Book Giveaway, Part 1: Oskar Can, Absolutely Everything, If da Vinci Painted A Dinosaur

November 13, 2018

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I rec’d books to facilitate this giveaway. This post includes affiliate links, if you purchase via my link, I will receive a few pennies.

It’s been awhile since I hosted a Book Giveaway. I have not one, not two, but three book giveaways lined up for you this week! Lots of gift-giving options. Let’s get started.

First up, we have Oskar Can…

Oskar Can (Prestel Junior; October 2018; Hardcover $14.95; Ages 2-5; 32 pages)

Oskar the raven is back, and this time the beloved young bird is finding out all the things he can do.

Britta Teckentrup, has established herself as one of the most popular children’s book authors today. Her vibrant, collage based illustrations have made her books a favorite in homes, schools, & libraries. Her character, Oskar, based on her family cat of the same name, is the perfect companion for young readers. This new book sends a simple, positive message that will empower kids to claim their own accomplishments. Tie a shoe? Brush their teeth? Wash their dishes? Bounce a ball? If Oskar can do it, they can too. Fans of Oskar’s adventures will be thrilled to discover their friend is back with a new story. And readers meeting Oskar for the first time will discover a delightful, relatable character who makes them feel good about themselves and the world around them.

Your lil ones will enjoy this book.

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED.

Now let’s take a look at If da Vinci Painted A Dinosaur

If da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur (Ages 6-9; 40 pages; Hardcover $17.95)

In this sequel to the tour de force children’s art-history picture book, If Picasso Painted a Snowman, Amy Newbold conveys nineteen artists’ styles in a few deft words, while Greg Newbold’s chameleon-like artistry shows us Edgar Degas’ dinosaur ballerinas, Cassius Coolidge’s dinosaurs playing Go Fish, Hokusai’s dinosaurs surfing a giant wave, and dinosaurs smelling flowers in Mary Cassatt’s garden; grazing in Grandma Moses’ green valley; peeking around Diego Rivera’s lilies; tiptoeing through Baishi’s inky bamboo; and cavorting, stampeding, or hiding in canvases by Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Franz Marc, Harrison Begay, Alma Thomas, Aaron Douglas, Mark Rothko, Lois Mailou Jones, Marguerite Zorach, and Edvard Munch. And, of course, striking a Mona Lisa pose for Leonardo da Vinci.

As in If Picasso Painted a Snowman, our guide for this tour is an engaging hamster who is joined in the final pages by a tiny dino artist. Thumbnail biographies of the artists identify their iconic works, completing this tour of the creative imagination. Color throughout.

Awesome book to introduce your children to iconic artists!

Last one in this group is Absolutely Everything A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention.

Absolutely Everything!: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention (10/16/2018; Hardcover $21.99; What on Earth Publishing) A comprehensive look at the history of Earth, from the Big Bang to the ways in which we can shape the future, for readers ages 10–14.

This one is for your tween/teen. Each chapter of this educational and entertaining narrative focuses on a different period and travels the globe from a legendary Chinese Empress said to have invented silk, to researchers figuring out how ancient Egyptian embalmers really got the brains out of dead people, to an African emperor on a gold-laden pilgrimage. Then there’s T.Rex, King Tut, Cleopatra, Genghis Khan, Rosa Parks, Malala Yousafzai, wars, climate change, conquistadors, revolutions, religions, computers, artificial intelligence, and more. Hundreds of illustrations, photographs, maps, and quotes bring the distant past to vivid life in “a riveting mosaic of exciting true stories” (Deborah Heiligman, Vincent and Theo). The perfect gift, Absolutely Everything will inspire a thirst for knowledge in even the most reluctant young historians, making connections and giving larger context to the isolated topics taught in school.

This book is jam-packed with so much info! Your tween won’t be able to put it down.

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED.

Wow, three fantastic books, and a chance to win two of them! Good luck.

Giveaway rules: Open to US only, 18 & over. Winner will be contacted via email & has 24 hours to respond. If winner does not respond within 24 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Allow 4-6 weeks for prize delivery. Prize will be shipped by book publisher, not Mixed Blessings.

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