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Today I want to tell you about a non-bookish contest that I was asked to promote. I thought that my mom bloggers and readers might be interested in this.
DOLE Fruit Facts
Did you know by serving your kids pineapple you are providing them with an excellent source of vitamin C? Here are 5 more tips about fun and healthy snacking from the DOLE Nutrition Institute:
For children who love to eat, let them eat their fill of DOLE Jarred Fruit, limiting only higher calorie foods.
Fruit combats childhood obesity. Studies at Tufts and Baylor Universities link high fruit and vegetable consumption with lower childhood body mass indices (BMIs). Unlike junk food, which is high in calories and low in nutrients, fruit and veggies are low in calories but high in fiber, water and nutrients. Filling kids up with DOLE Jarred Fruit while meeting nutrient needs will make them feel more satisfied with fewer calories.
Be creative with presentation. Give young children cut DOLE Jarred fruits and let them create funny faces or animals.
If your child eats only a little dinner and then complains of hunger at bedtime, offer a piece of DOLE Jarred fruit as a tasty and healthy solution.
Studies show that adequate vitamin C intake may help maintain a strong immune system. A food that is a “rich” in vitamin C contains at least 12 milligrams of vitamin C per serving.
On the contest website, http://draft.blogger.com/www.dolemagic.com you can find tips, hints and recipes on how families can incorporate more fruit every day as a part of healthy, fun diet. There you can also enter for a chance to win a trip for three to Maui, Hawaii for six nights with a 4-star hotel, rental car and $1,000 of spending money! Sixty daily prizes, 8 weekly prizes and 1 grand prize winner. Every time you log on you will have the chance to win a daily prize!
So, what are you waiting for? Get over there and get entered! You can grab and share the widget to let others know about this contest as well.
Dole fruit is and always has been my fruit of choice when buying canned fruit. I am so glad to see them putting their fruit into jars, as I think it is better for you. My favorite is the mandarin oranges. I just love how fresh they taste! Fresh fruit is my first choice, but when it's not in season, I reach for the Dole!
No one ever said starting a new job was easy, nor did they say life would continue on as you knew it when you started a new job. Well, both are true for me. I absolutely love my new job and I'm learning so much every day, but I feel like I'm letting you down. I haven't been consistent about posting, reading blogs, and getting contest announcements out. For my absence and inconsistency, I sincerely apologize. I love my blog and miss posting reviews and interacting with you.
I have 2 contests that I need to post winners for tonight. I will be emailing the winners and getting their prizes sent out from their respective places as soon as I get mailing information. So, without further adieu...
First off, the Eyes Like Stars Extravaganza was a fun contest and Lisa loved each and every one of your entries. But, since there could only be winner, she had to choose. Her choice?
If you haven't seen it, make sure you check it out!!
Thank you to Vania, for providing our prizes for this winner! We also had prizes for second place, who was chosen randomly from the other entries. That winner is:
Then, we had a HUGE giveaway for Stephanie Kuehnert's release of Ballads of Suburbia. Entries were earned by pre-ordering or buying the book and then sending a copy of your receipt. We didn't get as many entries as we had hoped for, but we did get some good participation as well as publicity for the book. The winner, chosen at random from all the entries is:
Kristen from Bittahsweet Harmony
A big CONGRATS to all the winners!! Thanks so much for your participation. I hope you will stick with me as I figure out my new job and learn to juggle it all.
Before I post the winners of my last two contests, I want to apologize to some of you whom I still owe books to. I haven't forgotten you; life has gotten me. I recently mailed off some and will be mailing the rest at the end of the month. Please forgive me as I got overwhelmed and just got behind. I promise not to be so slow next time. Some of you are waiting on books from publishers and I am checking into that as well.
Today, I have the winners from my Secrets to Happiness and Harry Potter contests. Please help me congratulate them today!
