Launch of: Checkers and Dot

On Sunday, December 2, 2012 from 2:00-4:00 pm at Little Island Comics, we celebrated the launch of Checkers and Dot with creators J. Torres and J. Lum!

If you’re not familiar, the Checkers and Dot series are black-and-white board books that present high-contrast patterns and rhyming text for toddlers. For the launch, we asked guests to come dressed in black-and-white. We even had a photo booth – and now the photos are available for download. Here are the easy steps:

step11. Click on the following link to go to Tundra’s flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tundrabooks/
2. Look for your photo! You can do a quick search too.

step23. Click on your photo.
4. Click on the ACTION drop-down menu.
5. Click on VIEW ALL SIZES (highlighted in blue in the image above).

step36. On this page, you can choose a download size for your photo. We recommend the larger sizes!

step47. Click on the DOWNLOAD THE ___ ___ SIZE OF THIS PHOTO link (highlighted in blue in the image above). Or you can right-click on the photo and click SAVE IMAGE AS…

step58. A box will pop up, choose SAVE FILE.
9. Click OK.
10. Share with your family and friends. 🙂

You’re Invited to the launch of Checkers and Dot

We’re delighted to invite you to the launch of Checkers and Dot, a new series created by J. Torres and J. Lum. The Checkers and Dot series are black-and-white board books that present high-contrast patterns and rhyming text that are perfect for toddlers.

Please join us as we celebrate these adorable books with their wonderful creators. J. Torres and J. Lum will be on hand to meet their fans and sign copies of the books. There will even be some Checkers-and-Dot themed activities for the kids. Bonus points if you wear black and white!

When: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Where: Little Island Comics
Address: 742 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2R6
Phone: 416-901-7489

Don’t forget to bring your holiday shopping list! The Checkers and Dot books are the perfect stock stuffer and present. Everyone who purchases one of these books during the launch will receive 10% off their entire purchase! That’s right – buy Checkers and Dot and Little Island Comics will give you a deal on all of the comics in the shop!

Checkers and Dot
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Board Book | 16 Pages
For Ages: 0-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-441-1
“We love the look of Checkers and Dot, a new series board books specially designed to be visually appealing to babies….” – The 49th Shelf

Checkers and Dot at the Zoo
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Board Book | 16 Pages
For Ages: 0-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-442-8
“Both of these board books … will be appreciated by their very young audience….” – Recommended, CM Magazine

Tuesdays with Tundra 24

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

Checkers and Dot
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Board Board | 16 Pages
Ages 0-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-441-1
“We love the look of Checkers and Dot, a new series board books specially designed to be visually appealing to babies….” – The 49th Shelf

Checkers and Dot at the Zoo
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum
Board Book | 16 Pages
Ages 0-4
ISBN: 0-478-1-77049-442-8
Checkers and Dot at the Zoo invites us to follow along with Checkers and Dot as they explore the zoo, meeting animals, black, white and patterned, too.

In My First NASCAR Racing Series, children will be introduced to their early basic concepts through four exciting titles that will teach them all about their ABC’s, 123’s, shapes, and colors. Children and parents alike will enjoy these fully illustrated board books with such themes as counting cars, drivers and tires to learning colors through the colorful array of NASCAR cars and team uniforms. This exciting new series is officially licensed by NASCAR and offers children the opportunity to learn these essential concepts through the fun and wonderful exciting world of NASCAR.

NASCAR 123
Board Book | 24 Pages | Ages 2-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-428-2

NASCAR ABC
Board Book | 30 Pages | Ages 2-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-429-9

NASCAR Colors
Board Book | 26 Pages | Ages 2-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-430-5

NASCAR Shapes
Board Book | 28 Pages | Ages 2-4
ISBN: 978-1-77049-431-2

Pub Date Giveaway: In the comments below, tell us which new board book series (Checkers and Dot or My First NASCAR Racing Series) you love and one lucky reader will receive their requested books! One request per person and please review our rules. This giveaway ends at midnight on Monday, October 29, 2012!

Update: Lucky number 6! Congratulations to Sandra! She’ll be receiving the Checkers and Dot series!

