Coquette Maman

Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! Week 6 Giveaway

This week is now week 6 of the Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! Only three more weeks to the launch of the new book, Ivy and Bean Make the Rules and the Grand Prize!

Last Week's Winners:
Congratulations to last week's giveaway winners:
Mandy from Fort Wayne, IN has won Ivy and Bean book #5 and a set of Mini Notes.
Alicia Marie from Birmingham, AL and Erin from Weymouth, MA have each won a set of Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

Let's get going with the Ivy and Bean Week 6 Giveaway on Coquette Maman!

Ivy and Bean Giveaway: Week 6
1 winner will receive Ivy and Bean Doomed to Dance (Book 6) + Ivy and Bean Mini Notes
2 winners will each receive an Ivy and Bean Mini Notes

Ivy and Bean Doomed to Dance (Book 6)
Finally! After months of begging their parents for ballet lessons, Ivy and Bean finally get what they want . . . well, not exactly. Much to their surprise, it turns out ballet lessons do not cover karate chops and roundhouse kicks. The girls have no interest in learning how to dance gracefully, but they promised their parents they would finish the entire balletcourse! When it comes time for Ivy and Bean to participate in the ocean-themed class recital, the girls must figure out a way to get out of it without breaking their promises.

To enter the Ivy and Bean Week 6 Giveaway, just leave a comment to this post below. All entries will close on Friday, September 21, 2012 at Noon PST.

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered!

About Ivy and Bean
The Ivy and Bean series of children's books by Annie Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall (published by Chronicle Books) cover the enduring and hilarious friendship between two seemingily opposite personalities. Ivy and Bean are very different and it's because of their differences, they become best friends.

This October 13th, we will celebrate the 1st Annual Ivy and Bean Day along with the launch of the 9th Ivy and Bean book in this NY Times bestselling series: Ivy and Bean Make the Rules.

Grand Prize

For Week 9, a Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from all of the previous winners and will receive:

• A complete set of Ivy and Bean hardcover books signed by Annie Barrows
• 1 set of Ivy and Bean Paper Dolls
• 1 Ivy and Bean Button Factory
• 1 Ivy and Bean READ Poster signed by Annie Barrows
• Set of Ivy and Bean Silly Bandz
• Set of Ivy and Bean stickers
• AND – a super-secret really cool prize we’re working on (stay tuned!)

Coquette Maman is so happy to be a part of the select group of bloggers here to help celebrate everything Ivy and Bean! Every week until October 13th, I'll be giving away 1 book in the series as well as 3 Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

Here are the other participating blogs in the Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration:

Media Darlings
There's A Book
Kid Lit Frenzy
In the Pages
The O.W.L.
Ruth Ayres Writes
Watch. Connect. Read.
One Page to the Next
Van Meter Library Voice
The Family That Reads Together
Roundtable Reviews for Kids
Sharpread
The Children's Book Review

Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! Week 5 Giveaway

Wow can you believe it? We are already on to week 5 of the Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! Only four more weeks to the launch of the new book, Ivy and Bean Make the Rules and the Grand Prize!

Last week's winners:
Janelle from North Manchester, IN has won book #4 in the Ivy and Bean Series, Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter as well as a set of mini notes.

Jasmine from Chula Vista, CA and Nancy from Berkeley, CA have also each won a set of the Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

Let's get going with the Ivy and Bean Week 5 Giveaway on Coquette Maman!

Ivy and Bean Giveaway: Week 5
1 winner will receive Ivy and Bean Bound to Be Bad (Book 5) + Ivy and Bean Mini Notes
2 winners will each receive an Ivy and Bean Mini Notes

Bound to Be Bad (Ivy and Bean, Book 5)
The two girls decide to be so good and kind and pure of thought that wild animals will befriend them. When this doesn't work, they decide that perhaps a little badness can be good.

To enter the Ivy and Bean Week 5 Giveaway, just leave a comment to this post below. All entries will close on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Noon PST.

9/15: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered!

About Ivy and Bean
The Ivy and Bean series of children's books by Annie Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall (published by Chronicle Books) cover the enduring and hilarious friendship between two seemingily opposite personalities. Ivy and Bean are very different and it's because of their differences, they become best friends.

This October 13th, we will celebrate the 1st Annual Ivy and Bean Day along with the launch of the 9th Ivy and Bean book in this NY Times bestselling series: Ivy and Bean Make the Rules.

