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HITCHIN’ POST

by

Julie Barker

  Genre: Children's Picture Book / Rhyming / K-3

Publisher: LifeRich Publishing

Date of Publication: July 14, 2016

Number of Pages: 46

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Hard work and the cowboy life on the 6Bs Ranch is nothing new to old jackrabbit Hitchin’ Post.  Hitchin’ Post is a picture book written in rhyme describing old Hitch’s life on the 6Bs Ranch and his journey in finding what it truly means to be thankful.  

His beloved ranch goes through a terrible drought, but Hitch decides that despite challenges, there is always something to be thankful for. He discovers that it is relationships with his friends and his beloved ranch that makes him feel rich. 

PRAISE FOR HITCHIN' POST:

*2017 North Texas Book Festival Honorable Mention award*

Wonderfully told with beautiful, rustic illustrations. 
- Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite 

I can't wait to share this book with my granddaughters! 
- Amy, Goodreads Review

Hitchin' Post is the most adorable story with the best illustrations! We love, love, love it!!! 
– Cory, Amazon Verified Customer

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Told from the perspective of a Texas Jackrabbit named Hitchin’ Post, this adorable book takes the reader through the ups and downs of life on a Texas ranch.

Have I told y’all lately that I love children’s books? Well, I do, dagnabit! Six B’s Hitchin’ Post charmed the cowgirl boots right off my hooves!

There are many things about this delightful book that I adored. First and foremost, this book was illustrated by the mama of the author. I love doing projects with my own daughter, and knowing that this book was the work of art by a mother-daughter team won my heart over!

This lovely book has a great moral: love where you are and be thankful for those around you. In a world where our kids are inundated with hate and bullies and even cartoons with weird messages, this little book has a great grounding message. Hitchin’ Post would be a great addition to any kid’s library!

Back to the illustrations: Altman’s illustrations are so cute. I can imagine a child drinking them in while a parent or teacher…or older sibling… reads the rhyming story to him/her. Oh, did I mention that I love rhyming stories? Well, well, well, let me tell ya that I do, thank you very much! And so do kids!

Rhymes create a love of words and poetry, a sense of rhythm, and impart a love of reading. If you ask me, all children’s books should be written in rhyme. But you didn’t, so I digress.

This book feels great in your hands. The illustrations are large and colorful. It would be great for reading at home, in the library, or in the classroom. It’s quite lovely in person. I encourage everyone to grab a copy for your favorite child. And don’t forget to scroll down to enter to win a copy!

Six B’s Hitchin’ Post is flat out adorable!

I, therefore, grant Ole Hitchin’ Post and his ranch

5 Fabulous Brooms!

 

Julie Barker was born and raised in west Texas, and currently resides in Quanah, Texas, with her husband and three children.  She maintained her west Texas roots into college when she attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, receiving a degree in social work.  Julie has grown up surrounded by the ranching heritage, and felt drawn to share this way of life through the adventures of the little cowboy jackrabbit, Hitchin’ Post.  Hitchin’ Post marks Julie’s debut into the world of children’s literature.  She was fortunate to have her mother, artist Carolyn Altman, provide the cute, whimsical illustrations of old Hitch and the 6Bs, making this project extra special.

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1^st Place Winner receives an eBook AND a Signed Print Copy

4 Runners-Up each have a choice of eBook OR Signed Print Copy

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*NEW RELEASE GIVEAWAY!* Read my review of BADLANDS by Melissa Lenhardt

BADLANDS

Sawbones, Book 3

by

MELISSA LENHARDT

!!NEW RELEASE!!

  Genre: Historical / Western / Action-Adventure / Romance

Publisher: Redhook

Date of Publication: June 27, 2017

Number of Pages: 416

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Outlander meets post-Civil War unrest in the conclusion to Melissa Lenhardt's fast-paced historical series.

Laura's worst fears have been realized: Kindle has been taken into custody and she is once again on the run. The noose awaits her in New York, but Laura is realizing that there are some things worse than death. Finally running out of places to hide, it may be time for Dr. Catherine Bennett to face her past.

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As many of you know, westerns aren’t my usual reading fare. It’s true that I enjoy a wide range of genres, but I’ve never counted westerns as part of my preferred reading.

How wrong I’ve been.

This book is the third book in a series. I have not read the first two books, Sawbones and Blood Oath, but that didn’t keep me from being instantly draw into this story from the very first sentence. Lenhardt’s voice and style creates a book that is certainly a stand-alone as well as a sequel. And that’s not all that I enjoyed about her writing.

Within the gorgeous covers of Badlands lies a tale of a woman doctor struggling to make her way in the male-dominated Old West while hoping and longing to be reunited with her true love who is somewhere back east. I’ll try not to give too many spoilers here, because this book…oh, allow me to convey…this book is lavish with pain, struggle, and heartache. It is punctuated with triumph and strength. Truly, it is the story of the struggle of being a strong female.

Badlands by Melissa Lenhardt is a marvelously gritty sequel about a bad-ass female character you’ll love. From the get-go, the reader becomes the main character through whom the story is told. Through the laudanum-induced stupor, the reader begins the climb with the main character from where she’s hit rock-bottom and ends the story with her on a high note as the bad-ass she is.

All hail the Old West in all her glory!

Why, you may ask, does the story start out with the main character in a laudanum-induced stupor, and why is she separated from her fella? Well, I cannot tell you that. You’ll have to get a copy of the book and read the daylights out of it just like I did!

Even though this book reads marvelously as a stand-alone, do as I’m going to do and grab a copy of Sawbones and Blood Oath. The characters deserve to be caressed with your eyes, and I know your eyes will adore Lenhardt’s writing as much as I do!

Oh! And don’t forget to scroll down to enter the giveaway!

This Texas gal hereby grants Badlands 4 ½ Bad-Ass Brooms!

Melissa Lenhardt is the author the Jack McBride mystery series, as well as the Laura Elliston historical fiction series. Her debut mystery, STILLWATER, was a finalist for the 2014 Whidbey Writers’ MFA Alumni Emerging Writers Contest, and SAWBONES, her historical fiction debut, was hailed as a "thoroughly original, smart and satisfying hybrid, perhaps a new subgenre: the feminist Western" by Lone Star Literary Life. A lifelong Texan, she lives in the Dallas area with her husband and two sons.

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