I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERBOUND from VAULT Comics Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
The Science Fiction,
Fantasy, and spooky stories young readers imprint from VAULT Comics!
Count on a flurry of activity around all WONDERBOUND original graphic novel middle grade titles!
Here’s a list of all of the titles & authors participating in the tour! Check out each individual blog/Instagram/or booktok (schedule below) for more details on each book!
GHOSTER HEIGHTS by Corey Landsell, Kelly Mellings, & Lisa Larose (Illustrator)
HELLO, MY NAME IS POOP by Ben Katzner & Ian McGinty (Illustrator)
KENZIE'S KINGDOM by Shea Fontana & Agnes Garbowska (Illustrator)
POIKO: Quests Stuff by Brian Middleton
THE BROTHERS FLICK: THE IMPOSSIBLE DOORS by Ryan Haddock & Nick Wyche (Illustrator)
THE UNFINISHED CORNER by Dani Colman & Rachel "Tuna" Petrovicz (Illustrator)
VERSE
VERSE BOOK 1: THE
BROKEN HALF by Sam Beck
VERSE BOOK 2: THE SECOND GATE by Sam Beck
WRASSLE CASTLE
WRASSLE
CASTLE BOOK 1: LEARNING THE ROPES by Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, & Galaad (Illustrator)
WRASSLE
CASTLE BOOK 2: RIDERS ON THE STORM by Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, & Galaad (Illustrator)
WRASSLE CASTLE BOOK 3: PUT A LYD ON IT! by Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, & Galaad (Illustrator)
GHOSTER HEIGHTS
Kelly Mellings (co-writer)
The Winter Holidays and YOU!
1. What
Winter holidays do you celebrate in December and January … and how do you
celebrate them?
I am
English/Welsh and Ukrainian. I celebrate Christmas and New Year. I used
to have a big Ukrainian feast on Christmas Eve (possibly with my body's weight
in perogies and mushroom sauce) with my Mom's family, then on Christmas
Morning, we woke up and opened presents. Now Christmas Eve is usually our
immediate family, a smaller feast, tracking progress on the Santa tracker, and
getting snacks ready for St. Nick and his Reindeer. We also say goodbye to the
Elves on the shelves (and their antics) on Christmas eve. On Christmas morning,
it's time for stockings, presents and a family brunch. We do crosswords and
sometimes sled in the afternoon, then Christmas evening is the time for a big
meal (turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and all the rest!). We finish
the meal with Christmas cake and pudding (with money in it...whoever has the
most at the end of their dessert is the winner!). I loved Christmas so much as
a kid because my brothers and sisters would be home for the holidays. Now I can
spend it with my kids and our new extended family. New Year’s changes year by
year. I used to throw pyjama parties, and now, depending on how everyone feels,
we celebrate at midnight and, on New Years' day, decide on one new thing to do
for the year.
2. What
traditions are old family traditions?
Christmas
eve with my Ukrainian Family started at my Baba's (who had 18
children...lots of uncles and aunts for me!), and then we grew too big for her
house, moving to a community hall. It's gotten smaller in recent years as our
family grows, and we each have our little units. Our Christmas day our routine
is still close to what I grew up with, even with our kids having two homes
(their mom and I have separated).
3. What
traditions are the ones that YOU’VE started?
Watching the
Santa Tracker, saying goodbye to the Elves, decorating the tree together,
sledding.
4. What
sort of activities during the holidays are your favourites?
Anything
with family. I love the excitement of the kids on Christmas
morning.
5. What
activities do you like the least?
Christmas
dishes, I always seem to get stuck with the pans!
6. What
are your favorite holiday memories from childhood?
Waking up
and opening stockings, making Christmas custard with my siblings and decorating
the tree. My absolute favourite was when Santa would leave us a tree in the
forest by our farm and we would take the snow machine and go find it in the
woods. It would always be the perfect tree with a little tag/note from
Santa himself!
7. What
are your favorite holiday memories from adulthood?
Watching my
kids experience the same joy, sledding in the cold, and seeing my oldest open a
toy from Santa that you couldn't get in the store(he hand-made it!).
8. What
are your favorite holiday foods?
PEROGIES AND
MUSHROOM SAUCE(recipe in the back of Ghoster
Heights!) I would look forward to a HEAPING plate of these on Christmas eve
every year. A close second is mom's mashed potatoes with gravy.
9. What
makes these Winter holidays so special for you?
Having some
time just for family, letting the people I care about know I love them.
10. Anything
else you’d like to talk about that is holiday-related?
I know the
holidays are hard for people who have lost family. It was especially hard the
first few years after losing my brother. For me, remembering all the great
things we did together during this time helped, and when I went to sleep, I
would try and dream of him so I could share my new experiences.
The Winter Holidays and … your
characters!
1. How
do your book’s characters celebrate the holidays?
a. Do
they celebrate with family & friends?
Yes, Baba
throws a feast on Christmas eve for the apartment. They have it at the
community hall down the lane. It's supposed to be a potluck, but she cooks many
of the dishes. Everyone is welcome, especially if they have nowhere else to go
on Christmas eve.
b. What
do they eat?
