I'm super excited to bring to you this fantastic Earth Day Celebration blog tour! This tour is for all of Stephanie Lisa Tara's children's books that are to empower kids to care about the planet, themselves and each other!
This tour runs from April 1st-22nd and will feature
Gwynne Fair and Shining,
Snowy White World,
I'll Follow the Moon,
Little Library Mouse and middle grade novel,
Eliza's Forever Trees. This tour is open to EVERYONE and will include enormous giveaway's of a total value of $700
! This includes a kindle fire giveaway for reviewers and purchasers only. UPDATE: She's doubling the prize if the name drawn has reviewed one or more of her books (Amazon Gift Cards Giveaway)!
Stephanie Tara Lisa has been nominated for many awards including the Mom's Choice Award, DIY Award, The Chocolate Lilly Award, Golden Ink Award and more.
Tour Schedule
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Snowy White World to Save by Stephanie Lisa Tara and Illustrated by Alex Walton
It s a headline we all
have seen: Global warming is melting the Arctic. Once the Arctic sea
ice has vanished, the majestic polar bear, a magnificent creature who
needs the sea ice to survive will vanish, too. The ice is home to the
bears, as well as to their primary food source, the ringed seal. Polar
bears feed, mate, travel, den, and give birth on the ice. Some
scientists say polar bears will be extinct within fifty years if
something isn t done, and soon.
Actress and Activist Sharon Stone says ~
"Snowy White World to Save
cleverly introduces young children to environmental awareness and global
warming by making them aware of what is happening to our planet, and
what they can do to help save it. Ms. Tara provides a wonderful resource
guide at the back of the book that encourages young readers to further
educate themselves on the subjects so they, too, with their parents,
will become global citizens."
Find more on the
amazon page, including illustrations, reviews and a detailed description. This book has been republished by the author in paperback,though is still being published by the publisher, Brown Books, in hardcover.
I'll Follow the Moon by Stephanie Lisa Tara and illustrated by Lee Edward Fodi
On a quiet, moonlit
beach, a baby green sea turtle stirs from a dream of home. Slowly,
slowly, with a tap, crick, crack, the baby turtle embarks upon a
mysterious nighttime journey. Gentle, tender verse and enchanting
illustrations carry this tranquil tale from sand to sea.
Gorgeous watercolors chronicle the journey of a baby sea turtle from its hatching to its first swim in the sea. --
Kirkus Reviews, September 2005
Find more on the
amazon page, including illustrations, reviews and a detailed description. This book has been republished by the author in paperback,though is
still being published by the publisher, Brown Books, in hardcover.
Gwynne Fair & Shining by Stephanie Lisa Tara and illustrated by Lee Edward Fodi
Gwynne, Fair &
Shining is a twenty-four page children's book, written in verse, about a
young girl who learns she is special and can be anything she wants to
be.
Stephanie Lisa Tara's joyful verse will delight readers in her third
book, Gwynne Fair & Shining. Poor little Gwynne is the maid of a
grumpy old knight who stomps about the castle terrifying her. Then, one
night, she hears enchanting music and the voice of her long lost
grandmother calling to her to believe in herself once more. Gathering
her courage, Gwynne flees the castle and enlists the aid of her animal
friends in the nearby woods. With them beside her, Gwynne returns to the
castle, faces down the awful knight, and -- with the aid of her fairy
godmother and a magic flute -- finds the confidence to become who she
always was deep down inside: a fair and shining princess! Lee Edward
Födi's illustrations sparkle with gold glitter as they propel readers
through this magical, spinning, dancing adventure. Your young readers
and listeners will be rooting for Gwynne as she battles belittling
bullies and self-doubt to realize her dreams. --
Books of Wonder, New York City; Peter Glassman December 2007
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Find more on the
amazon page, including illustrations, reviews and a detailed description. This book has been republished by the author in paperback,though is
still being published by the publisher, Brown Books, in hardcover.
Little Library Mouse by Stephanie Lisa Tara and illustrated by Alex Walton
Even when you are
little, you can imagine big. At closing time a key locks the library,
and unlocks the dreams of a little mouse who waits in the shadows.
