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    Big Bad Bunty’s Boat Trip From Brazil | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy 2 Mins Read Author Showcase
    Big Bad Buntys Boat Trip From Brazil

    Sponsored* by Shama Perera
    The Children’s Book Review | October 12, 2018

    Told in a clever rhyming pattern, this tale of international travel and adventure captivates from the very beginning.

    This imaginative novel will appeal to young readers, ages 6-10, that enjoy poetry, learning about new cultures, making friends and finding adventures.

    About the Book

    Big Bad Buntys Boat Trip From BrazilBig Bad Bunty’s Boat Trip From Brazil

    Written by Shama Perera

    Publisher’s Synopsis: Bunty is a young “go-getter” from Brazil who is 2 feet tall and wears dentures. Bunty looks a little different from other children and hasn’t had the best time at school. After building a magnificent boat, Bunty decides to leave Brazil and travel across the world in search of friendship and adventure. Unbeknown to Bunty, this adventure will result in an epic journey of self-discovery.

    Ages 6-10 | Publisher: Calsafire Limited (2018) | ISBN-13: 978-1-9164293-0-7

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    Order Directly from the author’s website, www.calsafire.com, and they will ship anywhere globally.

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    About the Author

    Shama Perera
    Shama Perera

    Shama Perera is 40 and is a mother of three. She works as a Global Associate Director at an International Law Firm in the United Kingdom and loves her job. She has always worked in a corporate environment and this is Shama’s first stab at writing fiction. Shama has a full array Bunty and other stories in the works which we hope to read in the near future. For more information, visit: www.calsafire.com.

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    155 Comments

    1. Susan Campbell on

      I would love to win this for my granddaughter because at times like this it is important to teach children that people that are from different countries, sometimes don’t look just like us, but that’s what makes us all so beautiful. Cultural sensitivity is at paramount importance now, and we must teach our children to accept people even if they find them different.

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      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Victoria,

        Me too, although getting my kids to sit still and listen for 10 minutes can be a challenge 🙂

        Good luck !

        Shama Perera

        Reply
    3. susan on

      We’d love to add this book to our home library! Plus, learning about the world around us is so important and interesting!

      Reply
    4. Taryn Colmenares on

      My daughter is very into books and I love teaching new cultures. I actually adopt some other cultures holidays and traditions. I think it’s so important to understand where others come from and accept them.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Taryn,

        I fully agree, how lovely that you adopt some other traditions, we can all learn a lot from each other.

        All the best,

        Shama Perera

        Reply
    5. Diane Richards on

      Being multi-ethnic, myself and growing up in a military family, we moved many times during my childhood. Learning about new cultures was something I always enjoyed. People, traditions celebrated, food, art, and history knowledge is broadened and gives you a much better understanding about our world we live in. I would love to win this prize for my young niece, so that she can learn to appreciate different cultures and how wonderfully diverse our world is, like I was able to.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Diane,

        Wow, your childhood sounds like it was really interesting and adventurous – perhaps you should write a book? Share some stories!

        Best wishes,

        Shama Perera

        Reply
    6. Cassandra C on

      I would love to win the giveaway for my daughter. We love to find out about other cultures. We talk about different people in different parts of the world all the time. She is very interested to know what kids her age are like in other places. I want her to be knowledgeable about other cultures.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Cassandra,

        How lovely that your daughter is keen on hearing about kids her age in other countries. If only kids ruled the world 🙂

        All the best,

        Shama Perera

        Reply
    7. Judy Thomas on

      Learning about different cultures is very important to me because I live in New Zealand and it’s a very multi cultural country. In our family we have New Zealanders , Samoans, Rarotongans, Canadians, Australians, Americans, Japanese and more. I think children should learn to love all cultures of the world.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Judy,

        Lucky you living in New Zealand! Always great to hear about diverse families – its super interesting!

