tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39515163711317391922024-03-12T17:36:36.122-07:00simply read blogsimply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-53536421070634117432015-06-09T11:32:00.003-07:002015-06-09T11:32:58.368-07:00Chocolate Lily Award Nominees!We're so excited to announce that three of our books have been shortlisted for the <a href="http://www.chocolatelilyawards.com/" target="_blank">2015-2016 Chocolate Lily Awards</a>!<br />
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The Chocolate Lily is a young readers’ choice award that encourages grade school students
to read and enjoy some of the best fiction by British Columbia’s authors
and illustrators. Once the shortlisted books are selected, they're voted on by schools and reading communities to determine the award-winning book! That's why it's a fantastic award program that not only supports BC's authors and illustrators, but also a love of reading within our community.<br />
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Here's the rundown on our books that were shortlisted for this year's award. Our congratulations to all the nominees!<br />
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<i>Written by Kathy Beliveau, Illustrated by Denise Holmes</i><br />
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In this first book in The Yoga Game series, children can guess the fun rhyming riddles that each describe a yoga pose, from dolphin to boat, and enjoy an actual yoga practice, down by the sea!<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=166" target="_blank">Not Just Another Princess Story</a></b><br />
<i>Written by Sheri Radford, Illustrated by Qin Leng</i><br />
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This hilarious new take on the fairy tale genre stars the unconventional, math-loving Princess Candi. When the king declares it's time for her to get married, she decides to carry out the husband search on her own. She turns to fairly tales for inspiration and ends up using every method in the books, from kissing frogs to slaying monsters. But will she find her Prince Charming, or just a bunch of duds who cheat, cry, and make armpit noises?<br />
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<i>Written by Christine Dencer, Illustrated by Jessica Meserve</i><br />
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This is the first book in the new Stanley & Me early reader series, which follows two best friends finding adventure in the every day. In <i>Misty</i>, Sophie has to make an important delivery to her best friend Stanley.<br />There is just one problem: Stanley has a dog. And Sophie is afraid of<br />dogs. Find out if the power of friendship will be enough to help Sophie<br />confront her fear.simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-25193130710778699422015-04-28T13:01:00.000-07:002015-04-28T13:01:01.286-07:00Lindsey Yankey at Watermark BooksCheck out this display of Lindsey Yankey's gorgeous picture books - <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=176" target="_blank"><i><b>Sun and Moon</b></i></a>, and <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=152" target="_blank"><i><b>Bluebird</b></i></a> - at <a href="http://www.watermarkbooks.com/" target="_blank">Watermark Books</a> in her home state of Kansas:<br />
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Lindsey will be visiting the bookstore as part of their Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, May 2. You can find out more about the reading <a href="http://www.watermarkbooks.com/event/independent-bookstore-day" target="_blank">here</a>.simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-9353638358818126962015-01-26T13:31:00.000-08:002015-01-26T13:31:36.524-08:00Upcoming Books from Simply Read!
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This spring we’re so excited to be releasing children’s books by <b>amazing</b> authors and illustrators, some of whom we’ve worked with before, and some who are completely new to us.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>illustration by Vanya Nastanlieva from </i>Mo and Beau</td></tr>
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From Vanya Nastanlieva, the author/illustrator behind the adorable book <i><a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=135">The New Arrival</a></i> (Simply Read Books, 2013), comes a lovely, equally cute picture book about a small mouse doing his best to play with a big bear, <i>Mo and Beau</i>.<div class="MsoNormal">
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We’re producing a fun picture book this season called <i>The Storybook Prince</i> that uses die-cuts (cut-out holes in the pages) to let readers peek into each fairy tale the prince reads. It’s by Seattle’s Doug Keith. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span></span><div class="MsoNormal">
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<i>Teatime</i> is a lovely rhyming picture book by children’s poet Tiffany Stone and illustrated by Jori van der Linde, in which a nighttime adventure begins when two friends share a cup of tea…by jumping into the cup off a teaspoon, rowing a sugar cube, and sliding down a teaspout! <br /><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Taffy Time</i> by Jennifer Lloyd and Jacqui Lee (the duo behind the <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=136">Murilla Gorilla</a> series) tells a classic story of making maple syrup taffy at Sugar Hill Farm.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span></span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Lindsey Yankey, author/illustrator of the stupendously gorgeous book <i><a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=152">Bluebird</a> </i>(Simply Read Books, 2014) is releasing another striking picture book: <i>Sun and Moon</i>. Seriously beautiful.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span></span><div class="MsoNormal">
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<i>Wendell the Narwhale </i>by San Francisco-based illustrator Emily Dove is a very cute picture book about a narwhale looking for friends in the ocean—it seems no one can see past his big pointy nose. <br /><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Brandee Bublé and Eliska Liska, the team behind the popular picture book <i><a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=161">O’Shae the Octopus</a></i> (Simply Read Books, 2014) are bringing out another charming rhyming picture book about <i>Jayde the Jaybird</i>, who has a tiny left wing and a big voice.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span></span><div class="MsoNormal">
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<i>Bird</i> is a beautiful wordless picture book from Spanish illustrator Beatriz Martin Vidal, which artfully brings us up to the moment of a child’s flight into imagination.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span></span><div class="MsoNormal">
