Celebrating iRead Book Tours 3 Year Anniversary and a Giveaway

HAPPY 3RD ANNIVERSARY TO iREAD BOOK TOURS! 

I've been part of iRead Book Tours for at least the last two years. I've been a part of several book promotion companies and iRead is at the top of my list. Everything is handled extremely professionally and I'm given all the materials needed in a timely and organized manner. Laura and iRead are so great to work with. I know I'll continue to help promote great books with these book tours. To see some of the books I've promoted with iRead, click HERE. Congrats to iRead and Laura on three successful years of book promotion! I'm looking forward to more years of working together!

About iRead Book Tours:

At iRead, we give special attention to every book that tours with us. We are passionate about books and we customize all our tours because no two authors are alike.

We don't just market books. We help our authors get the best exposure with traditional tours consisting mainly of reviews. We work closely with our authors and pride ourselves on our highly individualized customer service.

All of our staff are book bloggers and authors, so we understand the process and the hard work involved. We've built a solid relationship with our database of reliable book bloggers who are eager to read your books.

Welcome to the iRead experience!

If you are a blogger or book reviewer and you are interested in helping to promote books, Laura offers awesome incentives to book bloggers for helping to spread the word about great books. Click HERE to sign up or get more info. If you are an author, I highly recommend you contact Laura and get info about how she can help you promote your book, by clicking HERE.

In 2008, Laura began blogging about books shortly after she published her first book. She started Library of Clean Reads, a book review blog, and discovered the joy of reviewing a variety of genres. Her children have joined her in this venture and they spend many happy hours reading books together. A Special Care Counselor by profession, Laura has co-led and developed programs for seniors with dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease. She has a passion for the topic of neuroscience and wellness.

Throughout the years she has met and worked with wonderful publishers, both traditional and indie, as well as publicists and authors. Best of all, she discovered the world of book bloggers--a community of special people who spend their precious time sharing their love of books and all things related to books.

Taking part in book tours has always made Laura feel more connected to authors and the publishing field. She organized her own virtual tour when her book was published and she learned several things. As an author, it exposed her to actual reader views and social media. As a book blogger and book tour organizer, it taught her the amount of work it entailed. And she loves it!

You can find Laura blogging at Library of Clean Reads and Essentially Italian. She is the owner of iRead Book Tours,  Italy Book Tours, and Je Lis Blog Tours.

Now for the Giveaway:

You can win $50 cash or a Basic Virtual Book Tour Package (2 winners, open to international readers). This giveaway is sponsored by iRead Book Tours and I am not responsible in any way for getting the prize to the reader. I'm just sharing this awesome giveaway with you. This giveaway ends February 4, 2017. To enter to win, just follow the instructions below:

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Spotlight on BookGrabbr

~ Attention, Readers and Authors ~

Book Marketing is about to make some drastic changes. 

Readers can access great books and authors can reach readers by avoiding the numerous hoops to jump through in book publishing. How can this happen? Enter the new marketing tool/website for authors AND readers...

 BookGrabbr. 

BookGrabbr: A great way for readers to discover new books and an innovative marketing tool for authors. 

For Readers:

BookGrabbr is a social media-marketing tool that allows authors to share both full books and previews of their books with readers. Readers, you can have access to these books by signing in through Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn and using their ability to share as a form of currency. The “Share” is the payment! Share the book, and it will allow you to read it. Just click the “Grabb this book” button next to the book and our system will prompt you to share in exchange for reading!

BookGrabbr contains books of many genres, so visit today, "grabb" a book that catches your eye and start reading!

For Authors and Publishers:

Through their unique marketing tool and platform, BookGrabbr helps authors connect to readers that they wouldn't generally be able to connect to through their friends and their friend’s friends. The noise in the marketplace is deafening, and at times can be a bit overwhelming for authors trying to promote their books.

BookGrabbr created a way to generate some more buzz by harnessing the power of each individual author’s social media platform.  Once you create your profile on BookGrabbr it allows potential readers to read a preview of your book or the full copy and then directs them to your site of choice to purchase your book in the format that you desire. And since BookGrabbr doesn’t make any money on book sales, you can send them to a retailer, or to your own personal page or wherever you choose! BookGrabbr's purpose is to help you sell more books, gain momentum and generate exposure.

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See how it works:

How does iRead Book Tours help?

For Readers: 

We help you discover new authors that have put their profile and books on BookGrabbr through our BookGrabbr Promotion Service.  

For Authors and Publishers:

Don't have time to dedicate to yet another marketing campaign? Let us take care of it for you. Through the BookGrabbr Promotion Service we create your profile, help you share your books on your social media and ours too, of course. In addition, we provide you with ideas and the support on how to best use your BookGrabbr profile. This is a cost-effective, efficient way to publicize your books! Contact us to see how we can help you spread the word about your book through BookGrabbr.

