About the Book
Title: A Year in the Life of the Secret Garden
Author: Valarie Budayr
Illustrator: Marilyn Scott-Waters
Publication Date: November, 2014
Publisher: Audrey Press
Pages: 144
Recommended Ages: 5 to 99
Book Description: Award-winning authors
Valarie Budayr and
Marilyn Scott-Waters have co-created
A Year in the Secret Garden to introduce the beloved children’s classic,
The Secret Garden to a new generation of families. This guide uses over two hundred full color illustrations and photos to bring the magical story to life, with fascinating historical information, monthly gardening activities, easy-to-make recipes, and step-by-step crafts, designed to enchant readers of all ages. Each month your family will unlock the mysteries of a
Secret Garden character, as well as have fun together creating the original crafts and activities based on the book.Over 140 pages, with 200 original color illustrations and 48 activities for your family and friends to enjoy, learn, discover and play with together.
A Year In the Secret Garden is our opportunity to introduce new generations of families to the magic of this classic tale in a modern and innovative way that creates special learning and play times outside in nature. This book encourages families to step away from technology and into the kitchen, garden, reading nook and craft room.
Oh, I can't say enough about A Year in the Secret Garden. This is an excellent resource and a beautiful book to compliant the actuall reading edition book. Each month there are many activities to do and things to explore: paper dolls to build, games to play, recipes to try out and character's from the book to investigate. I was given the month of
MAY to
EXPLORE for my review.
Here is a run down of what you'll find for the May activities:
May
- Freezer Strawberry Jam
- Planting a Rose Bush
- Wheelbarrow Race
- Wheelbarrow
- Spot-Sitting
- Character Study: Lilias Craven
As a child I remember playing the Wheelbarrow Race. There is a paper wheelbarrow to make and us as a decoration for this month. I loved the Spot-Sitting activity. It brings nature and writing together. However, in North Dakota it might be hard for me to try this activity outside in the winter time. ;P It sounds like a most lovely summer garden activity though. Just find a favorite beautifully covered journal, writing pen and a spot to sit and observe nature.
This would make such a nice Christmas gift for a young one to grow up with. Why not add a copy of the reading book and maybe even the DVD and some supplies to do an activity or two.
Below you will find a sample of a May page in this lovely book.
About the Author: Valarie Budayr
Valarie Budayr loves reading and bringing books alive. Her popular website,
www.jumpintoabook.com, inspires children and adults alike to experience their books through play, discovery, and adventure.
She is founder of Audrey Press, an independent publishing house, as well as an Amazon and iTunes best-selling author. She has written
The Fox Diaries: The Year the Foxes Came to our Garden and
The Ultimate Guide to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Valarie is passionate about making kid’s books come alive and encouraging families and schools to pull books off the shelves and stories off the pages.
About the Illustrator: Marilyn Scott-Waters
Marilyn Scott-Waters loves making things out of paper. Her popular website,
www.thetoymaker.com, receives 2,000 to 7,000 visitors each day, who have downloaded more than six million of her easy-to-make paper toys. Her goal is to help parents and children spend time together making things.
She is the creator of a paper toy craft book series
The Toymaker’s Christmas: Paper Toys You Can Make Yourself (Sterling), and
The Toymaker’s Workshop: Paper Toys You Can Make Yourself (Sterling). She is also the co-creator with J. H. Everett of the middle grade nonfiction series,
Haunted Histories, (Christy Ottaviano Books / Henry Holt Books for Young Readers). Ms. Scott-Waters illustrated
The Search For Vile Things (Scholastic), and created paper engineering for
Pop & Sniff Fruit (Piggy Toes Press).
A Year in the Secret Garden Blog Tour Schedule (2014)
EXPLORING SEPTEMBER
November 1
November 2
November 3
EXPLORING OCTOBER
November 4
November 5
November 6
EXPLORING NOVEMBER
November 7
November 8
EXPLORING DECEMBER
November 9
November 10
EXPLORING JANUARY
November 11
November 12
EXPLORING FEBRUARY
November 13
November 14
EXPLORING MARCH
November 15
November 16
EXPLORING APRIL
November 17
November 18
EXPLORING MAY
November 19
November 20
November 21
EXPLORING JUNE
November 22
November 23
November 24
EXPLORING JULY
November 25
November 26
November 27
EXPLORING AUGUST
November 28
November 29
November 30
* $100 Blog Tour Giveaway *
Prize: $100 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal cash (winner’s choice)
Contest ends: December 7, 11:59 pm, 2014
Open: Internationally
How to enter: Please enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.
Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is sponsored by the authors Valarie Budayr and Marilyn Scott-Waters and is hosted and managed by Renee from Mother Daughter Book Reviews. If you have any additional questions – feel free to send and email to Renee(at)MotherDaughterBookReviews(dot)com.
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