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We’re also releasing a new title in the popular <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=147">Kendra Kandlestar</a> chapterbook series by Lee Edward Födi. This will be the fifth book in the fantasy/adventure series: <i>Kendra Kandlestar and the Search for Arazeen</i>. Books one through four have now been made available as ebooks as well!<br /><br /> And last but not least we’ll be bringing out a new edition of the popular book <i><a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=44">The Woman Who Married a Bear</a></i> with a very cool new textured cover. More on that soon.<br /><br />
Thanks for checking in on us! You can view our full Spring 2015 catalog of books <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/catalog.php?cat_id=70&page_num=1">here</a>.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span></span><br />
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We're so excited about this gorgeously creepy book trailer that artist David
Ouimet made for his new book, <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=175&image_num=4&page=summary"><i>Daydreams
for Night</i></a>. Check it out!<br />
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<i>Daydreams for Night</i> is a collection of very short, very strange
stories written by acclaimed Canadian musician John Southworth, and illustrated
by New York-based artist and musician David Ouimet. The stories introduce
bizarre, imaginative characters: the boy with grey hair who spends his days on
a cargo ship peeling potatoes, a strange man who keeps a Ferris wheel in his
backyard, and a lonely whale that lives on the top of a faraway hill. The
trailer shows Ouimet's black-and-white illustrations bringing these characters
to intriguing life.<br />
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You can learn more about the book on our website <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=175&image_num=4&page=summary">here</a>.<br />
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If you are in Vancouver, check out an exhibition of new works by Sleepless Kao & Lisa Cinar!<br />
May 22 through May 24, 2014<br />
Visual Space (2075 Alberta Street)<br />
More info<a href="http://jccabulletin-geppo.ca/new-works-by-sleepless-kao-lisa-cinar/"> here!</a><br />
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simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-63990812936558923572014-05-01T14:34:00.003-07:002014-05-01T14:34:46.019-07:00First Nation Communities Read Award!<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Yay! Congratulations to Julie Flett and Wild Berries for being nominated for the First Nation Communities Read Award!</span><br />
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simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-60091444018542017562014-03-25T08:40:00.001-07:002014-03-25T08:40:54.899-07:00Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award! <br />
Wahoo!! How To by Julie Morstad is the winner of the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award for 2014!<br />
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And... Wild Berries by Julie Flett is an honor book! We are so so proud of our authors/illustrators!<br />
As the jury says: "How To is intelligent. It is a book that is raucous and quiet, active and contemplative, child-focused and ageless. It presents a unique perspective on “seeing” things and opens up all sorts of possibilities."<br />
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For more about IBBY check<a href="http://www.ibby.org/"> here.</a><br />
simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-49234393382071942832014-03-12T08:36:00.000-07:002014-03-12T08:36:24.606-07:00BC book prizes shortlist announced! <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Yippee! Two of Simply Read's picture books are on the <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Short+lists+Book+Prizes+announced/9606671/story.html">BC book prize shortlist</a>--How To by Julie Morstad and Wild Berries by Julie Flett! Congratulations to them and to all the other nominees!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">A beautiful review from <a href="http://www.hbook.com/">The Horn Book</a> for <i>Wild Berries </i>by Julie Flett</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The muted
earth tones of the watercolor and collage illustrations in browns, grays, and
reds perfectly complement the quiet tone of the story, as they offer a sense of
the natural world in which Clarence is at home." Thanks, <i>Horn Book</i>!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If I Wrote a Book About You<br />
by Stephany Aulenback and illustrated by Denise Holmes<br />
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The Goodnight Book<br />
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by Lindsey Yankey<br />
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<br />simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-81526980037700501052013-11-06T09:28:00.001-08:002013-11-06T09:28:58.862-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Yay! I Want to Go to the Moon by Tom Saunders and illustrated by Cynthia Nugent was chosen as a Canadian Toy Testing Council 2014 Award-Winner! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Check out <a href="http://toy-testing.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CTTCAwardsListRR2014.pdf">the list </a>of the Recommended titles too--there are lots of Simply Read gems on there!</span><br />
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Anna May's Cloak by Christiane Cicioli and illustrated by Susan Pearson<br />
Dreamboats by Dan Bar-el and illustrated by Kirsti Anne Wakelin<br />
And two of our titles even received stars!<br />
How To by Julie Morstad<br />
Murilla Gorilla by Jennifer Lloyd and illustrated by Jacqui Lee
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simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-81578872509976292672013-10-22T08:10:00.000-07:002013-10-22T08:10:53.414-07:00Shaun Tan Fairy TalesThis is amazing: Grimms' tales retold by Pulman, and illustrated with sculptures by Shaun Tan. Thanks to Jules of 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast for the <a href="http://astridlindgrenmemorialaward.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/sculptures-by-shaun-tan-illustrate-the-grimm-tales/">link.</a>
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Discover all the wonderful nominees<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/joseph-boyden-austin-clarke-up-for-governor-general-s-lit-awards-1.1875928"> here</a>.simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-866025599551895872013-09-25T08:52:00.001-07:002013-09-25T08:52:58.331-07:00New York Times review of WILD BERRIES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37AWEdCFS49MDOeHKxP-jJfuuvIFjS5DQub6rUa8xmscXM-Ay1EJLCYPUkJb64l_44Mo9YHrUl_2f8iZm74tJMOApXRsjZyYpMWTf6jK9OnOJjWUCLoom16ol5g5l4SL6sjPFOf4bA1cf/s1600/25childrens-2-articleInline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37AWEdCFS49MDOeHKxP-jJfuuvIFjS5DQub6rUa8xmscXM-Ay1EJLCYPUkJb64l_44Mo9YHrUl_2f8iZm74tJMOApXRsjZyYpMWTf6jK9OnOJjWUCLoom16ol5g5l4SL6sjPFOf4bA1cf/s320/25childrens-2-articleInline.jpg" /></a></div>
A fantastic New York Times review came out today for WILD BERRIES by Julie Flett.
