job of the illustrations and the finished product is very cute.
If you've not yet had a chance to read the book, this could your lucky week, because all this week, Kids Book Review (KBR) are running a giveaway. All you have to do is
When did you first know you wanted to be a writer?
I’ve always written – since I was a child. My first poem was published at the age of seven, and I wrote my first ‘book’ when I was 10, so I guess it’s been a lifelong love. I actually wanted to be a graphic designer through most of my teens… it wasn’t until I had my first magazine article published at 19 that I knew without a doubt that writing was what I wanted to do. It would take me another 20 years to begin getting serious about children’s books, though.
What was your road to publication like?
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That is an AMAZING jacket! Looking forward to finding out when I might be seeing this in the US.
Hey, thanks Ben! Appreciate it. Will let you know about the US as soon as I can say something. Cheers!