The Children’s Book Review | June 12, 2014
Enter to win a Kindle and a copy of The Pinkaboos: Bitterly and the Giant Problem, written by Laura and Jake Gosselin and illustrated by Billy Kelly!
One (1) winner receives the grand prize:
- A Kindle with free download of The Pinkaboos: Bitterly and the Giant Problem. (Kindle, 6″ E Ink Display, Wi-Fi – Includes Special Offers (Black))
Two (2) winners receive:
- A paperback copy of The Pinkaboos: Bitterly and the Giant Problem autographed by authors Laura & Jake Gosselin and illustrator Billy Kelly.
Age Range: 6-9
Paperback: 80 pages
Giveaway begins June 12, 2014, at 12:01 A.M. PST and ends July 13, 2014, at 11:59 P.M. PST.
About The Pinkaboos: Bitterly and the Giant Problem
This is going to be the best year ever for best friends Bitterly, Abyssma and Belladonna as they are starting a new school year at Fright School! As young frights they’ll learn how to chase away the fears of little human girls by entering their dreams and teaching them how to overcome nightmares. But when Bitterly, the most promising fright, is faced with a school bully and some nightmares of her own, she finds help from the last place she expected—the little girl she has sworn to protect.
Pinkaboos is an empowering new series for girls and young readers (6-9) that presents the challenges of childhood through the thrilling and magical world of the Pinkaboos. The world of the Pinkaboos is made up of a handful of best friends, the dream world of little girls, a Fright School with teachers and yes, even bullies.
Available in Paperback and eBook versions.
About the Authors
Laura Gosselin grew up in England and used to stare out her classroom window so much that her teachers called her a daydreamer. Little did they know she was thinking up fun stories she could tell one day. Or perhaps she was sleeping with her eyes open. When she was little, Laura was afraid of sharks in swimming pools and large bugs with wings. Now that she’s a grownup, Laura is afraid of laundry, bills and whiny children. She is also super afraid of spiders. The bigger and hairier they are, the louder she screams. After going to school in New York, living in Canada and finally settling in Southern California, Laura has come to realize that only three things in life really matter: 1. Happiness; 2. Happiness; and finally, after much consideration, 3. Happiness.
Jake Gosselin grew up in Canada, where he spent his youth battling frost giants, tricking evil spirits and talking to wolves. None of this can be proven, but it should be noted that a frost giant hasn’t been seen since 1982. As a child Jake had numerous fears, including but not limited to zombies, vampires, ghosts, demons, gelatinous cubes, goblins, large insects, small insects, biting insects, horses, geese, monkeys, grouchy adults and Brussels sprouts. Now that he’s an “adult,” all of Jake’s fears are crammed into a deep corner of his mind. Occasionally he lets them out to play and writes down what he sees, which apparently makes him a writer. He lives in California with his wife, Laura; daughter, Molly; and dog, Chewbacca.
About the Illustrator
Billy Kelly is a 1993 graduate of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Over the last 15 years, Billy had honed his illustration and creative talents as a professional graphic design in New York City design departments & studios. In 2004, he left New York and formed YAY! Design with his spouse Jacqueline and has been enjoying the design independence ever since.
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Prizing courtesy of Laura & Jake Gosselin.
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220 Comments
My son overcame his fear of not having his blanket by putting it away for “his Babies” when they will need it !
My daughter was afraid of the “boogey man”, but we convinced her there is no such thing. She’s fine now.
I would love to have a kindle
we haven’t had any fears yet
No fears yet.
This would be a blessing.
Giving a speech in class.
My daughter is afraid of chucky the doll her 14 year old cousin showed her the movie now she don’t want anything to do with her dolls.
I would really Love to WIN a Kindle I have been trying
since they came out….
I was so proud of my daughter for getting her ears pierced! She’s 4 & she wouldn’t leave until we did it. Took awhile but she did it!!
My daughter was afraid of bees. But after we went to farm where they grow them and produce honey and tell kids all about these striped insects my daughter now not afraid of them.
our daughter used to hang on to our legs she was so shy, that was at the age of 3. We went to Co-Op preschool where I had to take turns helping, this was a slow process but once she started making friends and playing it was so much easier to leave her there and at friends house.
My 4 year old recently overcame her fear of ultrasound pictures. Yes, ultrasound pictures.
ready stories and leaning a lesson from them
My niece has been watching horror films like Nightmare on Elm Street and laughing at them since she was 3 years old. Not much to overcome there. lol
My daughter was afraid of bugs, but one trip to the dollar store for a bug catching kit which helped her get over it.
My kids are grown, but I don’t remember any fears.
No fears for now
Hello! This is sort of difficult because my son was never really afraid of anything. My grandson is so young that he may be experiencing fears as he grows though. Thank-you for a chance in this giveaway!
My daughter is afraid of spiders. She still hasn’t really overcome that fear, but she is getting better as she gets older.
