Full time mother and business woman Consolata Ugboko from Nigeria took the time last month to post a review about my book Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy.
And a pleasant review it was! I do hope you’ll visit her site to read the review and leave her a comment. Click here and scroll down to the blog entry from January 21st 2010.
Thank you!
Tina Turbin
Mara Rouse has a history of exceptional credits to her resume to add another jam packed filled week of applying make-up for the celebrity pre-parties to the Grammys as well as the Grammys this year, 2010. Mara Rouse is now the make-up artist for any parties or shoots we do while in I am in Los Angeles.
Mara specializes in Special Effects but loves it all. If it involves applying make-up she has interest. Mara moved here from Washington state to pursue her career working and apprenticing with Top people in the business. Hard work and perseverence got her to where she is now and we are very proud to have her as part of our LA team.
While in LA there are many times we need a little make-up done on the kids or me ( not Danny of course), to look just a bit better on a video or film shoot with the lighting. She has helped in the past and she has officially signed on as our “team”, unless something more important comes up- like the Grammys.
Mara is available for hire: http://www.myspace.com/maramakeup
Thank you Mara! Tina Turbin
Adline Ghani from Malaysia and of the website “Writing by Moonlight” has posted a most wonderful review of my children’s book Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy.
I am so pleased to share this with you and I do hope that you leave a comment at Adline’s beautiful website. Click here to read the review.
Sincerely,
Tina Turbin
SIBA is a wonderful group which I am a proud member of. They have done nothing but help to get my book,
Danny The Dragon Meets Jimmy on the shelves of wonderful book store .
Company: Imagination Publishing Group
Category: Children’s picture book – fiction
Offered: Free Promotional Materials
Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy – Nominee for Best Children’s Picture Book of 2009!
The first book in the HIT children’s series Danny the Dragon by multi award-winning author Tina Turbin has become an international sensation!
Filled with vivid illustrations and a captivating storyline, this delightful tale, chronicling the adventures of a traveling dragon named Danny, leaves all readers with a smile, while ever so subtly highlighting manners, positive social interactions and sharing, in a fun, creative, kid-friendly way.
Hailed by the “Midwest Book Review” Children’s Bookwatch as having “…definite attraction and value for children ages 4-8, all of whom will undoubtedly beg for the sequel and more tales of Danny the Dragon; by authors, including such notables as Judy Blume, school principals, teachers, mothers, Celebrities and literature specialists as being “a gentle story” and “such a delight”; “a wonderful book to read to children”; and a book that is “…accompanied by really beautiful drawings which will sparkle the imagination.”
BOOST Holiday Sales AND be prepared for “Dragon Appreciation Day” on Jan 16th
FIRST 100 booksellers to reply will receive:
1. FREE publicity and promotion of your bookstore via the Imagination Publishing Group network of websites, with a targeted audience of more than 100,000. 2. FREE promotional materials to provide to your customers and to decorate your store: Danny the Dragon themed pencils, bookmarks, door hangers and stickers.
Reply to info@DannyTheDragon.com to take advantage of the above LIMITED TIME offer!
Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy
AVAILABLE THROUGH BAKER AND TAYLOR: http://is.gd/4N7ts
Paperback: 978-0-9800-721-0-5 – retail $8.95
Hardcover: 978-0-9800-721-1-2 - retail $18.95
Thank you SIBA for all your help to get danny the Dragon ou there and known! To see full page go to http://www.sibaweb.com/creative.html and scroll down a bit.
Thanks! Tina Turbin
The news is in! MY children’s picture book, Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy took 2nd place in Children’s Literature in the Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest of 2009.
We are absolutely delighted with the results and are looking forward to yet even more awards and accolades for Danny.
I am thrilled to have been in this contest, become a nominee and now a winner. To receive 2nd place in the important category of Children’s Literature is my honor as a children’s author. Thank you Everyone!
Tina Turbin
Tina Turbin Author - Visits In Florida
I am very proud to now be a member of FAPE as a Florida resident as well as support their endeavors and goals. I am extremely passionate about education and literacy for children as well as the quality of literature in general:
FAPE member Tina Turbin is an award-winning children’s author, writer, researcher, humanitarian and mother. Working for many years with children in the entertainment business, Tina advocates for children, families and women’s issues with research into children’s literacy, children’s allergies, celiac disease, gluten-free foods and nutrition as a way to improve the quality of lives and health for others.
