Read an eBook Week, the first week in March, is a international promotion of eBooks and an effort to have people around the globe discover and try all types of eBooks. EBooks allow the easy access of literature, from poetry to novels to cookbooks to textbooks, with a simple tap of a finger or clickContinue reading “Happy Read an eBook Week”
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Christmas Fruits
Christmas is a time for gift- giving and feasting, which often involve particular fruits. What fruits are associated with Christmas? Oranges, clementines, and other citrus fruits are commonly found in Christmas stockings. There are several explanations of this tradition: 1). They represent gold (or bags of money) from St. Nicholas that he slipped in hangingContinue reading “Christmas Fruits”
Kid’s books about fruits and vegetables
Need some suggestions on fun and educational children’s books, pertaining to the topic of fruits and vegetables? Here’s a list of eight books following the fruit and vegetable theme. Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert introduces a large variety of fruits vegetables for all the letters of theContinue reading “Kid’s books about fruits and vegetables”
2019 Holiday Sales from Split Seed Press
Holiday shopping is upon us and books make perfect gifts. What am I? Fruits, What am I? Vegetables, and Tree Verse are on sale via my online bookstore: https://aerbook.com/store/author_john_benzee. Use coupon code FRUITCAKE to get 15% off your order. (ends 12/23/2019) Tree Verse eBook edition is also discounted 50% at all major online retailers: https://books2read.com/u/4j1rzoContinue reading “2019 Holiday Sales from Split Seed Press”
Tree Verse is now on eBook everywhere
I’m excited to announce that Tree Verse: A Collection of Tree Poems is now available from your favorite eBook platform. This includes Kindle, Nook, iBooks, and more. Follow the link to check it out: https://books2read.com/u/4j1rzo Plus, a newly designed eBook cover to highlight the tree theme.
A 2019 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner
I’m excited to announce that my latest picture book, What am I? Fruits has won 1st place for the food-related category in The Purple Dragonfly Book Awards run by Story Monsters. The awards recognize and honor “books that are original, innovative and creative in both content and design” that are geared toward children. For aContinue reading “A 2019 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner”