Friday, December 27, 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Little Red Writing! Best of 2013 Giveaway Hop

MY GIVEAWAY:
One autographed copy of the new hardcover picture book,

Thanks for dropping by giveaway in the 
Best of 2013 Giveaway Hop
 December 11-18, 2013

I'm a picture book Little Red Writing.
The story of a brave red pencil who wanders while writing,
and meets a wolf pencil sharpener. 
Joan Holub wrote me.
Melissa Sweet illustrated me.
Chronicle Books published me.
I scribbled my way into bookstores in October 
and am in a 3rd printing.

Download the super spectacular Teaching Guide
created by the designers at Chronicle Books.
  
*School Library Journal, starred review
*Publishers Weekly, starred review 
A Booklist Best Book of 2013, 
A Kirkus Best Book of 2013, 
School Library Journal Best Book of 2013
Huffington Post Honorable Mention, Best Book of 2013
Follow me on Pinterest
Pin the book cover image to your pinterest board
Tweet about my giveaway.
+2 points for each method. Okay to enter any or all, daily.
I'm not doing rafflecopter this time due to tech difficulties.
Please simply post your Pinterest links and/or your @Twitter name
in a comment here, depending on how you choose to enter.

Click below for other giveaways in the hop: 

  

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Little Red Writing on Black Friday


My tall, red, pointy companion gets lost while shopping, but quickly makes new friends. 

Monday, November 25, 2013

Little Red Writing, a Kirkus Best Book of 2013

Little Red Writing's path went from book birthday two months to two Kirkus Reviews lists today. Congrats to illustrator Melissa Sweet!


http://www.amazon.com/Little-Red-Writing-Joan-Holub/dp/0811878694/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374000241&sr=1-1&keywords=little+red+writing

Monday, November 11, 2013

What Was the First Thanksgiving? (Staying Warm Giveaway Hop)

Happy Turkey Day!
Enter for a chance to win:
NEW illustrated hardcover chapter book for ages 7-13
(Grosset & Dunlap)
http://www.amazon.com/What-First-Thanksgiving-Joan-Holub/dp/0448464632/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373986200&sr=1-1&keywords=what+was+the+first+thanksgiving


Literary Lunch: Little Red Writing edibles from Mamabelly


http://www.mamabelly.com/2013/11/little-red-writing-literary-lunch.html

A literary lunch inspired by my and Melissa Sweet's picture book, Little Red Writing. The cream cheese Little Red Writing sandwich looks pencilicious, doesn't it? And the forest of cucumber trees and carrot flowers. So cute!
Prepared by Mamabelly's.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Wolf munches book!

Authors at indie store Quail Ridge Books witness mayhem as the Wolf 3000 pencil sharpener from Little Red Writing tries to munch Nine Pound Hammer. Witnessed by authors Joan Holub, John Claude Bemis, Kelly Starling Lyons, and Nathan Kotecki.
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Red-Writing-Joan-Holub/dp/0811878694/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374000241&sr=1-1&keywords=little+red+writing

Monday, October 14, 2013

Little Red Writing in I Am A Reader Not A Writer's 4th Annual Spooktacular Giveaway Hop


Thanks for dropping by giveaway in the 
 Spooktacular Giveaway Hop
 October 15-31, 2013

MY GIVEAWAY:
One autographed copy of my new hardcover picture book,
Little Red Writing
The story of a brave red pencil who 
meets a wolf pencil sharpener. 

I'm a new picture book Little Red Writing.
Joan Holub wrote me.
Melissa Sweet illustrated me.
Chronicle Books published me.
I scribbled my way into bookstores this month!

Download the super spectacular Teaching Guide
created by the designers at Chronicle Books.
  
*School Library Journal, starred review
*Publishers Weekly, starred review
A very funny picture book that, I guarantee you, lots of savvy teachers will be eagerly sharing with students as part of the process of teaching creative writing. 
a Rafflecopter giveaway
And/or you can do non-rafflecopter entries:
Follow me on Pinterest
Pin the book cover image to your pinterest board
(+ 2 points per pin, follow, tweet, fb)
If you do not use rafflecopter, please comment on this post
with the link to your follow or pin. Thanks.

