Cajun Cottage Under the Oaks

Christmas Mosaic

My publisher writes:

"Well, all the projects we had hoped to have completed last spring are slowly coming to fruition, somewhat fittingly, in this season of harvest. Two new books will be released later this month, both very special projects at Hillside."

The Father Brown Reader by friend Nancy Carpentier Brown.

"The second is the long awaited Christmas Mosaic by Cay Gibson. ("Long awaited" seems to be a theme around here!) Sequel to the popular Catholic Mosaic, this books features study guides for 30 Christmas-themed picture books. Cay has also compiled a list of over 200 Christmas picture book titles and annotated quite a number of them. We've included Christmas poetry and recipes from our readers. A special highlight is a series of essays contributed by Karen Edmisten, Kathryn Faulkner, Elizabeth Foss, Alice Gunther, Dawn Hanigan, Jennifer Miller, Gwen Wise, and Margot Davidson. We hope you find it a treasure worth adding to your Christmas observances/celebrations."

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You can order your copy today for the introductory price of only $15.99.  The price will go up January 1, 2008.  Book orders will be shipped October 31, 2007. 

I'm also feeling an irresistable craving for CAKE BOOK!  If you'd like to join me for a Cake Book Walk stop by in a few days to see what KIND OF CAKE BOOK I'll be dishing out.  Be sure to let your friends know to join us on Thursday.

Hillside Education is also working on offering a Christmas book package so you'll want to "stay tuned" to the website. 

What's a Book-Walk?

This week I hosted the first Virtual Book-Walk.  I really wasn't sure how it would go but it was FUN-tas-tical and was very well-received.  I'm so glad.  So glad you all enjoyed yourselves.  : )  So glad I finally got to "meet" so many of you who visit my little blog.

I loved all the nice emails that skipped into my email box like eager children skipping around the numbers on a Cake Walk, because that's the whole concept.

Remember those Cake Walks at your church festival?  That's where the idea of a Book-Walk comes from.  It's a chance to feel like a kid again...and win a free prize. 

But I cannot take credit for the idea.  A librarian on a children's writer forum I'm on was hosting a book-walk for the teenagers at the next PTA meeting at their school.  I thought it was a marvelously inventive idea and adopted it to fit a Virtual Book-Walk here on my blog.

A sweet idea, isn't it?  (Pun intended.)

The Book-Walk was so much fun that I've decided to keep hosting it. 

First I need a sweet little button.  Does anyone know of a button-site I can peruse?  One with cute graphics?

Next, if there are any writers out there wanting to donate a book for another Book-Walk, please email me.

Stay tuned.  There will be more Book-Walks coming up...just in time for Christmas.  : )

We Have a Winner!!!

                                                      

    

Balloons, cake, champagne.  We have a winner in the First Cake Book-Walk!!!

Karleen Mauldin of Conroe, TX is the proud winner of a free, autographed copy of Literature Alive!

Thank you all for playing and for all the lovely messages I received. 

This was a lot of fun and it was so nice to see so many enthusiastic readers.  You guys ladies are great!

Stay tuned for the next Cake  Book Walk.