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Potty Palooza: One Week Later

Posted by NG
/ November 20, 2012 / Leave a comment

Last Tuesday feels like forever ago. It was filled with laughs, and lots of potty talk. Potty Palooza was held despite a rainy start, but that didn’t stop our attendees! We started out at 10 AM with open time for bloggers to chat with speakers and to casually peruse our potty-related...
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A “Hooked On Science” Giveaway!

Posted by NG
/ November 2, 2012 / 2 Comments

Jason Lindsey of Hooked on Science has teamed up once again with Pinwheel Books to sponsor a giveaway! Up for grabs are 7 books from the National Geographic Explore On Your Own series. The titles include: Sound All Around Volcano! Freaky Frogs Night Shift Shark Tales Super Croc Exploring Caves Want...
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We Love Tiny Hanger

Posted by NG
/ October 22, 2012 / Leave a comment

Small businesses are innovating our country right now. We hear about them constantly in politics, but it’s widespread – self publishing, and start-up companies are thriving right now. Brookline is home to many start ups, including our friends Tiny Hanger. This wonderful store is celebrating their One Year Anniversary this weekend,...
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Poop goes to the Classroom

Posted by NG
/ October 11, 2012 / Leave a comment

It’s not as gross as it sounds! The ‘Science Guy‘ himself, Jason Lindsey, has collaborated with Pinwheel Books to develop the parent-teacher guide for All About Poop, intended to be used in the classroom to learn about hygiene, etiquette, and the digestive system. It looks like Jason has had the...
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Link Round-Up for the First Week of October

Posted by NG
/ October 2, 2012 / Leave a comment

These are some of the funniest, coolest links we’ve been loving this week from across the web. From viral videos, to cool concepts, we’ve found some great links to kidslit-related content all over the web. 1. La Munkya If you have a kid who tells wild stories (or even tame...
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Raise a Storyteller

Posted by NG
/ September 27, 2012 / Leave a comment

We are big advocates of the act of storytelling here at Pinwheel. We publish quality, funny, unique stories, but our inspiration comes first from our audience. After all, we are publishing the stories they are going to read! Sometimes we’d rather not admit this, but it seems like kids often...
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More Books to “Fall” in Love with – for the Adults

Posted by NG
/ September 26, 2012 / Leave a comment

Fall is a fantastic time for books. The cooler weather, back-to-school, pumpkin spiced…everything! For us this means we have more time to read the best new books. Of course, we’ve got you covered with kids books, but adults have a plethora of books to choose from: I mean, in this...
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Fresh Fall Start

Posted by NG
/ September 24, 2012 / Leave a comment

It’s the start of Fall, which means a fresh season for Pinwheel Books. We spent the summer months growing our company. That entailed publishing our third book – but with a much stronger marketing push, and national distribution. With our book flying solo through bookstores and online sellers, we focused...
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New Kidslit for Fall

Posted by NG
/ September 24, 2012 / 1 Comment

This past month has been brilliant for kidslit. We’ve seen new characters and old characters grace the NYTimes Bestseller List (Sept.30th), and want to share our thoughts on the latest picture books. Are they a thumbs up, or a thumbs down? 1. Llama, Llama, Time To Share: The Llama, Llama series...
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From Idea to Bookshelf: The Making of All About Poop

Posted by NG
/ September 3, 2012 / Leave a comment

(image: our office with the 100+ pre-porders of “All About Poop” ready to be sent out!) Happy Labor Day weekend! In these final days of summer vacation and holiday weekends, Pinwheel Books can finally start celebrating with you. We have been busy getting ready for the big release of our...
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Potty Palooza: One Week Later

A “Hooked On Science” Giveaway!

We Love Tiny Hanger

Poop goes to the Classroom

Link Round-Up for the First Week of October

Raise a Storyteller

More Books to “Fall” in Love with – for the Adults

Fresh Fall Start

From Idea to Bookshelf: The Making of All About Poop

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