Splash into Summer Blog Hop: Goddess Girls: Athena the Wise, May 25-31

CONTEST ENDED JUNE 1.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!

Book & necklace:

throuthehaze

Bookmarks: 

Jinky

LisaRalterlisa

Miranda Grissom

tfalick

Maria mmafsmith

Winners, please contact me with snailmails at joanholub at aol dot com

Thanks to everyone who entered and followed!!

Thanks for coming by my giveaway in the Splash into Summer blog hop 

hosted by I Am A Reader Not A Writer and Page Turners.

MY GIVEAWAY IS:

** An autographed copy of

Goddess Girls #5: Athena the Wise  

by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams

Zeus says Heracles has to do twelve tasks or he'll get kicked out of MOA. Although she's not sure it's wise, Athena agrees to help out. (April 2011, Aladdin, ages 8-12)
and

** GODDESSGIRLS bead necklace made by Joan and Suzanne. Strung on colorful stretchy cord, they can be shortened into bracelets. (Beads & cord packages purchased at Michaels say they're not for under age 14. Actual colors will vary.)
and

** a few bookmarks featuring six Goddess Girls books

5 other commenters will win three
autographed GG bookmarks.

TO ENTER:  

Drop a comment on this blog with a contact email. 
I'll use it only to notify you if you win. 
"Follow" this blog and/or become a Facebook Fan of the Goddess Girls. (optional)

Good luck and Thanks!

USA only. Void where prohibited. Contest runs May 25-31.Winner's name will be posted in a comment on this blog by June 1. Winner must contact me with a snailmail I can mail to by June 19, 2011 or prize is forfeited and another winner will be chosen. Prize will be mailed out within ten days of receiving snailmail address from winner. Not responsible for misdirected or lost mailings or emailings. Thanks for playing!!!

 
“…a clever take on Greek deities…” ~ Booklist

“…an enchanting mythological world with middle-school woes compounded by life as a deity…” ~ School Library Journal

Series scoop:
Join the class at Mount Olympus Academy with Goddess Girls, a new series that puts a modern spin on classic Greek myths!

Aladdin paperbacks, ages 8 ~ 12.

Athena the Brain Finding out she’s a goddess and being sent to Mount Olympus brings Athena new friends, a weird dad, and the meanest girl in mythology—Medusa!

Persephone the Phony Hiding her feelings works fine for Persephone until she meets a guy she can be herself with—Hades, the bad-boy of the Underworld.

Aphrodite the Beauty Sure Aphrodite is beautiful, but it’s not always easy being the goddessgirl of love.

Artemis the Brave She may be the goddess of the hunt, but that doesn’t mean Artemis always feels brave.
*NEW! Athena the Wise Zeus says Heracles has to do twelve tasks or he'll get kicked out of MOA! Although she's not sure it's wise, Athena agrees to help out. (April 2011)
Aphrodite the Diva Isis claims she's the goddess of love? Ha! But to keep the title all to herself, Aphrodite has to find the perfect match for Pygmalion, the most annoying boy ever. (August 2011)
Artemis the Loyal (December 2011)
Medusa the Mean (2012)

Linky List to continue on with the Splash into Summer Giveaway Hop!

http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/p/giveaway-hop-page_04.html

Athena the Wise celebration final giveaways through May 15th!

We're celebrating the new release of  Goddess Girls #5: Athena the Wise with a blog tour with lots of giveaways through May. Please click blog links below to enter to win. Good luck, and thanks for enjoying the Goddess Girls!
























ATHENA THE WISE GIVEAWAYS:
* GODDESSGIRLS bead necklaces made by Joan and Suzanne.
Strung on colorful stretchy cord, they can be shortened into bracelets. (Beads & cord packages purchased at Michaels say they're not for under age 14. Actual colors will vary.)
* Plush lion (Heracles comes up against a fierce lion in the book!)
* Athena the Wise book signed by Joan and Suzanne
* Bookmark featuring six Goddess Girls books

Click to enter at these blogs during specified dates:
April 4-21: Mundie Kids interview & giveaway
Begins April 6: I Am A Reader, Not A Writer guest post & giveaway
April 8-18: The Elliott Review interview & giveaway
Begins April 12: Alisia Leavitt guest post & giveaway
Begins April 14: Reading Teen interview & giveaway
Begins April 14: Reading Tween giveaway & VIDEO (its adorable!)
April 15 - May 1: In the Hammock review & giveaway
April 1 - May 1: Le Vanity Victorienne giveaway
April 15 - May 15: The Children's Book Review giveaway
April 24 - May 15: Giveaway by Book Muncher, a prolific teen reader

Reviews:
April 5: Reading Teen review
April 7: Alisia Leavitt review
April 11: The Elliott Review review
April 13: Mundie Kids review
April 15th: I Am A Reader, Not A Writer review

“…a clever take on Greek deities…” ~ Booklist

“…an enchanting mythological world with middle-school woes compounded by life as a deity…” ~ School Library Journal

Series scoop:
Join the class at Mount Olympus Academy with Goddess Girls, a new series that puts a modern spin on classic Greek myths!

Aladdin paperbacks, ages 8 ~ 12.

Athena the Brain Finding out she’s a goddess and being sent to Mount Olympus brings Athena new friends, a weird dad, and the meanest girl in mythology—Medusa!

Persephone the Phony Hiding her feelings works fine for Persephone until she meets a guy she can be herself with—Hades, the bad-boy of the Underworld.

