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I am thrilled, nay, ECSTATIC to finally be able to share the cover art and copy of my upcoming picture book I DARE YOU NOT TO YAWN (illustrated by Serge Bloch).
Here it is!
And here is the yawny description!
“A yawn can land you in your pj’s and under the covers before you can blink and say “Baa baa black sheep.” So clamp your mouth shut and look away from your sleepy dog, stay away from your cuddly blanket, and whatever you do, don’t think of baby orangutans stretching their long arms out for a snuggly hug. Otherwise, you might find your mouth opening wide and letting out a great big yawny yaaaaaawn — hey, you were supposed hold it in! A hilarious read-aloud that is so much fun, kids will beg for it again and again, whatever the consequences.”
PRE-ORDER: chapters.indigo.ca │indiebound.com │amazon.ca │amazon.com│barnes&noble.com │ powells.com
I DARE YOU NOT TO YAWN. Text copyright © 2013 by Hélène Boudreau. Illustrations copyright © 2013 by Serge Bloch. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.
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I am SO pleased to announce that I’ll be releasing a FOURTH book in the REAL MERMAIDS series.
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T SELL SEA SHELLS!
Here is the announcement in today’s Publisher’s Marketplace!
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REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS author Hélène Boudreau’s fourth book in the Real Mermaids series, REAL MERMAIDS DON’T SELL SEA SHELLS, where sun, surf and tropical breezes are no ‘day at the beach’ because being a teenage mermaid never takes a vacation, to Aubrey Poole at Jabberwocky, by Lauren MacLeod at The Strothman Agency (World English).
It will be joining the other three books in the series:
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS *out now*
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH *out now*
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T NEED HIGH HEELS *spring 2013*
…AND!
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T SELL SEA SHELLS! fall 2013!!
I can’t wait to see what the talented designers at Jabberwocky do with the cover for book #4 and I am thrilled to be working with my fabulous editor, Aubrey Poole, again.
A big shout out to my superstar agent, Lauren MacLeod, for arranging the deal. This is our FIFTH book sale together in three years and will mark my FOURTEENTH published book for children.
If this is a dream, please don’t wake me! 
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I am SO pleased to announce that I’ll be releasing a FOURTH book in the REAL MERMAIDS series.
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T SELL SEA SHELLS!
Here is the announcement in today’s Publisher’s Marketplace!
*click to enlarge or text below*
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS author Hélène Boudreau’s fourth book in the Real Mermaids series, REAL MERMAIDS DON’T SELL SEA SHELLS, where sun, surf and tropical breezes are no ‘day at the beach’ because being a teenage mermaid never takes a vacation, to Aubrey Poole at Jabberwocky, by Lauren MacLeod at The Strothman Agency (World English).
It will be joining the other three books in the series:
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS *out now*
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH *out now*
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T NEED HIGH HEELS *spring 2013*
…AND!
REAL MERMAIDS DON’T SELL SEA SHELLS! fall 2013!!
I can’t wait to see what the talented designers at Jabberwocky do with the cover for book #4 and I am thrilled to be working with my fabulous editor, Aubrey Poole, again.
A big shout out to my superstar agent, Lauren MacLeod, for arranging the deal. This is our FIFTH book sale together in three years and will mark my FOURTEENTH published book for children.
If this is a dream, please don’t wake me!
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Great news on the Real Mermaids horizon.
Book 2: REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH has now been picked up by Scholastic Book Clubs to join its sister REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS.
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Great news on the Real Mermaids horizon.
Book 2: REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH has now been picked up by Scholastic Book Clubs to join its sister REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS.
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Today is the official launch day!
Real Mermaids Don’t Hold Their Breath (book #2)
Normal is never coming back…
Jade is totally confused. As in, “will this be a leg-day or a tail-day?” kind of confused. Even worse, it’s been forever since her first kiss with Luke and now—nothing. Not even a text message.
Sigh.
