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Celebrating a New Milestone for Guinea Pig Power: A PenCraft Award Win!
Guinea Pig Power has been recognized as the Runner-Up Winner in the Children – K-3rd – General Genre category at the 2024 PenCraft Book Awards for literary excellence! This award is especially meaningful because it highlights stories that resonate with young readers and exemplify quality and creativity.
Happy Halloween
Here is a ghostly image from Bodie I wanted to share this low-fi analog film 🎞 photo from Bodie California a real life ghost town. Visiting ghost towns in the U.S. is a lot of fun and always educational. I’ve been to a few and they all helped inspire my story “Cowboy Cooper and theContinue reading “Happy Halloween”
Readers’ Favorite Giveaway
There is a brand new giveaway for the month of October To celebrate the recent award win from Readers’ Favorite “Guinea Pig Power” is now included in the monthly giveaway on the platform. Click the link below to enter! https://readersfavorite.com/book-giveaway/guinea-pig-power
Cover Reveal
October Surprise! New Book Cowboy Cooper and the Ghost Town After a long night of registering works, I’m excited to announce the launch of my latest book, Cowboy Cooper and the Ghost Town! This story follows a young boy named Cooper, whose love for the Wild West has earned him the nickname “Cowboy Cooper” fromContinue reading “Cover Reveal”
Guinea Pig Power featured in 2024 Readers’ Favorite Awards
Honorable Mention at Readers’ Favorite Awards Today, Guinea Pig Power was honored with an Honorable Mention in the Children – General category at the Readers’ Favorite Awards. This is the largest competition the story has been featured in so far. I’m grateful to be acknowledged alongside so many talented authors. Readers’ Favorite offers five awardContinue reading “Guinea Pig Power featured in 2024 Readers’ Favorite Awards”
Guinea Pig Power Readers’ Favorite: Featured Book Rotation
5-star Guinea Pig Power review added to featured book slot on the main page. Readers’ Favorite is owned and operated by authors for authors. Our staff and nearly all our 1,000+ reviewers are authors who have come together to provide fellow authors with a valuable set of resources to help them succeed.
Country Mama with Kids: Spotlight Review Feature
Guinea Pig Power gets 5/5 see what they had to say about the book! Happy Reading Y’all, you will LOL with this book and love it! Country Mama with Kids
July/August SCBWI #DRAWTHIS Entry
In anticipation of spooky season and back to school time, here is my #drawthis entry for July/August.
KDP – Giveaway is Complete
Guinea Pig Power Reaches #1 on Amazon in Canada and the USA as top a free eBook. Guinea Pig Power has reached #1 in two categories on Amazon in both Canada and the USA, thanks to our recent Amazon KDP Giveaway. Guinea Pig Power has engaged readers with its funny story and cuddly characters, earningContinue reading “KDP – Giveaway is Complete”
My First Ever GoodReads Giveaway is Wrapped!
Thank you to everyone who entered to win 1 of 100 free “Guinea Pig Power” ebooks in my first ever GoodReads giveaway. 982 readers joined to win and a few were savvy enough to find the KDP Giveaway link on my profile. If you weren’t selected in the GoodReads giveaway there is still time toContinue reading “My First Ever GoodReads Giveaway is Wrapped!”
Free KDP giveaway July 23-27
Check out the link below to get a free Guinea Pig Power eBook. https://a.co/d/gILFYi0 Please be sure to leave a review after downloading and enjoying the eBook. It’s important authors reach a certain number of reviews to be seen as “worthwhile” it’s sad but true. Remember, your words are currency and provide value to creators.
Free “Guinea Pig Power” Coloring Page
Download this fun printable coloring page based on the book “Guinea Pig Power”. Download Here! Feel free to print and share these as much as you like! With family, friends, and even classrooms. This is free to use as long as the QR code is attached. Please respect the fact that it is a promotionalContinue reading “Free “Guinea Pig Power” Coloring Page”
Goodreads Giveaway: Guinea Pig Power
Special giveaway celebration. Enter now to win a free copy of Guinea Pig Power! The promotion runs from June 25-July 25 2024. Enter The Giveaway Here!
Guinea Pig Power in the news!