The winner of a hard cover copy of Secrets to Happiness by Sarah Dunn is:
ALEXA
The winners of the Harry Potter prize pack (paper backs of bks 5, 6, & 7) are:
LIMERICK
SUE W
ANGIEGIRL
SUSAN KUSEL
CHERYLS22
I will be emailing all the winners and hope to hear from you within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen. The HP books will be coming from the publisher and Secrets to Happiness will be mailed by me.
Thank you all for entering. We had 85 entries for HP...woohoo!! Look for the winners of the Eyes Like Stars Extravaganza to be posted this week. More contests to come!
I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.
Lee Verday, husband to Jessica Verday, author of The Hollow, is hosting a fabulous contest! What is he giving away? Well, a signed ARC of The Hollow, of course!! You can read more about The Hollow in his blog post. Be sure to tell him I sent you; it's a bonus contest!!! Enter until Jessica's birthday.
Monday was the kick-off to Stephanie Kuehnert's Ballads of Suburbia Cyber-Launch Party. You definitely want to be a part of this! Don't forget, you can pre-order a signed copy of Stephanie's new book, Ballads of Suburbia from Women & Children First. After you order it, send me a copy of your receipt and be entered in the Ballads Blitz!!
Author Elizabeth Scott, is giving away an ARC of The Blonde of the Joke, by Bennet Madison. Answer a simple question to be entered to win. You have until Friday, July 17th.
I am always plugging my friend Vania's work because I think her photography skills are awesome!! Well, she is sharing those skills with one lucky person, via a contest on her blog. You can win an 8X10 of one of her prints from one of her awesome photo shoots! There are pics from the Beautiful Creatures, Eyes Like Stars, and Prophecy of the Sisters shoot. You know you want one!! I'm having a hard time picking just one!
Author, Jo Knowles is not only giving away a copy of Swinging, but also a paperback copy of Lessons From a Dead Girl, both of which release on Aug. 11th. Head over to her blog and enter for your chance to win. Deadline is Aug. 10th.
I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.
It's been awhile since I've brought you an edition of Wednesday Wanderings. I have been busy finishing summer school, preparing for my new job as AP, and doing alot of blog tours (they all seemed to come at once). Anyway, this week, I want to remind you about some contests I am doing here, that may have been overlooked during the 4th of July festivities.
First, a great group of bloggers and I are trying to get the word out about Stephanie Kuehnert's, soon to be released, YA novel, Ballads of Suburbia. Please pre-order this book and get entered to win some great prizes in the Big Ballads Blitz! Stephanie's also having a Cyber Release Party, and you are invited!
Next, yesterday was FINALLY the release of Lisa Mantchev's debut YA novel, Eyes Like Stars. I reviewed it here. Vania (Reverie Book Reviews) and I are holding an Eyes Like Stars Release EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Create a congratulatory vlog, card, note, post for Lisa and put it on your blog, then leave your link in the comments and you are entered to win some GREAT prizes!! Also, go find Eyes Like Stars in a store near you, snap a pic and send it to me along with the city and state where you found it. You will be entered to win a print from an Eyes Like Stars photo shoot. You can see the prints at Vania's Life Captures.
Here are some other contests you might want to check out:
Alea at Pop Culture Junkie has a hardcover copy of Tempo Change that you can win. Enter until 7/20
Liyanaland is holding a 150 followers contest. So far, she's giving away Academy 7 and Eyes Like Stars. More followers = more books added to the pot. So, what are you waiting on? Go follow!!
On an unrelated note, unrelated because it's not a contest. Michelle Zink's YA novel, Prophecy of the Sisters, is due to be released 8/1, but Amazon has it IN STOCK! Go forth and order your copy NOW!!!
I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.
Rachel Vincent is giving away a signed copy of Prey and the necklace Faythe wears on the covers of Rogue, Pride, and Prey. The contest runs until June 23rd and all you have to do is leave a comment.
Would you write a review for Nicole Baart? In exchange, she will send you a package with bookplates and bookmarks. Read her post to see all the details.
Win an advanced copy of When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton. Enter by June 25th.
