Win ALPHAOOPS: H IS FOR HALLOWEEN on Goodreads

I’ve been going back and forth between all these cool Library-type sites online. I have an account at Library Thing (see the widget on my homepage), but lately I’ve been spending more time on Goodreads. Let’s be honest — unless I hire someone, there’s no way in the world I’m ever going to electronically catalog my entire book collection….

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AlphaOops on Kids Lit

Another lovely review from Kids Lit: The mixed up alphabet antics continue in this second Alpha Oops book.  A isn’t ready to go on, but H has to start a Halloween book anyway.  H starts with Halloween, and the other letters join in for a Halloween-themed alphabet that is not in any particular order.  As the letters reveal themselves,…

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Princess Claire and AlphaOops

Our newest addition to the AlphaOops Family Album: For the story of reading AlphaOops: H is for Halloween to Claire (and a few more gorgeous pictures like this), click here. Thanks, Claire! I’m so glad you enjoyed the book. Keep reading! Tweet

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T is for Tea!

As a girl raised in the south with an Anglophile grandmother, I can’t help but be a tea drinker. I lean heavily toward black teas (Red Rose) and really enjoy a slight citrus infusion (Lady Grey). Sometimes I splurge and have the occasional Chai or Jasmine. I’m a creature of habit, so if it’s not Constant Comment or one…

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Pinch Me, I’m Awesome

I bought the NYT today when we stopped for gas on the way to the Eagles’ game. I hugged the newspaper all the way to Philadelphia and smiled so long my face hurt. But I kept smiling. Seeing it in print is so much different than seeing it on a website. Now I just have to figure out how…

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For Those About to Squee, I Salute You

In case anyone didn’t see my horribly squee-ish Tweet about it this morning, or feel the true intensity of said squee, I will bring the cause to your attention here now.  Mostly because my mom’s not on Twitter or Facebook, but she checks my blog. Hey, Mom! *waves* GUESS WHAT?!? I got reviewed in the New York Times Sunday…

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Your Saturday Halloween Happiness

Does it get any happier than this? Ryan Sizemore–son of Apex book luminary Jason Sizemore–age 3, loves his copy of AlphaOops: H is for Halloween. What a cutie! It’s been far too long since I’ve had a chance to hang with the Sizemore Brood. Want to send me a picture of you & AlphaOops? Email me at akontis —…

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AlphaOops Halloween Contest Update

The above photo was submitted by Pete G., at a Barnes & Nole in Lincoln, Nebraska. Thanks, Pete! Awesome to see I’m on a display somewhere!! As this contest has gone on, I’ve been learning a lot about how bookstores work, how authors run contests, and exactly how much power one has over how to get one’s book in…

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Books With Halloween Spirit

Have kids that love Halloween? Are they avid readers…or do you wish they were? The Buffalo News has put together a fine list of books for kids to enjoy this Halloween season (including Dick and Jane and Vampires, pictured above). From picture books to middle-grade readers to young adult, this is one of the most comprehensive lists of new…

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