Love is in the air! Do you know what you are getting for your valentine or galentine? Get inspired by these fun gift ideas and enter to win a gift card for shopping!
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Do you celebrate Valentine's Day with your furry friends? Have you ever wondered how they might feel about the festivity? Check out Beverley Reichman's new picture book Cindi's Chocolate Valentine and enter to win a signed copy!
About the Book:
Book Title: Cindi's Chocolate Valentine by Beverley Reichman
Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 36 pages
Genre: Children's Book
Publisher: Book Baby
Release date: January, 2022
Tour dates: February 1 to February 14, 2022
Content Rating: Rated G. Suitable for everyone
Cindi isn’t sure about this holiday called Valentine’s Day, but after her people pair dress her up like a flamingo and take her for a walk in front of her friends, and her handsome new neighbor dog, Chip, she doesn’t like it at all! She and her BFF, Pitty Pat, have been watching Chip ever since he moved next door. She wants to meet him, but not like this! Have you ever changed your mind about something? In this outrageously funny story, meet some of Cindi’s fur-friends and find out if she changes her mind about Valentine’s Day.
Cindi’s Chocolate Valentine is an especially SPECIAL book because it features 17 pets that were chosen as winners in the Cindi Features a New Friend contest last summer. As you can imagine, their ‘people families’ are beyond excited about their pets being part of the story. They had over 750 pets, including dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, hedgehogs, and even a chicken, goat, donkey and monkey enter the contest!
My Review:
As the fourth book in the Cindi the Teenie Chiweenie series, Cindi's Chocolate Valentine is an entertaining and engaging read for little pet lovers. Involuntarily dressed up on Valentine's Day, Cindi feels really embarrassed to meet the gaze of her friends. Her heart sinks when Chip, the new neighbor dog that she has a secret crush on, barks at her over the fence. She'd rather become invisible than make a fool of herself like that! But what if she gets it all wrong?
One thing that instantly stands out from the book is the number and variety of animals being featured. Portrayed with bright colors and vivid expressions and gestures, Cindi's friends include a chicken, a bunny, cats and dogs of different sizes, breeds, and physical conditions. Per the author's note, these characters are created to honor the winners of the Cindi Features a New Friend pet contest. The illustrations provide considerable details for young readers to observe and discover, while the mix of pets allude nicely to diversity in the human society.
Besides, the book does a nice job describing the lovely friendship between Cindi and her BFF, and the funny but highly relatable thoughts and reactions of Cindi, who in many ways resembles a little girl. The story also encourages readers to be more confident and more open to new experiences. It's a fun book to read around Valentine's Day, as well as a great way to help animals in need.
Buy the Book: BookBaby | Amazon | B&N
18% of the Cindi series book sale proceeds is donated to animal rescue and shelter organizations.
It's February, which means Valentine's Day is coming up in two weeks. How do you like to celebrate this sweet holiday with your loved ones? Any gifts in mind? You may get some fun ideas at Amazon. To help fill the air with love, I'd like to offer one of my lucky readers their choice of a $15 Amazon gift card or $15 PayPal cash!
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Valentine's Day is the time to celebrate love and friendship. Yummy treats, fancy gifts, and fun activities can all be great ways of celebration. The colorful Valentines Day Craft Set from Joyin.co makes sure that the joy of celebration would last well beyond the holiday.
The Valentines Day Craft Set includes over 700 pieces of stamps, stickers, foam stickers and temporary tattoos. They come in over 60 different designs, including pink and red heart shapes, kitty cat, owl, chocolate, cupcake toppers, bear, love bug, candy, rose, red lip and many more! All items are made with high quality, non-toxic material that meets US toy standards.
My kids love doing arts and crafts. The contents of the set keeps them busy and entertained for hours. They are so easy to use, while promoting creativity and hands-on skills. The variety and versatility of the items make the set a super value pack, for it can be used for craft projects, home decoration, goody bags, party prizes, photo props, and a lot more! It retails for just $20.99. Highly recommend!
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When it comes to expressing love, what you do usually means a lot more than what you say. For instance, how hard would you try to cheer up a friend who is feeling upset? Check out some fantastic ideas from Bianca Schulze's upcoming picture book Who Loves the Dragon?, the sequel to Don’t Wake the Dragon (you may read my review here). Learn more about the book and enter to win a love-filled prize pack in time for Valentine's Day!
My Review
As a huge fan of Don’t Wake the Dragon, it is exciting to see so many familiar faces back in action in this playful, highly interactive new book with a more complex storyline. The three little mice and the cat have teamed up on a new mission -- to cheer up the dragon, who is not asleep but very unhappy because none of her friends are able to show up on her celebration party for the annual Friendship Festival. She's been waiting for this day all year long. Just imagine how disappointed and irritable she could get right now, as indicated by the smoke coming out of her nostrils! The reader is invited to join in the brainstorm about ideas to help cool her off and to convince her that she is indeed being loved.
Let's try counting to ten, saying something kind, stroking her back, telling her a joke, singing and dancing, and a lot more! Great progress has been made, but none of those attempts seems to work better than the big surprise the Dragon gets at the end of the story. What could it be? You've got to read the book to find out.
I continue to be fascinated by the interative features, charming artwork, and adorable characters in this follow-up book. Better yet, the new book offers young readers even more ways to interact with the story and encourages them to be creative, active, kind and considerate. Everyone loves to be loved. It really matters when you go out of your way to show your love for your friends and someone you care about deeply. Valentine's Day is coming up in few weeks. Who Loves the Dragon? is the perfect book to read around that time to help the little ones understand the true meaning of love and friendship!
About the Book:
Written by Bianca Schulze
Illustrated by Samara Hardy
In this interactive follow-up to Don’t Wake the Dragon, our beloved Dragon is wide-awake and preparing to celebrate one of the kingdom’s most important events of the year: the annual Friendship Festival! It’s a time for everyone to gather and have fun, all honoring their meaningful friendships. But on the day of the feast, the cooks are called away to cater to the Queen and the knights must report for special duty in the Enchanted Forest. With everyone gone, Dragon is upset and worried that this year’s Friendship Festival is doomed. Could they be planning something special for her? And in the meantime, can you help cheer her up? With colorful and humorous illustrations throughout, this read-aloud picture book encourages kids to interact with the text on every page. Young readers will love waving to characters, blowing kisses, dancing, and more on this fun ride alongside Dragon and her adorable friends in this delightful story that will beg to be read again and again.
Ages 3-6 | 32 Pages | Publisher: Clever Publishing | ISBN-13: 978-1951100438
Order your copy: Amazon | Bookshop
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