Aphrodite the Beauty Sure Aphrodite is beautiful, but it’s not always easy being the goddessgirl of love.

Artemis the Brave She may be the goddess of the hunt, but that doesn’t mean Artemis always feels brave.
*NEW! Athena the Wise Zeus says Heracles has to do twelve tasks or he'll get kicked out of MOA! Although she's not sure it's wise, Athena agrees to help out. (April 5, 2011)
Aphrodite the Diva Isis claims she's the goddess of love? Ha! But to keep the title all to herself, Aphrodite has to find the perfect match for Pygmalion, the most annoying boy ever. (August 2011)
Artemis the Loyal (December 2011)
Medusa the Mean (2012)

Be sure to 'follow' because we'll be adding more giveaways to celebrate each new GG book and posting all the latest Goddess Girls news. We look forward to seeing you! xox

~ Joan and Suzanne

What Does Cow Say? (Scholastic lift-the-flap) ~ Mother's Day Blog Hop

Thanks for coming by my giveaway in the Mother's Day blog hop, which is co-hosted by Makobi Scribe, Bree's: What Matters Most, Simply Stacie and I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.

Giveaway:

In celebration of my spring release, What Does Cow Say? 
(Scholastic), I'm giving away this cute barn carrying case, small plush cow, and an autographed copy of the book. This rhyming lift-the-large-flap board book is mega-sturdy and bigger than many board books at 7" x 8.5".

Two steps to enter:

1. Drop a comment with a creative (g-rated) guess regarding what a cow might say other than the obvious.
2. Click to "follow" this blog and/or friend me on Facebook.
USA only, Contest runs May 5-8. I'll post the winner here in comments. Good luck!

Giveaway #2 See my other Blog Hop in the post below.
 

Story scoop: These farm animals have big mouths! When the sun came up, Duck went Quack which woke his neighbor, Cow, who went MOO, which woke Rooster who went Cock-a-doodle-doo. . . As each animal awakens, totz can guess what it says and open its big-flap beak, snout, or mouth to read its signature sound. The final spread shows a child waking up--with open arms and a final HOORAY! to welcome the day!

Art scoop: Instead of a manuscript, I submitted this 2-page dummy to Scholastic/Cartwheel for consideration. All the mouths had working flaps taped over them, so they'd lift to reveal the animal sound below. A lot goes into creating these seemingly uncomplicated books. For instance, the title and some of the text changed during the editing process. And as you can see, artist Jannie Ho made the book way cuter than my proposal.














Lucky me to have Jannie illustrate this book! She studied illustration at Parsons School of Design in NYC, and was a designer at Nickelodeon, Scholastic, and associate art director at TIME Magazine for Kids before becoming a full-time illustrator. Wow!

~ Joan Holub

What Does Cow Say?
Author: Joan Holub
Illustrator: Jannie Ho
Scholastic, Cartwheel Books, 2011

Goddess Girls 5: Athena the Wise ~ Spring Blog Carnival Hop

Thanks for coming by my giveaway in the Spring Blog Carnival Hop!

Giveaway:
** An autographed copy of
Goddess Girls #5: Athena the Wise by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
Zeus says Heracles has to do twelve tasks or he'll get kicked out of MOA. Although she's not sure it's wise, Athena agrees to help out. (April 2011, Aladdin, ages 8-12)
** GODDESSGIRLS bead necklace made by Joan and Suzanne. Strung on colorful stretchy cord, they can be shortened into bracelets. (Beads & cord packages purchased at Michaels say they're not for under age 14. Actual colors will vary.)
** Plus bookmarks featuring six Goddess Girls books

Two steps to enter: 
1. Drop a comment on this blog. 
2. Click to follow this blog and/or become a Facebook Fan of the Goddess Girls
Good luck and Thanks!

I'll contact the randomly-chosen winner for address and will post winner's name here.  

Contest runs May 1-8. USA only.

A shout out to our awesome hop hosts:
Candace's Book Blog, Reading Angel, Pure Imagination, and The Book Swarm

“…a clever take on Greek deities…” ~ Booklist

“…an enchanting mythological world with middle-school woes compounded by life as a deity…” ~ School Library Journal

Series scoop:
Join the class at Mount Olympus Academy with Goddess Girls, a new series that puts a modern spin on classic Greek myths!

Aladdin paperbacks, ages 8 ~ 12.

Athena the Brain Finding out she’s a goddess and being sent to Mount Olympus brings Athena new friends, a weird dad, and the meanest girl in mythology—Medusa!

Persephone the Phony Hiding her feelings works fine for Persephone until she meets a guy she can be herself with—Hades, the bad-boy of the Underworld.

Aphrodite the Beauty Sure Aphrodite is beautiful, but it’s not always easy being the goddessgirl of love.

Artemis the Brave She may be the goddess of the hunt, but that doesn’t mean Artemis always feels brave.
*NEW! Athena the Wise Zeus says Heracles has to do twelve tasks or he'll get kicked out of MOA! Although she's not sure it's wise, Athena agrees to help out. (April 5, 2011)
Aphrodite the Diva Isis claims she's the goddess of love? Ha! But to keep the title all to herself, Aphrodite has to find the perfect match for Pygmalion, the most annoying boy ever. (August 2011)
Two more Goddess Girls books to come!

Be sure to 'follow' because we'll be adding more giveaways to celebrate each new GG book and posting all the latest Goddess Girls news. We look forward to seeing you! xox

~ Joan and Suzanne