Today is NATIONAL GINGERBREAD COOKIE DAY

 

CELEBRATE with your favorite Gingerbread Cookie. Here’s mine—

THE GINGERBREAD COWBOY -- can run from the rancher's wife, he can dash past the javalinas and he can giddyup right by the cattle grazing on the mesa.  But what happens when he meets a coyote sleeping in the sun?

The Gingerbread Cowboy was the 2007 Arizona Governor’s First Grade Book. A special edition of 100,000 copies was distributed to every first grader in the state.

Here are a handful of reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars "super” Reviewed in France on May 5, 2021

 

Five Stars  "A great contrast to the traditional English version. Used it in KS1."    —Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2015

"A delightful, infectiously cheerful, Southwestern rendition of a familiar story. Phrases used to describe biscuits, such as "plump as pillows, soft as clouds and tasty as a big Texas Barbecue," just roll off the tongue ..." The lively text demands to be read aloud ... A fresh version of an old favorite."
          — School Library Journal, August, 2006

"Sure to delight youngsters, as well as introduce them to the flora, fauna and geography of the west ... A welcome change of setting for the Gingerbread Man, sure to find a spot on the library shelf."
          — Kirkus Reviews, July, 2006

 

Save the Date!

I'm going to be at the Simi Valley Library on February 3rd 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM for READING ROUNDUP AT THE LIBRARY Family Book Festival 2018. If you're in the neighborhood be sure to come by and check out the many great activities. I'll be reading, giving a presentation about my life as an author and signing books which will be available for purchase.

Save the Date

I’m delighted to share this press release from the Maturango Museum for Children’s Hour – Featuring my book “The Gingerbread Cowboy – A Folktale With A Desert Twist” Nov. 17, 2017.

Children’s Hour at the Museum – A Nod to Tradition

Moms, Dads, Grandparents and their preschoolers are welcome to a morning that might feel a bit like a visit to olden times. On Friday, November 17, 10:30-11:30 the children will be introduced to a familiar folktale with a desert twist, “The Gingerbread Cowboy” by Janet Squires, followed by “riding trail” on calico-headed stick horses. Continuing to keep the spirit of the West alive will be the story “Barn Dance!” by Bill Martin. Lively fiddle music is bound to set the children’s feet to moving in a Hoe Down round dance. A last old-fashioned story recalling turkey-time visits to grandparents in pictures and song will signal time for crafts and guided hands-on viewing at the Discover Table.

Families are encouraged to please arrive on time. Children’s Hour at the Maturango Museum is a monthly program throughout the school year presented by volunteer docents.

Maturango Museum is open daily 10-5. Tel. 760-375-6900 and website maturango.org.

The Maturango Museum is located at 100 E Las Flores Ave, Ridgecrest, California 93555

If you’re in the area be sure to make time to enjoy this delightful program.

Poetry Friday

Poetry Friday is hosted today by Poetry for Children.

National Day of the Cowboy is Saturday, July 26, 2014.

 

So for this Poetry Friday my selection is "Cowboys: voices in the Western wind" poems by David L. Harrison with illustrations by Dan Burr.

 

Harrison's free-verse poems highlight the historic life of the American cowboy from ranch chores and roundups through trail drives with plenty of cowboy vernacular thrown in. Word pictures recreate the sights and sounds and offer readers a sense of stories shared. There's bravado, humor and a sense of forlorn longing for a romanticized past.

Burr's illustrations are detailed and colorful renderings that appear almost photographic in their quality.  The artwork enriches the language rather than merely providing a background for the written word. The scenes and characters will feel familiar to anyone who is a fan of the Western movie genre.

The Gingerbread Cowboy Anniversary Blog Blow Out

The Gingerbread Cowboy Anniversary Blog Tour concludes today with OutWest Marketing

To celebrate The Gingerbread Cowboy's Fifth Anniversary, I have a $50 dollar gift certificate to OutWest Marketing waiting for some lucky reader so giddy-up on over, leave a comment and your email contact information.

The Gingerbread Cowboy Anniversary Blog Blow Out

Due to technical difficulties The Gingerbread Cowboy Anniversary Blog Tour didn't post yesterday as planned, but it’s up now and will be for several days with Heidi M.Thomas.

I will select one name at random from people who comment on any blog tour post to receive a $50 dollar gift certificate to OutWest Marketing, an online store for shoppers who are wild about the west.  The Gift certificate will be good for 60 days and include a 10% discount and free shipping so be sure to leave your email contact information.

So Giddy-up on over there and leave a comment.

The Gingerbread Cowboy Anniversary Blog Blow Out

The Gingerbread Cowboy Anniversary Blog Tour continues today with Heidi M.Thomas.

I will select one name at random from people who comment on her blog tour post to receive a $50 dollar gift certificate to OutWest Marketing, an online store for shoppers who are wild about the west. The Gift certificate will be good for 60 days and include a 10% discount and free shipping so be sure to leave your email contact information.

So Giddy-up on over there and leave a comment.

The Gingerbread Cowboy Anniversary Blog Blow Out

The Gingerbread Cowboy Anniversary Blog Tour continues today at On Being a Writer, Velda Brotherton's blog. 

I will select one name at random from people who comment on any blog tour post to receive a $50 dollar gift certificate to OutWest Marketing, an online store for shoppers who are wild about the west. The Gift certificate will be good for 60 days and include a 10% discount and free shipping so be sure to leave your email contact information.

So Giddy-up on over there and leave a comment. 

The Gingerbread Cowboy Anniversary Blog Blow Out

The Gingerbread Cowboy Anniversary Blog Blow Out begins today with The Gingerbread Cowboy Book Trailer created by the incomparable Tina Nichols Coury at Tales of the Rushmore Kid.

The tour continues on

9/8 at On Being a Writer, Velda Brotherton

 9/10 with Heidi M. Thomas

9/12 courtesy of  OutWest Marketing

To celebrate The Gingerbread Cowboy's Fifth Anniversary, I have something special for readers:

I will select one name at random from people who comment on this blog tour post to receive a $50 dollar gift certificate to OutWest Marketing, an online store for shoppers who are wild about the west. The Gift certificate will be good for 60 days and include a 10% discount and free shipping so be sure to leave your email contact information.