The Word on the Street

Don’t forget, the Word on the Street starts this weekend on Sunday, September 23! Here’s a quick glance at the schedules in:

TORONTO – September 23, 2012

Children’s Activity Tent

11:15 – 11:45 AM
My Itchy Body and My Healthy Body
Liza Fromer and Francine Gerstein MD
Activity suitability: All ages
In their Body Works series Liza Fromer and Dr. Francine Gerstein have taken it upon themselves to think up every question a child could have about their body and answer them in an educational and amusing manner. Each title in the series is divided up by topic and focus on giving all the information a child could want to feel safe and secure in their own skin. Join Liza Fromer and Dr. Francine Gerstein for a fast-paced Body Works Quiz – and test your knowledge about the human body!

1:00 – 1:45 PM
Checkers and Dot and Checkers and Dot at the Zoo
J. Torres and J. Lum
Activity suitability: Ages 3-7
Welcome to the wonderfully patterned world of Checkers and Dot, a sweet and striking series of board books with high-contrast, patterned art for developing eyes, simple but memorable rhyming text for reading aloud, and cute-as-a-button characters! Join J. Lum and J. Torres for a felt puppet decorating and a hat making activity.

Children’s Reading Tent

3:40 – 4:00 PM
Mr. Zinger’s Hat
Cary Fagan is the award-winning author of several young adult novels and picture books. This wonderful new story is about stories, and story-telling, and is sure to enchant and instruct children at home and at school for years to come. This is the tale of a bored little boy, who meets a thoughtful man, and together they build a story. This story within a story is charming and changes both their lives… and quite possibly the readers as well.

4:30 – 4:50 PM
Miss Mousie’s Blind Date
As soon as Miss Mousie’s eyes alight on handsome Matt LaBatt, the water rat, she can think of nothing but how to catch his attention. Should she try to speak, bat her eyelashes, drop her hankie? In front of Mole, the deli-owner, the water rat breaks the spell by insulting Miss Mousie, who retreats to her burrow and hides in shame. When Mousie receives an anonymous dinner invitation, she decides to accept it. But how to dress so her mystery date will like what he sees? In this charming timeless tale, author Tim Beiser shows the reader that love truly lies in the eye of the beholder. And check out Sienna’s review on the WOTS blog!

This is Not the Shakespeare Stage

4:15 – 4:45 PM
Becoming Holmes
The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His Final Case
Shane Peacock is an award-winning novelist, playwright, journalist and television screenwriter. His bestselling series for young adults, The Boy Sherlock Holmes, has been published in ten countries in twelve languages and has found its way onto more than forty shortlists. He enjoys reading, spending time with his kids, playing and coaching hockey, and visiting schools, conferences and festivals across North America to speak about reading and writing. Shane lives in the countryside north of Cobourg, Ontario. For more information, visit http://www.shanepeacock.ca.

LETHBRIDGE – September 23, 2012

Teen Zone via Skype

3:30 – 4:30 PM
Becoming Holmes
The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His Final Case
Shane Peacock is an author, playwright, television screenwriter, and journalist. He likes to write about extraordinary people and create unusual characters. His first book was a biography of The Great Farini, about perhaps the most amazing man in Canadian history, who walked over Niagara Falls in 1860 and invented the human cannonball act in the circus. His novels for young adults have won many accolades. His best-selling Boy Sherlock Holmes series has won and been nominated for 50 awards on their own and been published in 10 countries in 12 languages. His final Boy Sherlock, Becoming Holmes, appears this fall from Tundra Books!

VANCOUVER – September 30, 2012

Kids Tent

4:00 PM
The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen
Canadian Screenwriter and Gemini Award-winning author Susin Nielsen got her start writing for the hit television show Degrassi Junior High. Her novel Word Nerd was a finalist for the TD Canadian Children’s Book Award and won the Red Maple, Rocky Mountain, Willow, and Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards. Her novel Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom has received rave reviews and has already been translated into French, Portuguese and German. Susin lives in Vancouver.

For more information about the Word on the Street, you can visit their website, facebook page, twitter, and blog.