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May B. doesn't come out until January 10, but that doesn't mean you can't include it on your holiday gift list! Here are a few creative ways you can help a young reader anticipate a gift that will arrive a few weeks into the new year:

Give Book Pairs
There are all kinds of books that are great companion novels for May B. Consider giving one of these titles along with a note explaining its "partner" will arrive soon.

For another frontier story with plenty of snow:
The Long Winter -- Laura Ingalls Wilder

For fans of survival stories:
Hatchet -- Gary Paulsen
Island of the Blue Dolphins -- Scott O'Dell

For another historical verse novel:
Out of the Dust -- Karen Hesse

Pre-order a Signed Copy
For those of you who would like signed copies of May B., my local independent children's bookstore, Alamosa Books, will be happy to mail them to interested customers. Feel free to drop them an email to request a copy!

Get a Signed Bookplate
I'm happy to send your reader a signed bookplate and May B. bookmark and sticker. Email me with your reader's name, and I'll include a personal note -- perfect for a stocking stuffer!

I love bookplates. Here are three free bookplates that I created for you to print out and use. You may want to print them onto sticker paper and them cut them to size, or you can simply print them on paper and glue or tape them into your book. I hope you enjoy them.

Click on the images or the text titles to download and save to your computer.

Bookplate: we read to know we’re not alone

Bookplate: books are friends

Bookplate: books find us homes

Every year on or around March 2nd, thousands of Pi Beta Phi members take time to advance literacy in their communities through the annual Fraternity Day of Service. And this year is no exception! This week, Pi Beta Phi chapters and clubs across North America use their creativity and passion for literacy to raise funds and organize service projects to provide new books to children in need in their communities.

Working together with First Book, Pi Beta Phi has embarked on their third annual “Make Your Mark for Literacy” Fraternity Day of Service campaign. Pi Phi members have been hard at work decorating individual bookplates that will be placed in thousands of new books. For every bookplate decorated, one child will receive a brand-new book from First Book, toward the goal of donating 50,000 books.

Click on the bookplate image to view a slideshow of the unique bookplates Pi Phi members have created.

Want to pitch in and help celebrate this day of service? Visit The Literacy Site and participate in the “Make Your Mark for Literacy” Click Challenge. Thanks to Pi Beta Phi, the value of your click is doubled through March 15, bringing even more books to kids in need!