Click below for other giveaways in the hop: 
  


Thursday, October 10, 2013

No animals were harmed during the making of this video



A brave red pencil and an uninvited guest (at the end).
Tuesday, October 17, 7pm at indie Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh NC.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Little Red Writing picture book in the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop.


Thanks for dropping by my 2-book giveaway in the 
 Spooktacular Giveaway Hop
hosted by The Review Wire
October 4-18, 2013
I'm a new picture book Little Red Writing.
Joan Holub wrote me.
Melissa Sweet illustrated me.
Chronicle Books published me.
I scribbled my way into bookstores October 1st!

Download the super spectacular Teaching Guide
created by the designers at Chronicle Books
*School Library Journal, starred review
*Publishers Weekly, starred review
A very funny picture book that, I guarantee you, lots of savvy teachers will be eagerly sharing with students as part of the process of teaching creative writing. 

ONE WINNER WILL WIN AUTOGRAPHED
Little Red Writing
and
Boo Who? A Spooky Lift-the-Flap Book
a Rafflecopter giveaway

For non-rafflecopter entries,
you can follow me on Pinterest
or pin the book cover image to your pinterest board
(+ 2 points per pin, follow, tweet, fb)
If you don't use rafflecopter, please comment on this post
with the link to your follow or pin. Thanks.

Click below for other giveaways in the hop: 
  
Spooktacular Halloween Hop 
Welcome to the SPOOKtacular Giveaway Hop hosted by The Review Wire! With Halloween being only a few shorts weeks away, we decided that a Hop to help you get ready was in order! This event will run from October 4 through October 18, that gives you enough time to hop on down the list and enter all the SPOOKtacular Giveaways for your GHOULS and GOBLINS! Each blogger is giving away prizes valued $25 or more. Make sure to stop by The Review Wire to Enter The GRAND PRIZE: a $75 Gift Certificate to HalloweenExpress.com! Disclaimer: All giveaways end at 11:59 PM EST on October 18, 2013. The SPOOKtacular Event Bloggers are not responsible for shipment of prize or sponsors that do not fulfill their prizes. Companies and bloggers, if you would like to participate in group giveaway events like this one, sign up to be emailed about future events hosted by The Review Wire.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Um, Jack, you're cute and all, but please stop staring.

 
in Barnes & Noble New Jersey. It was the 2nd book I wrote and got published (Scholastic)!

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Book Birthday! Little Red Writing pencil party

Your pencil is cordially invited to Little Red Writing’s release week pencil party!
Send your pencil in costume (tutu, hat, mask?) and be sure to Tweet or Facebook or Pinterest a photo, and send me a link. I'm @joanholub on Twitter and FB
We'll be here WOLFing down the cake, waiting. 
Oh, and there's a
and a buy link:  

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Monday, September 9, 2013

Little Red Writing: Off to Oz Giveaway Hop!

Off to Oz Giveaway Hop Kid Lit Giveaway Hop  
September 10-17, 2013

Enter for a chance to win a an autographed copy of me before I'm in stores!
I'm a picture book named Little Red Writing.
Joan Holub wrote me.
Melissa Sweet illustrated me.
Chronicle Books published me.
I'll be scribbling my way into bookstores October 1st!

Download the super spectacular Teaching Guide
created by the designers at Chronicle Books.
  
*School Library Journal, starred review
*Publishers Weekly starred review
A very funny picture book that, I guarantee you, lots of savvy teachers will be eagerly sharing with students as part of the process of teaching creative writing. 
-Richie Partington MLIS, Richie’s Picks

Giveaway is closed.
Thanks to everyone who participated or entered!
You are awesome!

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Friday, September 6, 2013

Maryann Cocca-Leffler's Princess K.I.M. the Musical

Little Red Writing loves PRINCESS K.I.M. The Musical. 
This is the literacy ad that will appear in the Playbill for an upcoming performance of my author pal, Maryann Cocca-Leffler's, book.