But Jade doesn’t have time to figure out the weirdness of boys and how to use her shiny new tail. (Seriously, being a mermaid should come with a handbook.) She has to come up with a plan to get her missing mermaid mom back on dry land.
The only problem is…Jade is afraid of the ocean. But even aqua-phobic mer-girls have to take the plunge sometime…
Praise for Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings:
“Bravo to Hélène Boudreau for hitting the bull’s-eye with a fresh, affectionate, watery twist on the classic coming-of-age-story.”—New York Journal of Books
“The author keeps suspense high…while tapping straight into young teens’ angst about friends, enemies, and boys.”—Kirkus
Purchase:chapters.indigo.ca │indiebound.com │amazon.ca │amazon.com│barnes&noble.com │ powells.com
Still haven’t read book #1? The e-book is on sale!
KINDLE: over at AMAZON . Only 99 cents.
NOOK: over at BARNES & NOBLE . Again, only 99 cents.
iBOOK: Over at Apple iTunes, too! Did I mention? Yes, I know…only 99 cents!
Don’t have a Kindle, Nook or iPad? Well, there’s a (free) App for that! Did you know you can read e-books from your Smart Phones, iPod Touch or personal computer?
Kindle Apps: iPhone/ Windows PC/ Mac/ Blackberry/ Android/ Windows Phone 7
Nook Apps: iPad/ iPhone / Android/ PC/ Mac
Want to know more?
Today is the official launch day!
Real Mermaids Don’t Hold Their Breath (book #2)
Normal is never coming back…
Jade is totally confused. As in, “will this be a leg-day or a tail-day?” kind of confused. Even worse, it’s been forever since her first kiss with Luke and now—nothing. Not even a text message.
Sigh.
But Jade doesn’t have time to figure out the weirdness of boys and how to use her shiny new tail. (Seriously, being a mermaid should come with a handbook.) She has to come up with a plan to get her missing mermaid mom back on dry land.
The only problem is…Jade is afraid of the ocean. But even aqua-phobic mer-girls have to take the plunge sometime…
Praise for Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings:
“Bravo to Hélène Boudreau for hitting the bull’s-eye with a fresh, affectionate, watery twist on the classic coming-of-age-story.”—New York Journal of Books
“The author keeps suspense high…while tapping straight into young teens’ angst about friends, enemies, and boys.”—Kirkus
Purchase:chapters.indigo.ca │indiebound.com │amazon.ca │amazon.com│barnes&noble.com │ powells.com
Still haven’t read book #1? The e-book is on sale!
KINDLE: over at AMAZON . Only 99 cents.
NOOK: over at BARNES & NOBLE . Again, only 99 cents.
iBOOK: Over at Apple iTunes, too! Did I mention? Yes, I know…only 99 cents!
Don’t have a Kindle, Nook or iPad? Well, there’s a (free) App for that! Did you know you can read e-books from your Smart Phones, iPod Touch or personal computer?
Kindle Apps: iPhone/ Windows PC/ Mac/ Blackberry/ Android/ Windows Phone 7
Nook Apps: iPad/ iPhone / Android/ PC/ Mac
Want to know more?
Find out about the whole REAL MERMAIDS series <HERE>.
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Only seven more days before the release of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH (book #2) and things are getting exciting!
I’ve been slaving away on revisions of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T NEED HIGH HEELS (book #3) while promoting the e-book price drop of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS (book #1) so I’m juggling mermaids like flaming torches.
And then…these arrived!
My author copies of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH! When the chicklets arrived home from school I was SO excited to show them.
ME: There’s something pretty cool in the kitchen.
CHICKLET #1: Oh, more lemon loaf?
ME: No, it’s in the box on the table.
CHICKLET #2 (flipping the lid): Cool!
CHICKLET #1: What?
CHICKLET #2: Bubble wrap!!
After 11 books, I think my chicklets are officially jaded. *sigh* But ANYWAY, then I sent a little video to a friend of mine who has been SO supportive and has read countless drafts of my Real Mermaids books (and to be fair, the chicklets have, too–they just REALLY like bubble wrap 
)
This one is for you, Natalie!
