KidLit Online Magazine - Guardian Angel Kids - October 2014

Come explore the wonders of down under in this month's issue of Guardian Angel Kids Online Magazine - www.guardian-angel-kids.com.

Theme: 

Aussie Animals 

Featured Story: 

Kangaroo Clues by Margot Finke

Poems: 

A Spiny Guy by Ann Ingalls

Platyplay by Ann Ingalls 

Nonfiction articles: 

What is a Quokka? by Shari L Klase

Australia’s Endangered Animals by Sherry Alexander

Jellybean Joey by Laura Thomas

Activity: 

Koalas Are Not Bears! by Barbara Cairns

Enjoy this month's issue with your young muse at www.guardian-angel-kids.com/.

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Multi Award-winning Children's Author

Ignite curiosity in your child through reading!

Connect with Donna McDine on Google+

A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2014 Purple Dragonfly 1st Place Picture Books 6+, Story Monster Approved, Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Story Monster Approved and Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Story Monster Approved and Reader's Farvorite Five Star Review

The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Kids Book Review - Never Say Boo to a Frilly by Margot Finke

Author: Margot Finke 
Artist: Aysin Eroglubo
Print ISBN: 9781616335045; 1616335041 
eBook ISBN: 9781616335052; 161633505X 

Never Say Boo to a Frilly

If the title of Margot Finke’s latest children’s book, Never Say Boo to a Frilly, doesn’t grab your attention, I am not sure what will. My curiosity was captivated the moment I read the title. What in the world is a frilly anyway? And boy was I surprised.

Margot Finke, the transplanted Aussie creates a rhyming children’s book of fun filled facts of three Australian critters, the Frillneck Lizard, the Rainbow Birds and The Tasmanian Devil. Each rhyming adventure immerses the reader on a ride into each critters world, behavior features and survival ability. To aid in the learning process, Finke has included an enhanced vocabulary word reference within the book and an Educator’s Guide available at http://myplace.frontier.com/~mfinke/Teacher%27s%20Guide.htm#frilly. Margot Finke’s distinctive storytelling style and expert rhyming brings forth an exhilarating learning experience, without realizing the learning has begun.

Visit Margot Finke… www.margotfinke.com

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Multi Award-winning Children's Author


Connect with Donna McDine on Google+

A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2014 Purple Dragonfly 1st Place Picture Books 6+, Story Monster Approved, Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Farvorite Five Star Review

The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Skype Visit with children's author, Margot Finke

I enjoyed a delightful visit with the children's author, Margot Finke today via Skype. We had a wonderful time catching up "in-person" both personally and professionally… and picked each others brains on book promotion. Thanks Margot, I had a grand time! 

Margot keeps giving me that good old slap upside the head to branch out to Skype author visits and I'm delighted to share illustrator, Julie Hammond and I will be conducting a Skype library visit September 20th! Julie will be in-person at the Kirkwood Public Library in St. Louis, MO and I will be Skyped in. Yippee! 

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Multi Award-winning Children's Author

Ignite curiosity in your child through reading! 


Connect with Donna McDine on Google+

A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2014 Purple Dragonfly 1st Place Picture Books 6+, Story Monster Approved, Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Farvorite Five Star Review

The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Kids Book Review - Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules by Margot Finke

Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules

Author: Margot E. Finke 
Artist: Kathy Iler
Print ISBN: 9781616335182; 1616335181

eBook ISBN: 9781616335199; 161633519X 

The world is an oasis of discovery at your fingertips through reading and exploration. Margot Finke’s latest children’s book, Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules, brings to life three American animals through their unique habitats and survival tactics with expert rhyme.

The true to life illustrations by Kathy Iler provides a delightful glimpse into a world a human does not experience. Prairie Dog Play Days - Includes Little Stinker & Bald Eagle Rules is a terrific read to learn about the prairie dog, skunk and bald eagle with additional resources of enhanced vocabulary words and species class information. The humor and storytelling technique of Margot Finke is a sure win for reader, parent and educator.

Visit Margot Finke… www.margotfinke.com

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Multi Award-winning Children's Author


Connect with Donna McDine on Google+

A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2014 Purple Dragonfly 1st Place Picture Books 6+, Story Monster Approved, Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Farvorite Five Star Review

The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Guardian Angel Publishing Announces Latest Children's Book Releases

Guardian Angel Announces MAY 2014 Releases

Inside a Snail Shell 

Academic Wings 

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/snail-shell.htm

Author-JennaKay Francis, Illustrator-Jillian Crider

Have you ever wondered what’s inside a snail’s shell? A jaunty story in rhyme. Educational pages, too.