There are
usually twelve dishes on Ukrainian Christmas eve...but baba changes it
year by year. Some favourites are perogies(Ukrainian dumplings), mushroom
sauce, turkey, nalysnyky(Ukrainian crepes), kutya (Ukrainian wheat
dish symbolizing life)pickled beets, pickled carrots, mashed potatoes, gravy,
herring, Holubtsi( cabbage rolls), meats cheeses, breads, and whatever else
anyone brings.
c. What
do you think they’d like to do?
I think
they'd like to do just that, have a big feast with family and friends and show
each other how much they care. Ona might want a video game that boops and
beeps.
2. If
your book’s characters visited during the holidays, how would you celebrate
with them?
I think we'd
cook together, so many of my favourite memories are in the kitchen with family.
3. Would
your character like to say anything to readers for holiday cheer?
Baba would
like to say Shchaslyvykh svyat! (Happy Holidays) and Baba would make Ona
say it, too, even though her Ukrainian isn't very good. Glen is napping after a
long shift so he says zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Corey Lansdell (co-writer, GHOSTER HEIGHTS)
The Winter
Holidays and YOU!
1. What
Winter holidays do you celebrate in December and January … and how do you
celebrate them?
I always have celebrated Christmas with my family. I
have wonderful childhood memories of sitting in my grandparent's living
rooms with my brother, parents and extended family singing Christmas carols. I
remember both of Grandma's extreme use of tinsel, their Christmas baking and
the warmth of family. Since I got married, I have been blessed to celebrate
Ukrainian Christmas with my wife and my in-laws. The energy and enthusiasm of
my Ukrainian family amaze me, and the food! Oy! We've also always attended a
Christmas Eve church service to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
We've always
celebrated the coming of the New Year as well. This has varied in how we
celebrate. Usually, it includes some time with family at one of their houses.
Occasionally, we've attended fireworks in the city.
2. What
traditions are old family traditions?
Some old family traditions include Christmas dinners
that are to die for.
3. What
traditions are ones that YOU’VE started?
Attending a Christmas Eve church service. Getting our
Christmas tree from a tree farm in the area. Sledding with family.
4. What
sort of activities during the holidays are your favorites?
I love playing board games with my family and a quiet
night in front of a fire watching some classic Christmas films.
5. What
activities do you like the least?
Driving. Our Christmas time has always included a lot
of driving.
6. What
are your favorite holiday memories from childhood?
Presents! Family time with my cousins.
7. What
are your favorite holiday memories from adulthood?
Reflecting on the birth of Jesus and being with my
family.
8. What
are your favorite holiday foods?
I love pumpkin pie, turkey and stuffing, and mashed
potatoes.
9. What
makes these Winter holidays so special for you?
There are so many layers to Christmas that I love.
Family time, slowing down and enjoying the moments together. It's one of
the times of the year when we are all together, and the warmth in those
relationships is very special.
The Winter
Holidays and … your characters!
1. How
do your book’s characters celebrate the holidays?
a. Do
they celebrate with family & friends?
Kelly
answered these already for Ona and Baba; however, I imagine Ryder holding a kid
celebration with a gift exchange. Much to his Dad's chagrin. Ryder always has a
new board game for his friends to try together. Some go over better than
others.
b. What
do they eat?
Ryder's
party has rootbeer, cream soda, Pepsi and many kinds of chips.
c. What
do you think they’d like to do?
Even though
Ryder can get overly competitive and bossy at the party, everyone enjoys the
games and the time together.
2. If
your book’s characters visited during the holidays, how would you celebrate
with them?
I would probably enjoy talking to Baba about the
Ukraine. Ona would fit in well with my kids. I'm sure they'd play some video
games and hang out. I think Glen would love to chat over a beer and put his
feet up by the fire.
3. Would
your character like to say anything to readers for holiday cheer?
Ryder would
like to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Giveaway Details:
1 winner will win finished copies of every book featured in the WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERBOUND from VAULT tour, US Only.
1 winner will win eBooks of every book featured in the WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERBOUND from VAULT tour from iBooks, International.
Ends January 17th, midnight EST.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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12/12/2022 |
Feature WRASSLE CASTLE/IG Post |
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12/13/2022 |
Feature KENZIE'S KINGDOM/IG Post |
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12/14/2022 |
Feature POIKO/IG Post |
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12/15/2022 |
Feature THE BROTHERS FLICK/IG Post |
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12/16/2022 |
Feature GHOSTER HEIGHTS/IG Post |
Week Two:
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12/19/2022 |
Feature THE UNFINISHED CORNER/IG Post |
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12/20/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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12/21/2022 |
Review |
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12/22/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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12/23/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
Week Three:
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12/26/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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12/27/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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12/28/2022 |
IG Review |
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12/29/2022 |
IG Review |
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12/30/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
Week Four:
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1/2/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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1/3/2022 |
IG Review |
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1/4/2022 |
IG Review/LFL Drop Pic |
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1/5/2022 |
Review |
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1/6/2022 |
Review/IG Post |
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