*GIVEAWAY* The Adventures of Ai + Bonus

I hope that you all had a fantastic Labor Day weekend (or Wattle Day in the Land Down Under from what I've seen around)! I stayed pretty busy helping our adoptive Alaska family get their home ready for sale to move back to America, AKA the Lower 48. sad face.

However, I was also able read a fun ebook geared for 9-12 yr olds. I had to opportunity to read

The Adventures of Ai by Craig Bouchard.

Ai is a young Japanese girl from the early 16th century, who sets out on an adventure to reunite with her father after he's been gone for 3 years to study with Leonardo da Vinci. Her companions include her faithful horse, a bluebird, deer and some unexpected help.

This is a great book for quite a few different types of kids, in my opinion. It is part nonfiction and part fantasy. It intermingles art, history and mathematics into the story. It is fast-paced and an easy read. It also had a FREE GAME to go with it! You know those kids who love their video games.

 The game has the same title and follows the fantasy part of the story. It is fairly simple to play, but it's slightly different every life you start so it stays interesting. I started over quite a bit at first. :) You can also join the first-ever World Charity Cup, earning a cash contribution to help sick or disadvantaged children in your country. Pretty cool if you ask me.

Check out their video trailer for the ebook and the game.

Interested yet? 

The book is available through iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon. 

I read it a little on my iPad and on my Android phone. It was great. :) 

Check out the {website} for more information.

It's normally 2.99 but you can win it for free! 

I have been given the opportunity to give away copies to 2 of my readers! Yay for you and me! 

This is my first personal giveaway, so as a bonus I will throw in a 

$10 Target card!

How to enter you ask? 

Leave a comment about your favorite children's literature and your email (especially if you are a no-reply blogger) or comment on my FB post {here}

I will randomly select 2 winners on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 5pm Alaska Standard Time.

Thanks for stopping by!

*Steph*

My First Giveaway…Favorite Things…{$370 Amazon}

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,

Pencils all sharpened and baskets for turn in,

Borders and labels and crayons galore,

This is my favorite thing and more!

I love that song and that movie! 

Anyways, I'm am super excited to be able to participate in my first ever giveaway! If the song didn't give it away, I'm here to share about my favorite back to school item.

Fiskars Guillotine Paper Cutter

Now, this wasn't my favorite thing for school my first year. In fact, it was a Christmas present from my grandmother for scrapbooking at home. I realized that I had things to cut and didn't alway enjoy the walk across the school and down the stairs to the work room to use the paper cutter. I brought this to my classroom and it has a nice home there. 

I love it for a few reasons…

-A guillotine is a lot cleaner than the slider cutters.

-It is great to have a personal cutter in your classroom for those last minute tasks.

-You don't have to spend an insane amount of time in the work room with people waiting in a line behind you.

- This specific guillotine cutter is super lightweight and easy to carry. It even has a handle to carry it by.

- I can easily bring it home and chop away while watching a show (after my little girl has gone to bed).

Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog and for a chance to win some great prizes!

Good Luck to All and have an A-Mazing year!

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