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Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy DVD – Featured in Booklist!

Posted by Tina Turbin

I’m really pleased and happy to share a review of my Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy DVD in the well-known and highly-regarded publication: Booklist. Tina Turbin           Booklist, Issue: April 15th 2010 Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy. Apr 2010. Victory, DVD  In this presentation of author Tina Turbin’s picture book, Carol Downing interprets the story in sign language while Janis Welch reads the text. Jimmy finds a large green shell at the beach. When the youngster lifts the shell, he hears voices coming from inside the vessel. After Jimmy takes the shell home, two creatures, Danny …

Children's Author, Children's Book
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Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy – LIVE on ABC News 10!

Posted by Tina Turbin

My new Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy DVD (including sign interpretation for the deaf) is quickly becoming quite popular with parents, teachers, librarians and children alike. This is a very unique video. Sacramento’s “Moms Like Me” and Sacramento’s ABC News 10 talkshow entitled “Sacramento and Company” will feature a television segment about my DVD between the hours of 9 and 10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, Friday August 16th (for those who are in the Sacramento area, please tune in to your local ABC station to watch the show live). They will air a few DVD clips and are hosting a terrific give-away to 5 lucky winners, to each receive …

Events, family, humanitarian, Media, moms, television
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Danny the Dragon – A Judge’s Commentary

Posted by Tina Turbin

Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy was entered in the 17th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards.  Below I am sharing with you a wonderful, professional judge’s commentary on the book: “What a terrific cover illustration!  Danny the Dragon is wonderfully drawn and is sure to appeal to kid readers; Skipper and Jimmy are wonderfully drawn, too.  The interior illustrations are as wonderful: bold, bright, comical, full of amazing detail, quirkily fun – wonderful for the story and wonderful on their own.  The story itself is delightful.  What child wouldn’t be intrigued by a talking shell – that turns out to house a talking dragon?  …

Children's Author, Children's Book, Childrens' Literature
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Barnes and Noble Welcomes Danny the Dragon!

Posted by Tina Turbin

Did you know that my Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy is now available through Barnes and Noble?!  Click on the Barnes and Noble link to purchase immediately. Keep this in mind for your holiday shopping!

Children's Book, Childrens' Literature
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Author Tina Turbin in the St. Petersburg Times

Posted by Tina Turbin

The Danny the Dragon East Coast Book Tour these past few months proved to be a terrific success!  I assure you that we don’t plan to take a break,  as there’s many more Danny the Dragon events to come for the month of November. Take a look at the press coverage from one of our highly successful book readings at the Palm Harbor Library: “Author to entertain: Local author Tina Turbin will present a story and craft activity for children ages 3 through 8 centered around her children’s book series, Danny the Dragon, at 2 p.m. at the Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Ave. …

Book Tour, Children's Book, Childrens' Literature, Events, Library Visits, Press
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Tina and Danny Brighten Children’s Lives in Palm Harbor

Posted by Tina Turbin

I have a lovely message that I would like to share. To receive messages such as the one that follows is such a joy for me, and really does make the readings and presentations that I deliver that much more special. A mother that attended a Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy reading at the Palm Harbor Library in Pinellas County, FL, sent in the following message: “I met you today at the Palm Harbor Library during your reading of Danny the Dragon. First off, I’d just like to tell you how much my children enjoyed the story – my older …

Book Tour, Children's Book, Library Visits
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What do you think of Danny on YouTube?

Posted by Tina Turbin

Danny the Dragon has a home on YouTube, including a beautiful video of various images from our 2009 Book Tour to schools, hospitals and libraries. Many more videos to come, but in the meantime, please visit the following link and drop us a comment (and a 5-star vote!) so that we know what you think of the video!

Book Tour, Hospital Visits, Library Visits, School Visits
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