Are you a True Blood watcher? Well, many book bloggers are and because the series is based on a book series, Beth Fish Reads has put together the Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge. A bunch of us are challenging ourselves to read the books between now and next June. I'm joining, will you?
Our online book club read this month was Into the Beautiful North. Bermudaonion has posted her review and also has an extra unread galley to give to someone who comments. She loved this book! You can enter until June 28th.
Fantastic Book Review wants to give you a chance to win a summer prize pack which includes a signed hardcover copy of Twenty Boy Summer. This one ends July 1st.
Are you a follower of the Young Adult (& Kids) Books Central Blog? Well, you should be. Every time their followers count reaches a multiple of 50, prizes will be awarded to one random follower. So, what are you waiting for? Get over there!
So, I told you about the Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge right? Well, Melissa's Bookshelf is running a contest to win the first 7 books! How cool is that? There are many ways to get entries. This one ends July 5th.
Many of you have seen my Twitter icon and are wondering, "why is it green?" Well, you have @DevynBurton to thank for my greenness, but the reasoning behind it is at Devyn's blog, The Faerie Drink Review. Read his original post and follow-up.
Bookluver-Carol is giving away Nikki's Purse, filled with goodies, and a hardcover copy of Dork Diaries. Just leave a comment by July 1st, US only.
A lot of people are wanting to read Shiver. Well, Karin's book Nook has an ARC to give away. Hurry because this one ends on Friday, the 19th!
Okay, I have to stop because my eyes are burning from searching for contests. I do have one last thing to share with you. My blogging buddy and friend, Vania, is an awesome talent! She does fabulous photography and went out on a limb to create a trailer for Michelle Zink's upcoming YA release, Prophecy of the Sisters. She had never attempted a trailer before, but wait till you see this' it's FABULOUS!
I know that many of my readers and/or your children are Harry Potter fans, so when I was approached with this opportunity, I jumped on it! I am very excited to offer you, my readers, a fabulous giveaway in honor of the paperback release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Keep reading!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a breathtaking finish to a remarkable series. The final chapter to Harry Potter’s adventures will be releases in paperback July 7! It all comes down to this - a final face off between good and evil. You plan to pull out all the stops, but every time you solve one mystery, three more evolve.
Okay, so I know you are anxious to hear about the giveaway, so here are the details:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows PAPERBACK PRIZE PACK GIVEAWAY
Five (5) Winners receive a paperback prize pack:
Book 5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Book 6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Book 7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!
Contest begins today, June 15th and will run until July 6, with the winners posted on July 7th, release day for Deathly Hallows, paperback. Open to US residents only, no P.O. boxes please.
Enter by leaving a comment here on this post about anything Harry Potter related. For an extra entry, take the Hogwart's Personality quiz and tell me in another comment which house you should be in. Extra entries are as follows: +1 following this blog, + 2 blogging or tweeting about this contest.
I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.
Here are some things that I thought might interest you this week.
First, Kay Cassidy is hosting a Great Scavenger Hunt Contest. Here is a blurb from her blog: "The Hunt is a brand-new, super easy, totally FREE library outreach program for teen and youth librarians. The program is open to librarians in the U.S. and Canada, in public libraries and school libraries alike. It offers year-round free programming that’ll keep your readers coming back to the library for more." Tell your local librarian about this!
Author Elizabeth Scott is hosting an Out of This World contest. Buy a copy of Something, Maybe and get entered. Contest ends 4/26.
Are you creative? Create a widget for Stephanie Kuehnert's new book, Ballads of Suburbia, and you could win an ARC!
Bookin with Bingo is having an Awesome April Audio Book Giveaway. You can enter to win audiobooks of Drood, Beat the Reaper, The Terror and Max. Enter by April 30th. She also has a copy of A Reliable Wife to give to one lucky commenter. This one will end on April 19th.
