Goddess Girls: Hestia the Invisible giveaway hop

I'm giving away 3 autographed copies 

of the newest Goddess Girls book in the hop (hosted by

I Am a Reader Not A Writer & Bookhounds):

Publication Date: December 2015

Publisher: Aladdin / Simon & Schuster

Pages: 256

Book Description:

Set at Mount Olympus Academy where Zeus is principal, the Goddess Girls series (ages 7-12) puts a middle school spin on Greek mythology. Hestia, the 12-year-old goddess of the hearth, struggles to create a symbol or logo for herself in Crafts-ology class and realizes she wants to make herself more visible. Because most MOA students don’t even seem to notice she’s around!

Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams are co-authors of three series: “Goddess Girls” (for ages 8-12, Greek mythology with a middle school twist), “Grimmtastic Girls” (for ages 8-12, fairy tale adventure with a middle school twist), and “Heroes in Training” (ages 6-11, Greek mythology adventure chapter books).

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Accepting entries through midnight December 31. 

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I'll list winners names in this post and will 

mail a copy out to the winners within a week of receiving a mailing address. Contest open for entries 12:01 a.m. ET Friday Dec. 11th.

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At B&N: THE KNIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS top 10 Christmas Eve Reads

10 charming Christmas Eve reads
we love this year! 

— BARNES & NOBLE Kids Blog

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Indiebound   •  Henry Holt /Macmillan

The Knights Before Christmas best of 2015 giveaway hop!

Congratulations to the winner, Elizabeth Hyatt!

It's Christmas Eve and three knights are guarding

their castle against a jolly red-and-white invader!

Ho-Ho-Ho!

•

I'm giving away an autographed copy of

THE KNIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

 a new picture book

by Joan Holub (that's me) and Scott Magoon!

As seen on the holiday book list in USA Today
as one of
"seven jolly titles that will delight the budding reader"!

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Indiebound   •  Henry Holt /Macmillan

I'll mail a copy out week of December 18th to the winner
(delivery by Christmas cannot be guaranteed).
Contest open for entries 12:01 a.m. ET Friday Dec. 11th.

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When Marshmallows Fly: The Knights Before Christmas

Come ye little knights and catapult marshmallows with The Knights Before Christmas!

Scott Magoon will be making catapults with kids and launching marshmallows in celebration of our new book, The Knights Before Christmas. Popsicle stick catapult craft, drawing, (plus reading and signing) await your little squires! All at The Blue Bunny, Books and Toys in Dedham MA.

December 11, Friday night at 6:30

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The Knights Before Christmas picture book trailer

http://www.joanholub.com/picture-books

youtube link

Enjoy!

Picture Book Idea Month Day 1 (and a castle prize)

PiBoIdMo Day 1:

Thank you, Tara Lazar, for hosting PiBoIdMo 2015!

 

The Knights Before Christmas giveaway

Congratulations to erica stranahan, 
winner of an autographed copy!

Would the little knights in your castle like to have this autographed book catapulted into your mailbox this holiday season? Enter my giveaway for a chance to win!

~Joan Ho-Ho-Holub

THE KNIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

On Christmas Eve, three little knights guard their castle against a jolly red-and-white invader!

"These knights know how to keep the castle safe and the readers entertained.”

— Kirkus Reviews

"This rousing, ridiculous medieval “Night Before Christmas” parody jingles with castle- and holiday wordplay. Cheeky digital illustrations brim with good cheer."

— Horn Book

"A royal romp of holiday pratfalls and punnery. Yule love it!"

—Tom Lichtenheld,

bestselling illustrator of Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site.

"A royal delight of a book! Sure to become a favorite holiday read-aloud in every household throughout the land!"

—Judy Schachner,

creator of the Skippyjon Jones books.

"A great premise...Magoon's illustrations are vibrant and fun...!"

— Publishers Weekly

 

  

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Books mailed within 1 week of receipt of a mailing address.
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Goddess Girls: Amphitrite the Bubbly - spooktacular giveaway

Welcome! 
Enter for a chance to win the newest title 
in the Goddess Girls series for ages 8-12
autographed by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams.

Goddess Girls
puts a modern middle grade spin on a Greek mythology.
 Join students Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite and more
at Mount Olympus Academy, where Zeus is principal
and the teachers include Mr. Cyclops.
Amphitrite the Bubbly 
is #17 in the series.

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My castle hat in PW Children's Bookshelf!

 

I wore 3 hats at SIBA15, 

each representing a different one of my books. 

My castle hat for The Knights Before Christmas

wound up in this week's 

Publisher's Weekly Children's Bookshelf!

