Tuesdays with Tundra 41

Tuesdays with Tundra is a monthly post on our new releases. The following books are available today in stores and online!

Nancy KnowsNancy Knows
Written by Cybèle Young
Hardcover | 40 Pages | Ages 3-7
ISBN: 978-1-77049-482-4
“Pure fascination.” – Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews
“…a great example of the power and charm of simple storytelling” – Starred Review, Quill & Quire
“…truly exceptional paper sculptures from Young.” – Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

The RatThe Rat
Written by Elise Gravel
Hardcover | 32 Pages | Ages 6-9
ISBN: 978-1-77049-658-3
One in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Rat is a look at the black rat. It covers such topics as the rat’s long, agile tail (it’s good for balancing and picking noses), long teeth (they can chew through anything, including books) and disgusting taste in food (delicious electrical wires in tomato sauce, anyone?). Although silly and off-the-wall, The Rat contains real information that will tie in with curriculum.

The SlugThe Slug
Written by Elise Gravel
Hardcover | 32 Pages | Ages 6-9
ISBN: 978-1-77049-655-2
One in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Slug is a look at the land slug. It covers such topics as the slug’s two pairs of tentacles, one pair for seeing, one pair for smelling (it can see you’re a kid and smell like broccoli), its breathing hole (on the side of its head!), and its pretty gross mucous covering (in order to find a partner, the slug can follow another slug’s mucous trail. True love!). Although silly and off-the-wall, The Slug contains real information that will tie in with curriculum.

Spic-and-SpanSpic-and-Span! Lillian Gilbreth’s Wonder Kitchen
Written by Monica Kulling
Illustrated by David Parkins
Hardcover | 32 Pages | Ages 5-8
ISBN: 978-1-77049-380-3
“Monica Kulling explores the accomplishments of popular and less well-known remarkable inventors. With each book, she tells an engaging story about her subject’s life, inspirations, and inventions…. The lively illustrations by David Parkins help to tell the story and offer illuminating details, from the antiquated cash-room at Macy’s department store to the look of a modern 1920s kitchen.” – Gillian O’Reilly, National Reading Campaign

Pub Date Giveaway: In the comments below, please tell us which new August release of Tundra’s you would love to read and one lucky reader will receive their requested book! One request per person and please review our rules. This giveaway ends at midnight on Monday, August 11, 2014!

UPDATE: Congratulations to C Fowler, winner of The Rat by Elise Gravel.

Sweepstakes: Julia, Child

SweepstakesJulia, Child releases today! While this picture book contains no true knowledge of (the real) Julia Child and should be taken with a grain of salt and perhaps even a generous pat of butter, we hope that you will find something here to savor. If you discover, as we have, that some stories taste best when shared with others, then all the better.

Julia ChildJulia, Child
Written by Kyo Maclear
Illustrated by Julie Morstad
Hardcover | 32 Pages | Ages 5-9
ISBN: 978-1-77049-449-7
Julia and Simca are two young friends who agree that you can never use too much butter-and that it is best to be a child forever. Sharing a love of cooking and having no wish to turn into big, busy people who worry too much and dawdle too little, they decide to create a feast for growing and staying young. A playful, scrumptious celebration of the joy of eating, the importance of never completely growing up, and mastering the art of having a good time, Julia, Child is a fictional tale loosely inspired by the life and spirit of the very real Julia Child.

To celebrate, today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, we’ll send out a tweet from our @TundraBooks account and the more retweets it gets, the more prize packages we unlock. So share the sweepstakes with your friends and increase all your chances at winning!

>>> Retweet this tweet to enter! <<<

Sweepstakes has closed! Click on the links to view the winner for prize packs one, two, three, and four.

Level 1If we get 15 retweets, it will unlock the first prize pack level: Julia, Child by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Julie Morstad; Butter Baked Goods: Nostalgic Recipes From a Little Neighborhood Bakery by Rosie Daykin; and Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste by Luke Barr.

Level2If we get 25 retweets, it will unlock the second prize pack level: Julia, Child by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Julie Morstad; The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food by Judith Jones; and Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz.

Level 3If we get 50 retweets, it will unlock the third prize pack level: Julia, Child by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Julie Morstad; My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories by David Lebovitz; and The French Market Cookbook: Vegetarian Recipes from My Parisian Kitchen by Clotilde Dusoulier.