        Best wishes,

        Shama Perera

        Reply
    8. Janene Gutierrez on

      I’d love to have this for my son, he would love it as he is in kindergarten and is so into learning to read and all sorts of new things. Learning about different cultures is so important to me for him because he is of multi cultures.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Janene,

        Your son is learning to read? That’s a great age! Good luck to him hope he is enjoying kindergarten.

        Best,

        Shama Perera

        Reply
    10. Sarah on

      I would love to win this for my daughter. I want to teach her about all cultures because we are all human. We all have so many different, interesting pieces that makes us who we are and she is very curious. Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Sarah,

        I couldn’t agree more. Love curious kids, I’m sure you get asked a lot of questions 🙂

        All the best,

        Shama

        Reply
    11. Lisa on

      I would love to win this for my niece. It’s so important to learn about other cultures so that we can grow and change and understand others.

      Reply
    12. Sharon C on

      I would give this book to my granddaughters. Even at their young ages, they already love to travel and see new things. Learning about other cultures gives us the understanding and knowledge we need for the future.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Sharon,

        Its always great to hear about kids having the opportunity to travel and experience other cultures. Your granddaughters are very lucky and I’m sure that they will benefit from their travels.

        Best wishes,

        Shama

        Reply
    14. Christine Yvonne Groce on

      My husband and I have visited several different countries and loved learning about the people and their culture. We also share the things we learned with our 3 daughters and 6 grandchildren. These books would be a great resource for learning more. Thanks for the chance to win.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Christine,

        Wow, 3 daughters and 6 grandchildren? I’m sure you have a very busy time with a big family.

        Best of luck,

        Shama

        Reply
    15. Lisa Vance on

      Learning about new cultures is important to allow children to see that there are ways and beliefs that are different than their own, but that different is not wrong and more.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Lisa,

        Well put. The younger generation have an opportunity to make the world a kinder place.

        Best wishes,

        Shama

        Reply
    16. Linda on

      I would love for my children to use this to learn about other cultures. It’s very important in building up empathy for others.

      Reply
    18. Katrina Weiss on

      I want to win this for my niece. She’s really interested in other countries (especially India, for some reason) and would love to learn about Brazil.

      Reply
    20. Michael G. on

      I believe it’s becoming more and more important to learn about different cultures these days, especially as it seems intolerance and nationalism are on the rise in many Western countries. It’s wonderful to have our children learn about different people from around the world in peaceful, educational, and compassionate ways.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Michael,

        Thanks for your comment, this is exactly the reason I wrote the book. Hopefully the next generation will make the changes needed 🙂

        All the best,

        Shama

        Reply
    23. Katy Morris on

      This would be awesome for our daughter. I love teaching her about other cultures because it helps her learn about the differences and similarities of all people.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Katy,

        That’s great, it’s amazing how much we all have in common with each other by the end 🙂

        Best wishes,

        Shama

        Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Cynthia,

        Indeed, however different we may appear to each other on the surface, we have more similarities than we think!

        Best wishes,

        Shama

        Reply
    25. Desiree Jenifer Hernandez on

      My little girl just started getting interested in reading and she is so excited about it. I would love for options to be huge at home.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Desiree,

        How great that your daughter is excited to read, its a great passion to have so early on.

        Thanks for sharing!

        Shama

        Reply
    27. Thomas Pepler on

      I would love to win this for my grandsons, I really want them to learn about other cultures so that they can grow up to be good men that aren’t racist against any cultures. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Thomas,

        That’s all we can all hope for, that the next generation learn to be good human beings.

        Best of luck to you!

        Shama

        Reply
    28. Tammy Hayden on

      It is very important to me to teach my daughter about other cultures! I always teach that we should embrace our own differences and those of others. We should respect and love each other because of who we are & how those differences make this such a beautiful world!

      Reply
    29. Sara Payne on

      My son just started kindergarten and is learning to love reading. This sounds like a fantastic addition to his book collection.

      Reply
    31. Nancy Jachcik on

      My grandchildren would love reading and owning this book. They both have a very strong interest in learning about different countries and different customs.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Nancy,

        Great to hear that your grandchildren are interested in learning about different countries.