How adorable it is to have bedtime stories with my nephews and nieces, so to win here would be one true happiness for me and my little angels. My cute little nephew, a special baby with special needs is not afraid of insects (even spiders), he is most likely to touch those and befriend them.
We strung a strand of Christmas lights in her room to help with her fear of the dark without having every light in the house on!
i haven’t it…for me and my children
great <3
with stories 😀
i love it….
After the house next door burned to the ground and we had to rouse our daughter from a nap to get her out of our house, she was very afraid of sleeping in her room. The addition of a puppy who lives in her room and she is responsible for fixed that. Of course, it took us almost 9 months to discover that fix after countless other attempts, but it did work.
My daughter was afraid to go down the big water slide but she and her friends used comedy to overcome her fear and get her mind of it.
We would tell her stories, and it usually worked to alleviate the fear.
Our daughter was afraid of the dark, until we bought her a tinkerbell nightlight.
My son was afraid of the dark, but a nightlight seems to help him to over come his fear!
My daughter has a fear of bugs, we are still working on overcoming the fear, kind of hard, since I have the fear too! lol
My daughter faces her fears everyday by being strong.
My youngest isn’t afraid of anything! My eldest went through a fear of the dark phase. By talking about his feelings and being strong he made it through.
oh he hasn’t escaped his fear yet, 16 years old and screams like a little girl when a lady bug crosses his path
My parent got a new dog (Australian Shepard) and she was scared to death of him. She had never been around dogs so we took her to a friends house that had a small and let her play with it. Over the next few weeks we visited a few other people with dogs. Within a month she was over her fear of dogs and is best friends with grandma’s dog.
My grandson was afraid to ride the school bus for pre-school, so I took a picture of myself & his papaw, I told him to look at the picture & we will be with him in his thoughts, he took it to school with him every day.
with a little coaching and the help of their friend, my little nephews overcame their fear of deep water and were able to learn to swim quickly.
my daughter was so scared of the dark, shes not that scared now.
We leave the light on on the steps for our 3-year-old.
By facing it
My grandchild overcame fear of the dark by having a nightlight and a humidifier with sounds of water or rain forest to accompany the feeling of loneliness at night plus gives my daughter and her husband some peace at night. It’s part of their night time routine along with reading books.
A lot of time it’s simply aging and learning to understand that some things aren’t to be afraid of. My little one was afraid of a big doll I had. She’d sit and dress it up in some old baby clothes for hours and not show any fear of it, but when it just sat in it’s chair, she would be afraid of it. Now that she’s a bit older, she understands that it’s not real, that it’s just a toy and can’t hurt her.
Oh my,my oldest grandson is only 3,so he and his younger siblings are still working on their fears. lol
swimming!! Took both children for swimming lessons..once they learned to swim..the fear was gone..but they learned also the safety rules of swimming as well..
thank you for giving everyone this chance.
My daughter was afraid of bugs when she went to bed so we filled a spray bottle with water and told her it was monster bug spray to keep them at bay
Was afraid of the dark to go to sleep, so would leave a small night light on. As she grew older, didn’t need this. More secure then.
My son is afraid of the movie Gremlins. He has sucked it up and watched it. Now he thinks its funny!
My best friends little sister used to be afraid of learning how to swim so first how to float which she was of course also super scared of even though we started off in a small round plastic pool. She faced her fear after I explained to her that other adults and I were there for her. The worst that could happen is she almost sinks but that can’t happen because I’m holding her.
Praise. I praised and praised and built up her self confidence. My daughter can do anything!
My boys were really scared of the dark. They overcame their fear with the help of a night light. 🙂
I’m a middle school teacher. My students have various fears and so I would like to add this to my class library.
My youngest granddaughter is afraid of thunder and lightening, we have our fear of storms tornados here and she gets her emergency radio, flash light and radio together when weather looks frightening, she no longer cries and carries on as she is prepared for the storm. and knock wood so far no severe storms have occurred with her yet
I don’t have a story
The cover art reminds me of Moldylocks and the Three Beards, which my students love.
My daughter overcame her fear of sleeping alone by reading Scriptures about fear in the Bible.
Standing in Front of her classmates and giving a speech. Done but a bit shaky.
Not a hero, so still struggling with fear from strangers, but she does her best when motivated.
Fab prize, thanks.
my little hero overcome his fear of the dark by using a nightlight..hehehe
love to win this for granddaughter because she overcame fear of needles now that she gets daily shot for thyroid condition. She did so by it does not hurt it is just a little pinch.
My child was scared by… grasshoppers! He has overcome his fear when he’s found a wounded grasshopper, and he tried to cure it 🙂
My 5 year old daughter said she had a group of fairy friends that came to visit her every day, but complained that a mean fairy had joined them and kept on disrupting the fun and scaring her. I told her to open her window and firmly tell the mean fairy to leave. After that I often saw her playing, stopping, opening the window and telling the mean fairy to go!
My granddaughter was afraid of win shield wipers when she was little. It took a bit of time and making games out of rain storms to get her to stop hiding her eyes..