Hi, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Kelly McInenly and her new book, “Little Milly and the Great Lakes”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.
Be sure to make it to the
end of this post to enter to win a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Kelly
and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for stopping
by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
Little Milly and the Great Lakes
by Kelly McInenly
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GENRE: Children's
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BLURB:
Kelly
knew Little Milly Lake as Grandma Mill McInenly. The usually serious Mildred
would occasionally surprise her granddaughter with tales of the fun and
mischief that she and her five older sisters found growing up in the Maritimes
in the early 1900s. The combination of little money or supervision, and a
notoriously grumpy father, made for simple stories with just the right blend of
silly and sweet.Little Milly and the Great Lakes is Kelly's first creative
writing endeavor... she has been distracted by Little Mateo and Little Lucas.
Get silly with Milly on her other adventures...Bess and the
Boil, Marj and the Medal, and Peg and the Party Line.
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EXCERPT TWO:
In
the Lake girls’ time – nineteen hundred and nine,
Many
homes were connected by telephone line.
Neighbours
had their own numbers – but the phone line was shared:
You
could pick up and listen to all, if you dared.
And
the Lake girls did dare – they goaded each other,
“Peg,
pick up the phone and pretend you’re a mother!”
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GUEST POST:
Five Reasons You Should Read My Book
There are six Lake sisters - Marj, Peg, Ene, Flo, Bess, and of
course, Little Milly - and six reasons for you and your young readers to pick
up the Little Milly series…
1 – Soothing: These simple stories with a steady rhythm will calm your
children at bedtime… they always work for my nieces
2 – Sakshi: Little Milly’s
illustrator, Sakshi Mangal, loves drawing the world through the eyes of a
child, using bold colours and scribbly lines… enjoy more of her whimsical work
at Sakshi's Illustrations
3 – Silly: See how
children had fun before smartphones, television and video games… print the
Silly Scavenger Hunt the Lake Sisters have created for you and let the giggling
begin!
4 – Stardom: Your young
reader could be featured in the illustrations for Books 4-6… just send a photo
of them reading Little Milly to @littlemillyandthegreatlakes on Instagram!
5 – Sweet: Each story ends
with a lesson about making good choices… print Little Milly’s Little Book of
Morals template so your child can create their own mini-book of big lessons.
6 – Surprise: There is a wee bird hidden on each page that children delight in
finding… will you be able to spot them all?
The author and her sons…
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AUTHOR BIO:
Kelly knew
Little Milly Lake as Grandma Mill McInenly. The usually serious Mildred would
occasionally surprise her granddaughter with tales of the fun and mischief that
she and her five older sisters found growing up in the Maritimes in the early
1900s. The combination of little money or supervision, and a notoriously grumpy
father, made for simple stories with just the right blend of silly and sweet.
Little
Milly and the Great Lakes is Kelly’s first creative writing endeavor… she has
been distracted by Little Mateo and Little Lucas.
Connect with Canadian author Kelly McInenly at the links below.
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CONNECT WITH KELLY:
Instagram:
LinkedIn:
Goodreads Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS –
LITTLE MILLY AND THE GREAT LAKES: MARJ AND THE MEDAL – BOOK ONE:
Amazon US Paperback:
Amazon CA Paperback:
Barnes and Noble Paperback:
The Book Depository Paperback:
BAM! Books-A-Million Paperback:
Indigo CA Paperback:
Goodreads Book Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS –
LITTLE MILLY AND THE GREAT LAKES: PEG AND THE PARTY LINE – BOOK TWO:
Amazon US Paperback:
Amazon CA Paperback:
Barnes and Noble Paperback:
The Book Depository Paperback:
BAM! Books-A-Million Paperback:
Indigo CA Paperback:
Goodreads Book Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS –
LITTLE MILLY AND THE GREAT LAKES: BESS AND THE BOIL – BOOK THREE:
Amazon US Paperback:
Amazon CA Paperback:
Barnes and Noble Paperback:
The Book Depository Paperback:
BAM! Books-A-Million Paperback:
Indigo CA Paperback:
Goodreads Book Page:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Kelly will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to
a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a
purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this
blog. This does not cost you anything,
it just helps pay for all those awesome giveaways on here.**
This contest is sponsored
by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish
Promotions. Prizes are given away by the
sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish
Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.
Kelly ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book series and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for having me!
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThe cover is absolutely darling..it definitely catches the kid's attention.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like Sakshi Mangal’s style as well!
DeleteThanks so much for both the book description and giveaway as well. I enjoy hearing about another good book.
ReplyDeleteDo you find a difficult time concentrating on your work due to everything going on in the country right now?
ReplyDeleteActually my consulting work is on hold due to travel bans so I have more time for Little Milly than ever!
DeleteSounds like a good book.
ReplyDeleteThank you... I am glad you think so!
DeleteYou can find more Little Milly activities on Pinterest! https://www.pinterest.ca/LittleMillyandtheGreatLakes/activity-sheets/little-milly-and-the-great-lakes-activity-sheets/
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you have any questions!
DeleteSounds like it would be great for kids!
ReplyDeleteThey are giving us great feedback so far!
ReplyDeleteI love the concept of the book! I've put it on my reading list for my granddaughter. Thanks!
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