Level 4If we get 100 retweets, it will unlock the fourth prize pack level: Julia, Child by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Julie Morstad; My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud’Homme; Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1 by Julia Child, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle; Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 2 by Julia Child and Simone Beck; Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking by Julia Child; The Way to Cook by Julia Child; and The French Chef Cookbook by Julia Child.

Some fine print:
No purchase necessary. Sweepstakes will be posted from @TundraBooks account. The prize and sweepstakes hashtag will be defined in the twitter post. All entries must be submitted via Twitter.com, in response to the sweepstakes post and/or including the appropriate sweepstakes hashtag to be valid. Limit one entry per person, multiple tweets from the same person and/or twitter account will be void.

ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes is open to all American and Canadian residents over the age of 18 years, except the residents of the province of Québec, employees of Tundra Books, Penguin Random House, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, dealers, advertising and promotion agencies, or members of their immediate families.

WINNER SELECTION: Winners will be selected randomly from all eligible entries received by the entry deadline. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Sponsor will notify Winner by sending a tweet. Winner will be required to provide his/her address for mailing of the prize.

PRIZE: The prize will be defined in the original sweepstakes tweet. In the event that the prize consists of a finished copy of the book, the retail value of the prize equals the cover price.

ENTRY DEADLINE: This sweepstakes will begin on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and end on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Any retweets past this deadline will be void.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: By participating in this sweepstakes, entrants agree to abide by these official rules. Sponsor is not responsible for injury or damage to any computer, other equipment, or person relating to or resulting from participation in the sweepstakes, or participating in the Twitter network. Entrants release Sponsor, its agencies, and assigns from any liability, damage and/or loss resulting from participating in this sweepstakes and/or the acceptance, use or misuse of the prize. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to publish, post online, or otherwise refer to the name of the winner in any and all forms and media throughout the world, and for any and all publicity or promotional purposes, without obligation or compensation, except where prohibited by law. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected tweets; computer malfunctions, including but not limited to any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission or communications line failure; or theft, destruction or unauthorized access to entrant’s Twitter account. Tweets that contain errors, are incomplete, corrupted or illegible will not be accepted. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify entries from anyone tampering with the Twitter entry process. Void where prohibited by law.

SPONSOR: Tundra Books, a division of Random House of Canada Limited, 1 Toronto Street, Suite 300, Toronto ON, M5C 2V6.

Tuesdays with Tundra 40

BarefootCrittersTuesdays with Tundra is a monthly post on our new releases. The following book is available today in stores and online!

Adventures with Barefoot CrittersAdventures with Barefoot Critters
Written by Teagan White
Hardcover | 32 Pages | Ages 4-8
ISBN: 978-1-77049-624-8
Join an adorable cast of animal characters as they explore the alphabet through the seasons. From gathering honey in spring to building cozy campfires in fall, the friends make the most of each season, both enjoying the great outdoors and staying snug inside. Learning the alphabet is fun when adventuring with these critters, and children and adults alike will delight in Teagan White’s sweet, nostalgic illustrations.

Pub Date Giveaway: In the comments below, help us compose the alphabet! The first entry should be “A is for . . . [enter your response]” and the second person to enter should go with “B is for . . . [enter your reponse]” and the third “C is for . . . [enter your response]” and so on. Let’s see how far we get!

We’ll pick our favorite line and that lucky winner will receive a copy of Adventures with Barefoot Critters and a limited edition art card! One entry per person and please review our rules. This giveaway ends at midnight on Monday, July 7, 2014!

UPDATE: We have a winner! Abby who gave us “P is for porcupines, partial to peach popsicles.”

2014 ALA Annual Conference

ALA 2014Tundra Books will be exhibiting at ALA Annual Conference this year! Please visit Tara and Sylvia at booth #245 to learn about our new and upcoming books – and to pick up bookmarks, teacher guides, posters, recipe cards, art cards, postcards, buttons, ARCs, and more!

We will have author and illustrator signings at our booth! With each author signing, we will be handing out complimentary copies of the title at a first come, first serve basis. So don’t forget! There’s a limited number of signed books to give away!