Never Say Boo to a Frilly with Rainbow Birds & Tasmanian Devil Dance 

Academic Wings

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/never-say-boo.htm

Author- Margot Finke, illustrator-Aysin Eroglu

When an Aussie Tasmanian Devil, Rainbow Birds and a Frillneck Lizard find themselves inside the same rhyming book, watch out for educational FUN. 

Once Upon an Eyeball - How the Nose Knows Roses The Sum of our Parts Series  

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/eye-nose-tsoop.htm

Academic Wings

Author Bill Kirk, Illustrator- Eugene Ruble

This book is a bonus set of two anatomical rhymes in one book, describing the basic structures and functions of the eye and the nose in a way that is easy to understand. 

Robbie and Katie get a Hairy Scare 

Health& Hygiene

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/robbie-katie.htm

Author Lea Schizas, Illustrator Eugene Ruble

Watching the stylist cut their oldest sister’s hair, the twins giggle until the receptionist says, “Hair is DEAD.” Big mistake!

Congratulations one and all! Cheering you on for your continued success :)
  
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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author

Connect with Donna McDine on Google+


A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Australian Outback comes alive in Margot Finke's Trial by Walkabout

• Paperback: 118 pages
• Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc (January 6, 2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1616334509
• ISBN-13: 978-1616334505
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The adventure of a walkabout through the Australian outback told through the first hand experience of young Josh Howard will have the reader fully vested in the characters from the onset and turning the pages as quick as a kangaroo protecting its young.

Margot Finke weaves her masterful storytelling skills with sibling conflict, lies, a rekindled then broken friendship, and the treachery of surviving the Australian outback into an adventure like no other. The use of the five senses will surely make you feel as if you are traveling along with Josh and his aboriginal friend, Bindi.

Between the disconnect Josh feels toward his older brother, Tom, and the nagging feeling he may not be able to fully trust Bindi, his inner voice whispers to him throughout his walkabout with Bindi. Will Josh realize in time that not everything is as it seems and that he must be open to others cultural beliefs and viewpoints? Find out in Finke’s latest masterpiece, Trial by Walkabout.

  

Learn more about Margot Finke's writing career and critique services at http://www.margotfinke.com. 

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author

Connect with Donna McDine on Google+


A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Book Review: Down Under Calling by Margot Finke - is a beautifully crafted story of bridging the generation gap

Title:              Down Under Calling: Grandma Rose Spins a Web

Written by:    Margot Finke

Publisher:      Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

Published:     October 2013

Pages:           102

The Aussie from Down Under, Margot Finke, has done it again! Down Under Calling is a beautifully crafted story of bridging the generation gap and ocean separation through good old-fashioned letter writing and sharing stories of one’s youth.

At the request of his mother, Andy Frazer is reluctant in having to write a letter to his Australian Grandma Rose. It was bad enough his family was forced to move from their spacious home to a cramped apartment. Something about downsizing at his father’s job led to this. Along with not being allowed to purchase any more video games he now had to write a letter to some old lady he doesn’t even remember. What could he possibly write about?

What starts out as a burden quickly turns into a true labor of love. The letter writing becomes a glorious distraction that serves as the propeller of an exploding imagination and curiosity. What Andy learns along the way is invaluable. Journey along with Andy, Grandma Rose, and Andy’s closest friend Kelly as their lives become intertwined despite the separation of an ocean.

The humorous letter exchanges will have the reader turning the pages as quick as lightening. Author, Margot Finke includes a glossary of Australian words for easy reference. Visit Finke at www.margotfinke.com to learn about her ever-evolving writing career. Be prepared to spend quite a bit of time visiting, for Margot’s expertise and humor spill from the pages.  

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
Connect with Donna McDine on Google+

Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

The Aussie from Down Under Reviews Powder Monkey and Hockey Agony by Donna McDine

Fellow children's author, Margot Finke and I met back in 2007 via Guardian Angel Publishing and various online writing forums and our friendship has remained. It is my hope to meet this heart warming and giving woman in person some day!

Margot's own writing and critique services keep her busy and typically does not complete reviews and I'm honored she made an exception to review my two latest children's books.

Visit Margot at Hook Kids on Reading and check out her reviews of Powder Monkey and Hockey Agony. While there be sure to check out Margot's fabulous books, Skype author visits, critique service, etc. Be prepared to spend a big chunk of time visiting Margot for her resources are outstanding!

Thank you Margot :) !

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
Connect with Donna McDine on Google+

Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist