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Pizza Day Is Launching and Book Giveaway!

October 24, 2017

I'm so excited to announce that Pizza Day will be released next Tuesday! In addition, the board book version of Soup Day will also be released. Both books celebrate cooking with kids and healthy eating. In Pizza Day, a boy and his dad spend the afternoon making pizza from scratch using the ingredients they have grown in their garden. A recipe for the pizza they make is included at the end! To get a peek inside the book, check out this book trailer that my son, Jamie, made for me. 

To celebrate the release of Pizza Day and Soup Day, I'm giving away a signed copy of each to three lucky winners*. To enter, leave a comment below telling me your favorite kind of pizza and share this post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Leave a comment (one for each share) telling me you did. Entries will close October 31 (Tuesday) at 5 pm EST. Winners will be chosen and announced here and on social media soon after. I will contact you via email. 

*Only available to readers with a US address. Sorry! I am hosting an Book Giveaway of Pizza Day available to readers in the US, Canada, GB, and Australia at GoodReads though starting October 30! View posting here. 

 

*************************************************************Update*****************************************************************

Winners for the giveaway have been selected! Congratulations to Elizabeth, Helen, and Klee! :) I will mail you three signed copies tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who participated!! :)

In Art, children's illustration, books Tags pizza, pizza day, book, kidlit, children's books, illustration, writing, cooking, kids
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#cabrillohighschool #cabrilloaquarium
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#dailypaint #dailydog #indiaink ##painting
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