        Best of luck,

        Shama

        Reply
    32. Carol Luciano on

      Thank you for the giveaway chance. It’s so important for our children/grandchildren to learn about different cultures today especially. My youngest great grandson would love this and enjoys reading.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Carol,

        How marvellous to have great grandchildren. Its very important for all of us to learn about other cultures. My son’s name is Lucian (similar to your surname) and is a character in the book. Lucian from Latvia 🙂

        Best wishes,

        Shama

        Reply
    33. Esperanza Gailliard on

      I would like to win this giveaway to be able to read in our homeschool. I think learning about new cultures is imperative due to the nature of globalism.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Esperanza,

        Homeschooling, that’s great. Hope its going well! Best of luck with the competition.

        Fingers crossed!

        Shama

        Reply
    39. Tiffany Conner on

      I would love to win this to help my 3 year old who will be 4 10 days before Christmas be up to date. My 10 year old who is in the 5th grade is doing most of his work online! And I really want to start to prepare my little one for all the technology he can!

      Reply
    40. trina snow on

      I think It is important for us all to learn about other cultures, traditions, and their everyday life experiences!

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Trina,

        I couldn’t agree more, its not only the children who can benefit but also the grown ups 🙂

        Best wishes,

        Shama

        Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Kimberly,

        Thanks for your sharing, a couple of my friends kids have autism so I have some understanding of your challenges. Best of luck with the competition.

        Best wishes,

        Shama

        Reply
    44. Rebecca Carmona on

      I would love to win for my grandson he is starting to learn all kinds of things now walking talking running and this could help him more..he is ever smart

      Reply
    48. Kayla Oliver on

      My daughter is very into books and I love teaching new cultures. I actually adopt some other cultures holidays and traditions. I think it’s so important to understand where others come from and accept them.It s important to understand other cultures than your own so that you can make friends. Amazing giveaway! Thank you for the opportunity

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Kayla,

        I love hearing about people adopting other cultures traditions, that’s very interesting.

        Best of luck ,

        Shama

        Reply
    49. Kakhaber Khmelidze on

      Learning a new cultures for is utterly interesting and thus important. I already won thi sgreat tablet here but I am still participating in this new opportunity.

      Reply
    50. Silvia D on

      Learning about different countries and their customs and cultures is very important. Once a month we pick a country and we learn about it and cook foods from that country! So fun and educational!

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Silvia,

        That’s a lovely thing to do, I’m sure you have some interesting food spices in your pantry.

        Best of luck,

        Shama

        Reply
    51. Elaine Buonsante on

      My 5 year old great granddaughter is expressing interest in learning languages, following in the footsteps of her grandmother who is bilingual.

      Reply
    52. Kenia on

      Learning about new cultures is very important to me so our children can learn how other people live. We try to learn a new word every week in other languages. Sign language is on our list as well. Thank you for the chance.

      Reply
    53. Angela Saver on

      I would love to win this for our kids. Learning about other cultures is important for me and my kids because I enjoy seeing how others live and relate to them.

      Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Angela,

        Thanks for sharing, yes learning about how we relate to each other is really important.

        All the best,

        Shama

        Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Apple Blossom,

        Learning about other people and cultures is very interesting, you never really stop learning.

        Best wishes,

        Shama

        Reply
      • Shama Perera on

        Hi Jeana,

        Yes indeed, we are all special and that’s why learning about people is so important.

        Best wishes,

        Shama

        Reply
    59. Lauren on

      I would like to win this giveaway because my children are Chilean American. So far, they only identify with their American background because they were born and raised here thus far, but they do ask questions and we try to teach them about Chilean culture regularly. It is important for them to accept others who are from different places, just like their father.

      Reply
    61. Natalie on

      Learning about new cultures is important because it makes you a more well-rounded person. I would love to win this for my niece because she loves to learn!!

      Reply
    63. Deborah W. on

      I want to win this for my granddaughter. I think it’s important to learn about all people everywhere. She’s young and what better time to learn new things?!

      Reply
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