OMG, Olivia Marie! The Trouble with Unicorns is on sale

OMG, Olivia Marie! The Trouble with Unicorns will be 99 cents Dec 1-7, 2018.  It's the perfect time to pick up this cute little ebook for all the Unicorn-lovers in your life. Load it up on your tablet and phone so you always have some children's books on Kindle.

I've enjoyed working on this series so much and am planning the next few OMG adventures already. 

I've plowed through the learning curve on my Wacom Pro tablet and Krita. Who says you stop doing new things when you retire? NOT ME. Learning is forever.

5 Mischievous Fictional Girls

When I was a little girl, I wasn't very mischievous - my mom wouldn't have dealt with that well, haha.  I did love to read about them.  While being a public school teacher with gifted and talented students, I was always on the lookout for strong, feisty, mischievous fictional girls. And, you know what? There aren't enough of them.  Little girls can learn a lot from reading about different personalities in different situations from their own, so, search for them, and read them. (and share them with me!)

Here are some of my favorite and I have to start with Junie B Jones because I actually used to read aloud over the elementary school intercom Junie B Jones books, with different voices and accents! Usually the second grade classes would study the book while I was going through one, and other classes could just turn it off, or listen, and laugh. 

5 Mischievous Fictional Girls

1.  Junie B Jones and Some Sneaky Peek Spying Girls and boys alike get a kick out of this children's literature icon.   I have a lot of favorites and there are 28 books in this series. This one cracks me up. Maybe it's because Junie is SO interested in her teacher's life, you know? I've had students a bit like that, too!  Runner up has to be:

Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May)  or maybe Cheater Pants!

2.  Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century There are a ton of books in this series, too, and no wonder. Fancy Nancy is quite a creative little character!  If you haven't read this one with your little girls, especially if you have a wedding coming up in the family, you should put this one your list! 

3. OMG, Olivia Marie!  "OMG, Olivia Marie!" Lots of people in Olivia Marie's family say this to her. Sometimes she even says it to herself. She wonders why people say her initials so often!  Jump in to this story and also enjoy a song and a quiz. Your child's imagination will want to add to the adventure! (Olivia is a real girl and her mom calls her a firecracker)

4.  Ramona the Pest Ramona Quimby has quite a time starting kindergarten. I never tire of this book - what a classic character. There's so much for children to enjoy and learn here, without being preachy. 

5.  Matilda    Matilda is a higher-level vocabulary book than many people expect but it has such a captivating prankster as a main character, children tend to READ UP to this level. It's a great chapter book to read aloud with your child, a chapter a night from your iPad or Kindle, or iPhone. Many different types of children connect with Matilda - bookworms, pranksters, brainiacs, and children with a big heart emotionally. It's also fun to watch the movie afterwards, and compare/contrast the movie with the book.

So, who else do you think should be on this list of Mischievous Fictional Girls?  From picture books like "OMG, Olivia Marie" to Matilda's higher reading level, feisty is lots of fun!

5 of the Best Unicorn Books for Children

Most kids love the thought of magical and rare unicorns. Unicorns are everywhere. My grand baby, Kyler,  had a unicorn bib on last night and Olivia had on a Unicorn dress at Bob Evans today. 

Look around - so much merchandise and lots of movies and books, too.

Here's a list of some the best Unicorn stories, in case you know a unicorn lover. (and, who doesn't love unicorns?)

1. Razzle Dazzle Unicorn   There are several of these books in a series of Phoebe and Marigold and this one is my favorite. It reinforces the important idea that it's perfectly ok to be weird and different.

2.  Uni the Unicorn   This one is a bit expensive but if you don't know this story, you should. It turns everything around since Uni has been told that there's no such thing as little girls! ( but Uni believes)

3. OMG, Olivia Marie! The Trouble with Unicorns   Olivia Marie loves everything unicorn and wants to go to the wild, where unicorns exist. Adventure awaits! 

4.  Goodnight Unicorn Yes, it's like Goodnight Moon, and it's so smart!

5.  Fancy Nancy and the Quest for the Unicorn  How hard can it be to find a unicorn? Fancy Nancy (and all her shenanigans) just follows the trail of glitter. 

Also:

Unicorn Coloring Book  You will want to take some time to color with your favorite little unicorn-loving girls since these coloring book choices are SO gorgeous. 

What's your favorite? Have I missed yours?

OMG, Olivia Marie! on Sale this week on Amazon

Jack and I visited Olivia Marie recently and I took an iPad so we could read OMG, Olivia Marie! together and have some laughs. It was interesting to see her reactions as we read a book about HER.  She also has a sweet little singing voice - we had fun singing the song and taking the 2-question quiz when we were finished with the story.

Garrett got in on the fun also, as you can see, above. I think he only likes the page that HE is on, and no wonder. It is a book about a girl. I did get a chance to show him where he shows up in the second OMG, Olivia Marie book and he liked the illustration and the storyline  - he is trying to cheer his unicorn-loving sister up by finding her a unicorn movie!

Back to Olivia Marie - I talked with her about her love of unicorns and ran through the basic storyline of the book I'm working on now.  She immediately ran out of the room and came back with a stuffed unicorn that she didn't think I'd seen yet. (She was right) She said this was her favorite unicorn at least for the next few days!

Then she decided that I should draw this unicorn and that she would color it - for the book, for the book!  That turned out pretty sweet, don't you think?

OMG, Olivia Marie! is on sale this week on Amazon for Kindle. I'd be thrilled if you downloaded it and talked about initials and choosing to do the right thing when you would rather do something wasteful or annoying.  You both might have a good laugh together.  You might also find yourself saying OMG, Olivia Marie at opportune times in your lives!

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