A Year in the Life of the Secret Garden by Valarie Budayr #tour #giveaway

Title: A Year in the Life of the Secret Garden | Author: Valarie Budayr | Illustrator: Marilyn Scott-Waters | Publication Date: November, 2014 | Publisher: Audrey Press | Pages: 144 | Recommended Ages: 5 to 99


 



Book Description: Award-winning authors Valarie Budayr and Marilyn Scott-Waters have co-created A Year in the Secret Garden to introduce the beloved children’s classic, The Secret Garden to a new generation of families. This guide uses over two

hundred full color illustrations and photos to bring the magical story to life, with fascinating historical information, monthly gardening activities, easy-to-make recipes, and step-by-step crafts, designed to enchant readers of all ages. Each month your family will unlock the mysteries of a Secret Garden character, as well as have fun together creating the original crafts and activities based on the book.Over 140 pages, with 200 original color illustrations and 48 activities for your family and friends to enjoy, learn, discover and play with together. A Year In the Secret Garden is our opportunity to introduce new generations of families to the magic of this classic tale in a modern and innovative way that creates special learning and play times outside in nature. This book encourages families to step away from technology and into the kitchen, garden, reading nook and craft room.

 

Great News!

You can purchase your very own copy of this gorgeous book for only $15 (a savings of $5) directly from Audrey Press between Dec. 1 and 7, 2014. PLUS, if you miss these dates, you can still purchase the book between December 8 and 31, 2014 for $15 using the code word "SECRETGARDEN".

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Month by Month Guide

September

• Indian Style Chicken Curry


• Rangoli


• Magic Carpets


• Misselthwaite Manor


• Character Study: Mary Lennox


• Ploughman’s Lunch

 

October

• Cutouts of the Secret Garden Characters


• Planting Bulbs


• The English Garden


• Character Study: Mrs. Medlock

November

• Hot Oatcakes


• Jump Rope


• Plastic Bag Jump Rope


• Jump Rope Rhymes


• Shovel, Shovel, Spade


• Character Study: Ben Weatherstaff

December

• Bringing in the Evergreen


• Yorkshire Pudding Toad-in-a-Hole


• The Oak King vs. The Holly King


• The Story of Mistletoe


• Character Study: Martha Sowerby

January

• Parkin Cake


• Wutherin' Wind Flags


• Ice Disks


• Yorkshire Phrasebook


• Character Study: Dickon Sowerby


• Perfectly Good Porridge with Treacle

February

• Oaten Pipe


• Garden in a Jar


• Death in Victorian England


• Character Study: Archibald Craven

March

• Sticky Toffee Pudding


• Nest Building


• Seed Paper & Packets


• Grow-Me Seed Paper


• Seed Packets


• Class of Hunger


• Character Study: Colin Craven

April

• Robin Cake


• Dickon’s Felt Creatures


• The World of Mason Bees


• Making of a Mason Bee House


• British Money


• Old British Money


• Character Study: Dr. Craven

 

May

• Freezer Strawberry Jam


• Planting a Rose Bush


• Wheelbarrow Race


• Wheelbarrow


• Spot-Sitting


• Character Study: Lilias Craven

June

• A Midsummer Garden Tea Party


• Ladybug Sandwiches


• Rainbow Fruit Kabobs


• Simply Divine Lemon Cookies


• Daisy Chain Crowns


• Midsummer Dancing Ribbon Wreaths


• Flower Pressing


• Character Study: Victorian/Edwardian Family Life

July

• The Secret Meal


• Tin Foil Breakfast


• The Cooking Campfire


• Creating a Garden Journal


• Colin’s Exercises


• Blindfolded Garden Walk


• Colin’s Magic Chant and Affirmations


• Affirmation Stones


• Character Study: Susan Sowerby

August

• Scones and Ginger Tea


• A Taste of Summer


• Paper Garden Model


• Garden Games for Family and Friends


• Blind Man’s Bluff


• Red Rover


• Character Study: Frances Hodgson Burnett

 

About the Author: Valarie Budayr

Valarie Budayr loves reading and bringing books alive. Her popular website, www.jumpintoabook.com, inspires children and adults alike to experience their books through play, discovery, and adventure.

She is founder of Audrey Press, an independent publishing house, as well as an Amazon and iTunes best-selling author. She has written The Fox Diaries: The Year the Foxes Came to our Garden and The Ultimate Guide to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Valarie is passionate about making kid’s books come alive and encouraging families and schools to pull books off the shelves and stories off the pages.

 

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About the Illustrator: Marilyn Scott-Waters

Marilyn Scott-Waters loves making things out of paper. Her popular website, www.thetoymaker.com, receives 2,000 to 7,000 visitors each day, who have downloaded more than six million of her easy-to-make paper toys. Her goal is to help parents and children spend time together making things.

She is the creator of a paper toy craft book series The Toymaker’s Christmas: Paper Toys You Can Make Yourself (Sterling), and The Toymaker’s Workshop: Paper Toys You Can Make Yourself (Sterling). She is also the co-creator with J. H. Everett of the middle grade nonfiction series, Haunted Histories, (Christy Ottaviano Books / Henry Holt Books for Young Readers). Ms. Scott-Waters illustrated The Search For Vile Things (Scholastic), and created paper engineering for Pop & Sniff Fruit (Piggy Toes Press).

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* $100 Book Blast Giveaway *

 

 Prize: $100 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal cash (winner’s choice)

 

Contest ends: December 31, 11:59 pm, 2014

 

Open: Internationally

 

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