Saturday, June 28, 2014 at 10 AM – Eric Walters will be signing copies of My Name Is Blessing
My Name Is BlessingMy Name Is Blessing
Written by Eric Walters
Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes
Hardcover | Ages 6-9 | 32 Pages
ISBN: 978-1-77049-301-8
“This expressive picture book, based on a real family, lovingly tells a hard story with a twist. It’s difficult to broach poverty, disability and custody issues in so few pages without sounding maudlin, but Walters manages by speaking simply. . . . With dignity and quiet acceptance, this story illustrates that blessings, like family, can take unexpected forms.” – Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews

Saturday, June 28, 2014 at 2 PM – Dan Bar-el will be signing copies of Nine Words Max and chap books of Audrey (cow)
Nine Words MaxNine Words Max
Written by Dan Bar-el
Illustrated by David Huyck
Hardcover | Ages 5-9 | 32 Pages
ISBN: 978-1-77049-562-3
“Vancouver author Dan Bar-el and Idaho illustrator David Huyck bring young readers aged five to nine a fun, but cautionary tale about today’s obsession with media, fascination with speaking in 140 characters or less and the importance of conversation.” – The Cambridge Times

audreyAudrey (cow)
Written by Dan Bar-el
Illustrated by Tatjana Mai-Wyss
Hardcover | Ages 7-10 | 256 Pages
ISBN: 978-1-77049-602-6
Audrey is a cow with poetry in her blood, who yearns for the greener pastures beyond Bittersweet Farms. But when Roy the horse tells this bovine dreamer that she is headed for Abbot’s War, the slaughter house, Audrey knows that she must leave her home and friends sooner than she ever imagined. With the help of a whole crew of animals and humans alike, Audrey attempts to escape the farm she lives on – and certain death. Cleverly written as an oral account, this unique illustrated tale of an animal on the run, told “to camera”, uses over thirty narrative voices, including six humans, four cows, three sheep, two sheep dogs, one pig and a very silly rooster. Full of heart and humor, Audrey (cow) is ultimately a very human story about life and death, friendship, and holding on to one’s dreams – based more or less on a true story.

Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 10 AM – Linda Bailey and Colin Jack will be signing copies of If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur
If You Happen to Have a DinosaurIf You Happen to Have a Dinosaur
Written by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Colin Jack
Hardcover | Ages 3-7 | 40 Pages
ISBN: 978-1-77049-568-5
“. . . a tongue-in-cheek user’s guide to prehistoric pets. . . . Colin Jack’s quirky illustrations have a retro-inspired design and are as cheery and bright as a Saturday morning cartoon. . . . The pages are packed with funny details that adults will enjoy as well. . . . Readers are not to despair if they don’t have a dinosaur of their own lying around. The open ending invites lots of animated and imaginative discussions about what to do with other odd and unusual pets like a dodo, a porcupine, or a sasquatch. This wacky, zany tale is a storytime crowd pleaser.” – Children’s Book Review

TundraALA2014We can’t wait to see you at the Grand Opening Reception on the exhibit floor! Viva Las Vegas!

Follow @TundraBooks@EricRWalters, @huyckd, and @colinjack8 on twitter. If visuals are more your thing, follow @TundraBooks, @tatjanamaiwyss, and @colinjack8 on instagram! You can also follow #alaac14 for the latest news and updates!

BookExpo America 2014

BEA LogoWill you be going to New York for BookExpo America this week? Tundra will be there! Visit us at booth #2838. Alison Morgan, Tara Walker, and Pamela Osti will be there to let you know about our new and upcoming books. Even if you’re shy, you should come browse and pick up our Advance Reader Copies (ARCs), Disgusting Critter buttons, posters, teacher’s guides, bookmarks, and Julia, Child recipe cards. Follow us on twitter @TundraBooks and we’ll be using the hashtag #BEA14 and #BEAHappy2Read.

AVAILABLE ARCs:
Haze Every Breath The Swallow

AUTHOR EVENTS:
We have author signings at our booth and in the signing area! Don’t miss out as these are first come, first serve and there’s a limited number of complimentary copies.
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You can also follow our chatty authors on Twitter: @scissorhouse, @richardscrimger, @Clantoons, and @ZachHyman.

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