Storytime for Pets May 16, 2012
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Written by Thad Krasnesky, illustrated by David Parkins
Although National Pet Week was last week, it’s never too late to celebrate. And with the five cats from That Cat Can’t Stay, it’s sure to be quite the party!
Judith Viorst, renowned author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, sent us a handwritten postcard:
Thanks for letting me see That Cat Can’t Stay. It’s an absolutely adorable book – and exactly how the Viorsts once wound up with four cats.
From Waking Brain Cells, the blog of the Menasha library:
Recommended for cat storytimes. This is a purr-fect readaloud for any family that finds that they too seem to collect animals. I’d even recommend it happily to dog lovers.
Grab your copy and take the stray cats out to play! An online preview of the book is available here.
Happy Mother’s Day from Flashlight Press May 10, 2012
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Written by Laurie Jacobs, illustrated by Anne Jewett
According to Mommy Secrets, our new book, Silly Frilly Grandma Tillie, is
a fun Mother’s Day gift for grandmas in your life!
Present a copy to the quirky and playful grandmas (and moms!) in your life.
For more Silly Frilly Mother’s Day fun, check out the book trailer and our printable activity pages. You can even preview Silly Frilly Grandma Tillie here.
Happy Mother’s Day!
Take a Look at our Monster NOOK October 26, 2011
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Just in time for Halloween, I Need My Monster is now available in a NOOK edition. Read it yourself or enable audio to have it read to you… but don’t get SCARED!
Monster Mash October 24, 2011
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We are thrilled that I Need My Monster is included in the top level Barnes & Noble store display from now until Halloween. Send us a photo of I Need My Monster on display at B&N (on the front table until Oct. 25th and in the children’s department until the 31st) to win a free signed Monster BOO!kplate and BOO!kmark. If you can include some other best-selling books in the photo, even better, so we can see the company we’re keeping. Email your photo to publicity@flashlightpress.com. Please note at which store location your photo was taken and provide your mailing address so we can send your bookplate and bookmark. In addition, I Need My Monster is included in the B&N online Halloween store.
For fun Monster-related Halloween activities, try our Monster finger puppets, Make Your Own Monster, check out several activities for the classroom, and be sure to look at our printable Trick or Treat Safety Guide.
I Need My Monster is being read at Storytime at many B&N stores. Check the B&N near you. Here are two of tomorrow’s listings:
Tues., October 25, 2011 10:00 AM B&N Booksellers Northcross, 4005 N Tenth Street, McAllen, TX
Tues., October 25, 2011 11:00 AM Oakview Mall, 3333 Oakview Dr. Omaha, NE 68144
Happy Halloween!
Breakfast in Bed? May 8, 2011
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To all the Moms out there: hope this ISN’T what you woke up to this morning.
Wishing you a relaxed, refreshing, and joy-filled Mother’s Day.
Emmy lets Mom sleep late so she can make herself breakfast! from I Always, ALWAYS Get My Way (Thad Krasnesky & David Parkins)
Chanukah: A Different Celebration December 2, 2010
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by Jane Naliboff
Every year, sometime in late November or early December, sometimes crossing over the biggest winter holiday for most Americans, comes Chanukah. Not a major holiday by any means, but one that is associated with gifts, delicious food, and family, if you’re lucky enough to have them near you.
When my husband and I moved to the woods of central Maine with our then 14 month old, income was what we had in mind and there was a good job waiting for my husband amongst the piney woods and lakes. Not having family close by wasn’t an issue, we were strong, independent, and anxious to begin new traditions with our own little family that soon ballooned to five of us. Being on the secular side, we chose to offer culture and holidays that included food and gifts to our girls. Naturally Passover and Chanukah easily became their favorites.
Three small menorahs, three boxes of drippy, colored candles, star of David and dreidel cookies sprinkled with blue sugar, mountains of latkes and sour cream and applesauce, and a pile of blue and silver gifts was a happy time of year. (more…)
Happy Thanksgiving November 25, 2010
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Wishing you and yours a happy Thanksgiving from all of us at
Flashlight Press
Starting to look for holiday gifts? November 21, 2010
Posted by flashlightblog in Holidays, Reviews, Winter.Tags: Children's books, Gift Ideas, Simon Van Booy
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The Colorado Parent magazine’s Bookmarkable blog highly recommends Pobble’s Way (Simon Van Booy & Wendy Edelson):
We imagine with Pobble, Daddy, and the forest animals; we believe that something simple is more than it appears; and we know that nature is full of possibilities. I highly recommend this beautifully illustrated and narrated book and think it would make a great holiday gift.
(Read the rest of the Colorado Parent review here)
Winter is about holidays and family and of course gift-giving. But it is also about quit walks together in the snow, the warmth of home, and the light of imagination. A gift of Pobble’s Way is all of these great winter things wrapped in one.
Veterans Day: A Soldier and Children’s Author Celebrates November 11, 2010
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In honor of Veterans Day, we asked Flashlight author and US Army Major Thad Krasnesky to share some of his thoughts on being a children’s author and on serving in the military. This is the first in a series of posts from our authors, illustrators, and other Flashlight folk on the holidays.
"Some people find it odd to reconcile the image of a children’s writer with the image that they have of a soldier. I love being able to create that conflict in people’s minds."
by: Thad Krasnesky
Veterans Day is a wonderful time here at West Point. Although any holiday celebrating the soldier cannot be far removed from the more serious side of the occupation, it is a much less solemn occasion than Memorial Day. Veterans Day is a celebration of life and a remembrance of victory. More importantly for the soldier, it commemorates the end of war. Although some people think that soldiers long for war, this is simply not the case. There are violent people in any occupation. Certainly there are some among the ranks of the soldier. The true soldier however, the one who practices the profession of arms and is not simply a hired gun, longs for peace. Douglas Macarthur, a West Point graduate and a leader of character once said, “The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” Dwight Eisenhower, another West Point graduate and distinguished leader said, “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity.” Veterans Day remembers that moment in time, when soldiers on both sides of the line in WWI were able to lay down their weapons. The day that they said, “This many deaths, but no more.” (more…)
Celebrate Sandwich Day with Carla November 3, 2010
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November 3rd is the anniversary of John Montagu’s birthday. It is believed that this 18th-century English noble, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, instructed his servants to serve him his lunch meat between two pieces of bread, thereby inventing the Sandwich.
To commemorate the occasion, November 3rd is National Sandwich Day. Flashlight Press invites you to celebrate Carla-style with sandwiches and activities based on Carla’s Sandwich (by Debbie Herman, illustrated by Sheila Bailey). Check out our new Carla’s Sandwich Cookbook here.
Happy Sandwich Day!