For more information on the whole REAL MERMAIDS series, please visit HERE.
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Only seven more days before the release of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH (book #2) and things are getting exciting!
I’ve been slaving away on revisions of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T NEED HIGH HEELS (book #3) while promoting the e-book price drop of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS (book #1) so I’m juggling mermaids like flaming torches.
And then…these arrived!
My author copies of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH! When the chicklets arrived home from school I was SO excited to show them.
ME: There’s something pretty cool in the kitchen.
CHICKLET #1: Oh, more lemon loaf?
ME: No, it’s in the box on the table.
CHICKLET #2 (flipping the lid): Cool!
CHICKLET #1: What?
CHICKLET #2: Bubble wrap!!
After 11 books, I think my chicklets are officially jaded. *sigh* But ANYWAY, then I sent a little video to a friend of mine who has been SO supportive and has read countless drafts of my Real Mermaids books (and to be fair, the chicklets have, too–they just REALLY like bubble wrap )
This one is for you, Natalie!
For more information on the whole REAL MERMAIDS series, please visit HERE.
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Just in time for the release of Book #2! Amazon and Barnes & Noble and iTunes have dropped their prices of Book #1.
Now, you can get REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS (the e-book) for only 99 cents! An 86 % savings!
That’s about the same as a bag of potato chips at my local corner store, or a small hot chocolate, or a quarter of an Ice Cream Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough Blizzard at my Dairy Queen by the library (seriously, their prices are insane).
KINDLE: over at AMAZON . Only 99 cents.
NOOK: over at BARNES & NOBLE . Again, only 99 cents.
iBOOK: Over at Apple iTunes, too! Did I mention? Yes, I know…only 99 cents!
Don’t have a Kindle, Nook or iPad? Well, there’s a (free) App for that! Did you know you can read e-books from your Smart Phones, iPod Touch or personal computer?
Kindle Apps: iPhone/ Windows PC/ Mac/ Blackberry/ Android/ Windows Phone 7
Nook Apps: iPad/ iPhone / Android/ PC/ Mac
Happy reading!
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Just in time for the release of Book #2! Amazon and Barnes & Noble and iTunes have dropped their prices of Book #1.
Now, you can get REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS (the e-book) for only 99 cents! An 86 % savings!
That’s about the same as a bag of potato chips at my local corner store, or a small hot chocolate, or a quarter of an Ice Cream Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough Blizzard at my Dairy Queen by the library (seriously, their prices are insane).
KINDLE: over at AMAZON . Only 99 cents.
NOOK: over at BARNES & NOBLE . Again, only 99 cents.
iBOOK: Over at Apple iTunes, too! Did I mention? Yes, I know…only 99 cents!
Don’t have a Kindle, Nook or iPad? Well, there’s a (free) App for that! Did you know you can read e-books from your Smart Phones, iPod Touch or personal computer?
Kindle Apps: iPhone/ Windows PC/ Mac/ Blackberry/ Android/ Windows Phone 7
Nook Apps: iPad/ iPhone / Android/ PC/ Mac
Happy reading!
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But that’s how much longer there is to wait before the release of the second book in the REAL MERMAIDS series.
May 1st! Hooray!
Pre-order: chapters.indigo.ca │indiebound.com │amazon.ca │amazon.com│barnes&noble.com │ powells.com
Real Mermaids Don’t Hold Their Breath
Normal is never coming back…
Jade is totally confused. As in, “will this be a leg-day or a tail-day?” kind of confused. Even worse, it’s been forever since her first kiss with Luke and now—nothing. Not even a text message.
Sigh.
But Jade doesn’t have time to figure out the weirdness of boys and how to use her shiny new tail. (Seriously, being a mermaid should come with a handbook.) She has to come up with a plan to get her missing mermaid mom back on dry land.