Grand Prize

For Week 9, a Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from all of the previous winners and will receive:

• A complete set of Ivy and Bean hardcover books signed by Annie Barrows
• 1 set of Ivy and Bean Paper Dolls
• 1 Ivy and Bean Button Factory
• 1 Ivy and Bean READ Poster signed by Annie Barrows
• Set of Ivy and Bean Silly Bandz
• Set of Ivy and Bean stickers
• AND – a super-secret really cool prize we’re working on (stay tuned!)

Coquette Maman is so happy to be a part of the select group of bloggers here to help celebrate everything Ivy and Bean! Every week until October 13th, I'll be giving away 1 book in the series as well as 3 Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

Here are the other participating blogs in the Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration:

Media Darlings
There's A Book
Kid Lit Frenzy
In the Pages
The O.W.L.
Ruth Ayres Writes
Watch. Connect. Read.
One Page to the Next
Van Meter Library Voice
The Family That Reads Together
Roundtable Reviews for Kids
Sharpread
The Children's Book Review

Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! Week 4 Giveaway

It's week 4 of the Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! Here are the winners from last week's week 3 giveaway. Congratulations to Kimberly from Miami, Flordia for winning Ivy and Bean: Break the Fossil Record (Book 3) as well as a set of mini notes. Holly from Lebanon, OH and Carol from West Orange, NJ have also each won a set of the Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

The Ivy and Bean series of children's books by Annie Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall (published by Chronicle Books) cover the enduring and hilarious friendship between two seemingily opposite personalities. Ivy and Bean are very different and it's because of their differences, they become best friends.

This October 13th, we will celebrate the 1st Annual Ivy and Bean Day along with the launch of the 9th Ivy and Bean book in this NY Times bestselling series: Ivy and Bean Make the Rules.

Coquette Maman is so happy to be a part of the select group of bloggers here to help celebrate everything Ivy and Bean! Every week until October 13th, I'll be giving away 1 book in the series as well as 3 Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

Grand Prize

For Week 9, a Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from all of the previous winners and will receive:

• A complete set of Ivy and Bean hardcover books signed by Annie Barrows
• 1 set of Ivy and Bean Paper Dolls
• 1 Ivy and Bean Button Factory
• 1 Ivy and Bean READ Poster signed by Annie Barrows
• Set of Ivy and Bean Silly Bandz
• Set of Ivy and Bean stickers
• AND – a super-secret really cool prize we’re working on (stay tuned!)

Let's get going with the Ivy and Bean Week 4 Giveaway on Coquette Maman!

Ivy and Bean Giveaway: Week 4
1 winner will receive Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter (Book 4) + Ivy and Bean Mini Notes
2 winners will each recieve an Ivy and Bean Mini Notes

Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter (Book 4)
The two girls hatch a plan to prove that Bean's big sister is the world's worst babysitter. Of course plans go awry, but fun ensues!

To enter the Ivy and Bean Week 4 Giveaway, just leave a comment to this post below. All entries will close on Friday, September 7, 2012 at Noon PST Saturday, September 8, at 11:50pm PST. (Deadline extended!)

Here are the other participating blogs in the Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration:

Media Darlings
There's A Book
Kid Lit Frenzy
In the Pages
The O.W.L.
Ruth Ayres Writes
Watch. Connect. Read.
One Page to the Next
Van Meter Library Voice
The Family That Reads Together
Roundtable Reviews for Kids
Sharpread
The Children's Book Review

Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! Week 3 Giveaway

Welcome to week 3 of the Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! Here are the winners from last week's Ivy and Bean Week 2 giveaway. Congratulations to Rachel from New York for winning Ivy and Bean: And the Ghost that Had to Go (Book 2) as well as a set of mini notes. Meganne from Marshfield, MA and Vanessa from Ontario, Canada have also each won a set of the Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

The Ivy and Bean series of children's books by Annie Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall (published by Chronicle Books) cover the enduring and hilarious friendship between two seemingily opposite personalities. Ivy and Bean are very different and it's because of their differences, they become best friends.

This October 13th, we will celebrate the 1st Annual Ivy and Bean Day along with the launch of the 9th Ivy and Bean book in this NY Times bestselling series: Ivy and Bean Make the Rules.

