Trailer and Giveaway: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Another amazing giveaway from the lovely Zeitghost Media people!

Check out this trailer and enter this giveaway!

Summary
Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland. The new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also not much older than September. Only September can retrieve a talisman the Marquess wants from the enchanted woods, and if she doesn?t . . . then the Marquess will make life impossible for the inhabitants of Fairyland. September is already making new friends, including a book-loving Wyvern and a mysterious boy named Saturday.

With exquisite illustrations by acclaimed artist Ana Juan, Fairyland lives up to the sensation it created when the author first posted it online. For readers of all ages who love the charm of Alice in Wonderland and the soul of The Golden Compass, here is a reading experience unto itself: unforgettable, and so very beautiful.

Giveaway
To win a copy of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making please do the following:

Enter at The Cozy Reader!
Details

Ends 06/28 at midnight Eastern time

Entrant must be 13 years of age or older. Submitting a comment is acceptance of this.

Open to US & Canada mailing addresses only. Shipping directly from the publisher.

Selected winner must respond to my email within 1 day or a new winner will be selected.

Good luck!

Back to work and daycare!

Well it's officially that time: back to work.

I've been home since April 13th, delivered Riley on April 25th and will be returning to work on June 20th. Riley will be 8 weeks old!

I'm so grateful to the time I've had to stay at home getting ready for his birth and now the 8 weeks of watching him grow. I'm sad to have to leave him with strangers, even if it is at a very nice daycare.

The tasks we'll all have to overcome this week seem monstrous at the moment.

Me: Leaving my baby boy and little girl! Pumping! Working! Driving! Waking up (and staying up) early! (with NO coffee)
Riley: No mama for a whole day! Bottles?!!? (he still isn't taking one!) New people and a new place.
Madison: Making new friends and meeting new teachers.

The reward of picking them both up on Monday is going to be phenomenal. Only to have to turn around and do it again on Tuesday.

Riley is really going to have a terrible time if he doesn't buckle down and accept a bottle. I've been trying most of this past week getting him to take the ones I bought (Breastflow -- good for switching back and forth between breast and bottle) but I'm thinking I should have started a lot sooner or maybe I need to buy a different brand. He acts like the nipple is too firm. I'm going to look at different brands today to see if he'll accept something different.

I just hope he accepts one on Monday!

Madison is super excited about going to Noah's Ark. I have no doubt that this transition will go smoothly for her. She has a field trip the very first day! She gets to go to the pool every Wednesday and even a trip to the Antietam Dairy this Thursday!

Riley has his 2 month check up this coming week as well. I'm excited to see how much he's weighting now. He's such a big boy!

He'd been having fits every night for the past few weeks. Right around 7-8 pm he'd get super fussy and eventually vomits all over me. I've stopped drinking coffee this week and so far it seems to have helped. He hasn't vomited for the past 3 days. I was getting headaches w/o the coffee but that seems to have stopped just today. I miss drinking it so I may grab some decaf while at the store today.

Wish us luck for this week! We'll need it!
Until next week....

Review: Cows Can’t Jump by Dave Reisman Illustrations by Jason A. Maas

Cows Can't Jump by Dave Reisman 44 pages, Jumping Cow Press, (2008-10-19) $7.99 (Amazon.com) Paperback

Cows Can't Jump by Dave Reisman 44 pages, Jumping Cow Press, (2008-10-19) $10.19 (Amazon.com) Board Book

Procurement

Jumping Cow Press sent me two copies: one signed paperback and one signed board book.

Review by Madison, My Daughter (verbatim)

It’s funny because baby kangaroo has it’s eyes open on the first page and then the baby kangaroo falls asleep in the pouch and the mother doesn’t even notice.

My Review

A great book of compare and contrast on the abilities of many animals with a subtle touch of rhyming words.

The illustrations are cute and I enjoy seeing the canvas stitching details. I also enjoyed the flow from animal to animal as the scenery continued along the way.

I’m a fan of the board book as paperbacks usually see much more wear and tear around our house.

Madison was able to read this mostly by herself. A few words she stumbled on such as: slither, stampede, wallow, and trample. For a 1st grader I think that’s pretty good but after reading it a few times now she can handle them much better now.

Contest Entry: Heartless by Gail Carriger

Gail Carriger is hosting an interesting contest for a chance to win an ARC of Heartless! Go to her blogs: Blogger or LiveJournal to enter for yourself!

Heartless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger 400 pages, Orbit, (2011-07-01) $7.99 (Amazon.com)

Here's my entry! I just had to use my little man and his super cute froggy hat. Look at that smile! :)

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Trailer and Giveaway: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

Now this is a book I’m excited about! Here’s the cover, summary, trailer and a GIVEAWAY!

Isn’t this cover gorgeous?!

Ruby Red (Ruby Red - Trilogy) by Kerstin Gier 336 pages, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), (2011-05-10) $10.19 (Amazon.com)

Summary (Goodreads)

Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon, the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust.

Trailer

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

Giveaway

And one of my readers can enter to win a copy of this book!

Details

Ends 06/12 at midnight Eastern time

Entrant must be 13 years of age or older. Filling out the form is acceptance of this requirement.

Open to US & Canada mailing addresses only. Shipping directly from the publisher.

If shipping info is not supplied in the form, selected winner must respond to my email within 1 day or a new winner will be selected.

Visit The Cozy Reader to enter!

Trailer and Giveaway: Everlasting by Alyson Noel

A new trailer for you to check out!

Everlasting by Alyson Noel

Everlasting (Immortals) by Alyson Noël 336 pages, St. Martin's Griffin, (2011-06-07) $9.89 (Amazon.com)

More Info

Everlasting is the sixth and final installment of the Immortal Series and will be released tomorrow, June 7th!

Alyson Noel's Immortals Website:

http://www.alysonnoel.com/immortals/

Macmillan Publishing's Alyson Noel site:

http://us.macmillan.com/author/alysonnoel

Giveaway

And the lovely publisher is providing a copy of Everlasting to one of my readers! Just fill out the entry form to be eligible.

Details

Ends 06/10 at midnight Eastern time

Entrant must be 13 years of age or older. Filling out the form is acceptance of this requirement.

Open to US & Canada mailing addresses only. Shipping directly from the publisher.

If shipping info is not supplied in the form, selected winner must respond to my email within 1 day or a new winner will be selected.

Visit The Cozy Reader to enter!

Good luck!

Cover Art: The Iron Knight (Iron Fey, # 4) by Julie Kagawa

I first saw this on my OMG I WANTZ IT list on Goodreads but sure enough I headed over to Julie Kagawa’s blog and she’s revealed the cover to The Iron Knight! And swoon over Ash!

It’s beautiful and I can’t wait until October 25th to read this!

Also, Summer’s Crossing releases today! You can get it for free over at the Harlequin eBook Store! Or you can pay $2.39 for wireless delivery to your Kindle (I got it for free and uploaded it myself).

Series

The Iron King (Harlequin Teen) 368 pages, Harlequin, (2010-02-01) $9.99 (Amazon.com)

Winter's Passage Harlequin Teen, (2010-05-20) (Amazon.com)

The Iron Daughter (Harlequin Teen) 304 pages, Harlequin, (2010-08-01) $9.99 (Amazon.com)

The Iron Queen (Harlequin Teen) 368 pages, Harlequin, (2011-01-25) $9.99 (Amazon.com)

Summer's Crossing Harlequin Teen, (2011-05-18) (Amazon.com)

The Iron Knight (Harlequin Teen) 304 pages, Harlequin, (2011-10-25) $9.99 (Amazon.com)