{"id":4817,"date":"2012-12-17T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T05:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=4817"},"modified":"2012-12-17T00:02:30","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T05:02:30","slug":"a-christmas-kindness-book-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=4817","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas Kindness Book Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celtic Connexions is thrilled to host fellow 4RV author, Cheryl Malandrinos (writing as C. C. Gevry) to celebrate her A Christmas Kindness <\/strong><\/em>Book Blast.<\/p>\n

\"Christmas-Kindness-book-blast\"<\/a>A Christmas Kindness<\/em> by C. C. Gevry<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"cover<\/a>Eight-year-old Robert is eager to share his wish list with Santa at the mall on Christmas Eve. When he meets Glenn, who has only one request for Santa, Robert is confused over what he should do. Can he cast aside what he wants and ask Santa to bring his new friend a special gift?<\/p>\n

Inspiration Behind A Christmas Kindness<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

How is it that children have the ability to reach out and help others in ways adults don’t always think to do?<\/p>\n

One year, our oldest daughter–then only eight–went door-to-door in our neighborhood collecting money for Toys for Tots. Coordinated by the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, this program collects new, unwrapped toys each year and distributes them as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in our communities. This summer, my girls ran a lemonade stand so they could bring money to a local animal shelter.<\/p>\n

Why don’t I think of doing such things? I guess it’s easier to write a check and send it in the mail. But what effort is involved in that? My children make it personal, and much more meaningful, by giving something of themselves.<\/p>\n

With A Christmas Kindness<\/strong><\/em>, I hope to capture the generosity of a child’s heart–the way they look at the world as a place of endless opportunities to make a difference.<\/p>\n

May you be blessed this holiday season.<\/p>\n

\"Cheryl<\/a>Cheryl Malandrinos, writing as C. C. Gevry, is a children\u2019s author and editor. She is a member of SCBWI. A Christmas Kindness is her first book with 4RV Publishing<\/a>. Visit her online at http:\/\/ccgevry.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Pump Up Your Book and C. C. Gevry are teaming up to give you a chance to win some fabulous prizes!<\/strong><\/p>\n

$25 AMAZON GIFT CARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 COPY OF A CHRISTMAS KINDNESS<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 COPY OF LITTLE SHEPHERD<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENTER TO WIN!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each person will enter this giveaway by liking, following, subscribing and tweeting about this giveaway through the Rafflecopter form placed on blogs throughout the tour. If your blog isn\u2019t set up to accept the form, then after they visit your blog, they are directed to where they can fill out the form to gain more entries.<\/p>\n

This promotion will run from December 17th – December 21st. The winner will be chosen randomly by Rafflecopter, contacted by email, and announced on December 24th.<\/p>\n

Each blogger who participates is eligible to enter and win.<\/p>\n

Visit each blog stop below to gain more entries as the Rafflecopter widget will be placed on each blog for the duration of the tour.<\/p>\n

What a great way to not only win these fabulous prizes, but to gain followers and comments too! Good luck everyone!<\/p>\n

A Christmas Kindness Book Blast Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, December 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carpinello\u2019s Writing Pages<\/a>
\nCeltic Connexions<\/a>
\nWV Stitcher<\/a>
\nSeasons of Opportunities<\/a>
\nThe Busy Mom\u2019s Daily<\/a>
\nThe Book Connection<\/a>
\nThe Children\u2019s and Teens\u2019 Book Connection<\/a>
\nGeorge Beddingfield<\/a>
\nMargay Leah Justice<\/a>
\nThe Story of a Writer<\/a>
\nJanet K. Brown<\/a>
\nBluebell Books<\/a>
\nPaperback Writer<\/a>
\nHollywood Daze<\/a>
\nWriting Daze<\/a>
\nMaureen\u2019s Musings<\/a>
\nCoffee & A Keyboard<\/a><\/p>\n

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