Archive for the ‘ANNOUNCEMENTS’ Category
5 Oct
LITERARY CLASSIC FINALISTS
So very happy to announce that my book, My Sister Is My Best Friend is a finalist in the literary classic award program. Read press release below for details.
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 1, 2012
Literary Classics
info@clcawards.org
Literary Classics announces youth media award winners
RAPID CITY, SD – Literary Classics announced its 2012 selection of top book finalists for children and young adults today. The list includes finalists from entries received all over the world. The Literary Classics selection committee is proud to recognize the following titles in children’s and young adult literature which exemplify the criteria set forth by the Literary Classics Awards committee.
A list of the 2012 award finalists follows:
Animalogy: Animalogy Analogies, Marianne Berkes
Fantastic Flight, Barbara Bockman
Black & White, Larry Dane Brimner
The King’s Ransom, Cheryl Carpinello
Walking Through Walls, Karen Cioffi
Shield Maiden, Richard Denning
Terple Always Dream Bigger, Richie Frieman
Stalked, Kristiana Gregory
Return to Finkleton, KC Hilton
The Casting, Joyce Shor Johnson
Griffin Rising, Darby Karchut
The Reinvention of Moxie Roosevelt, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Drawn, Marie Lamba
A Box Story, Kenneth Kit Lamug
The Limit, Kristen Landon
Santa & The Little Teddy Bear, Peter John Lucking
Beautiful Wild Rose Girl, B. Magnolia
Bella & Harry Let’s Visit Athens! Lisa Manzione
Bella & Harry Let’s Visit Cairo! Lisa Manzione
Bella & Harry Let’s Visit London! Lisa Manzione
Shelby & Shauna Kitt and the Dimensional Holes, PHC Marchesi
Caves, Cannons and Crinolines, Beverly Stowe McClure
Runaway Twins, Pete Palamountain
The Stone Child, Dan Poblocki
Clara’s Great War, Evelyn Rothstein
In Memory of Dad, Maranda Russell
Young Funny and Unbalanced, David Smithyman
Sh Sh Sh Let the Baby Sleep, Kathy Stemke
The Crystal Ship, CJ Carter-Stephenson
The Great Divide, Suzanne Slade
One Pelican at a Time, Nancy Stewart
Sea Turtle Summer, Nancy Stewart
The Orphan Ship, Sterling R. Walker
My Sister is My Best Friend, Nicole Weaver
All final award levels and categories will be announced October 15, 2012.
Literary Classics, an organization dedicated to furthering excellence in literature, takes great pride in its role to help promote classic children’s literature which appeals to youth, while educating and encouraging positive values in the impressionable young minds of future generations. Judging is based upon the criteria set forth by Literary Classics’ highly selective awards committee which honors books promoting character, vision, creativity and learning, through content which possesses the key elements found in well-crafted literature.
The Literary Classics judging committee consists of experts with backgrounds in publishing, writing, editing, design, illustration, and book reviewing. To learn more about Literary Classics, visit their website at http://www.literaryclassicsawards.com.
18 Aug
BLOGORAMA BACK2SCHOOL BONANZA
Blogorama Bonanza Sponsors ,Carson Ashworth & Dennis Fedoruk Spotlight Review: Kidini Bully Prevention & Child Safety program
I am elated to share information about a book that will help parents, and educators gain valuable knowledge about bully prevention and child safety. Bullying is so different today, because of the internet . After reading Kidini Bully Prevention and Child Safety Parent and Child Activity Book, I am very hopeful that parents have a way to empower their children to keep them safe from bullies.
It provides a fun, educational and interactive way to teach children how to stay safe. What resonates well with me is the eight friendly characters that make part of the Kidini Team. The book starts with a section explaining what bullying is and detailed explanations on important topics such as:
• What can your child do to avoid bullying?
• What can you do as a parent to stop your child from being bullied?
• Who is a stranger?
• What should your child do if someone grabs him/her?
• What should your child do if someone they don’t know approaches?
The book comes with two CDs that has songs and stories. There is also a set of flashcards featuring the eight friendly characters.
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I have seen firsthand what bullying can do to a child’s self-esteem as a victim, parent, and a classroom teacher. I believe the Kidini Bully Prevention and Child Safety Parent and Child Activity Book, is the most complete and interactive book available that can be used as a resource to help empower children from all walks of life. The product is being distributed by Carson Ashworth & Dennis Fedoruk. You can find out more from their: website. and Facebook
Carson Ashworth & Dennis Fedoruk will give away three Kidini Bully Prevention books. The event starts August 20th at 12:00Am. Come back at 12:00 AM to enter to win one of the three books.
