Today’s a very special day for a very special board book because today is the Kindle Book Birthday for JUNE MOON – May 28 will be the print copy birthday! Two birthdays for one little book baby…that’s totally special, right? And we are blowing out the candles and serving up cake and congratulations to author Lynn Becker and illustrator Nate Carvalho.
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WOW! What a beautiful cover! And trust me, the inside pages are just as glorious. Plus the lyrical rhyming text will soon be a favorite of our littlest story-lovers.
Here’s a bit about the book from the Amazon Sales page:
Author Lynn Becker and illustrator Nate Carvalho’s board book June Moon is a whimsical bedtime story that sparks imagination and laughter as the moon mirrors a child’s playful actions, becoming a cherished favorite for young readers year-round and a perfect bonding experience for parents and children before sleep.
Rising moon
Shining moon,
Magic as a June moon.
A story of seasides and summertimes, in June Moon, the rising and setting of the moon mirrors a child’s imaginative play and bedtime routine, all bathed in the natural magic of an evening in June.
With gorgeous illustrations and seamless transitions between reality and the fantasy of a child’s view of the night sky, readers of all ages will reach for this lilting bedtime poem again and again.
And here’s a little bit about the author:
Lynn Becker grew up in New York, spent many years in the Southern California desert, and now lives in Colorado. She’s a children’s book reviewer with Shelf Awareness, and also the author of Monsters in the Briny, a picture book illustrated by Scott Brundage.
To connect with Lynn and find out more about her books: https://www.lynnbeckerbooks.com/
And here’s a little bit about the illustrator from his website:
Nate Carvalho is a Background and Visual Development Artist in the animation industry as well as a published Children’s books Illustrator.
My skills include Design, Colour, Illustration and making awesome coffee!
I’m a storyteller and I can’t shut up about it, but in the rare moments that I do, you can find me playing my violin, my ukelele or playing video games.
https://natecarvalho.myportfolio.com/work
And here are a few things we can all do to help beautiful books like this one succeed:
Put it on your Goodreads Want to Read Shelf
Buy it
Review it
Tell friends about it (share this post on your social media)
Ask your local library to purchase copies for their collection
Please don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of JUNE MOON!
I hope you all have a wonderful week. This morning I’ll be delivering the #50PreciousWords Literacy Initiative books to Beech Street School in Manchester – I’ll share some photos on Facebook this week. The Bookery manager Cassie already brought several boxes of books to Weston Elemenary and McLaughlin Middle School last week.
216 Juvenile Picture Book donations
25 Young reader
The Bookery donated 50 books (THANK YOU SO MUCH, CASSIE)
plus we added in the books directly mailed to me that brought to the bookstore a few weeks ago…
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THE FINAL NUMBER: 350 BOOKS!!!! A Huge Thank You to Our Fab Kid Lit Community!!!
I appreciate the difficulty of writing a layered, but sparse, board book. Can’t wait to read this one (as I wait patiently for two of mine to be published!)
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Thanks, Elizabeth, and good luck with your board books!
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Such a beautiful book!
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Thanks, I hope you enjoy!
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How fun!
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Thank you, Bridgitte!
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This book is beautiful and I can’t wait to read it.
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Thanks, Danielle, hope you enjoy!
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This looks adorable and something my grands would truly enjoy at bedtime!
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Thank you, I hope your grandkids love it!
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Lynn, I loved Monsters in the Briny and can’t wait to hold June Moon in my hands! Congratulations on this newest book’s Kindle birthday and happy early print book birthday!🥳
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Jolene, thank you so very much(I love your books, too, especially Too Much! An Overwhelming Day)!
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Lynn, I’m so excited for this book to coming out! I know it’s been a long journey 🌝 but now we celebrate!
Vivian! That’s quite a fun sight seeing book donations like that. You are marvelous human being! 🥇
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I’m excited to read and share Lynn’s latest with my soon-to-be two-year-old grandson: a June baby!
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Thank you so much, I love the idea of sharing with a June baby (my daughter was one)!
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Sounds like a wonderful bedtime story! Can’t wait to read it! Congrats!
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Thanks, Melissa, I hope you enjoy!
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The few words shared here just melt in your mouth! This one’s on my to be purchased list! Thank you for writing it!
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Thank you so much for the kind words, I hope you enjoy the book!
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Thank you, Elizabeth, and best of luck with your board books!
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Thank you so much, Laura! I hope you’re still celebrating An Accidental Hero!
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What a lovely share and it’s birthday is close to the full moon of Gemeni. It’s an important moon.
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Hope you enjoy the book on full moon night!
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Looking forward to reading this book! A perfect bedtime story 🌚
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Thank you!
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June Moon looks delightful! Can’t wait to read it!
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I’m so glad, thank you, Karan!
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looking forward to this one – we can never have enough Bedtime for Toddlers books.
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Thanks, Robin, I completely agree!
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Congrats from a fellow Coloradan! (Glenwood Springs.) Looks like a wonderful book!
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A two-fer! How fabulous, Lynn! You know I love Monsters in the Briny, and I’m looking forward to reading this! The cover is so dreamy, perfect for a bedtime tale. Congrats!!
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Thanks, Jilanne, you’ve been a great supporter of Monsters in the Briny, and it really means a lot. I hope you enjoy June Moon, as well!
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