Title: How Andrew Got His Spots
Author: Louise Lintvelt
Illustrator: Julie Sneeden
Publication Date: April 16, 2014
Publisher: eBookPartnership.com
Number of pages: 15
Recommended age: 3 to 8
Summary: Poor Andrew is feeling very blue, all the other giraffes are very spotty but he is as white as can be. He does not have any spots, you see! He keeps seeing spots wherever he goes… One spot, two spots, three spots, Four! And many, many, many more. “Where did you get your spots?” he asks. Join Andrew as he discovers how the ladybug, the leopard and the owl came to have spots and discovers that spots often appear when you are least expecting them! This is a wonderful rhyming picture book for children of all ages.
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My Review: A Beautiful, Magical, Rhyming Tale
How Andrew Got His Spots is a charming tale and a great book for children especially if you are looking for a magical way to answer a child's question "Why does the giraffe have spots, mommy?" Our children are inquisitive little minds and instead of saying "they just do" or "I don't know" Louise Lintvelt has written a magical story to answer that question not only about how a giraffe got his spots but also other animals.
Poor Andrew has no spots and he is very, very sad. He just wants to be like all the other giraffes. Andrew goes for a walk and meets a ladybird, a leopard and an owl. He asks them "Where did you get your spots?" The answers are magical. They all tell him not to be blue; someday he will get his spots too. Andrew must be patience.
The rhyming in the book is smooth and rolls off the tongue easily making it a delight to read. The illustrations are soft and subdued which add to its magical quality. I read this book with my 3 and half old daughter and her favourite page was with the ladybird and the fairy. After reading this book and having some time to think my daughter then came to me and asked "How did the zebra get his stripes and why the elephant has nothing?" This book got her thinking. I liked that. Bravo!
*Disclosure: I received a free ebook copy of this book as a part of the blog tour. I strive to offer my honest opinion of the book along with input from my children. For participating in the blog tour my twitter handle is a part of the rafflecopter draw at the bottom.
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About the Author: Louise Lintvelt
I am from South Africa and I live in a city called Pretoria. I am a Chemical Engineer by day and a children’s book writer by night. I am married to a wonderful man and we have a beautiful two year old daughter called Allegra. I love writing stories for my daughter, who is a constant inspiration. I have always loved reading. My childhood was filled with books and you would often find me crouched the corner of my room devouring the pages of my favourite book. I lived for Tuesday mornings as this would bring with it the excitement of a trip to the local library for story hour and the opportunity to take home a new book. I was the local librarian’s worst nightmare. I would arrive a few minutes early to check that she had not mistakenly chosen a book that had already been read in story hour. I was a very bossy three year old with an insatiable appetite for books! This has not really changed much in the last twenty seven years. Dr. Seuss was my absolute favourite and to say that my copy of One, Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish was well read would be an understatement. When it comes to writing, my daughter is my biggest inspiration. I love seeing her face light up with excitement when we sit down to read a book before bedtime. My daughter was fascinated by giraffes after we went on a safari trip in late 2012. This planted the seed for my picture book called How Andrew Got His Spots which is a rhyming adaptation of a story I originally wrote in the third grade. My daughter has since grown into a healthy two year old with a passion for aircraft which was the inspiration for writing Goodnight, Sleep tight, What a Wonderful Flight. I am sure that there are many parents in the world (myself included), who are quite decidedly sick and tired of reading the same favourite picture book night after night. I believe that the words of Oscar Wilde best describe how children should feel about picture books when he said, If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. Happy Reading!
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Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal cash (winner’s choice) Contest ends: July 15, 11:59 pm, 2014 Open: Internationally How to enter: Please enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is sponsored by the author, Louise Lintvelt and is hosted and managed by Renee from Mother Daughter Book Reviews. If you have any additional questions – feel free to send and email to Renee(at)MotherDaughterBookReviews(dot)com. a Rafflecopter giveaway
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