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Synopsis: Lila is a polite six-year-old girl who lives with her mama and papa in New York City. She has two cats, and would now like to have a dog–except dogs are not allowed in her apartment building. After thinking about it for awhile, Lila asks her parents if she can have an invisible dog. Her parents agree, and together they decide to name the dog Fluffy. On their way to the pet store to buy invisible supplies for the invisible dog, a black and white Aussie appears from around the corner and introduces himself to Lila, saying, “My name is Fluffy.”
In a series of fun adventures that follow, Fluffy introduces Lila and her family to the invisible people of Iceland, who live inside the boulders of Central Park and the cornerstones of New York City buildings. One day, the invisible people discover that the birthmark on Lila’s left forearm is the sign of their Elven Queen, and just as she turns seven, Lila is made a princess. Can anything be better than that?
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First Chapter Preview:
Lila had learned to be polite at a very early age. She was six years old now and she recalled that her mother had given her instructions about being polite more than once, but she could not remember exactly when her instructions started. She seemed to think that it began at about three, but she was not quite certain. Three was a half a life ago and it was similar to being sixty and trying to remember something that took place when you were thirty, but she wasn’t exactly sure about that either, being nowhere close to sixty.
You can read Chapter One HERE!
Review: This was an adorable book, one that Miss Grace and I loved reading out loud together! Miss Grace has her own 'tale' of fairy horses and invisible worlds, that we have crafted together,so she was quite happy to believe in the fairies of Iceland, and that Lila would be their Princess! And of course, Miss Grace,being a Princess herself, could easily relate to that! LOL! Girls 8 and under will be captivated by this tale of wonder and a child's imagination and realm! We highly recommend it as a great way to get young readers reading during the school season, or as an extra special gift for a young lady for Christmas!
About the Author: Mark J. Grant, a graduate of Occidental College, has been on Wall Street for thirty-seven years in various senior management positions. He has run capital markets for four investment banks and been on the boards of directors of four investment banks. Grant also writes "Out of the Box," a commentary on the financial markets that is distributed daily to approximately 5,000 large money management institutions in forty-eight countries. This is his third book. Visit his website at www.princesslila.com, Facebook and twitter.
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By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.
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This giveaway begins September 2 and ends November 29.
Winners will be contacted via email on Monday, December 2, 2013.
Winner has 48 hours to reply.
Only U.S. citizens can win the Kindle Fire.
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Thanks for the fantastic review, Nicole!!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't really have an imaginary friend with a name, but I did play and talk to 'others'. You have to make up people when you're an only child playing school, right?
ReplyDeleteI don't recall one specifically, but I'm pretty sure I imagined up some extra siblings from time to time as I had a lot of friends from big families.
ReplyDeleteEeyore from 'Winnie the Pooh' was my imaginary pal.
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