ABCs AND 123s FOR BOYS
I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the ABCs AND 123s FOR BOYS by Tom McLaughlin Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About the Book:
Title: ABCs AND 123s FOR BOYS
Author: Tom McLaughlin
Pub. Date: July 30, 2020
Publisher: McLaughlin Media Group
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Pages: 48
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, TBD
Free to read with Kindle Unlimited!
Join the ABC fun with ALEX the Alligator to ZACK the Zebra.
Learning is easy when you’re having fun. Kids will laugh and learn when you read this adorable Alphabet and Counting book. Kids will love the fun scenes, rhymes, and characters.
Each letter features a different boy’s name. So, jump onboard with PETE the Pirate and 25 lovable characters that bounce, waterski, and zipline across the alphabet. Plus, kids will find 10 fun counting pages! It’s 48 pages of engaging learning for ages 0-5.
GET 2 BOOKS IN 1 …
- Kids will learn the ABCs and letter sounds
- They’ll love finding and counting frogs and fireflies
Plus, they’ll say “Read it Again!” when you personalize the story with their name at the end!
Book Trailer:
INTERVIEW
1. What is on your nightstand?
The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz. Plus, paper and a pen for capturing late night inspirations.
2. What author would you totally fan?
R.A. Salvatore, author of the NYT best-selling Forgotten Realms fantasy series. I met Bob and artists who worked on his book covers. Super approachable and creative.
3. What makes you cringe?
Traditional TV news. I don’t feel tragedies, crime and Hollywood are what I consider news or important to my life. I wish there were a TV network called “Good News.”
4. Do you obsessively plot out each point or just go with the flow?
ABCs and 123s for Boys is driven by an overall big creative picture – engaging kids in learning the alphabet. I let creative ideas flow for each illustration and page. Later I dial into specific copy and revisions. I think there were 13 revisions. ABCs and 123s for Girls is taking the same path.
5. Is there a word you love to use?
“Thanks.” A word I love to hear is “dinnertime.” A word I dislike is “awesome.” But together, I’d gladly say, “Thanks for the awesome dinner.”
Look for my picture of baby birds in their nest. When we were cutting down a tree this week, we discovered this nest of baby robins. So we removed the branch with the nest and relocated it to a nearby tree. Later that day, the mother and father bird found the nest, and are taking great care of the babies.
About Tom McLaughlin:
Tom McLaughlin has been writing for years, creating advertising for items ranging from toys and ice cream to enormous construction equipment. Working for a book publishing company, he also promoted New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling books, authors, and illustrators.
Raising three energetic kids, zigzagging cross country on family vacations, and growing up in a typically crazy Catholic family have given Tom years of writing material.
The McLaughlin clan currently lives in a 100-year-old bungalow in the Midwest. When Tom’s not renovating or writing, he’s piloting the crew on another adventure. Or he’s simply in the backyard battling the dandelions and crabgrass. ABCs and 123s for Boys is his first book.
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Giveaway Details:
2 winners will receive a finished copy of ABCs AND 123s FOR BOYS, US Only.
Tour Schedule:
| 7/24/2020 | Twirling Book Princess | Excerpt |
| 7/24/2020 | mehsi_hime | Instagram Stop |
| 7/25/2020 | alwaysjoart | Review |
| 7/25/2020 | Jaime’s World | Excerpt |
| 7/26/2020 | Jotted by Jena | Review |
| 7/27/2020 | Rajiv’s Reviews | Review |
| 7/27/2020 | Rajiv’s Reviews | Instagram Stop |
| 7/28/2020 | fictitious.fox | Review/Instagram Stop |
| 7/29/2020 | Hurn Publications | Review |
| 7/29/2020 | Hurn Publications | Instagram Stop |
| 7/30/2020 | She Just Loves Books | Review |
| 7/30/2020 | shejustlovesbooks | Instagram Stop |
| 7/31/2020 | Miss Elizabeth | Review |
| 8/1/2020 | rainbowrdrgrl | Review/Instagram Stop |
| 8/1/2020 | Jazzy Book Reviews | Review |
| 8/1/2020 | pixiestyxmunchkin | Instagram Stop |
| 8/2/2020 | Two Chicks on Books | Interview |
| 8/2/2020 | JaimeRockstarBookTours | Instagram Stop |
| 8/3/2020 | Little Red Reads | Review |
| 8/3/2020 | Little Red Reads | Instagram Stop |
| 8/4/2020 | BookHounds YA | Interview |
| 8/4/2020 | Bookhounds | Instagram Stop |
| 8/5/2020 | The Try Everything/jenifer_reads | Excerpt |
| 8/5/2020 | jenifer_reads | Instagram Stop |
| 8/6/2020 | Two Points of Interest | Review |
This book would be great for my twins!
Hi Zachary. Thanks for the note!
If you don’t win a free hardcover, download a FREE Kindle copy Aug. 7 or 14 at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BZXN9G4 — and visit http://www.ABCsand123s.com
Tom
My grandson would LOVE your book. Thank you.
Hi Viki! Thanks for the note.
Please see the book for yourself — at Amazon’s “Look Inside” feature. Then download a FREE Kindle copy Aug. 7 or 14 at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BZXN9G4 — and visit http://www.ABCsand123s.com.
Thanks again, Tom
I love that this book is geared toward boys! My sister in law had a baby boy last week!
Hi Natalie,
This is the perfect Boys book… each letter features a different boy’s name and character. Both hardcover and softcover are available on Amazon — and I think you’ll love them. (We just received our copies yesterday.) The colors, letters and characters pop off the page. What fun.
Feel free to download a FREE Kindle copy Aug. 7 or 14 at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BZXN9G4 (a review would be greatly appreciated) — and visit http://www.ABCsand123s.com
Thanks again, Tom McLaughlin
This looks so fun! My little boy would love it!
Hi Victoria,
Thanks for the comment.
I think you’ll be REALLY happy with this cute book. Both of you will have a lot of fun reading and laughing and counting. Plus, there’s a special page to personalize the story with your son’s name.
Feel free to download a FREE Kindle copy Aug. 7 or 14 at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BZXN9G4 (a review would be greatly appreciated) — and visit http://www.ABCsand123s.com
Thanks again, Tom McLaughlin
I would love to win this one for my nephew! I know he would get a lot of use out of it & enjoy it! Thank you for the chance!!