Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Kid Lit Blog Hop 28: PiBoIdMo 2013


Welcome to the Kid Lit Blog Hop #28


 
Today, I want to share with you something a little different to my usual scintillating reviews.
 
 
This month I have been participating in, da da da dahhhh.....


 
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What is it you ask, well it is the brain child of the fabulously talented Tara Lazar, author of "The Monstore"
 
She cooked up an idea to inspire authors to get writing, and voila.... a month long picture book inspiration-athon began.
 
You can visit Tara's blog each day to gain some great tips, insider info and an all round fabulous community of like minded picture book author enthusiasts.
 
Well, I thought to myself, wouldn't that just fit in so wonderfully with our hop.
 
So head on over to check out some of the posts


 
I am on track. I have 25 ideas, albeit some are just titles or names of characters ... despite my fairly tongue in cheek beginning.
( from my last hop you may remember my "No Peanuts In My Play ground by Ana Phylaxis)
 
I have managed to write two full picture books.
 
Here are their titles.....
 
1. I Think My Brother Is A Robot
 
2. Mammy's Yammy Noodles.
 
Stay tuned folks, maybe one day you will find them in a bookstore near you. LOL
 
Happy hopping
 


Welcome to the 28th Kid Lit Blog Hop. We have come a long way since then with many familiar faces that visit on a regular basis as well as new bloggers and authors who join us all the time. All in all, we have managed to create a dynamic and engaged community of children's books bloggers, authors, publishers, and publicists, as well as parents seeking out their next great read. So, if you haven't joined us in a while, please pop in a post and hop around to meet some of the new bloggers who have joined the Hop. If you are one of our regulars - thank you so much and Happy Hopping to all! Joining us as co-hosts this week are The Stanley and Katrina Gang who are responsible for the fun middle grade book The Perpetual Papers of the Pack of Pets and Lisa T. Cresswell, author of the Storyteller series for middle grade and the young adult novel, Hush Puppy. Big welcome to Stanley and Katrina (and the rest of the gang) and Lisa! Please be sure to give each of our hosts and co-hosts a visit to say a quick hello and we'll be sure to visit you right back!

Happy Hopping everyone and enjoy the Hop!

Kid Lit Blog Hop
 

REMINDER: Kid Lit Giveaway Hop Holiday Extravaganza

As part of our Kid Lit community of bloggers and authors, we wanted to share with you information about the Kid Lit Giveaway Hop Holiday Extravaganza to take place December 6th to 13th, 2013. This event is hosted by Katie from Youth Literature Reviews and Renee from Mother Daughter Book Reviews. If you are a blogger who features children's or young adult literature looking to share copies of a fabulous book winter-themed or holiday-themed book (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc), you are welcome to link up. You can also offer a gift card instead! Just click on the button below. Sign-ups are on-going until November 30, 2013. Kid Lit Giveaway Hop Holiday Button  

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1. We ask that you kindly follow your hosts and co-hosts. You can follow us any way you choose (Email, GFC, Twitter, Facebook, G+, Pinterest, etc.), but we've added our preferences below. If you could just give us a quick "follow" or "like" that would be much appreciated! Make sure to leave us a message if you are following us (i.e., on Twitter or Facebook or on our websites) and we will be sure to follow you back. Thanks! :-)
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2. Link up any Kid Lit related post. This can be a link to a children’s book review, a discussion about children’s literature/literacy, or a post on a recently-read children’s book or one that you love from your childhood.
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Happy Hopping!http://taralazar.com/

23 comments:

  1. How fun! I've heard of PiBoIdMo, but I didn't really know much about until now. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Katie, it has been so much fun and actually very possible.

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  2. I'm also doing PiBoIdMo although I'm slightly behind on ideas. I've got a bit sidetracked by a story that I'm writing from one of my first ideas but the same thing happened last year so hopefully I can catch up :)

    Hopping over from the kid lit bloghop.

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    1. Hurrah Catherine, yesterdays blog post was so fantastic about finding ideas in the everyday places. That's how I have been finding mine and it has been such a great experience

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  3. Nice to find you on the blog hop! I tried the picture book month once. It's hard!! Good luck with it :)

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    1. Thanks for joining us Lisa. I was a bit sceptical at first, how could I ever come up with 30 ideas but I am on track hurrahh

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  4. I love the titles of your two books! Thanks for hosting the Kid Lit Blog Hop!
    Mammy's Yammy Noodles has piqued my interest. :)

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    1. he he, cool mum, you know a couple of manuscripts will be coming your way soon enough, but we have been holding back during a certain blasty book tour hurrahh

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  5. PiBoIdMo sounds like a fun idea! I am so glad you are having fun with it.. and we will be sure to look for the two titles .. keep us posted!! :))
    -Reshama @ StackingBooks

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    1. LOL Reshama, thanks for stopping by and don't worry neither of them have rhyme in them, so you don't have to worry, as I know how strict you are on Rhymers, lol

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  6. Tara Lazar 's website is full of information, tips and prizes! Almost every tip comes with a prize. Cool!Thank you so much for sharing!

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    1. I am so excited for the prizes, agent's critiquing your ideas. That is what I have asked Santa for this year lol

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  7. Thanks for hosting the Kid Lit Blog Hop! Write those books. Do it!!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Meg, I have my crayon in hand and I am scribbling away daily hurrahh

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  8. Thanks for sharing this. I saw a lot of people with the logo on their profiles and wasn't sure what it was all about. I feel so much more "in the know" now! :)

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, hurrah I am so glad I could enlighten you, it has been a great challenge

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  9. What a great site for me to look at - thanks for sharing

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    1. Hope you get some inspiration Kriss, enjoy...

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  10. I wish I had known about the Picture Book Month. It all seems overwhelming this month with NaNo and WINFM. Well, next year, maybe I can do all three. I concentrated on nonfiction and dealt with parental involvement in educaition.

    Mary-andering Creatively

    Mary-andering Among the Pages

    Thanks for sharing this resource too!

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  11. Next year you will have to join, I knew about NaNo, but for me PiBoIdMo seemed much more fun lol.

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  12. Hi Julie! Hope your PiBoldMo goes smoother and quicker than my NaMoWRitMo!

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  13. Thanks for sharing this info in the Kid Lit Blog Hop. Can't wait to read! ;-)

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