Bookingmama has a book giveaway for a book I will be reviewing closer to Mother's Day. 2 people could win a copy of Because I Love Her. This is a book about mother/daughter relationships. Check it out! While you're there, read her interview with Earlene Fowler, author of Love Mercy. She has 2 copies to giveaway!
Trust me, there are many more out there, but today is Tax Day and I know many of you are busy, so I don't want to overwhelm you! I hope that most of you have already done your taxes and can relax until next year.
Don't forget that I have 2 giveaways going on. The April Fool's Giveaway runs until the 22nd and I need more comments so we can give away the extra books! The giveaway for the children's book, Little Skink's Tail ends TODAY at midnight, so enter if you haven't or just help spread the word!
Tomorrow, April 16th is Operation TBD day! For more information, click here.
Until next week...happy entering and read a good one!
I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find!
Saints and Spinners has a new contest that starts today titled, Children's Book Sequels That Never Were. Here is the "jist" of the contest: "Between April 1—10, we invite you to submit your book titles and 2-3 sentence synopsizes to the Unnecessary Children’s Book Sequels That Never Were contest. For simplicity's sake, the books should be either picture books or early readers such as the"I Can Read" books." I know there are some creative and witty people out there, so head on over and check this one out!
Over at Bookfoolery and Babble, you can enter to win a copy of Colleen Gleason's As Shadow's Fade.
5 lucky readers could win A Lucky Child from Drey's Library. You have until April 12th to enter.
Bookworm Readers is giving away a copy of Violet in Private by Melissa Walker. I recently won this one and can't wait to get it in the mail! She also has a copies of My Life in Pink and Green by Lisa Greenwald, and Sucks to be Me by Kimberly Pauley. This is all part of her March Madness feature.
HUGE contest! The Story Siren is giving away a 10-pack of ARCs. Can you get excited about that? You still have time to enter, so get over there!
I feel like I've hit a milestone in blogging. For some of you, this may not seem like much, but for me, who hasn't been blogging long, it's huge! I have tried to be faithful to all of you by posting everyday and I feel like I have finally created a habit because I get that done either by posting first thing in the morning, or scheduling my posts ahead of time. Well, it's official, this is my 100th post and I want to celebrate. But, I'm not having a party for myself and buying myself a gift, or asking you to give me gifts. In true book blogger fashion, I'm giving the gifts to you!
Have I mentioned lately that I love Miriam at Hachette Books? She is a wonderful woman who organizes book tours and always has fabulous books for us to review. Well, she has come through once again by graciously offering books for my 100th Post Giveaway. 5, yes I said 5, lucky readers will win books, yes, that's book with an s, as in more than 1. Can you believe it? I told you it was huge!
Here is what you can win:
Secrets to Happiness and The Big Love by Sarah Dunn
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven, Hypocrite in a White Poufy Dress,and Kiss My Tiara by Sarah Jane Gilman
Because this is my 100th post, I want to get at least 100 comments. The 100th commenter will get all of these books plus a hardcover copy of The Forest of Hands and Teeth and an ARC of The Diamond of Darkhold. I ended up with extras, so my surplus is your gain.
The other 4 winners will be chosen randomly on Tue. Mar. 17th at 12:00 PM, CST. That gives you almost a week to enter and get the word out about this fabulous contest!
Now, for the technical stuff. To enter, just leave me a comment. You may earn extra entries by doing the following:
Follow this blog +1 entry (comment that you follow)
Follow me on Twitter and tweet about the contest +2 entries (comment w/your tweet)
Blog about this contest and link back to me +3 entries (comment w/the link)
+1 entry for every $ you donate to Ark Adventure (comment w/amount donated and I will add entries)
For everything you do, please leave a separate comment, unless you donate, then it's just 1 comment for your donation. This contest is open to US and Canadian addresses only; no PO boxes please. The winners will be emailed and posted on Mar. 17 and you will have 2 days to email me your mailing information.
Thank you all for visiting, reading and commenting on my blog. Without you, I would not have reached this milestone, nor would I have so much fun reading and reviewing all my books.
