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    My Name Is Not Isabella | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Best Sellers Books with Girl Characters Picture Books
    My Name Is Not Isabella Book Spotlight
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    Book Spotlight: My Name Is Not Isabella
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    My Name Is Not Isabella

    My Name Is Not Isabella

    Written By Jennifer Fosberry

    Illustrated By Mike Litwin

    Ages: 4-8 | 32 Pages

    Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky | ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1402243950

    What to expect: Inspiration, Historical Figures, Women’s History

    This picture book conveys an empowering and inspiring message that mothers, grandmothers, aunts and sisters will want to pass along to little girls in their lives. The protagonist, Isabella, celebrates everything a woman can be by using her imagination pretending to be some of the groundbreaking women who changed history: Annie the sharpshooter, Rosa the activist, Marie the scientist, and many more. The teachable quality of this heartwarming tale empowers young girls with the knowledge that they can do anything they want while inspiring them to let their own personalities shine.

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    About the Author

    Jennifer Fosberry is a science geek turned children’s book writer. Until recently, she worked as a project manager in Silicon Valley in the high-tech electronic field. She currently divides her time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Costa Rica with her husband and three children.

    Jennifer Fosberry
    About the Illustrator

    Mike Litwin combines a variety of media to create scenes that serve the imagination and education of women. A graduate of the East Carolina University School of Art and Design, he plays both designer and illustrator with an often wacky, always delightful style that uniquely blends playful innocence with devilish mischief. Illustrating and telling stories for children is his passion, his entertainment, and his dream. He currently lives in Greenville, North Carolina, with his wife and three daughters.

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    Historical Figures Inspiration Jennifer Fosberry Mike Litwin Women's History
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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.

    52 Comments

    1. Natalie on September 22, 2010 11:17 am

      Thanks for this giveaway! I would love to win this book!

      Reply
    2. Jim Carmin on September 22, 2010 11:36 am

      Looks great, my 6-year old daughter would love this…(good thing her name isn’t Isabella). Thanks.

      Reply
    3. Amy Watson on September 22, 2010 11:47 am

      This is the second time I’ve heard about this book this week. Sounds GREAT. Would love to win it!

      Reply
    4. Sheyla on September 22, 2010 12:46 pm

      Please enter NLBA Library in this giveaway.

      Thank you,

      Reply
    5. Christine W on September 22, 2010 1:45 pm

      This sounds like the perfect book for the girls in my family. My daughter has always wanted to name her daughter – when she has one – Isabella. To me, it seems like fate that I would want this book.

      Thank you,

      Christine
      [email protected]

      Reply
    6. Christine W on September 22, 2010 1:47 pm

      I follow you on Twitter and tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/ossmcalc/status/25244022343

      Thank you,

      Christine
      [email protected]

      Reply
    7. Karen on September 22, 2010 2:56 pm

      I would love to win for my daughter (and son!) 🙂

      Reply
    8. Pam R on September 22, 2010 3:47 pm

      This sounds like just the type of book I’d love to share with my kids, especially my daugther.

      Reply
    9. Christine W on September 22, 2010 3:59 pm

      I follow you on Twitter and tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/ossmcalc/status/25252835598

      Thank you,

      Christine
      [email protected]

      Reply
    10. Mezzowriter on September 22, 2010 5:32 pm

      Please enter me! 🙂

      Reply
    11. Julie Hedlund on September 22, 2010 7:28 pm

      I’ve seen and love the book. Please enter me – thanks!

      Reply
    12. Megan on September 22, 2010 7:41 pm

      I just saw this lovely book in the bookstore this weekend and photographed it for my Christmas Gift List. We have two Izzy’s in our world who are appropriately aged for this treat. What a delight to see it featured on your list and no less in a Giveaway! Best decision ever to sign up for your notifications. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂

      Reply
    13. Christie Wright Wild on September 22, 2010 8:15 pm

      I really want to win this one!

      Reply
    14. Anne on September 22, 2010 11:18 pm

      What a wonderful message for girls! I’d love to share this with my students!

      Reply
    15. Jodi on September 23, 2010 5:52 am

      This book looks like a great way to introduce the topic of heroines to students!

      Reply
    16. Stephanie M on September 23, 2010 11:02 am

      Thanks for the giveaway. i would love to win.

      Reply
    17. Beth A on September 24, 2010 7:17 am

      I love books with great messages for girls! Thanks!

      Reply
    18. BB on September 26, 2010 12:18 pm

      I’m hoping to win this title for my elementary school library.

      Reply
    19. Kristie on September 27, 2010 12:40 pm

      This would be a wonderful book to read to my daughter!

      Reply
    20. Ingvild Herfindahl on September 28, 2010 11:37 am

      This would be a great book for all the strong little girls in our house. Please enter me!

