Sir Bobblysock – Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. https://peachtree-online.com A trade publisher creating children's books that educate, entertain, encourage, and endure. Tue, 29 May 2018 14:56:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 #FreeBookFriday: CLAUDE ON THE SLOPES by Alex T. Smith https://peachtree-online.com/2014/12/freebookfriday-claude-on-the-slopes-by-alex-t-smith/ https://peachtree-online.com/2014/12/freebookfriday-claude-on-the-slopes-by-alex-t-smith/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:00:00 +0000 http://peachtree-online.com/freebookfriday-claude-on-the-slopes-by-alex-t-smith/ What is it about December that makes it feel so magical?
Is it having a snowball fight?
Is it skiing gracefully as snow falls?
Is it entering snowman-building competitions?
Look! Claude thinks he knows. Yes, Claude?
Oh! Of course!
The magic is in spending time with the people (and socks) you love.
We hope you’ll spend this December sharing Claude & Sir. B’s wintry adventure with the little people close to your heart. To help you do just that, Claude on the Slopes is the December #FreeBookFriday! Enter below!


 

Claude and his best friend Sir Bobblysock go to the Snowy Mountains to swish down the powdery slopes. They throw snowballs, learn to ski, and enter a snow-sculpture contest. But when an avalanche threatens their winter wonderland, Claude must come to the rescue.own the powdery slopes. They throw snowballs, learn to ski, and enter a snow-sculpture contest. But when an avalanche threatens their winter wonderland, Claude must come to the rescue.

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Claude is no ordinary dog – he leads an extraordinary life!
Claude and his best friend Sir Bobblysock go to the Snowy Mountains to swish down the powdery slopes. They throw snowballs, learn to ski, and enter a snow-sculpture contest. But when an avalanche threatens their winter wonderland, Claude must come to the rescue.


After briefly considering careers in space travel, cookery, and being a rabbit, Alex T. Smith finally decided to become an illustrator. He graduated from Coventry University with a degree in illustration and won second place in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Illustration. He lives in England.
You can visit Alex T. Smith’s website here.

School Library Journal warns children who have not met Claude and his best friend Sir Bobblysock to expect delightful mayhem and hilarity. Get to know Claude on this Blog Tour! 

Monday,10/13- Picture Book to YA & The Write Path
Tuesday, 10/14- Geo Librarian & Kit Lit Reviews
Wednesday, 10/15- Chat with Vera
Thursday, 10/16- The 4th Musketeer
Friday, 10/17- Librarian in Cute Shoes

 
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Do you ever wonder if Claude gets jealous of Sir Bobblysock?  

Think about it: Sir Bobblysock is both a sock and quite bobbly. I mean, talk about a double threat.

What if we leveled the playing field a bit? What if we made Claude into a sock?

There’s a whole world of puppetry arts that we could explore… Claude could have his own adventure vlog… 

That’s it. This is happening. Go grab your supplies and meet me back here in five.

Supplies:

  • 1 white sock
  • 1 black pom-pom
  • 1 red pom-pom
  • 1 piece of black felt
  • 1 piece of red felt
  • 2 googly eyes
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun

Directions:
  1. Warm up your hot glue gun.
  2. Stick your hand inside the sock. Create the indent where Claude’s mouth will be in the space between your forefinger and thumb.


            3. Cut out Claude’s ears and beret using shapes like this: 
 


             4. Using the hot glue gun, put a dab of hot glue in the following places: 
           tip: Adhere the pieces immediately and press firmly. Hot glue dries quickly.
a.       On the top of his head; attach his ears
 
 
b.      on the top of his ears; attach beret
 
 
c.      in the center of the top of the beret; attach the red pom-pom
 
 
d.      on Claude’s nose; attach the black pom-pom
 
 
e.       where his eyes will be; attach the googly eyes
 
 
  TA-DA!
 
We’d love to see your Claude or Sir. B sock puppets! Post your sock puppet theater videos on social and tag us, or send them to publicity [at] peachtree [dash] online [dot] com!
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In the third installment of Claude’s hilarious adventures, Claude and Sir Bobblysock pack their bags and go on vacation to the beach. They rescue a man from a shark, win a sandcastle-building competition, and hunt for pirate treasure. Of course, they make it back home just before Mr. and Mrs. Shinyshoes come home from work.

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Kirkus calls this early chapter book “hilarious”, but what do our readers have to say? Follow along on the blog tour:

Monday 4/21-Blue Owl

Tuesday – Kid Lit Reviews

Wednesday- Chat with Vera

Thursday-Geo Librarian

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