Category: Children’s Books

May 26 . Issue #155

Post author By Paul Yanuziello
Post date May 26, 2023

Hello all, and welcome to my monthly journal. This is a place for me to share 5 points of interest. This month’s journal includes book festivals, love festivals and artisan markets, book promotions, and more …

1. My promotion for Samba on a Snowy Day, book 1 in the Samba Dog series, has ended. Thank you to all of you for checking out my book and for downloading it. If you liked the book and can leave an honest review on Amazon or Goodreads, that would be most helpful.

I have been writing reports/reviews on shows that I have enjoyed seeing. My most recent was published in That Canadian Magazine under my pseudonym, Paul J. Youngman.

Look at my page, “Writing a Review,” for how to prepare a review if in doubt.

2. Regarding promotions, my new children’s book in the Samba Dog series, Samba in Switzerland, is part of an Amazon Kindle Countdown Deal.

Starting May 24th, the ebook price will be set at $1.99 and run until May 27th, 8:00 AM. The price increases to $2.99 and will run until May 31st, 8:00 AM reverting back to $4.99 after that time.

3. If you are out and about in June, stop into the Newmarket Farmers Market, the WCYR – The Bookshelf is hosting a book festival on June 10th. I will be there with all my books, which are on sale. They will sell for 10% less than online or at your local bookstores.

The next book festival for me, Sunday, June 11th, much more than that actually, is the The New Earth Village Love Festival and Artisan Market, it’s up north Loretto way. Featuring a reading by me of my new book, Samba in Switzerland, all my books will be on sale. There will be a drum circle, some Tai Chi, and a guest appearance by musical maestro Chris Assad and much more. Hope to see you there too.

4. Have you seen these little libraries on residential streets? They’re all the rage in Toronto. Well, I have found some great books in them. My most recent, Blacklist by author Sara Paretsky, is my evening read.

As a way of paying it forward, I have been leaving my book Scratchy the Squirrel: A Time for Friends in the libraries close to where I’m staying when I am in Toronto.

5. I love teaching kids and learning from them. It’s the reason I started writing children’s books. When I returned from Costa Rica this spring, I stopped in at one of my old training grounds, Dynamic Martial Arts. Paul sensei, the head instructor, allowed me to teach the kid’s class.

I enjoyed it so much that I asked if we could make it monthly. So, now it is, and I look forward to my once-a-month visit to Dynamic Martial Arts to share my passion with the students. The featured photo is of one of the students. Photo credit, by Daniela sensei.

Thank you for reading, and if you know someone who would like to read my journal, please share it with others. All of my books are now available at your favorite bookstores; support local bookstores with your online purchases.

Make sure you get out and about, enjoy the beautiful days. Visit an artisan market, a farmers market or a book festival. If you’re looking for a great early reader chapter book get my book Scratchy the Squirrel: A Time for Friends. For the younger ones, my picture books are perfect, Samba in Switzerland, Samba on a Snowy Day or Samba in Brazil.

Stay safe, stay well, stay strong and keep going.

Tags Amazon, Dynamic Martial Arts, Goodreads, New Earth Village, That Canadian Magazine, WCYR - The Book Shelf

Children's Books Earth Week Free E-Book Reading

April 28.Issue #154

Post author By Paul Yanuziello
Post date April 28, 2023

“Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught, we will realize that we can not eat our money.” Plains Cree Proverb

Hello all and welcome to my monthly journal. A place for me to share 5 points of interest. The quoted passage above caught my attention and resonated with me. In this month’s journal, book promotions, free ebooks and deep discounts. Musical performances that I’m excited about and more…

1.My newest book in the samba dog series Samba in Switzerland will be on sale in May. An Amazon timed sale starts May 24 -27 at sale price of $1.99 and goes up to $2.99 May 27-30, then back to regular price $4.99 after the 30th.

2. Samba on a Snowy Day, book 1 in the series, is part of a free promotion Clean Youth Fiction. There are some wonderful ebooks available for your children.

3. I am looking forward to the New Earth Love Festival and Artisan Market. I’ll be there on June 11 and August 20 with all my books and some prints from the books; illustrator Joshua Miller’s artwork is the featured photo for this month; this is one of the spreads from Samba in Switzerland. This is a great event featuring local artisan goods and it is a fun family event.

4.There are some amazing musical events happening in Toronto and Greater Toronto Area. I’ve got my tickets to Arturo Sandoval, Cuban trumpeter extraordinaire.

Another concert that has piqued my interest, The Garden Little Night Orchestra presents The Legend of Huli.

5. I’m working with illustrator Joshua Miller on my new middle-grade book. We have had a couple of meetings, our most recent just this last Tuesday. The book has a martial arts theme to it; all be it, one featuring forest animals.

This idea for a book came about many years ago. Inspired by my sensei at the time. Training with this master martial artist was what I imagined training with a bear might be like.

I can’t wait to share some of these stories with everyone. The anticipated release date, September 2023.

All of my books are now available at your favorite bookstores; support local bookstores with your online purchases. Make sure you get out and about but do stay safe. Visit a book store, or the library and pick up some books. If you’re looking for a great early reader chapter book get my book Scratchy the Squirrel: A Time for Friends. Or one of my picture books, Samba in Switzerland, Samba on a Snowy Day or Samba in Brazil.

Stay safe, stay well, stay strong and keep going.

Tags Arturo Sandoval, The Garden Little Night Orchestra

Children's Books Entertainment Reading

February 24 . Issue # 151

Post author By Paul Yanuziello
Post date February 24, 2023

Hello and welcome to my monthly journal, where I share 5 points of interest. Things that catch my eye, things that tantalize the senses or create joy and happiness.

This month an update on my new release, Samba in Switzerland , and my continuing adventures in Costa Rica. News on what I’m currently working on and more.

1. The new book Samba in Switzerland is live on Amazon and getting great reviews. They’re all great, but I particularly like this one:
“5 Stars – Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023.
This book is great. The story is interesting, and the book as a whole is fun to read. The illustrations are very colorful, and they are so well done that the reader feels like they are actually taking part in the story. The inclusion of facts about Switzerland at the end allows the reader to learn even more about the setting of the book. Overall, an extremely cute book!”

2. I am in San Jose, Costa Rica. My next project, Entitled Dojo in the Woods, has been my main focus. My editor has gotten the copy-edited manuscript back to me. I’ve completed my revisions and am now formatting it into InDesign to make it into a middle-grade children’s book.

3. I enjoy the San Jose lifestyle when I’m not working. I’ve joined a karate club that runs out of a fitness studio, The Escazu Fitness Centre. The fitness club offers yoga, and I’ve participated in a few classes. The teacher is great. The karate teacher, Roberto sensei, is great as well.

4. Flamenco in San Jose. My partner, Ninetta, and I saw a flamenco show El Tablao Flamenco, at Casa De Espana. A great show with excellent food, Tapas, and delicious Sangria to drink. I wrote about the show, and hopefully, my report will get published, El Tablao Flamenco.

5. I’m going to the beach this morning, to Uvita and Marino Ballena National Park. A marine park. Hopefully, we can book a whale-watching tour and see a whale. I’ll report back in next month’s issue.

Thank you for reading; if you think someone you know would be interested in my newsletter, please pass it along.

Stay safe, stay well, stay strong and keep going.