Look what I found while stocking up on children’s books at the Strand Bookstore in New York City! This place really does have miles and miles of books, including The Princess and the Cafe on the Moat! Come on down!
Look what I found while stocking up on children’s books at the Strand Bookstore in New York City! This place really does have miles and miles of books, including The Princess and the Cafe on the Moat! Come on down!
Making waves–the air waves, that is! What fun chatting about fairy tales, entrepreneurial princesses, and ways to spread kindness with Jedlie’s Reading With Your Kids podcast on IHeart Radio on 12/30/18. Click this link to listen in traffic.libsyn.com/readingwithyourkids/Margie_Markarian.mp3. Check for more of Jedlie’s upbeat Reading With Your Kids podcasts on Itunes. It’s updated regularly, free to download, and a great way to keep up with new children’s books and new authors!
The Celebrate Picture Books website features in-depth reviews and fun activities to help families and teachers celebrate life’s holidays—whether they’re profound or quirky—365 days a year. In recognition of the good deeds, the princess in The Princess and the Cafe on the Moat performs, Celebrate Picture Books published its review of the book on Good Samaritan Day (March 13). About two weeks later, Celebrate Picture Books’ delightful Kathy Carroll interviewed me about my love of fairy tales, inspiration for writing the book, and the adorable castle cake my brother-in-law baked for the book’s launch. Here’s the link to the Question & Answer Interview.
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The Country Gazette in Franklin, my current hometown, and the West Roxbury Transcript, where I grew up, are both owned by Gatehouse Media. So, reporter Scott Calzolaio’s feature about me and the book hit the front page twice! Thanks, Scott!
–ALA Booklist Online
Margie Markarian’s sweet story is an enchanting fairy tale for today’s socially conscious and active kids. Instead of needing rescue, this princess looks for opportunities to help others. Markarian’s language is charmingly ‘medieval,’ making the story fun to read aloud while inspiring listeners.
–Celebrate Picture Books Website
The Princess and the Cafe on the Moat is a sweet little book about our basic human need to be needed, and our desire to be helpful. Ms. Markarian’s prose is not only gentle, it is perfect for children ages 4 to 8 who are only just learning what it is like to feel necessary and needed. The fast-paced story line identifies what it is like to be little and overlooked, but it offers a solution (which the little princess figures out on her own!)
–Picture Book Depot Website
The precious illustrations beautifully depict the princess and her need to be busy and help others. The author’s note at the end discusses the elements of fairy tales and has a message of sharing. The book even includes an activity to encourage good deeds. This would be a great tie-in to both a fairy tale unit and a unit on kindness. Recommended.
–School Library Connection
Loving this kind, self-driven girl! And you will too.
–Read. Learn. Repeat. (Blog Post 9/27)