Coquette Maman is so happy to be a part of the select group of bloggers here to help celebrate everything Ivy and Bean! Every week until October 13th, I'll be giving away 1 book in the series as well as 3 Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

Grand Prize

For Week 9, a Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from all of the previous winners and will receive:

• A complete set of Ivy and Bean hardcover books signed by Annie Barrows
• 1 set of Ivy and Bean Paper Dolls
• 1 Ivy and Bean Button Factory
• 1 Ivy and Bean READ Poster signed by Annie Barrows
• Set of Ivy and Bean Silly Bandz
• Set of Ivy and Bean stickers
• AND – a super-secret really cool prize we’re working on (stay tuned!)

Let's get going with the Ivy and Bean Week 3 Giveaway on Coquette Maman!

Ivy and Bean Giveaway: Week 3
1 winner will receive Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record (Book 3) + Ivy and Bean Mini Notes
2 winners will each recieve an Ivy and Bean Mini Notes

Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record (Book 3)
World record fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever discovered a dinosaur. But how hard is it to find one.

To enter the Ivy and Bean Week 3 Giveaway, just leave a comment to this post below. All entries will close on Friday, August 31st at Noon PST.

Note 8/31: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered!

Here are the other participating blogs in the Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration:

Media Darlings
There's A Book
Kid Lit Frenzy
In the Pages
The O.W.L.
Ruth Ayres Writes
Watch. Connect. Read.
One Page to the Next
Van Meter Library Voice
The Family That Reads Together
Roundtable Reviews for Kids
Sharpread
The Children's Book Review

Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! Week 2 Giveaway

Welcome to week 2 of the Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! First off, the winners from last week's Ivy and Bean Week 1 giveaway are in. Congratulations to Bee from Somerville, MA for winning the first book in the Ivy and Bean series as well as a set of mini notes. Jamilee from Coralville, IA and Heidi from Logan, UT have also each won a set of the Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

The Ivy and Bean series of children's books by Annie Barrows and illustrated by Sophie Blackall (published by Chronicle Books) cover the enduring and hilarious friendship between two seemingily opposite personalities. Ivy and Bean are very different and it's because of their differences, they become best friends.

This October 13th, we will celebrate the 1st Annual Ivy and Bean Day along with the launch of the 9th Ivy and Bean book in this NY Times bestselling series: Ivy and Bean Make the Rules.

Coquette Maman is so happy to be a part of the select group of bloggers here to help celebrate everything Ivy and Bean! Every week until October 13th, I'll be giving away 1 book in the series as well as 3 Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

Grand Prize

For Week 9, a Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from all of the previous winners and will receive:

• A complete set of Ivy and Bean hardcover books signed by Annie Barrows
• 1 set of Ivy and Bean Paper Dolls
• 1 Ivy and Bean Button Factory
• 1 Ivy and Bean READ Poster signed by Annie Barrows
• Set of Ivy and Bean Silly Bandz
• Set of Ivy and Bean stickers
• AND – a super-secret really cool prize we’re working on (stay tuned!)

Let's get going with the Ivy and Bean Week 2 Giveaway on Coquette Maman!

Ivy and Bean Giveaway: Week 2
1 winner will receive Ivy and Bean: And the Ghost that Had to Go (Book 2) + Ivy and Bean Mini Notes
2 winners will each recieve an Ivy and Bean Mini Notes

Ivy and Bean and the Ghost that Had to Go (Book 2)
Now that Ivy and Bean are friends, they do gymnastics club together, sit together in Ms. Aruba-Tate's second grade, and tell each other their darkest secrets. And when Ivy discovers a ghost in the school bathroom, it will take both girls' courage and imagination to make it go away. Another entertaining installment in this series about two mischievous, funny, clever girls.

To enter the Ivy and Bean Week 2 Giveaway, just leave a comment below to this post. All entries will close on Friday, August 24th at Noon PST.

Note 8/24: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered!

Here are the other participating blogs in the Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration:

Media Darlings
There's A Book
Kid Lit Frenzy
In the Pages
The O.W.L.
Ruth Ayres Writes
Watch. Connect. Read.
One Page to the Next
Van Meter Library Voice
The Family That Reads Together
Roundtable Reviews for Kids
Sharpread
The Children's Book Review

Ivy and Bean Blog-A-Bration! Week 1: Book 1 Giveaway + Grand Prize Giveaway Info

The Ivy and Bean series of children's books by Annie Barrows (published by Chronicle Books) cover the enduring and hilarious friendship between two seemingily opposite personalities. Ivy and Bean are very different and it's because of their differences, they become best friends.

From author Annie Barrows' site:

Bean is loud and wild and goofy. She loves to be involved in games and poke her nose in other people’s business. Ivy is quiet and full of ideas. She spends most of her time learning how to be a witch. Each girl thinks the other one is weird. Each girl thinks she could never be friends with the other.

