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  Join us for this tour from Aug 23 to Sep 10, 2021! Book Details: Book Title: The Triumphant Tales of Rescue Dogs: Punk's Plight by Dr. Hope A. Walter, EdD Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 5-12), 38 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Mascot Release date: Aug, 2021 Format available for review: print - hardback (USA), pdf Tour dates: Aug 23 to Sep 10, 2021 Content Rating: G. Book Description: This is not just another book about a dog! Meet Punk, an eight-year-old petite English Bulldog. Her life appears great right now, but it wasn't always that way. Join Punk as she recounts her story of neglect, her rescue and recovery, and her journey of learning to trust and heal again. Punk's Plight is meant to help educators, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and allies of children teach children about the difficult topic of neglect. Punk teaches that neglect may change you forever, but it does not have to stop you from living your best life.  Meet the Author: Hope A. Walter, Ed. D grew up in East Greenville, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Upper Perkiomen High School, Hope received her B.S. in Elementary Education at Kutztown University in 1996, her M.S. in Educational Psychology in 2002 from the University of Las Vegas in Nevada, and her Ed.D in Educational Leadership in 2018. Currently, Hope resides in McMinnville, Oregon with her husband of 25 years, her 3 boys, and her 2 dogs and 2 cats. She works as an adjunct professor at Linfield University and Oregon State University teaching mathematics education and educational psychology to future teachers. Punk’s Plight was conceptualized after teaching future teachers about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Hope saw the connection between ACES and the journey of her own bulldog, Pumpkin, who was neglected, rescued, and spent the rest of her life learning how to trust and love again. Sadly, Pumpkin passed away peacefully in November 2020 after a long life with the Walter family. Hope wants Punk’s story to help children suffering from neglect by showing children they can recover, heal, and prosper despite experiencing neglect. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instragram Tour Schedule: Aug 23 - Splashes of Joy - book review / author interview / giveaway Aug 23 - Cover Lover Book Review - book review / guest post / giveaway Aug 23 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book review / guest post / giveaway Aug 24 - A Mama's Corner of the World - book review / giveaway Aug 25 - Lisa Everyday Reads - book spotlight / author interview Aug 26 - Pause for Tales - book review / giveaway Aug 27 - Kam’s Place - book review Aug 30 - Literary Flits - book spotlight / giveaway Aug 31 - The Momma Spot - book review / giveaway Aug 31 - Cheryl's Book Nook - book review / giveaway Sep 1 - icefairy's Treasure Chest - book review / giveaway Sep 1 - Pick a Good Book - book review / author interview / giveaway Sep 2 - I'd Rather Be At The Beach - book review / giveaway Sep 2 - Bound 4 Escape - book review / giveaway Sep 3 - Gina Rae Mitchell - book review / author interview / giveaway Sep 6 - Westveil Publishing - book review / giveaway Sep 6 - Sefina Hawke's Books - book review Sep 7 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book review / giveaway Sep 7 - Lisa's Reading - book review / giveaway Sep 8 - The Adventures of a Traveler's Wife - book review / giveaway Sep 8 - The Phantom Paragrapher - book review / giveaway Sep 9 - Jazzy Book Reviews - book review / guest post / giveaway Sep 9 - She Just Loves Books - book review / giveaway Sep 10 - The Bespectacled Mother - book review / guest post / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
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  Join us for this tour from September 7 to September 27 Book Details: Book Title: Our Moon Festival by Yobe Qiu Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 30 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Yobe Qiu LLC Release date: January 2020 Format available for review: print - hardback (USA), pdf Tour dates: September 7 to September 27, 2021 Content Rating: G Book Description: "Our Moon Festival" is a beautifully illustrated children's book celebrating the unique ways the Japanese, Vietnamese, and Chinese communities celebrate the Moon Festival. The story highlights different families and their traditions as they observe Zhong Qiu Jie, Tết Trung Thu, and Tsukimi!  