Her approach in garnering awareness on these important topics comes from her position as a humanitarian, and a professional, and one who lives a gluten-free lifestyle, while utilizing her educational videos, books and storybook characters to share the educational aspect with children
Please visit: http://is.gd/5ahLQ
Tina is a recipient of 2 prestigious literary awards for her book Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy: 2nd place winner for Children’s Literature in the Arizona Literary Contest and Book Awards of 2009 and Award-winning finalist in the National Best Books Awards of 2009 to be announced at BookExpo America (BEA) 2010.
Tina Turbin resides in St.Petersburg Florida as well as Los Angeles, California and is available for volunteer activities in the surrounding districts. (http://TinaTurbin.com)
Thank you, Tina Turbin
The popular website “Children’s Book Review” posted a most wonderful “showcase” about my Danny the Dragon series.
Not only does the showcase feature my own personal insight about the book, but it also includes a lovely response towards the book from a well-known celebrity.
Click here to read the showcase.
Sincerely,
I am pleased to share a most wonderful review of my celebrated children’s book: Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy, published in the November edition of the Children’s Bookwatch from the Midwest Book Review (a highly-regarded, premier book review organization since 1976).
Enjoy!
Danny the Dragon “Meets Jimmy”
Tina Turbin, author
Aija Jasuna, illustrator
Imagine Publishing Group
P. O. Box 1304, Dunedin, FL 34697
www.dannythedragon.com
9780980072105, $8.95
“Danny the Dragon ‘Meets Jimmy’” is a delightful, uplifting book about a boy named Jimmy who finds a very special sea shell on the ocean beach that talks to him. All his family agree it is a very special shell, even though they do not hear it talk. Jimmy is allowed to take the lovely green and white shell home with him, and there the discovery begins. Wonder of wonders, Jimmy finds his incredible shell is home to an even more incredible green dragon named Danny, who crawls out of his shell complete with red tennis shoes and yellow backpack! Last but not least, Danny the Dragon is accompanied by a smaller green creature he introduces as Skipper, his navigator. Jimmy and his family are amazed, but they happily invite Danny and Skipper to stay for supper (vegetable soup!) and to play afterwards and then to spend the night.
Danny tells Jimmy he and Skipper can shrink to crawl back inside the shell if they are sprayed with water, so they sleep beside Jimmy’s bed in their shell. Most wonderful of all, Danny tells Jimmy in answer to his question, “Where did you and skipper come from and where have you been in all your travels inside your shell?” “I will tell you some other time. For now it is bedtime. Goodnight- pleasant dreams.” So clearly there will be a sequel or maybe several to this charming tale. Page -full colored illustrations and brief story paragraphs make this totally kid friendly book even more so. Many healthy ideas are interwoven in the story, for example all the children help clear up the table and wash the dishes after dinner without being asked by their parents. “Danny the Dragon ‘Meets Jimmy’” has definite attraction and value for children age 4-8, all of whom will undoubtedly beg for the sequel and more tales of Danny the Dragon.
The following was a special announcement, published broadly by Sunset Park Elementary in Windermere, Florida:
Sunset Park Elementary School, located in Windermere, Florida, welcomes author Tina Turbin on Thursday November 19th, to share her Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy book with over 500 students, teachers, and parents. She will be sharing her work with large groups and will talk about what it is like to write children’s books. In January, Danny the Dragon will make a return appearance when the school cafeteria celebrates “Appreciate a Dragon Day” on January 16th. We are thankful to have stumbled upon Ms. Turbin’s character building and nutritionally themed-works and can’t wait for the kids to be introduced to the delightful characters!
Sesame Street is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary by encouraging an environmentally-friendly theme for it’s upcoming TV shows. With such live stage shows as “Elmo’s Green Thumb”, a major promotional campaign and TV show themes to instill in children a love and appreciation of nature, it definitely looks like the show is going in the right direction.
It was such a pleasure to have participated alongside the Sesame Street Halloween concert in Pasadena. For those of you who didn’t have a chance to read up on this wonderful event, please click the above link.