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The Knights Before Christmas catapulting fun!

http://www.joanholub.com/picture-books

at Quail Ridge Books

Catapulting fun at Quail Ridge Books!

http://www.joanholub.com/picture-books

Almost here! The Knights Before Christmas

On Christmas Eve, three little knights guard their castle 

against a red-and-white invader: Santa Claus!

Visit illustrator Scott Magoon’s site for his holiday playlist 

and a peek at his preliminary sketches 

for The Knights Before Christmas.

 

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Join Joan Holub at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, NC for a celebration of The Knights Before Christmas on September 26 (Saturday, 2pm). Castle catapult games and snacks!

The Knights Before Christmas

Christmas in September?
Seriously, it's almost half off the cover price if you pre-order right now! 

http://tinyurl.com/ptrlwtu

'Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in for the night when out on the drawbridge, there arose such a clatter! The knights try everything to get rid of this unknown invader (Santa Claus!), a red and white knight with a fleet of dragons . . .
But nothing would stop
their white-whiskered foe.
No matter their efforts,
he just would not go!

Kirkus Reviews:
Three young knights defend their castle from "a red-and-white knight and eight dragons. Oh dear!" Santa travels back in time to a fanciful medieval Europe with knights, lords, and castles in this clever parody of "The Night Before Christmas." The text unfolds in pitch-perfect rhymes that follow the basic pattern of the classic poem, with the addition of witty wordplay incorporated into speech balloons and in signs, lists, and banners on the castle walls. The three knights are named Brave Knight, Polite Knight, and Silent Knight, each with a distinct, appropriate personality. When Santa arrives to deliver gifts to the castle, the knights see him as an intruder and try to repel his advances. Santa is just as determined as the knights to succeed in his own mission. He flings his presents and holiday decorations into the castle with an evergreen-tree catapult, which the knights then appropriate for the castle's Christmas tree. Digitally produced illustrations in deep jewel tones successfully bring to life the complex physical world of the castle and skillfully meet the logistical challenges of the knights' battle of airborne gifts with Santa. There's an excellent interplay between the amusing illustrations and the polished text, with lots of clever jokes for readers to discover in the art. These knights know how to keep the castle safe and the readers entertained. (Picture book. 4-8) 

Little Red Writing

A good time to buy a Who Was biography at B&N

I was signing my Who Was books, 

and noticed this offer at Barnes & Noble.

Sweet!

Celebrating Mighty Dads, Father's Day 2015

Mighty Dads, Father's Day 2015

Illustrated by James Dean, creator of Pete the Cat

Mythology for preschoolers!

Board books with mythology 

life lessons for little ones.

Illustrated by Leslie Patricelli, creator of Yummy Yucky!

Mini Myths, Abrams Books

Prince Charles and Medusa the Rich

Signing Goddess Girls and Little Red Writing

at Barnes and Noble today!

(as Prince Charles looks on, bottom left)

Mighty Dads sighting (and signing)!

 

Spotted Mighty Dads at Barnes and Noble!

Signed, stickered, and set among friends. 

Amazon  Barnes and Noble  Scholastic

Dad construction trucks teach their little 

construction kids fun life lessons.

Happy almost Father's Day!

Itty Bitty Kitty finds an audience!

Happy book birthday to Itty Bitty Kitty!

The first of four IBK adventures.

Illustrated by the awesome James Burks.

Amazon     Barnes & Noble   HarperCollins

 

Ava wants a pet, but Mom and Dad say she's too little. So when she finds a kitty, Ava decides to name him Itty Bitty and keep him a secret. There's just one tiny problem: Itty Bitty starts growing and growing and growing . . . until he's neither itty nor bitty! 

Hardcover picture book, 32 pages

NYTimes on Mini Myths: Make A Wish, Midas!

 

So grateful for this totally unexpected lovely nod from the NY Times

to the Mini Myths board book series

at

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/05/14/books/review/14childrens.html

Itty Bitty Kitty goodreads giveaway

goodreads giveaway

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Ava wants a pet, but Mom and Dad say she's too little. So when she finds a kitty, Ava decides to name him Itty Bitty and keep him a secret. There's just one tiny problem: Itty Bitty starts growing and growing and growing . . . until he's neither itty nor bitty! 

Hardcover, 32 pages, available May 19, 2015

On my lap: Medusa the Rich

When I find myself near a bookstore, I try to duck in

and sign stock -- that is, sign any of my books

that are on the shelves.

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Autograph night at B&N

Signing the new Goddess Girls: Medusa the Rich,

What Was the Statue of Liberty, and Mini Myths

at Barnes and Noble Brier Creek, NC tonight.

