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Charlotte Bronte Before Jane Eyre Blog Tour

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About the Book:

Title: CHARLOTTE BRONTE BEFORE JANE EYRE

Author: Glynnis Fawkes

Pub. Date: September 24, 2018

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

Pages: 112

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Amazon Paperback, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD

Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!–I have as much soul as you,–and full as much heart!

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is a beloved classic, celebrated today by readers of all ages and revered as a masterwork of literary prowess. But what of the famous writer herself?

Originally published under the pseudonym of Currer Bell, Jane Eyre was born out of a magnificent, vivid imagination, a deep cultivation of skill, and immense personal hardship and tragedy. Charlotte, like her sisters Emily and Anne, was passionate about her work. She sought to cast an empathetic lens on characters often ignored by popular literature of the time, questioning societal assumptions with a sharp intellect and changing forever the landscape of western literature.

With an introduction by Alison Bechdel, Charlotte Brontë before Jane Eyre presents a stunning examination of a woman who battled against the odds to make her voice heard.

About the Author

I’m an cartoonist and illustrator living in Burlington, VT.

My most recent book is Charlotte Bronte Before Jane Eyre, Center for Cartoon Studies Presents series, will be published in September 2019 by Disney/Hyperion. Also in September, Secret Acres will publish Persephone’s Garden, a collection of autobiographical comics that have appeared in the New Yorker and other places.

I began working on excavations as illustrator in 1998 and have worked on sites in Greece, Crete, Turkey, Israel, Cyprus, Syria, and Lebanon.  I continue to work in Greece every year.   My illustrations have been published in several books and many articles.  

Many of my personal comics reflect a career in archaeology and family life.  Greek Diary is about working on a dig and traveling with children.  My drawings about my children were published regularly on Muthamagazine.com  and were nominated for an Ignatz Award at the Small Press Expo in 2016.

Another project, Alle Ego, is about my first trip to Greece and how it launched my work in the direction of archaeology.  A draft of this book won the MoCCA Arts Festival Award in NY in 2016.  I drew most of it during a residency at La Maison des Auteurs in Angouleme, and I plan to return to work on this book in the future.

I’m currently working on a middle grade adventure set after the eruption of Thera in Late Bronze Age Greece.

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Giveaway

3 winners will receive signed finished copies of CHARLOTTE BRONTE BEFORE JANE EYRE, US Only.

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Tour Schedule

Week One:

9/2/2019- Odd and Bookish– Excerpt

9/3/2019- Country Road Reviews– Excerpt

9/4/2019- dwantstoread– Review

9/5/2019- A Dream Within A Dream– Excerpt

9/6/2019- Lifestyle Of Me– Review

Week Two:

9/9/2019- Christen Krumm, Writer, Reader, Serious Coffee Drinker– Review

9/10/2019- Careful of Books– Review

9/11/2019- Character Madness and Musings– Excerpt

9/12/2019- Fictitiouswonderland– Review

9/13/2019- Fyrekatz Blog– Review

Week Three:

9/16/2019- Little Red Reads– Excerpt

9/17/2019- Book-Keeping– Review

9/18/2019- Life of a Simple Reader– Excerpt

9/19/2019- Kati’s Bookaholic Rambling Reviews- Excerpt

9/20/2019- Inspired by Savannah– Review

Week Four:

9/23/2019- History from a Woman’s Perspective– Review

9/24/2019- Wishful Endings– Excerpt

9/25/2019- Just Another Reader– Review

9/26/2019- Jade Writes Books– Review

9/27/2019- Rants and Raves of a Bibliophile– Review

Week Five:

9/30/2019- two points of interest– Review

Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum Blog Tour and Giveaway

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About the Book:

Title: DR. SEUSS’S HORSE MUSEUM

Author: Dr. Seuss & Andrew Joyner (Illustrations)

Pub. Date: September 3, 2019

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 80

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD

A never-before-published Dr. Seuss book about creating and looking at art!

Based on a manuscript and sketches discovered in 2013, this book is like a visit to a museum–with a horse as your guide!

Explore how different artists have seen horses, and maybe even find a new way of looking at them yourself. Discover full-color photographic art reproductions of pieces by Picasso, George Stubbs, Rosa Bonheur, Alexander Calder, Jacob Lawrence, Deborah Butterfield, Franz Marc, Jackson Pollock, and many others–all of which feature a horse! Young readers will find themselves delightfully transported by the engaging equines as they learn about the creative process and how to see art in new ways.