The only problem is…Jade is afraid of the ocean. But even aqua-phobic mer-girls have to take the plunge sometime…
Praise for Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings:
“Bravo to Hélène Boudreau for hitting the bull’s-eye with a fresh, affectionate, watery twist on the classic coming-of-age-story.”—New York Journal of Books
“The author keeps suspense high…while tapping straight into young teens’ angst about friends, enemies, and boys.”—Kirkus
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But that’s how much longer there is to wait before the release of the second book in the REAL MERMAIDS series.
May 1st! Hooray!
Pre-order: chapters.indigo.ca │indiebound.com │amazon.ca │amazon.com│barnes&noble.com │ powells.com
Real Mermaids Don’t Hold Their Breath
Normal is never coming back…
Jade is totally confused. As in, “will this be a leg-day or a tail-day?” kind of confused. Even worse, it’s been forever since her first kiss with Luke and now—nothing. Not even a text message.
Sigh.
But Jade doesn’t have time to figure out the weirdness of boys and how to use her shiny new tail. (Seriously, being a mermaid should come with a handbook.) She has to come up with a plan to get her missing mermaid mom back on dry land.
The only problem is…Jade is afraid of the ocean. But even aqua-phobic mer-girls have to take the plunge sometime…
Praise for Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings:
“Bravo to Hélène Boudreau for hitting the bull’s-eye with a fresh, affectionate, watery twist on the classic coming-of-age-story.”—New York Journal of Books
“The author keeps suspense high…while tapping straight into young teens’ angst about friends, enemies, and boys.”—Kirkus
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I am so excited to reveal the brand-spanking new cover for REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH (Book #2 of the Real Mermaids series, available May/ 2012)!
How can you win a copy as soon as it rolls off the printing press in a couple of weeks?
EASY! Just comment here to be entered!
How can you have a SECOND chance of winning a copy of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH?
Send me a picture of you holding a stack of your favourite books like Jade is doing on the cover. Make sure it’s a picture you don’t mind me showing on this blog because I will post them all and let the public decide who came up with the most creative photo.
Here’s a REALLY bad example from me, showing off one of the Advance Review Copies with the old cover. I have very poor photoshopping skills but I am sure you can do better!
FYI, I used www.picnik.com
The first draw will take place March 15th. Meanwhile, send in your photos to [email protected] for a second chance to win!
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR ENTRIES!!
Pre-order: chapters.indigo.ca │indiebound.com │amazon.ca │amazon.com│barnes&noble.com │ powells.com
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***CONTEST CLOSED***
And the randomly selected winner is…
1. margie c {the bumble girl}
And the photo winner is…
1. Mitzi! for her fabbity fab cover-inspired entry
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I am so excited to reveal the brand-spanking new cover for REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH (Book #2 of the Real Mermaids series, available May/ 2012)!
How can you win a copy as soon as it rolls off the printing press in a couple of weeks?
EASY! Just comment here to be entered!
How can you have a SECOND chance of winning a copy of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T HOLD THEIR BREATH?
Send me a picture of you holding a stack of your favourite books like Jade is doing on the cover. Make sure it’s a picture you don’t mind me showing on this blog because I will post them all and let the public decide who came up with the most creative photo.
Here’s a REALLY bad example from me, showing off one of the Advance Review Copies with the old cover. I have very poor photoshopping skills but I am sure you can do better!
FYI, I used www.picnik.com . Here is a MUCH better example from my friend Mitzi!
The first draw will take place March 15th. Meanwhile, send in your photos to [email protected] for a second chance to win!
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR ENTRIES!!
Pre-order: chapters.indigo.ca │indiebound.com │amazon.ca │amazon.com│barnes&noble.com │ powells.com
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Just in time for the holidays! Amazon and Barnes & Noble and iTunes have dropped their prices.
Now, you can get REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS (the e-book) for only $1.99! A 72 % savings!
That’s about the same as a bottle of pop at my local corner store, or a small hot chocolate at Starbucks, or half an Ice Cream Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough Blizzard at my Dairy Queen by the library (seriously, their prices are insane).
So head on over to AMAZON for the Kindle version. Only $1.99.
