Happy Book Birthday: CHALLAH DAY! Plus Giveaway

Usually when there is a birthday, we celebrate with cake…but today, for this book birthday, we will share some yummy…CHALLAH! Challah is probably one of the most delicious breads in the world – and if you haven’t had French Toast made with challah bread, you are missing something quite glorious! When my kids were in elementary school, I made challah wreaths for the teachers as Christmas gifts…they looked so pretty – and tasted even better!

But, enough about my challah experiences…it’s time to sing Happy Book Birthday to CHALLAH DAY! a brilliant rhyming read-aloud written by Charlotte Offsay and illustrated by the talented Jason Kirschner.

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Happy Book Birthday: WHERE WILDFLOWERS GROW Plus Giveaway

I always love singing Happy Birthday to new books…and especially when they are debut books for new authors…like WHERE WILDFLOWERS GROW by Hà Dinh, illustrated by Bao Luu, published by Waterbrook. This is such a beautiful story…and Hà Dinh is a beautiful writer…in fact, the entry she submitted for the 2021 #50PreciousWords won spot #1.

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Happy Book Birthday: A DIVE INTO THE BLUE Plus Giveaway

We’ve had quite a few cover reveals recently. And today, we get to celebrate the final step on the path to publication for a picture book…launch day! I’m so pleased and honored to sing Happy Book Birthday to Ellie Huynh’s debut picture book: A DIVE INTO THE BLUE, illustrated by the talented Bao Luu and published by Beaming Books! Ellie was kind enough to stop by to share the story behind the story and a bit about her writing journey. And she is also kind enough to share a copy of this beautiful book – for a chance to be the lucky winner, please make sure you leave a comment on the post.

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