Little Shepherd Virtual Book Tour - Week Five Recap

In case you missed me at any of these stops last week, here is a list of blogs I visited with the direct links embedded in the title. Leave comments at any or all of these blog stops to increase your chances of winning Giveaway #1, which retails for $65!

Monday, November 1
Interviewed at As the Pages Turn

Tuesday, November 2
Book reviewed at Broken Teepee

Wednesday, November 3
Book reviewed at Debbie’s Book Bag

Thursday, November 4
Book spotlighted on The Plot
Guest blogging at SFC Blog Family Matters
Book reviewed at Café of Dreams

Friday, November 5
Guest blogging at The Plot
Book reviewed at Confessions of an Overworked Mom



Thanks to my wonderful blog hosts and readers!

Remember, those who purchase a copy of Little Shepherd from one of the vendors below and send me proof of purchase by December 19, 2010, will be entered in to win a separate giveaway of lovely prizes with a retail value of $97!

Details on both giveaways can be found at http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/2010/09/27/giveaways-announced-for-little-shepherd-virtual-book-tour-octnovdec-10/

Little Shepherd is available from:

Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Guardian Angel Publishing
Indiebound.org

Amazon Has Replenished Stock of Little Shepherd

I'm pleased to let my readers know that Amazon has replenished their stock of Little Shepherd. For the past couple of weeks the stock was low, but now they are listing it as "In Stock". I hope you'll pick up a copy for a child you love or even to donate to your school or church library.

You can purchase a copy of Little Shepherd from these online retailers:

Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Guardian Angel Publishing
Indiebound.org

Little Shepherd Virtual Book Tour - Day 26

The LITTLE SHEPHERD VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR '10 continues this week with two stops for a cold, windy, and slightly snowy November Monday.

My first stop today is at Book Marketing Buzz. This is a blog run by Dorothy Thompson, founder of Pump Up Your Book! My article is titled, "5 Tips for Coordinating Your Virtual Book Tour". You'll find ways to make it easier to coordinate your own VBT, which is something I believe every author should do at least once.

You can read this article at http://bookmarketingbuzz.com/2010/11/07/5-tips-for-coordinating-your-virtual-book-by-cheryl-c-malandrinos/ Unfortunately, you can't leave comments at this blog.

My second stop of the day is at the blog of my dear friend, Linda Weaver Clarke. Though we've never met in person, I feel like I have known Linda all my life. She has been very supportive of my writing, and I hope I have been a source of support and encouragement to her as well.

The best thing about her interviews is that she makes them seem like face-to-face conversations. You can find our interview at http://lindaweaverclarke.blogspot.com/2010/11/interview-with-childrens-author-cheryl.html  Linda loves comments, so I hope you'll leave some. She also has two series of books you can learn more about by checking out the video trailers in the sidebar of her blog.

I want to thank all my blog hosts and all those readers who have helped to bringing Little Shepherd back into the Amazon bestseller rank for a third time since its release. The book reentered the ranks on Saturday at #40. It's now at #87, but I feel blessed it every broke into the ranks at all.

You can purchase a copy of Little Shepherd at

Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Guardian Angel Publishing
Indiebound.org

I hope you'll friend me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1110037692 or follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ccmalandrinos

Little Shepherd Ranks as an Amazon Bestseller for Second Day in a Row

Little Shepherd remains in the Top 100 bestselling books in its category (large print, children's) on Amazon for a second day in a row. I am so humbled that readers are so interested in Obed's story.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

God bless!

Little Shepherd Ranks as an Amazon Bestseller for Third Time Since Its Release

More good news on the book promotion front. Little Shepherd has ranked in the Top 100 Books in its category again today on Amazon. When I checked this afternoon, it ranked at #40 in the Large Print - Children's Books category.

This is the third time Little Shepherd has been ranked an Amazon bestseller since its release on August 21st. In October, it ranked in the Top 100 Books in its category for three days in a row.

I feel truly blessed. Thank you to all my blog hosts, my readers, my friends and family for all their support, and most importantly, to God for His blessings on this project.

You can purchase a copy of Little Shepherd at

Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Guardian Angel Publishing
Indiebound.org

Little Shepherd Virtual Book Tour - Day 25

Amazingly, the first week of November is almost done. Today is my daughter's 7th birthday, so I'm trying to play mommy more than author right now.

I return to The Plot today where the cow from the stable is interviewed about the new visitors that spent a night keeping them company. This piece ended up being much deeper than I expected--despite the two typos that were found.

I would love some feedback on it if you have time to wander on out there at http://theplotline.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/interview-with-cow-in-the-stable-from-little-shepherd-by-cheryl-c-malandrinos/

 My friend Ellen from Confessions of an Overworked Mom, who has been promoting Little Shepherd at her blog since it came out, reviewed the book today. She's also offering a giveaway that is separate from the two I am currently running. As part of her Winter Wonderland Blog Carnival going on all this week, those who comment at her review will have the chance to win an autographed copy of Little Shepherd and a 1998 Hallmark Keepsake ornament. It's beautiful, I am staring at it right now.  :)

You can find Ellen's review at http://confessionsofanover-workedmom.blogspot.com/2010/11/ww-little-shepherd-by-cheryl.html

Good luck to all who enter!

Little Shepherd Virtual Book Tour - Day 24

The schedule changed for the LITTLE SHEPHERD VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR '10 today. Instead of two stops, there are three!

My first stop is at Rose's blog, The Plot. I've always loved this blog because it is a strictly character blog. Rose is always looking for characters to interview, so be sure to let her know if your character is interested.

You can find a short excerpt from Little Shepherd and some information about me and the book today. The link is http://theplotline.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/little-shepherd-by-cheryl-c-malandrinos-2/. Tomorrow, the cow from Little Shepherd  shares her thoughts on the new visitors to the stable.

My second stop is at SFC: Families Matter. This is a Stories for Children blog run by V.S. Grenier. SFC took a short break, but is now back in full force. You'll definitely want to follow their blog if you have kids, are a homeschooling parents, or work with kids in any capacity. You can find my interview at http://familiesmatter2us.blogspot.com/2010/11/little-shepherd-blog-tour-with-author.html.



My final stop of the day is this beautiful review written by April at Cafe of Dreams. She gave Little Shepherd a 5 out of 5 rating.  She doesn't do that often, so I feel truly blessed. Here's a bit of what she had to say:

"Little Shepherd is the perfect story to share again and again with your family and friends.  What a delightful tradition to start, having the family gather together and read this memorable and heart-touching story."

You can read the full review at http://www.cafeofdreamsbookreviews.com/2010/11/77-little-shepherd-by-cheryl-c.html.

Remember, if you leave a comment at any of my tour stops, you'll be entered into a giveaway for some great Christmas themed prizes. Details of the two giveaways I am running during my virtual book tour can be found at http://littleshepherdchildrensbook.blogspot.com/2010/09/giveaways-announced-for-little-shepherd.html.

Thanks again to all my blog hosts and their readers who have made this virtual book tour possible. I hope you drop me a line to let me know what you think of Little Shepherd. You can reach me at cg20pm00(at)gmail(dot)com.

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