September VBT schedule

VBT Writers on the Move begins a new feature to the VBT: Writers on the Move Mystery Site Give-away. Each month, the winner will have the choice of receiving the Mystery Site Host's book or a guest spot on VBT Writers on the Move web site. If you're an author and looking for visibility, this is a wonderful opportunity. But, it's going to be a tough choice; our members have great books to offer.

REMEMBER, you can't win if you don't play the game, so please stop by our members' sites during the tour and leave a comment.

Dianne Sagan hosts Crystalee Calderwood
Harry Gilleland hosts Steve Tremp
Karen Cioffi hosts Vivian Zabel
Kathy Stemke hosts Heather Paye
Lea Schizas hosts Nancy Famalari
Nancy Famalari hosts Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Vivian Zabel hosts Kathy Stemke
Margaret Fieland hosts Dianne Sagan
Crystalee Calderwood hosts Deborah Weed
Katie Hines hosts Marvin Wilson
Helena Harper hosts Mayra Calvani
Dorothy Massey hosts Harry Gilleland
Liana Metal hosts Lea Schizas
Carolyn Howard-Johnson hosts Gayle Trent
Gayle Trent hosts Karen Cioffi
Mayra Calvani hosts Katie Hines
Marvin Wilson hosts Liana Metal
Anita Yasuda hosts Dorothy Massey
Linda Asato hosts Helena Harper
Heather Paye hosts Anita Yasuda
Steve Tremp hosts Margaret Fieland
Deboran Weed hosts Linda Asato

If you're interested in finding out more about our promotional group, you can send an email to: karenrcfv@yahoo.com.
Please put VBT-VBT in the subject line.

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More about Day's End Lullaby

Here is Stories for Children's Magazine review of Karen Cioffi’s and Robyn Feltman’s book. Read and enjoy. The next step is to read the book itself to your favorite little one.

BOOK REVIEW by Wayne Walker

STORIES FOR CHILDREN MAGAZINE
BOOK: Day's End Lullaby
AUTHORS: Karen Cioffi and Robyn Feltman
ILLUSTRATOR: Karen Cioffi
PUBLISHER: Book Surge (2008)
ISBN-13: 978-1-4196-9157-7
ISBN-10: 1-4196-9157-0
READING LEVEL: Infancy to age 4
RATING: 5 stars

A child has his favorite teddy bear. The sun has set. The moon is out. The day is over. The child is tired. Now it is time for him to close his eyes and go to sleep.

This lovely little book, with its lilting, lyrical poetry and its soothing message, is intended for just such a time. One of the best things that parents may do for their children is to read aloud to them. It can be both fun and educational. Our family has tried to have two read aloud periods each day. One is after lunch, when
we have generally chosen historical fiction, and the other is right before bed, when we have used other books which relate to our children's interests.

Reading aloud before bedtime serves several purposes. First, it is an opportunity for personal interaction between parent and child. Second, it is helpful in getting settled down for children who have been playing for a while to have a period of transition between the activities of the day and the need to rest at night. This picture book is perfect for that purpose. It has the additional benefit that the text has been set to music, and the lullaby is included. Author Karen Cioffi says that she wrote the lullaby to the story over 30 years ago for her firstborn who
didn't like sleeping. This is one of those books that wee ones will probably want read over and over to them.

Related websites:
http://www.childrensbooksbykarenandrobyn.com (book),
http://karenandrobyn.blogspott.com (author)
http://www.booksurge.com (publisher)


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Day's End Lullaby by mother and daughter

Karen Cioffi is a full time writer and co-author (with her daughter Roybn Feltman) of the sweet and gentle bedtime picture book, Day's End Lullaby. She is also the creator of Karen and Robyn - Writing for Children and is a member of SCBWI and Children's Writers Coaching Club. Karen lives in New York City with her husband, Donald.

Karen wrote the lullaby to the story over 30 years ago. Her firstborn didn’t like sleeping, so Karen sang it to her and paced the hallway carrying her to get her to sleep and again when she awoke in the middle of the night. Karen did the same thing with her second daughter, and it became a family lullaby. The lullaby became a book after Karen's first grandson came and her daughter and co-author, Robyn, thought it would make a great bedtime story.

Publisher: BookSurge

ISBN 13: 9781419691577
ISBN 1-4196-9157-0

Copyright © 2008 Karen Cioffi and Robyn Feltman

$9.99
Soft cover
28 pages

Day’s End Lullaby is available for sale at Amazon, BookSurge, Alibris, and Abebooks. It is also available through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide such as Books in Print, Global Books in Print and Baker and Taylor.

For more information please visit the authors at: www.childrensbooksbykarenandrobyn.com
http://karenandrobyn.blogspot.com

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