Also signed at Quail Ridge Books, our local indie!

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Goddess Girls: Medusa the Rich!

Happy book birthday to:

Goddess Girls #16: Medusa the Rich!

ages 8-12
When Medusa is given the "Midas Touch" and is suddenly able to turn objects into gold just by touching them, she is thrilled. Gold, gold, everywhere! But it’s not just objects that become golden—it’s also food, and, even people! Her new ability turns out to be more dangerous than delightful, but can she do anything to reverse it?

Grimmtastic Girls book birthday

Celebrating a book birthday:

Welcome into the world, Goldilocks Breaks In!

Number 6 in the Grimmtastic Girls series I co-author with Suzanne Williams.

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Zero the Hero makes the Mathematical Sciences & Children's Book Council Inaugural Awards List!

 

Zero the Hero

Illustrated by the fabulous Tom Lichtenheld!

Read more at:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mathical-books-for-kids-from-tots-to-teens-inaugural-award-winners-announced-2015-04-17

Heroes in Training at the Avengers premier!

Our editor sent this to us. It'll appear in the trailers 

at select theaters through May 1st.

Young heroic Greek gods and Avengers.

Seems like a good pairing.

Heroes in Training

Make A Wish, Midas!

Little Midas wants everything to be yellow!

Mythology with a modern twist for preschoolers.

Joan Holub and Leslie Patricelli

Brush Your Hair, Medusa! at Bees Knees

A friend has started Bees Knees Vintage Rentals

in the Raleigh/Triangle area of NC.

These were taken in her storage unit

of awesomeness.

March 30 is National Pencil Day!

And new friends came to visit!

Mini Myths: Make A Wish, Midas! book birthday

Little Midas wishes everything could be yellow.

His favorites are yellow undies, yellow bananas, yellow paint.

When he paints his dinoboo yellow, he regrets his wish.

Can dinoboo be returned to normal?

Wishy washy, wishy washy...

 

Make A Wish, Midas!

Abrams Appleseed

Joan Holub and Leslie Patricelli

What Were the Salem Witch Trials?

One of Amazon's #1 Children's New Releases in category today.

Mythology for Preschoolers: Brush Your Hair, Medusa! Make A Wish, Midas!

 

 

Celebrating the release of two board books in the Mini Myths series today. Mini Myths bring Greek mythology to preschoolers by using real-world toddler experiences to retell each myth (includes a short summary of the original myth at the end.) Leslie Patricelli's illustrations are so cute!

Play Nice, Hercules! is a kindle monthly deal 
on Amazon for $1.99 through March 31.

Brush Your Hair, Medusa!

Make A Wish, Midas! 

Author: Joan Holub

Illustrator: Leslie Patricelli

Abrams Appleseed, March 2015

Coming soon! Mythology board books: Brush Your Hair, Medusa! Make A Wish, Midas!

 

NEW! This week!

Mini Myths 

are board books that bring updated Greek myths

(and the simple, positive life lessons therein) to preschoolers!

Brush Your Hair, Medusa!

Make A Wish, Midas! 

Author: Joan Holub

Illustrator: Leslie Patricelli

Abrams Appleseed, March 2015

Goddess Girls, Mini Myths, & More in the Lucky Leprechaun giveaway hop!

Like your mythology with a twist?

Goddess Girls 

middle grade series puts a modern spin on Greek mythology at Mount Olympus Academy where students are godboys and goddessgirls and Zeus is the principal.

Heroes in Training 

chapter books are an adventure series 

about 10 year old Greek gods and goddesses led by Zeus. 

Mini Myths 

board books bring the lessons of

updated Greek myths to preschoolers! 

And how about fairy tales with a spin?

Grimmtastic Girls 

series features strong middle grade fairy tale characters who have adventures.

Enter between March 17-29 for a chance to
win the 4 books pictured (or another recent book in the series),
all autographed by Joan Holub.
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2 winners will be notified via email and listed here on my blog post.

Books will be mailed out within 2 weeks of contest close.

Not responsible for any lost mailings.
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of all participating bloggers and their giveaways.

Hooray For St Patrick's Day is lucky 13!

 

Celebrating lucky 13 years 

of this lift-the-flap book's publication!

Can you find the leprechaun on each page?

Hooray!

Play Nice, Hercules! Caldecott pigs, and a curious monkey!

Play Nice, Hercules!

is a Kindle Monthly Deal 

for March 

which means hanging out with good company--

Caldecott pigs and a curious monkey!

The Mini Myths board book series brings mythology

to preschoolers.