Barrows, along with illustrator Sophie Blackall have continued the girls' friendship over a span of 9 books over the last 6 years. This October 13th, we will celebrate the 1st Annual Ivy and Bean Day along with the launch of the 9th Ivy and Bean book in this NY Times bestselling series: Ivy and Bean Make the Rules.

Coquette Maman is so happy to be a part of the select group of bloggers here to help celebrate everything Ivy and Bean! Every week for the next 9 weeks, I'll be giving away 1 book in the series as well as 3 Ivy and Bean Mini Notes.

Grand Prize

For Week 9, a Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from all of the previous winners and will receive:

• A complete set of Ivy and Bean hardcover books signed by Annie Barrows


• 1 set of Ivy and Bean Paper Dolls


• 1 Ivy and Bean Button Factory


• 1 Ivy and Bean READ Poster signed by Annie Barrows


• Set of Ivy and Bean Silly Bandz


• Set of Ivy and Bean stickers


• AND – a super-secret really cool prize we’re working on (stay tuned!)

Let's get going with the Week 1 Giveaway on Coquette Maman!

Ivy and Bean Giveaway: Week 1
1 winner will receive Ivy and Bean Book 1 + Ivy and Bean Mini Notes
2 winners will each recieve an Ivy and Bean Mini Notes

Book 1: Ivy and Bean
Both girls were sure they would never like each other, but when Bean finds herself in a pickle, Ivy helps out with a magical spell. The results are glorious: Bean’s sister Nancy loses her mind, and Ivy and Bean become forever friends.

To enter the Ivy and Bean Week 1 Giveaway, just leave a comment to this post. All entries will close on Friday, August 17th at Noon PST.

Note 8/17/2012: This giveaway is now closed. Please come back on Monday for the winners as well as a chance to enter the Ivy and Bean Week 2 giveaway!

Book Review: Good News, Bad News by Jeff Mack

Good News, Bad News by Jeff Mack ($12.98 on Amazon), published by Chronicle Books is probably one of the easiest stories to read to your child. The fun lies in the "acting" you can do while your child engages in the adorable visual imagery. I always get Chloe laughing uncontrollably when I get to the part where the mouse freaks out and yells "Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad News!" Then I imitate the crying bunny.

I love that the message of the book is about friendship and in the end, the little mouse and bunny BFFs enjoy their picnic after all. You can watch the trailer to experience the book below.

Download the Good News, Bad News Activity PDF which includes this matching game.

Book Review: Chloe, Instead

When I first received a preview copy of the new Chronicle Books title, Chloe, Instead ($15.99) by Micha Player, my daughter Chloe jumped for joy when she saw her name in the title. She wanted me to read it to her right away and since then this book has become a staple in our bedtime reading.

Chloe, Instead is about older sister Molly and her relationship with little sister Chloe. At first Molly's constantly annoyed and irritated by the childish things that Chloe does such as eat crayons or rip out pages from books. But later she realizes that Chloe is her little sister and you start to see the love shine through both. It's a great book to help prepare little ones for future siblings. For parents, you won't get sick of reading this book and you'll enjoy looking at Player's beautiful and colorful illustrations.

Watch the book trailer to see Chloe, Instead come to life!

Download this PDF activity kit for your kids which features fun games, coloring pictures, cut out bookmarks and more.

Note: Book was provided by Chronicle Books for review.

Mom, Inc. Book Launch Party at West Elm in Emeryville on Wednesday Night

Are you a mom thinking about starting your own new biz? You won't want to miss the launch party for the new book, Mom, Inc: The Essential Guide to Running a Successful Business From Home by Meg Mateo Ilasco and Cat Seto. Meg is a friend of mine who has written countless number of books (Craft, Inc. + Creative, Inc.) and is also co-founder of the quarterly print design magazine, Anthology.

Head on over to West Elm in Emeryville Wednesday night for the festivities where you can meet the authors and also shop collections by local design moms.

Mom, Inc. Book Launch Party
Wednesday May 9th, 6-9pm
West Elm
5602 Bay Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
RSVP via Facebook

Winner of Rosie Flo Coloring Fashion Show

Congratulations to Elisabeth from Carrolton, GA for winning the Rosie Flo Coloring Fashion Show from Chronicle Books in my recent giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered! Stay tuned more giveaways will be coming soon!