"The Magic Violin" Children's Picture Book Review and Giveaway
>> Thursday, September 23, 2010
I recently discovered the author Mayra Calvani. She writes books for young children and middle-grade readers. I was lucky enough to receive one of Mayra Calvani's picture books to read my little bookworms.
I chose The Magic Violin for my kids because Sierra has expressed some interest in playing the violin and I thought it would be a good way to explore that further. Leo is also studying music in his pre-school class right now so I thought it would be great for him to read a story with a sting instrument in it.
This book reminded me of my experiences playing the violin when I was little and my relationship with my teacher. I really enjoyed reading it with my kids. I liked that the pictures and the words were very balanced so that there were enough pictures to interest my three year old and enough words to interest my 5 year old and I. For me, what I liked about it, is that it captured that sometimes things you want to do can be a lot of work and discouraging but a dose of self belief and practice can make them possible. And it did all that without being at all pedantic. In fact, there is a bit of magic and mystery mixed in for a very entertaining story that my kids really enjoyed. We also enjoyed the illustrations.
This book would make a great gift for a child in your life. You can purchase it at Amazon or you can enter for your chance to win it!
GIVEAWAY DETAILS: The winner will receive an autographed copy of The Magic Violin, by Mayra Calvani.
Giveaway Dates: September 23- October 5, 2010 Midnight CST
To Enter This Giveaway:
Do one or more of the following and post a comment below about each action you took. Each comment will count as a separate entry so your chances of winning increase but only the #1 entry is required.
1. Required: Visit Mayra's Secret Bookcase and tell the name of another book you might enjoy
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3. Follow Mayra Calvani on Twitter
4. Tweet and leave URL:
Enter to #win an autographed copy of Mayra Calvani's The Secret Violin Children's Book #GIVEAWAY http://www.momswearyourtees.blogspot.com @MWYT @mcalvani
Giveaway Rules:
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Winner selected through random.org- #18, susan.
I did receive a copy of this book for review. I did not receive monetary compensation and the opinions expressed are my own.
78 comments:
Dear Scarlett,
I'm so glad your kids enjoyed the book! Thanks for the wonderful recommendation!
I think my daughter would enjoy the book Crash.
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Very Nice recommendation. Mayra has such a talent and her books for kids and YA are a real find. Thanks for sharing this with your readers. Nice blog too. I will pass it along.
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Great review for Magic Violin!
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Crash looks like a cute book!
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Hi, Scarlett,
It's a wonderful book! And Mayra Calvani will be one of our showcased authors all next month at the National Writing for Children Center - so I hope you'll drop by to learn more about Mayra and to enter some of our giveaways there, too!
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Terrific review. I too purchased the Magic Violin when my youngest started playing the violin. It's a wonderful book.
I've become a follower.
Best wishes,
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I think Crash is another book we'd enjoy.
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Scarlett,
Wonderful review! You have a wonderful blog.
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You are absolutely right Scarlet, Mayra's "Magic Violin" illos fascinated my small granddaughter, and her story is marvelous. K.C Snider, the illustrator, is a miracle maker. She drew a pink hippo that simply stole my latest picture book, "Ruthie and the Hippo's Fat Behind." K.C's illos help stories jump off the page.
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I am enchanted by the violin for a special little girl, and look forward to the upcomng book:
Frederico, the Mouse Violinist!
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I think the book about spicing up your book club sounds great! Thanks for writing about The Magic Violin. I hope I can win. :)
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I think this is the one book by Mayra that I haven't reviewed. I love her work. Crash is a fun book. My girls have read it more than once.
Good luck to all who enter.
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very nice story to share
I will make it a nice story to share
I'm a big fan of Mayra and her books. She's extremely talented!
I became a follower of this blog and retweeted this review ladies.
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I think my kids would really enjoy "Crash". They got a puppy for Christmas last year so it may amuse them a bit and they could totally relate. Thanks so much for the chance.
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I am really starting to enjoy these blogs about children's books. I am just now having a new book (the first of a series) published due out Christmas 2010. You can check it out at www.drjimstories.com. There you can pre-order your copy and check out the publisher's website.
I really like the Humberto, the Bookworm Hamster
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Frederico, the Mouse Violinist looks like a cute book. Thanks.
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I think my 5 year old would like the book Crash.
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Such an owesome giveaway to enjoy with my kids! I would love to read The Magic Violin to my little angels, as well the Crash book.
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I am sure I would like to give Frederico the Master Violinist to a deserving child.
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I visited the website and I think me and my kids would also enjoy to read "Frederico, the mouse violinist".
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"Crash"!
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We'd also enjoy Angels in a Bubble.
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Crash looks good too!
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Crash looks like a cute book
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Another book I and my family would certainly enjoy is Frederico, the Mouse Violinist! Thanks for this review and giveaway!
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I would also like the book Humberto, the Bookworm Hamster
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I think Crash would be another good one we would like.
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“Humberto the Bookworm Hamster" sounds like a fun book for my daughter.
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