Disclaimer: I was not compensated for this post. I received products from Carson Ashworth & Dennis Fedoruk to review and giveaway. They are sponsoring the Blogorama Bonanza Back 2 School 2012 Event. I gave my honest opinion on the products reviewed. I am not responsible for shipping or lost items for the prize giveaway. The sponsor is shipping the prize for giveaway.
Blogorama Bonanza Sponsor, Brian DeMichele: TuneUp Utilities Spotlight Review
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In my household with have four PCs, and the Tune-Up Utilities is just what we need to help keep us from purchasing a brand new PC. If you are short on cash and want to revive your old PC, the TuneUP Utilies will help repair your old PC at the fraction of the cost of a new one.
Why TuneUp Utilities for Back to School:
Tune-Up Utilities is a great PC Optimization software product for those families that have multiple PCs and are debating whether to purchase a new one or to refresh the older technology. This is perfect for kids going off to schools with laptops that are useful, but need more performance for multimedia applications like PhotoShop, Windows Office applications like Excel or even online PC gaming. After downloading it’s easy-to-use and will boost performance, save battery life, and even analyze or troubleshoot any issues.
How TuneUp Utilities is distributed:
The TuneUp Utilities software is a Software- As- A -Service solution where one can download directly off the site (as you are doing) or can be purchased directly off the site. They do have various resellers as well which you can find under the “Business Solutions” /Distributions tab on the website.
For more information on this great product please visit the following:
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Facebook: TuneUp Fan Page
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Podcasts: TuneUp Podcasts about Windows
One lucky winner will win one TuneUp Utilities. The event starts August 20th at 12:00Am. Come back at 12:00 AM to enter to win .
Disclaimer: I was not compensated for this post. I received products from Brian DeMichele to review and giveaway. He is sponsoring the Blogorama Bonanza Back 2 School 2012 Event. I gave my honest opinion on the products reviewed. I am not responsible for shipping or lost items for the prize giveaway. The sponsor is shipping the prize for giveaway.
27 Jul
MY SISTER IS MY BEST FRIEND, AWARDED CREATIVE CHILD MAGAZINE 2012 PREFERRED CHOICE AWARD
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M E D I A R E L E A S E
CONTACT: Nicole Weaver
For Immediate Release
Nicole Weaver’s trilingual children’s book, My Sister Is My Best Friend: A Trilingual Story, English, French, and Spanish has been awarded Creative Child Awards Program 2012 Preferred Choice Award – Kids Picture Storybooks category.
About CreatProgramive Child Awards Each year, Creative Child holds a 2-day event held in Henderson, Nevada where over a hundred guest reviewers (moms and education professionals) are invited to attend a review event at the local convention center. All products are divided into categories and displayed at various review stations. Guest reviewers are asked to sit and review each product at one station, then move to another station, and so forth and so on. A review form is provided to each guest to aid him or her in evaluating each product. The review forms are to include written comments and a score value based on criteria that corresponds to the product’s category. Finally, all review forms are collected, scores tabulated, and comments reviewed. Based on the scores and comments, certain products are determined to be finalists and receive a prestigious Preferred Choice award. The Seal of Excellence is another prestigious award given to those products that are not finalists but do exceed expectations based on the criteria for nurturing creativity and education in children. Look for My Sister Is My Best Friend: A Trilingual Story, English, French and Spanish to be featured in Creative Child‘s special holiday issue this November!
Synopsis My Sister Is My Best Friend is a story about the unique and very close friendship that exists between twin sisters. The sisters celebrate their friendship and closeness by doing just about everything together. People from all cultures can relate to this heartwarming story with the text written in English/Spanish/French on each page. About the Author Nicole Weaver was born in Port-au-Prince Haiti. She came to the United States when she was ten years old. She is fluent in Creole, French, Spanish and English. She is a veteran teacher of French and Spanish. Her deep connection with family resulted in her writing and publishing, My Sister Is My Best Friend: A Trilingual Story, by Guardian Angel Publishing, November 2011. Nicole has one more book under contract with Guardian Angel Publishing, My Brother Is My Best Friend. Weaver also penned the children’s trilingual picture book entitled, Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle. The story is about a Haitian little girl who resided by the beach in Haiti. ### |
11 Sep
GUARDIAN ANGEL PUBLISHING NEWS
Happy to announce that my publisher, Lynda Burch of Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc, has expand to South America.