We are always so honored when the New York Times reviews our books!
Some stellar quotes include:
"Observant knowledge of woods and wildlife, a sense of hard-earned bounty and a respect for traditional ways make Flett’s story both specific to her background and broadly appealing."
And: "The illustrations have an extraordinary, austere beauty."
See <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/books/farmers-market-day-by-shanda-trent-and-more.html?_r=0">here</a> for the full review!simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-12160352417529564802013-09-23T15:14:00.000-07:002013-09-23T15:22:12.660-07:00WORD September 29th, VancouverThere's been a long absence on this blog! Our apologies! But we will be back at it now, with lots of new titles and exciting things to post about. First of all...
Check out all our fabulous authors at Vancouver's WORD, this Sunday 29th. They will all be reading in the Children's Library, Harvey Southam Room.
11:00 am Paola Opal - Pippy
11:20 am Holman Wang - Cozy Classics
12:00 pm Kallie George - Spark
12:20 pm Julie Morstad - How To
Check out the lovely covers!
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We have a booth too, where we will be selling new books at discounted prices! And there are so many other fun things to check out as well and you can find out all about the events <a href="http://wordvancouver.ca/2013-festival/2013-schedule/">here. </a>simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-10302067693543254252013-03-26T16:29:00.001-07:002013-03-26T16:29:55.485-07:00Wowza! Three wins for Alcuin!Just today the <a href="http://www.alcuinsociety.com">Alcuin Society </a>announced its award winners for 2013.
We have THREE books that won, in First, Second and Third Place. We are thrilled.
First prize:<a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=114"> Everyone Eats</a>, by Julia Kuo and designed by the amazing Sara Gillingham.
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Second prize: <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=107">Lily Loves</a>, by Kai Lüftner and illustrated by Judith Drews also designed by Sara Gillingham.
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Third prize: <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=104">When I Was Small</a>, by Sara O’Leary and illustrated by Julie Morstad, designed by the amazing Robin Mitchell Crainfield.
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Check them out and check out all the other Alcuin award winners!simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-1961604778257087272013-01-08T21:03:00.000-08:002013-01-10T13:22:55.758-08:00Simply Read Spring 2013Our new Spring Titles are up on our website. Check them out!
They are all beautiful, and standouts include:
<a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=135">The New Arrival</a>
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<a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=141">Anna May's Cloak</a>
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<a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=140">Circles of Round</a>
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<a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=133">Dream Boats</a>
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<a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=131">How To</a>
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Our FIRST early reader: <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=136">Murilla Gorilla</a>
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And two new Cozy Classic titles, including War and Peace and <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=138">Les Miserables</a>!
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simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-91233401969981581602012-12-19T12:19:00.001-08:002012-12-19T12:19:37.860-08:00new website for Windy and FriendsWhat a beautiful <a href="https://little-quick.squarespace.com">new website</a> for Windy and Friends!
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It features <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=1">Foggy</a>, Windy, <a href="http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/book.php?book_id=6">Snowy and Chinook</a> and Sunny by Judith and Robin!
simply read bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16968116657636160688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951516371131739192.post-21479437549011445632012-11-23T10:56:00.000-08:002012-11-23T10:56:15.270-08:00Simply Small app FREE on Friday Nov 30Saffy Looks for Rain, which was recently shortlisted for the Appys 2012 award for Best Educational/Kids App, will be part of the November 30th ‘App Friday,’ a popular online promotion started by the organization Mom’s with Apps that works to highlight great products across the educational app community.
Each week, select free and discounted apps are promoted via the App Friday Facebook page, the #appfriday hashtag on Twitter, as well as<a href=" www.appfridayparty.com. "> here.</a>
Check out Saffy Looks for Rain, if you haven't already!
A recent review of the app from Kirkus Reviews reads, “the app beautifully illustrates how a simple story, well presented, can be simply refreshing.”
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