Or, BARNES & NOBLE if you’re more of a Nook kind of reader. Again, only $1.99.
Or Apple iTunes, too! Did I mention? Yes, I know…only $1.99!
Don’t have a Kindle, Nook or iPad? Well, there’s an App for that! Did you know you can read e-books from your Smart Phones, iPod Touch or personal computer?
Kindle Apps: iPhone/ Windows PC/ Mac/ Blackberry/ Android/ Windows Phone 7
Nook Apps: iPad/ iPhone / Android/ PC/ Mac
Happy Holidays!
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Would you like to jazz up your paper snowflakes this holiday season? Here’s a simple craft to help make your season bright.
Tools:
- rectangular shaped paper
- single hole punch
- scissors
- stapler
- clear tape
Method:
1. Fan-fold the paper back and forth in ½ inch folds.
2. Staple the fan at the middle.
3. Make holes with the hole punch in random places then cut the tips into a point.
4. Open the fan to form a circle and tape it in place.
And…voila! Enjoy!
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Would you like to jazz up your paper snowflakes this holiday season? Here’s a simple craft to help make your season bright.
Tools:
- rectangular shaped paper
- single hole punch
- scissors
- stapler
- clear tape
Method:
1. Fan-fold the paper back and forth in ½ inch folds.
2. Staple the fan at the middle.
3. Make holes with the hole punch in random places then cut the tips into a point.
4. Open the fan to form a circle and tape it in place.
And…voila! Enjoy!
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Announcing the week-long WATER HAZARD give-away extravaganza!
Grand Prize: A family group pass to a National Park in Canada
2nd Prize: 1 of 5 copies of Water Hazard by Helene Boudreau
“Twins André and Lucas love living by Cavendish Beach on Prince Edward Island–especially when they get to help Mr. Arsenault collect seaweed with his horse, Thunder. But when Thunder gets hurt by a mysterious object in the ocean, the boys know they need to turn to another passion of theirs: solving mysteries. With Lucas’s brain and André’s courage, the boys always solve their cases, and now they have their eye on the hostile Mr. Prune…
WATER HAZARD, the second RED DUNE ADVENTURE, is a funny, exciting, and action-packed book for young readers.”
How do you enter! Thought you’d never ask!
Just click ENTER TO WIN on that big ole orange bar below!
Contest Ends:June 24, 2011 @ 11:59 pm (ADT)
Slave Lake is a community in Northern Alberta, devastated by wild fires. 40% of the town’s buildings have been destroyed including the community’s public library.
The Slave Lake Book Auction is raising money for this community with the help of the literary community. There are many wonderful writerly items up for bid including signed books, critiques and more.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Please:
Bid on an item
or
Make a donation to the library
or
Share Slave Lake Book Auction links on Facebook or Twitter or your blog to help spread the word
AS A SHOW OF THANKS
My publisher, Sourcebooks, would like to thank you by providing you with a coupon code for a free e-Pub/PDF e-book of REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS.
This offer is valid until June 30th/ 2011.
So, please go bid OR go make a donation OR help spread the word by blogging, facebooking or tweeting. Then come back here and let me know how you showed you cared.
Details re: retrieving the coupon code are in the comments…
THANK YOU!!!!
I am thrilled, nay, ECSTATIC to finally be able to share the cover art and copy of my upcoming picture book I DARE YOU NOT TO YAWN (illustrated by Serge Bloch).
Here it is!
And here is the yawny description!
PRE-ORDER: chapters.indigo.ca │indiebound.com │amazon.ca │amazon.com│barnes&noble.com │ powells.com
The cover is soooooo awesome, and you hooked me with those teensy orangutans and their fuzzy little…YAWWWNN…arms, looking for a…YAWWWWN…hug.
Looking forward to sharing this with many yawners in my life… and expecting it to be perfect for library pajama story times. LP
Thanks, Jodi and Lois! Candlewick will be releasing a “Read to Us!” Story Hour Kit for library story times. I got a sneak peek this week and can’t wait to use it during my library visits as well.