Saturday, November 21, 2020

Book Review - Winston's Wet by Megan Cline + Giveaway

 

Winston is back with a new story to share! Except, he is really hot and needs to cool down. He wants to play outside but, it's so hot. His mom tells him he can play in the sprinklers. Together they enjoy playing in the sprinklers together and cooling down under the hot sun.  However, Winston makes a discovery and is curious to know where it came from. He found a rainbow and wants to know everything about it. Together with his mom, he will learn all about relationships and rainbows.

 The book is a cute read for youngsters and little ones. It teaches them about the rainbow and relationships. I liked how the illustrated book worked in themes of friendship, rainbows, and love.

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About The Books:

Title: WINSTON WINKS

Author: Megan Cline, Sakshi Mangal (Illustrations)

Pub. Date: December 14, 2018

Publisher: FriesenPress

Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook

Pages: 28

Find it:  GoodreadsAmazonKindle, B&NiBooksTBDBookshop.org

 

A curious and thoughtful little wombat, Winston is always trying new things and wondering about one thing or another. Luckily, his always loving and patient mom is there to offer encouragement, affection, and the answers to all of his questions―of which there are many.

 

Today, Winston wants to wink. Why? Well, he always watches his Grandpa wink and wants to wink as well. But wow! What a challenge!

 

With the help of his mom, he learns that not every skill comes easily, but that with patience and practice and perseverance, they can be perfected.

 

If Winston wants to wink badly enough and keeps working at it, then wink he will!...

 

Title: WINSTON WIGGLES

Author: Megan Cline, Sakshi Mangal (Illustrations)

Pub. Date: May 10, 2019

Publisher: FriesenPress

Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook

Pages: 28

Find it:  GoodreadsAmazonKindle, B&NiBooksTBDBookshop.org

 

Winston is a curious and thoughtful little wombat who has questions and ideas about the world. Winston's family encourages and helps him with his discoveries and adventures. Tonight Winston has caught a case of the wiggles. He is so excited about his class field trip that he can barely be still. With some help from his Mom and Dad, Winston will learn some calming tricks to get him ready to rest....

 

Title: WINSTON’S WET

Author: Megan Cline, Sakshi Mangal (Illustrations)

Pub. Date: December 5, 2019

Publisher: FriesenPress

Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook

Pages: 28

Find it:  GoodreadsAmazonKindle, B&NiBooksTBDBookshop.org

 

Everybody's favorite Wombat is back, and he's desperate to cool down! Winston wants to play outside, but it's SO hot. Luckily, his mom comes up with a great idea: They can play in the sprinklers! Together they jump and laugh and play in the cool water under a hot summer sun, and then things get even better. There's a rainbow! Right there in the mist. But where did it come from?

 

With the help of his mom, Winston learns why rainbows appear when there's mist in the sun, and how it's just like friendship and love-something miraculous that you can feel and enjoy, even when you can't catch it in your hand....

 

About Megan: 

A lifelong lover of books, and a member of her local library board of trustees for over fifteen years, Megan Cline has been inspired to create this series of children’s stories by her own insatiably curious son, whose questions and wonderings about the world around him always prodded her to think about things that had never even occurred to her.

 

​Megan currently lives in Iowa with her husband, son, Patsy the dog, and Humphrey the hamster.

 

Photo by Becky Carlyle.

Website | Facebbok | Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon

 

Find out about the Illustrator Sakshi Mangal HERE!

 

Giveaway Details:

1 winner will win a signed copies of the WINSTON THE WOMBAT SERIES, US Only.

Rafflecopter Link:

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/e2389ba21178/?

 

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/2/2020

A Dream Within A Dream

Excerpt

11/3/2020

Two Chicks on Books

Excerpt

11/4/2020

JaimeRockstarBookTours

Instagram Post

11/5/2020

BookHounds YA

Excerpt

11/5/2020

BookHounds YA

Instagram Post

11/6/2020

Little Red Reads

Review

 

Week Two:

11/9/2020

Jotted By Jena

Review

11/10/2020

Do You Dog-ear?

Review

11/11/2020

midnightbooklover

Review/Instagram Post

11/12/2020

Jazzy Book Reviews

Instagram Post

11/13/2020

Cuzinlogic

Review

11/13/2020

Cuzinlogic

Instagram Post

 

Week Three:

11/16/2020

Gimme The Scoop Reviews

Review

11/16/2020

gimmethescoopreviews

Instagram Post

11/17/2020

Novel Novice

Review

11/17/2020

Novel Novice

Instagram Post

11/18/2020

Momfluenster

Instagram Stop/Review

11/19/2020

onemused

Review/Instagram Post

11/20/2020

booksaremagictoo

Review

11/20/2020

booksaremagictoo

Instagram Post

 

Week Four:

11/23/2020

Nerdophiles

Review

11/24/2020

The Momma Spot

Review

11/24/2020

The Momma Spot

Instagram Post

11/24/2020

Future Bookworms

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11/25/2020

@fictitious.fox

Review/Instagram Post

11/26/2020

@minnesota_mailer

Review/Instagram Post

11/27/2020

two points of interest

Review

 

Week Five:

11/30/2020

Rajiv's Reviews

Review

 

 

 

 

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Book Review - The Other People by C.J. Tudor

  

Gabe is driving home one night and he is stuck behind a rusty old car. As he stares ahead willing traffic to move faster, he sees a little girl's face appear in the car's rear window. The girl mouths "daddy" to him. He realizes it's his five-year-old daughter, Izzy. After their faithful momentary meeting, Gabe never sees his daughter again.

Three years later, Gabe spends his days and night going up and down the highway searching for his daughter. He refuses to give up hope because that would mean admitting that his daughter is dead. He receives help from an unlikely ally and discovers the car he last saw his daughter in. The car was found abandoned with a body inside. Gabe must come to terms with the day Izzy disappeared and his past.

Fran and her daughter, Alice also spends a lot of time on the road. Unlike Gabe, they are running from people who want to hurt them. It's because Fran knows the truth behind Izzy's disappearance. She knows that if they catch her, they might not make it out alive.

I thought the novel was an interesting read. I wish the author gave more details about certain things and characters. I didn't really care for some of the supernatural bits of the story. While the story took a bit to get going, I found the book to be an enjoyable read.

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