Happy 2015 from Monkey Poop! For my very first blog post this year, I’m excited to have a Q&A guest post from Anna Staniszewski, author of the The Gossip File (Book 3 in the super fun Dirt Diary series). This post is part of a whole virtual book tour, and the publisher is offering a giveaway of the entire series (see the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of this post). Without further ado, here’s the question for the author. Q: In The Gossip File Rachel is pretending to be so

I’m excited to be a part of the Moon at Nine blog tour (see my review)!  At the bottom you will find not one, but two separate giveaways: one giveaway exclusive to Monkey Poop, and one grand prize giveaway. Welcome to Day 7 of the SECRETS OF MOON AT NINE BLOG TOUR, featuring Moon at Nine – a timely new YA novel from humanitarian and award-winning author Deborah Ellis. Each stop on the 2-week tour will feature revealing posts, a chance to win a copy of the novel, and a chance

Horses of Dawn Book 1: The Escape by Kathryn Lasky Are you ready for another giveaway? This time the lucky winner will receive an Advance Reading Copy of The Escape by Kathryn Lasky (author of the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series). This the first book in her brand new series Horses of the Dawn. (See my interview with the author here!) The Escape by Kathryn Lasky is an action-packed adventure story set in Mexico in the 1500s inspired by the fascinating history of the wild mustangs

The winner is: Brianna! (I’ve emailed her already) Last week, after the NESCBWI conference, I was on a bit of a Jane Yolen kick. I love Jane Yolen’s books, especially the rhyming ones! This is the one that the toddler has asked for again and again: At first I was like, “Dimity Duck, what kind of a name is that?” But as soon as I heard my daughter recite “Dimity Duck waddles and she toddles” (quoting from the book randomly during the day) in her sweet little voice, the musical