Burch says, “Guardian Angel Publishing’s global presence will continue to grow as Ingram Content Group, both Guardian Angel’s innovative printer and distributor, partner and purchase more facilities around the world.”
Lynda S. Burch, Publisher http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com
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Ingram Content Group announces worldwide expansion with the launch of Global CONNECT, a print and distribution program and its first alliance with Brazil’s Singular Digital
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Ingram Content Group Inc. today announced the launch of Global CONNECT, a new worldwide program combining Ingram’s print and distribution services and a network of book manufacturers around the world, with state-of-the-art print on demand technology and connectivity to local networks of retailers. Singular Digital, a leading book manufacturer in Brazil with extensive regional distribution, will launch Ingram’s South American expansion.(The company is the only complete broad-based digital distributor in Brazil, serving over 1,000 Brazilian bookstores – including all the major chains – all the Brazilian book distributors, and the local author and publisher communities.)
“Today’s marketplace is no longer bound by national borders or languages. Global access offers publishers an untapped opportunity, and Ingram is reshaping the content distribution model to help them realize their full business potential,” said David “Skip” Prichard, President and CEO, Ingram Content Group. “The pairing of Ingram’s distribution strength and proven print-on-demand solutions with leading providers in key territories creates a comprehensive solution that is truly unmatched in the industry today.”
Mr. Prichard continued, “Making the right content available, in the right format, to the right audience is key to success. Ingram’s Global Connect program was built to accomplish this for our customers on a worldwide scale.”
Ingram’s Global Connect program is more than just a printer network. It expands the reach of publisher’s physical content beyond Ingram’s current channels, which include Ingram-owned facilities in the U.S., U.K., Australia and France, to new markets through a network of selected book manufacturing and distribution partners. What differentiates Ingram’s Global Connect program from other printer network solutions is the unique combination of print on demand alliances with established local retail channel relationships. Publishers will gain access to new sales channels without the worry of inventory in market, importation and customs issues, and shipping and warehousing costs. No matter where their readers are, publishers can now reach them and never miss a sale.
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10 Sep
MY NEW EBOOK IS ON AMAZON’S TOP 100 BEST SELLING LIST
GO HERE TO LEARN HOW TO WIN A COPY OF MY BEST SELLING BOOK:
2 Aug
Newly Released Kindle EBook
Cover of my newly published Ebook. Can you imagine giving birth on September Eleven, 2001? I am sure there are a ton of kids born on that terrible day. I know two who were born on 9/11, this inspired me to write a story titled: My Birthday is September 11. It is a thought-provoking story for all readers. The Ebook titled My Birthday is September Eleven and Other Short Stories is available on Kindle. See description below:
Growing up is filled with new experiences and they partner emotions. Our trials in life teach us compassion and help us to empathize with others. Our difficulties make us who we are, helping each of us to find our place in the world.
In this collection of short stories, simple acts of kindness make a world of difference in the lives of individuals. The theme of compassion weaves through all five stories, inspiring readers to discover this important lesson in life; we were created to help others.
My Birthday is September Eleven- A story about a boy who was born on 9/11. When the reader steps into the world of Matthew he or she will recognize the undercurrent of mourning that will help all to never forget 9/11.
Zebra Boy – A biracial boy is spared further teasing when his best friend comes to his rescue.
The Good Samaritan – A group of fifth-graders raise funds to help a fellow classmate who needs money for a life-saving surgery.
No More Hunger – Ronald, a Haitian boy whose village was virtually wiped out by a devastating hurricane, becomes a victim of abject poverty. He is later rescued when the well-respected Madame Wilson takes it upon herself to nourish him back to health.
A New Life – A biracial boy experiences many hardships before being adopted by a caring couple.
18 Mar
FEATURED ON BIZYMOMS HOMEPAGE
Hello all,
Click below to see me featured on Bizymoms homepage:http://www.bizymoms.com/index.html
Comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
8 Mar
NATIONAL WOMEN DAY
To all my women author friends: Today I celebrate you and thank you for your unrelenting support of me. I am wishing you all the best life has to offer. Have a super, duper day!
5 Mar
MY SECOND TRILINGUAL CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK DUE TO BE RELEASED JUNE 2011
I am so elated to announce the release date of my second trilingual book which will be released June of 2011.
