Title:
Valentina and the Haunted Mansion
Series:
Valentina’s Spooky Adventures #1)
Genre:
Picture Book, Vampires, Paranormal, Kids, Children’s Book
Release
Date:
May 20, 2013
Price:
$2.99 (eBook), $10.95 (Paperback), $21.95 (Hardcover)
Synopsis:
Valentina isn’t thrilled with her parents’ decision
to move into an ancient, gigantic mansion in the middle of nowhere—filled with
dark, unsettling rooms, and far away from civilization, where they don’t have
to worry about hiding who they are. Sure, it may be perfect for a vampire
family like hers, but moving here meant leaving her best friends behind.
The new house has some perks, though. Valentina gets to choose her own room, and when she explores the mansion on her own, she discovers a trophy room, a museum room, a music room, and much more.
From the moment Valentina started exploring, however, she’s felt someone watching her. Strange things start to happen all around her: footprints appear in the dust, a disembodied voice sneezes....
...and just because Valentina is a vampire, doesn’t mean she doesn't get scared like any other little girl.
The new house has some perks, though. Valentina gets to choose her own room, and when she explores the mansion on her own, she discovers a trophy room, a museum room, a music room, and much more.
From the moment Valentina started exploring, however, she’s felt someone watching her. Strange things start to happen all around her: footprints appear in the dust, a disembodied voice sneezes....
...and just because Valentina is a vampire, doesn’t mean she doesn't get scared like any other little girl.
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Author Bio
Majanka Verstraete begged her Mom to teach her
how to read while she was still in kindergarten. By the time she finished fifth
grade, she had read through the entire children’s section of her hometown
library.
She wrote her first
story when she was seven years old, and hasn’t stopped writing since. With an
imagination that never sleeps, and hundreds of possible book characters
screaming for her attention, writing is more than a passion for her.
She writes about all
things supernatural for children of all ages. She’s tried to write contemporary
novels before, but something paranormal always manages to crawl in.
Majanka is currently
studying for her Master of Laws degree, and hopes one day to be able to combine
her passions for law and writing. When she’s not writing, reading or studying,
she likes watching “The Vampire Diaries” and “Game of Thrones,” spending time
with her friends, or playing “World of Warcraft.”
Her debut picture book,
“Valentina and the Haunted Mansion” released in May 2013, and was published by
Evolved Publishing. She is now working on her second picture book, “Valentina
and the Whackadoodle Witch”, which will be published in December 2013.
She has a lower grade
chapter book, “The Doll Maker” coming out in September 2013. This is the first
book in the Weirdville series, a series of scary books for kids. The second and
third book will be released in December 2013, along with an audio book for “The
Doll Maker”.
Her debut young adult
novel, “Fractured”, the first book in the Mirrorland series, will release in
September 2013 by InkSpell Publishing. You can now pre-order your copy.
Twitter: @iheartreads
Preorder your copy of
Fractured here: http://www.inkspellpublishing.com/1/post/2013/07/fractured-is-available-for-preorder.html
Purchase your copy of
Valentina and the Haunted Mansion here: http://evolvedpub.com/product/valentina-and-the-haunted-mansion/
Illustrator Bio
Noelle Giffin is an alumna of the Savannah
College of Art and Design, equipped with a BFA in Sequential Art. She enjoys a
good story and believes that it should always be accompanied by art that
complements it, instead of overshadowing it. Her favorite part of creating
artwork is working towards that feeling of “being in the zone,” where
everything just fits together seamlessly and is difficult to distract from.
She likes to listen to
music while she draws and, as a result, comes up with silly music video ideas
for her characters. Her medium tends to be digital, but nothing beats drawing
with pencil and paper. Lastly, she loves fat little birds like nothing else in
the world (and now no one is surprised as to why she’s drawing Bird
Brain Books).
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Book Excerpt
"Ahchoo!"
What
was that? Someone just sneezed in here! Valentina spun around,
but nobody was there.
Then she looked down and... a footprint had been
left on the dusty floor.
"Who's there?" Valentina shook from the
top of her black hair to the bottom of her curled-up toes. "Where did you
run off to?"
My Review:
This was a cute book about Valentina and her life as a monster. She is used to all sorts of monsters, but when her parents make her move into a new house there is someone there to greet her. This is a really nice book so kids won't be afraid. I am a huge Scooby Doo fan and I started reading Stephen King when I was 10. I would have loved to have this kind of book when I was little! I am giving this book a 5/5. I can not wait to share my fellow Scooby Doo Fans (my niece and nephew)!
This was a cute book about Valentina and her life as a monster. She is used to all sorts of monsters, but when her parents make her move into a new house there is someone there to greet her. This is a really nice book so kids won't be afraid. I am a huge Scooby Doo fan and I started reading Stephen King when I was 10. I would have loved to have this kind of book when I was little! I am giving this book a 5/5. I can not wait to share my fellow Scooby Doo Fans (my niece and nephew)!
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