      Reply
    21. Natalia D on September 29, 2010 7:46 pm

      My daughter’s name is Isabelle! She would like to read this book!

      Reply
    22. John on September 29, 2010 7:47 pm

      Thank you for a chance to win.

      Reply
    23. Andrea on September 29, 2010 8:31 pm

      I’ve heard great things about this book!

      Reply
    24. Theresa N on September 30, 2010 4:49 am

      Love to have this book for my granddaughters.

      Reply
    25. Johannah B on October 4, 2010 1:34 pm

      Would make a great Christmas gift for my niece, who loves to read and devours every book in sight!

      Reply
    26. Mary on October 4, 2010 6:33 pm

      Looks like this would be a great book.
      Good luck to all!
      Thanks for the chance to win one!

      Reply
    27. Staci A on October 6, 2010 6:13 am

      This book sounds perfect for my 6 year old niece! Sometimes I think she needs a gentle reminder that she really can achieve anything!

      Reply
    28. mrsshukra on October 6, 2010 1:52 pm

      Like the illustrations on this book, please count me in!

      Reply
    29. amandasue on October 6, 2010 8:05 pm

      I’d love a chance for this cute book!

      Reply
    30. apple blossom on October 7, 2010 7:10 am

      Love to win thanks

      ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com

      Reply
    31. Melanie L on October 8, 2010 1:19 pm

      I think my daughter would love this book. Please count me in. Thanks.
      peacelily_2006(at)yahoo(dot)com

      Reply
    32. MJ on October 9, 2010 5:11 am

      My kinderkids would love this book!

      mj.coward[at]gmail.com

      Reply
    33. MJ on October 9, 2010 5:13 am

      Tweet

      http://twitter.com/sumrthyme/status/26837569290

      mj.coward[at]gmail.com

      Reply
    34. Wendy Mahaney on October 14, 2010 11:58 am

      I think this book looks wonderful! I would love to win a copy.
      wmmahaney(at)att(dot)net

      Reply
    35. Sheyla on October 14, 2010 12:07 pm

      New Life Baptist Academy Library would like to be enter into the drawing.

      Thanks,

      Reply
    36. Lyn - DelGal's Book Reviews on October 14, 2010 10:31 pm

      this sounds like a fun book I’d love to review on my review blog if I win! 🙂

      Reply
    37. Nicole C. on October 15, 2010 5:48 am

      My daughter would love this book!!

      Reply
    38. Diane Westerbeek on October 15, 2010 8:15 am

      great Book!

      Reply
    39. Jeane on October 15, 2010 12:27 pm

      We have a friend who’s daughter is an Isabella..perfect Christmas present!

      jcamp2020 at aol dot com

      Reply
    40. angie on October 16, 2010 4:50 pm

      This looks adorable.

      Reply
    41. JAMES P LYNAM on October 16, 2010 6:26 pm

      MY GRAND CHILDREN WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK.
      Hope I win it for them.

      Reply
    42. Donna Polt on October 18, 2010 3:53 am

      I have twin granddaughters, one’s name is Isabella – They would get a kick out of this. Got any books with Alexia in them?

      Reply
    43. Sarah on October 18, 2010 3:38 pm

      I like the empowering theme of this book about girls.

      Reply
    44. Ed Nemmers on October 19, 2010 3:42 pm

      For my niece Hannah!

      Reply
    45. Geri Nyland on October 20, 2010 9:15 am

      This looks like such a cute book that I can read to my niece.

      Reply
    46. susan on October 20, 2010 10:36 am

      My daughter would love this book, thanks for the chance to win it. suelee1998 @ gmail.com

      Reply
    47. Diane Baum on October 20, 2010 2:44 pm

      Thank you for this giveawy , I would give it to a girl named Isabela.

      Reply
    48. sherry walker on October 20, 2010 3:16 pm

      I would love to win this for my granddaughter Isabella, who always says, “My name is not Isabella, it’s Izzy!!”

      sherwalk at yahoo dot com

      Reply
    49. sherry walker on October 20, 2010 3:18 pm

      http://twitter.com/sherwalk88/status/27969321921

      sherwalk at yahoo dot com

      Reply
    50. susan smoaks on October 20, 2010 4:12 pm

      i would love this one

      Reply
    51. Susan Smith on October 20, 2010 4:47 pm

      My daughter would love this book

      Reply
    52. Bianca Schulze on October 29, 2010 9:40 am

      One VERY lucky winner for this giveaway …

      Amy Watson said: This is the second time I’ve heard about this book this week. Sounds GREAT. Would love to win it!

      Your book will be on its way soon …

      This giveaway is now closed.

      Reply
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