Taking inspiration from Dr. Seuss’s original sketches, acclaimed illustrator Andrew Joyner has created a look that is both subtly Seussian and wholly his own. His whimsical illustrations are combined throughout with “real-life” art. Cameo appearances by classic Dr. Seuss characters (among them the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, and Horton the Elephant) make Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum a playful picture book that is totally unique. Ideal for home or classroom use, it encourages critical thinking and makes a great gift for Seuss fans, artists, and horse lovers of all ages.

Publisher’s Notes discuss the discovery of the manuscript and sketches, Dr. Seuss’s interest in understanding modern art, the process of creating the book, and information about each of the artists and art reproductions in the book.

Review

This book was like opening a blast from the past into childhood. With beautifully illustrated pages and instructional text, it is perfect for little art lovers. Perfect for use in the classroom or art room. We are so grateful to have another Dr. Suess book! It is whimsical and fun for all ages, long enough to be broken up into several chunks.

About Dr. Seuss:

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, MA. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he’d made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase “Quick, Henry, the Flit!” 

In 1936 on the way to a vaction in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship’s engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success. 

During WW II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra’s Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar’s for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar. 

In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel’s publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat, which went on to instant success. 

In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn’t write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham. Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet. 

Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991. 

Also worked under the pen name:
Theo Le Sieg 

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About Andrew:

Andrew Joyner is an internationally published illustrator and author. His popular books include The Terrible Plop, written by Ursula Dubosarsky. He lives in South Australia.

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Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive finished copies of DR. SEUSS’S HORSE MUSEUM, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

9/2/2019- BookHounds Ya– Review

9/3/2019- 100 Pages A Day– Review

9/4/2019- Book-Keeping– Review

9/5/2019- Christen Krumm, Writer, Reader, Serious Coffee Drinker– Review

9/6/2019- Fictitious Fox– Review

Week Two:

9/9/2019- Inspired by Savannah– Review

9/10/2019- Lifestyle Of Me– Review

9/11/2019- Little Red Reads– Review

9/12/2019- two points of interest– Review

9/13/2019- Eli to the nth– Review

Thunder Trucks Blog Tour

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THUNDER TRUCKS

Author: Cheryl Klein, Katy Beebe, & Mike Boldt (Illustrations)

Pub. Date: September 10, 2018

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 40

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD

Was that a flash of lightning? A rumble of thunder?

Better get ready–there’s a new crew in town!

As Bulldozer piles up clouds and Tanker Truck hauls the rain, the whole Thunder Truck gang works together to build a tremendous storm.

Brimming with energy and fun, this cheerful bedtime story is perfect for snuggling, no matter the weather.

About Cheryl:

Cheryl Klein’s first book, The Commuters: A Novel of Intersections, won City Works Press’ Ben Reitman Award. Her novel Lilac Mines was published by Manic D Press in 2009. She writes and edits for MUTHA Magazine (muthamagazine.com) and blogs about the intersection of life, art, and carbohydrates at breadandbread.blogspot.com.

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About Katy:

I love books — reading them, holding them, even smelling them! Growing up in the Midwest, my family would spend summers at our local public library. Later, I was lucky enough to study at the medieval University of Oxford, where there are so many books that you can catch their scent rising up from vents in the sidewalks.

I now teach medieval history at the University of Texas at Arlington, and I incorporate the history of books and “book making” into my classes whenever I can. As you might be able to tell from my books (there are more to come after Brother Hugo and the Bear!), I also love to share this history with younger readers, as well.

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About Mike:

Mike Boldt has been my name

for quite a few years.

Some people call me an Author / Illustrator.

 I’ve been called worse.

I still enjoy cartoons.

I like ice cream a lot.

I‘ve drawn since I was young.

I read (picture) books.

I like to write & draw them too.

I’m amazed and grateful every day this is my job.

Clients have included: Disney/Hyperion, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Bloomsbury, Scholastic Canada, Fisher-Price/Mattel, Highlights, Owl Magazine, Design+ Communication, Please Touch Museum, Alberta Winter Games, Pro-Ed, Launch Kidz, & Alberta Conservation Magazine.

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Giveaway Details:

Instagram Giveaway so please link to your IG in comments. Find us @littleredreadz

Tour Schedule:

Week One:

9/9/2019- BookHounds– Review

9/10/2019- Littleredreadz– Review

9/11/2019- Thepagesinbetween– Review

9/12/2019- southerngirl.bookaholic– Review

9/13/2019- fictitious.fox– Review

Week Two:

9/16/2019- novel.novice– Review

9/17/2019- doyoudogear– Review

9/18/2019- kagunderman– Review

9/19/2019- JaimeRockstarBookTours– Spotlight

9/20/2019- savingsinseconds– Review