Skipping, sliding, down the pages of books? he steps inside magical
stories, inviting readers to come along for the ride. Witty verse and
fantastical illustrations celebrate the joys of reading in this tale
with innovative charm.
What do a mouse, a trapeze and a library have in common? The answer lies
within the pages of the Little Library Mouse, by Stephanie Lisa Tara.
A
nameless mouse jumps into action, through rhyme, as the library is
closed for the evening. We're invited on a journey as the mouse "sails
on a sentence" and becomes library book characters, including a ship, a
wild animal and a circus act.
Tara enchants us with her
storytelling as she makes a library tour exciting, encouraging literacy
and reading. Little Library Mouse is to be applauded for its
light-as-a-feather rhymes, a style Tara undoubtedly perfected while
earning a B.A. in English.
The illustrations, by Alex Walton, are
bold, confident, full-page drawings of a mouse as he takes on the
identity of the story he becomes.
This exciting adventure is sure
to please the preschooler set and would also make a great baby shower
gift. It would also be an excellent jumping-off point for parent/teacher
and child to create new rhymes, based upon Tara's format.
Armchair
Interviews says: This story, as with the Man on the Flying Trapeze,
"floats through air with the greatest of ease." Bravo, Little Library
Mouse...bravo! --
Armchair Interviews, "armchairinterviews.com", 2006
Find more on the
amazon page,
including illustration
s, reviews and a detailed description. This book has been republished by the author in paperback,though is
still being published by the publisher, Brown Books, in hardcover.
This last book is actually a middle grade book and while it has some illustrations they are a bit more spread out and are not on every page.
Eliza's Forever Trees by Stephanie Lisa Tara and illustrated by Alex Walton
Ages: 8-12
Where
has mother gone? Mothers don’t leave. Mothers stay, forever. Mothers
are like redwood trees, those special forever trees that grow hundreds
of feet high and live for thousands of years. Mothers read storybooks
aloud. They know the power of a story. Power that can even make the
wrong-beats of a child’s heart go away.
Maybe the monarch
butterfly was right? Perhaps they should make the journey. The one that
was too long, and too far, for a girl with a wrong-beating heart. Yet
there was someone in the redwood forest that Eliza just knew could help.
Not just any someone. Another mother. The first mother. The one,
Eliza’s own mother had spoken of. Great Mother Redwood. The very first,
the oldest and wisest redwood tree of them all. She, who started the
forest thousands of years ago, might know where mother had gone. It
seemed impossible. To find one who had never been seen, one who had only
been spoken of? Yet. Mothers dont leave. They are like redwood trees.
They stay, forever.
Eliza decided she must try. She would put one
foot in front of the other, slowly. She would take small steps. She
knew the butterfly would be patient alongside her. Down the path. To the
forever trees.
To find Great Mother Redwood.
''Enchanting story . . . the writing lyrical: 'She had always been here,
always watching and protecting, guarding her family, as all mothers do,
for mothers always come back.' ''
--Ricki Lewis, Geneticist, author, mom
Find more on the
amazon page,
including illustrations, reviews and a detailed description.
I've always believed that magic hides in special places. As a child, people would often stare at my bright red hair, which was very, very bright indeed.
Unfortunately, I developed a bad habit of making up rhymes about all of them, and they soon became funny characters. I didn't have much time to think about being different; fanciful lyricisms danced in my head, and no one was safe!
Since then, I've come to believe that storytelling has the power to inspire a deep love of language and learning. Words tripping off the tongue in somersaults that stick to your thoughts like taffy-- those are the things that stay forever in the mind.
I've lived in many special places: on a farm, in a city skyscraper, on a tropical beach, and in the beautiful country of France. Now I live in northern California, between the redwood forests and the sea. Even though I'm an adult, I'm still as silly as ever.
Many nice words have been used to describe my books, such as fun, engaging, delightful, and whimsical. Some folks say that I deliver timeless messages of love for kids and parents to share again and again; this makes me very happy. I hope that you'll enjoy my stories, too. Captivating children with language is something that I believe in, and I strive to live my life with this always.
--Stephanie Lisa Tara
www.StephanieLisaTara.com
stephanielisatarabooks@gmail.com
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