Meet the Author: Yobe is an educator, entrepreneur and mom who lives in NYC. As an educator, she focused on teaching families to embrace love, diversity and different cultures. Through the years working in the classrooms and closely with other educators, she noticed the lack of multi-cultural resources that represented children of color. That is when Yobe decided to create multicultural children stories that feature Asian children, families and cultures! Yobe loves spending time with her daughter, reading to children and taking long walks during the day! Connect with the Author: Website ~ Facebook ~ Instagram Tour Schedule: Sep 7 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway Sep 7 - Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / giveaway Sep 7 - Kam's Place – book review Sep 8 – Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway Sep 8 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / giveaway Sep 9 - I'm Into Books – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 10 – Writer with Wanderlust – book review / giveaway Sep 13 – fundinmental – book review / giveaway Sep 14 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Sep 14 - The Adventures of a Traveler's Wife – book review / giveaway Sep 15 – Chit Chat with Charity – book review / giveaway Sep 15 - She Just Loves Books – book review / giveaway Sep 16 – Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 16 - Bound 4 Escape – book review / giveaway Sep 17 – Nighttime Reading Center – book review / giveaway Sep 20 – Fictional Vixen – book review Sep 21 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book review / giveaway Sep 21 - Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 22 – 411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS – book spotlight Sep 22 - The Momma Spot – book review / giveaway Sep 23 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / giveaway Sep 23 - Laura's Interests – book review / giveaway Sep 24 – Westveil Publishing – book review / giveaway Sep 27 – The Phantom Paragrapher – book review Enter the Giveaway:
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Join us for this tour from July 6 to July 26, 2021!
Book Details: Book Title: I Miss School by Ryan Reaves Category: Children's Non-Fiction (Ages 3-7), 24 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Dawn Reaves Release date: Feb 2021 Format available for review: print-softback (USA), pdf Tour dates: July 6 to July 26, 2021 Content Rating: G for everyone.
Book Description:
“I Miss School” is written by a child, for a child. In this heartwarming and honest story, kids will understand that their feelings about the pandemic are normal and it is perfectly acceptable to feel a range of emotions related to not going to in-person school. The book instills hope for kids that brighter days are ahead. 
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Six-year-old Ryan Reaves began writing her debut story “I Miss School” at five years old after yearning to return to her brick-and-mortar school during the covid 19 pandemic. She wanted to write the book for other kids, so they knew they weren’t alone in their thoughts and feelings and that we are all in this together. connect with the author: instagram
Tour Schedule:
July 6 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway July 7 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / giveaway July 8 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book review / giveaway July 9 – Splashes of Joy – book review / author interview / giveaway July 12 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway July 13 – icefairy's Treasure Chest – book review / giveaway July 14 –The Bespectacled Mother – book review July 15 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / author interview / giveaway July 16 – The Phantom Paragrapher – book review July 19 – @twilight_reader – book review July 20 –Cheryl's Book Nook –book review / giveaway July 21 – Bound 4 Escape – book review / giveaway July 22 – Lisa's Reading – book review / giveaway July 23 –Reading is My Passion – book review July 26 –Kam's Place – book review
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According to the National Cancer Institute, "In 2020, an estimated 1,806,590 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and 606,520 people will die from the disease." It is impossible to meet someone who has not been touched by this disease in some manner, whether it be physically or emotionally.
There are many types of cancer--so many that each month of the year is dedicated to promoting awareness of a different type. Just as cancer comes in various forms, it touches different people in various ways. When a writer is touched by this disease, the natural reaction is to take pen to paper--or rather fingers to keyboard. The results will surprise you! The stories are as diverse as the disease. During the month of April, here at iRead Book Tours, we are featuring some tremendous titles written by or inspired by cancer survivors! 
