Kidlit Blog Hop #8 Babylit Review and a surprise at the end

Hi folks welcome to the Kidlit Blog Hop #8. 

When Renee asked me to Co-Host I was so delighted, but then I thought, oh dear, what am I gonna post. I am not at all skilled in reviewing books, I prefer to write them and then bite my fingernails waiting for someone to review them.........

So I decided to post about some books that my little Gigi loves. She is only 18 months old, so we aren't quite at the stage of having real reviews, but as soon as she is I promise you a succinct review of whatever title we are reading, Until then, you will have to put up with some gushing about some truly cute books.

For anyone who knows me well, I absolutely LOVE Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in any form, book, BBC adaption, Major motion picture with Mathew Mc Fadden, ha, hoom.... back to the books, so when my friends separately gave Gigi some of the Babylit books by Jennifer Addams and Alison Oliver, you can't help but fall in love with them immediately.

The author's have managed to summarise each of the stories into 10 pages as a counting primer. They are a hilarious take on the classics and I can't help but giggle every time I read them. Now there are some purists who say that the authors have totally lost the story plot, but personally I think they are so clever.

Gigi, absolutely loves them and they are our secret weapon to keeping her entertained in a cafe, as long as she has Chips and Pride and Prejudice she is happy.

And who wouldn't want the whole set, check these out, tooooo adorable.

 

You can find more about them at http://www.babylit.com/shop-books/

That's it for my pearls of blog hop wisdom folks, but

NOW FOR THE SURPRISE

 "Escape From The Forbidden Planet" my Middle Grade Science Fiction recently released is

FREE ON AMAZON KINDLE TODAY

( 23 JANUARY US TIME)

Click on the link below to hop on over to Amazon to grab your free copy and check out my cover below. 
NB: Offer has now expired, reverted to list price of 0.99c

http://amzn.com/B009FXC42A

Now, off you hop below and enjoy. 

Welcome to the 8th Kid Lit Blog Hop. We had a very high number of links in the last Hop - 85! And, I'm proud to say that I visited each and every one of those links and tweeted something from each participating blog or author. I am also pleased to announce that we have a new permanent hostess: Katie from Youth Literature Reviews (our co-hostess from last week). Big, big welcome Katie! We are always seeking some co-hostesses, so don't be shy ... we'd love to have you! To remind everyone, we are back to our normal schedule in February (the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month). Enjoy the Hop!

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Hostesses:

Renee @ Mother Daughter Book Reviews

Jaymie @ Snacks for Max

Heidi @ Geo Librarian

Sue @ Kid Lit Reviews

Katie @ Youth Literature Reviews

Our Co-Hostess for This Week:

Julie Grasso, Author of Escape From the Forbidden Planet

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