Like the idea? Enter the giveaway below to win a BookGrabbr Promotion Service worth $75 and $100 in cash!

Not an author? You can still win the $100 in cash.

Giveaway starts March 14 and ends April 15, 2016. 

Enter by clicking the link below:

https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/defcd44e175/

For more info and to see other stops on the tour, click HERE. 

Children's Book Review: The Travel Adventures of PJ Mouse By Gwyneth Jane Page and A Giveaway

I'm joining with other bloggers to share a couple of great books with you as well as offer a wonderful giveaway. To see all the participating blogs on the iRead Book Tour, click HERE.

THE TRAVEL ADVENTURES OF PJ MOUSE IN CANADA

By: Gwyneth Jane Page

Illustrated By: Megan Elizabeth

Published: February 2014

Publisher: Friesen Press

PJ Mouse is found under a bench, wet and cold by Emily who takes PJ home. PJ is a stuffed mouse and becomes part of Emily's family. PJ is thrilled to find out Emily and her family are leaving on an adventure across Canada and PJ gets to go along. Even though this is a fictional story with a talking stuffed mouse, children and parents can learn about the country being visited by the family. Through conversations, and PJ's many questions, we learn about taking a ferry, walking across a glacier, a salt water lake, Niagara Falls, and much more during their trip through Canada.

Emily and her siblings treat PJ as one of the family and take him along on all the adventures, explaining the unique characteristics and special notes about each location. The story is age-appropriate for young children to keep them interested and yet factual based. Parents will enjoy learning about the uniqueness of each location along with their child. Besides learning about the tourist attractions, the reader will also be introduced to the language and the culture of the country. The chapters are the perfect length to read one at bedtime, leaving the child interested in hearing the next stop on PJ's adventure the next night.

The author's daughter is the illustrator. The cute colored pencil drawings of PJ Mouse on his many adventures are adorable and will help younger children stay interested in a chapter book.

I love books that combine creativity, imagination and learning into a story Since our family will be traveling to Niagara Falls and Canada this summer, I found this book interesting even without a young child to read to. I hope that the author continues to find new adventures for PJ Mouse and his family to share with readers.

THE TRAVEL ADVENTURES OF PJ MOUSE IN QUEENSLAND

By: Gwyneth Jane Page

Illustrated By: Megan Elizabeth

Published: December 2014

Publisher: First Choice Books


In the second book in the PJ Mouse series, PJ and his new family embark on an adventure through Australia. PJ is a stuffed mouse that Emily found wet and dirty under a bench. After bringing him home and washing him up, he became part of the family. Even the family cat likes PJ Mouse.

After taking a very long airplane ride, PJ Mouse and the family arrive in Australia. Their first stop is a theme park where PJ faces his fears on a number of exciting rides. The Great Barrier Reef allows PJ to meet a new friend after nearly becoming lost. More adventures on the beach and in the rainforest create funny situations that PJ must try to get himself out of. These silly predicaments will help children with problem solving and remind them that getting help from others is sometimes necessary.

Megan Elizabeth has created some gorgeous drawings to accompany this story. My favorite illustrations were during PJ's visit to the Great Barrier Reef.  She also includes a illustrated map of the country with their journey marked out so the reader can see how far across the country they have traveled.

I'm very impressed with this series of books and hope that PJ continues his adventures to other countries.

Gwyneth Jane Page and Megan Elizabeth 

Gwyneth Jane Page (Jane), who holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University, has called many countries home. She grew up in such places as England, Peru, the USA, and the Caribbean, and has also lived in Australia and Canada. She now resides in Victoria, BC with her husband and four children. The PJ Mouse books are based on Jane's family trips with the real stuffed animal, PJ, who was found by Emily, Jane's youngest daughter.

Megan Elizabeth, Jane's second oldest daughter, has lived in Canada and Australia and traveled extensively with her family and PJ. Having been artistic since she was a little girl, illustrating the PJ Mouse books has enabled her to combine her love of travel with her love of art. Megan completed her studies at VanArts and is now building her career as a professional photographer as well as an illustrator. She currently resides in Victoria, BC with her family.

For more on the author and this series of books, check out the website, HERE. You can also find the author on Twitter, HERE, and Facebook, HERE.

iRead Book Tours is sponsoring a giveaway for a book and kit pictured above. My readers are eligible to enter to win as well. Feel free to enter through the Rafflecopter giveaway below. 

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I will be linking up with other bloggers on Booking Mama's Kid Konnection feature on Saturday. Click HERE to see other posts on children's and YA books.

Thanks to the author and iRead Book Tours for sending copies of these books to me for the purpose of these reviews. These reviews are my honest opinion. If you choose to purchase a copy of these books through the above link, I may receive a small commission without you having to pay a cent more for your purchase. Thanks for supporting SincerelyStacie.com.

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