Book Title: Again: Surviving Cancer Twice with Love and Lists
Author: Christine Shields Corrigan Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 256 pages Genre: Memoir Publisher: Koehler Books Release date: Oct 2020 Formats Available for review: print-softback (USA and Canada), ebook (mobi file (for Kindle), gifted Kindle copy, PDF, NetGalley download) Tour dates: May 10 to May 28, 2021 Content Rating: PG-13. My book has some profanity and one non-explicit sex scene with my husband.  Christine Shields Corrigan
"This no-nonsense debut memoir recalls Corrigan's two-time battle with cancer and takes a pragmatic approach toward guiding other patients. Candid, sagacious writing on illness and adaptation." --Kirkus Reviews
A breast cancer diagnosis at forty-nine forces Christine Shields Corrigan, a wife, mom, and meticulous list-maker, to confront her deepest fears of illness, death, and loss of control as she struggles to face cancer again. From the discovery of a “junky” cyst, to chemotherapy and surgery, sleepless nights filled with rosaries and “what ifs,” and shifting family dynamics, her adult experience mirrors her teen bout with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, with one exception—she no longer has parents keeping her in the dark. With the ghosts of cancer past hovering around her, Chris falls into the same overprotective traps her taciturn Irish-Catholic parents created, striving to keep her family’s life “normal,” when it is anything but, and soldiering through on her own, until a neighbor’s unexpected advice and gift move her to accept others’ help. With fierce honesty, poignant reflection, and good humor, Chris shares a journey filled with sorrow, grace, forgiveness, and resilience, as she winds her way through cancer for the second time. Again offers practical guidance and hope to individuals that they have the strength to forge a path beyond a diagnosis. 
Book Title: FLYING AGAINST THE ODDS: One Man's Journey to New Ways of Healing by Jean-Jacques Trochon with Heather Whitehall-Trochon
Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 249 pages Genre: Memoir Publisher: Ikhaya Publishing Release date: November 2020 Format available for review: print (Internationally), ebook (mobi, epub) Tour dates: May 17 to June 4, 2021 Content Rating: G. Memoir for General Audience.  Jean-Jacques Trochon
“IT TAKES A DIFFERENT KIND OF THINKING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAN THE KIND OF THINKING THAT PRODUCED THE PROBLEM.” —Albert Einstein
Jean-Jacque (JJ) had a devastating problem. At age fifty-one, he was diagnosed with stage four cancer and given three years to live. Rather than accept that outcome, JJ did what he always does: he set out to find a solution. Desiring to look beyond traditional treatments and their often harmful side effects, he put his unconventionally wired mind to work. JJ was relentless as he investigated alternative therapies and pursued global trailblazers in cancer research. Moving from the role of patient to patient-researcher, he became a trailblazer in his own right, being sought after for his latest findings. Ultimately, JJ brought together the most innovative international minds at the Rethinking Cancer 2017 conference in Paris. Together, they found common ground, and they continue to create integrative, synergistic approaches to treatment. Today, almost a decade after his diagnosis, JJ has defied the odds and is cancer-free. Recently retired from his career as a commercial airline captain on the Airbus A380, he now devotes himself to sharing his ongoing research with scientists and patients. JJ’s story illustrates how looking at things differently often enables us to see them in a whole new light. 
Book Title: Caroline & Mordecai the Gand by Jeff Gunhus
Category: Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 186 pages Genre: Fantasy, Literary Publisher: Seven Guns Press Release date: March 31, 2021 Format available for review: print (USA), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, PDF, audiobook (audible download) Tour dates: Mar 31 to May 11, 2021 Content Rating: PG: The language is G. There is one scene with the main character punches a bully resulting in a bloody nose. The emotional treatment of grief and the death of a loved one can be somewhat intense.
"Readers of all ages who look for ethereal, haunting stories of recovery and courage will find Caroline & Mordecai the Gand may hold the trappings of a fantasy adventure; but inside there is so much more. Make the right decision, to read this!" - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review "Caroline’s story is profoundly sad, and yet hopeful, magical, and yet rooted in reality. There is magic, mystery, and daring adventure." - BooksCoffee  Jeff Gunhus
This novella was written by USA Today bestselling author Jeff Gunhus after he received a devastating diagnosis of state 3 cancer. The story is a message to his five children on how to deal with grief and a plea for them to grasp onto joy and love even in the darkest of times.
Caroline loses her spark. It takes a great adventure for her to find it again. Caroline loses her father in a car accident for which she feels responsible. Consumed by grief, she has a difficult time readjusting to a world that has changed so dramatically for her. On the anniversary of her father’s death, a strange window opens in the middle of the small lake behind her house. She climbs up an old oak to peer inside, but falls out of the tree and discovers that the window also serves as a door into a different world. Enter Mordecai the Gand, a mysterious traveler who befriends Caroline and promises to help her find a way back home since the window she fell through has disappeared. The two set out on a series of adventures that include visiting a tree village populated by a tribe known for eating travelers, running into a witch under a spell of her own making, hiding in a cave with a dragon encased in a wall of ice (prone to melting by campfire), all the while being pursued by a mysterious entity call the Creach which promises to devour Caroline and trap her in an eternity of despair. As they navigate these adventures and this new world, Caroline slowly discovers that she is meant to help each of the characters she meets. As she battles internally whether to stay or return home to the sadness and grief waiting for her there, she must regain perspective and open her heart to the act of caring and to the joy of love itself. In the end, she must demonstrate great courage, loyalty, and caring as the plot unfolds, becoming the active hero of her own story. 
Book Title: Marvellous Macey, The Delightful Days by Caitlin Bangsund
Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-8), 40 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Caitlin E. Bangsund Release date: March 2021 Format available for review: print, ebook (PDF) Will send print books out: USA and Canada Tour dates: Mar 1 to mar 28, 2021 Content Rating: G. This children's book is for everyone.  Caitlin Bangsund
booksforbookz.blogspot.com/2021/03/marvellous-macey-delightful-days-by.htmlCan you va va voom? Do you light up the room? Marvellous Macey does! She may not quite fit the mould, but she is living delightful days. Embrace Macey's world of imagination and ability to love and accept everyone. Life may not be perfect and some things might be hard, but Macey shows us how to live in the moment and find the delight! Be inspired by Macey to make everyday the BEST day.
Caitlin Bangsund is the author of Marvellous Macey, The Delightful Days. It is the first in a series based on true life. Caitlin knows the trial and trauma of childhood cancer, childhood disability, and the fear of almost losing her daughter — the star of the series — Macey. She encourages readers to look for the treasures that hide in the rubble and gloom. Life is beautiful chaos and her message is to press on and conquer. Read her stories and help create a world that is full of kindness and acceptance. 
Book Title: MC Plays Hide and Seek: An Empowering Story for Healthy Children Who Care About a Person Living with Cancer by Eva Grayzel
Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 64 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Mascot Books Release date: Jan 5, 2021 Format available for review: print (USA), pdf Tour dates: Jan 5 to Feb 1, 2021 Content Rating: G for everyone.  Eva Grayzel
When asked about her motivation for writing her children's picture book about cancer, author Eva Grayzel explains:
My children were 5 and 7 when I was diagnosed with stage IV oral cancer. It’s a disease that cannot be hidden under clothing. My caregivers were so consumed with me, we didn’t addressthe feelings of our children. I regret not seeking professional attention for them during that time, but we didn’t think of it. If my healthcare providers had recommended it, we would have followed through. Since my voice was compromised during treatment, finding a book about understanding cancer would have been an easy solution. However, I could not find one to help start the conversation with our children. Months after my recovery, my daughter still wouldn’t kiss me. She was intuitive, afraid of losing me and didn’t want to commit to another day of loving me. My son was shopping with his grandma for a birthday card and he found a Get Well card. “Let’s buy this for Mom.” Grandma had to tell him that I wasn’t sick anymore. When I reached my 10 year cancer-free anniversary, I had to mark it. There was no better way than filling the void for a children’s book to minimize fear and promote dialogue about cancer. ‘M.C. Plays Hide & Seek’ emphasizes feelings children experience and ways to address their emotions in a healthy, comfortable way. It’s everything I wished I had for my children. And, I hope it will be everything you need for yours.
Tour Schedule:
Apr 5 –Cover Lover Book Review – books spotlight Apr 6 – Man of la Book - A Bookish Blog – books spotlight Apr 7 – Lamon Reviews – books spotlight Apr 8 – Rockin' Book Reviews – books spotlight Apr 8 - Thoughts in Progress – books spotlight Apr 13 –Books for Books – books spotlight Apr 13 - Gina Rae Mitchell - books spotlight Apr 14 –Literary Flits – books spotlight Apr 15 – A Mama's Corner of the World – books spotlight Apr 20 –The Adventures Of a Travelers Wife – books spotlight Apr 21 –Lisa's Reading – books spotlight Apr 22 –jayme_reads – books spotlight Apr 23 - Splashes of Joy – books spotlight Apr 27 – Sefina Hawke's Books – books spotlight Apr 28 – Locks, Hooks and Books – books spotlight Apr 30 – Kam's Place – books spotlight |
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