Unveiling “Guinea Pig Power” by Ben St. James: A Tale of Tiny Heroes New Release by North Hollywood based author Ben St. James Captures Hearts with Adorable Heroics and Rhythmic Charm by Shannon Carrington “Guinea Pig Power,” the latest children’s book by author and illustrator Ben St. James launched here in North Hollywood this month!Continue reading “Guinea Pig Power in the news!”
SCBWI #DRAWTHIS June
It’s summer and that means backyard gatherings. The prompt this month is BBQ.
Guinea Pig Power eBook #1 in two new categories
Two unlikely heroes power up as Hot New Releases on Amazon U.S.A. After some challenges with the eBook launch due to Amazon’s AI mistakenly flagging it as “not possibly mine” (despite allowing the paperback), I’m happy to report that the issue was resolved just in time for the book launch party. A big thank youContinue reading “Guinea Pig Power eBook #1 in two new categories”
Guinea Pig Power #1 Debut
The story also ranks in the top 10 for Children’s Superhero Fiction and Early Learning Beginner Readers. Guinea Pig Power has made an impressive debut on Amazon! The paperback has reached #1 in the Children’s Cartoon Humor Books Hot New Releases category. It also ranked #10 in Children’s Superhero Fiction and #8 in Early LearningContinue reading “Guinea Pig Power #1 Debut”
Guinea Pig Power is now live!
Exciting News: Guinea Pig Power is Now Available as a Paperback! GET IT ON AMAZON.COM! Dear Readers, I’m thrilled to announce that my new children’s book, Guinea Pig Power, is now live and available in paperback! Guinea Pig Power is a heartwarming story that encourages young readers to embrace the idea that even the smallestContinue reading “Guinea Pig Power is now live!”
#DRAWTHIS SCBWI Drawing Prompt
This is my first month as a member of the SCBWI and I wanted to try to challenge myself to do the monthly drawing prompts. “Prince” is the prompt for this month and I made a frog price.
A Wonderful World of Words Blog review
My granddaughter had no complaints. She enjoyed reading it back to me (she is only 3 so it was her version of grandma’s version) and pointing out the exciting bits in the illustrations A fun read that is perfect for the prebedtime tale or any time really I do hope the author chooses to continueContinue reading “A Wonderful World of Words Blog review”
Boys’ Mom Reads!
REVIEW: 5 stars! Absolutely adorable! Guinea Pig Power is a new children’s superhero adventure story in a picture book format. With its creative yet simple story, engaging heroes, and easy-to-understand illustrations, I can see this book being one the entire family will love. Perfect for reading aloud!
L.A. Times Festival of Books,
April 20-21 on the USC campus. I visited the L.A. festival of books and got to meet some amazing new book makers and book lovers. Thank you to everyone who spoke with me and shared their swag as well as their personal stories. What a great event.
A Quick Update!
Some new developments from my desk & beyond I wanted to leave a quick message for everyone who has been visiting the website! Thank you for checking in. Feel free to leave a message. “Guinea Pig Power” showed up on GoodReads sooner than expected and I applied to claim my author page (that site canContinue reading “A Quick Update!”
“Guinea Pig Power” hits the news across the U.S.A.
It’s a busy award season for Author Ben St. James’ “Guinea Pig Power.” As part of a unique partnership with Knowledge Tree Media Group, All Out Media, and Literary Titan, “Guinea Pig Power” reached 399 news outlets across the United States. The article highlights the busy award season the book had and features a flurryContinue reading ““Guinea Pig Power” hits the news across the U.S.A.”
Westveil Publishing Review
I can easily see this becoming some little kid’s favourite bedtime story. Westveil Publishing Guinea Pig Power is a very cute, rhyming story about a pair of guinea pigs named Fuzwald and Rex who become crime fighting superheroes every night. The vibe is Pinky and the Brain for preschoolers, and the art style reminds meContinue reading “Westveil Publishing Review”
5-Star Blogger Review
Gina, book-obsessed Nana that loves to cook and create reviews “Guinea Pig Power”
Iron Canuck Review
This was a cute story and had me smiling. Fuzwald and Rex were guinea pigs by day and superheroes by night. The illustrations were interesting. Overall, this was a book that I would recommend to young children as a starter read or a bedtime story. View the full post here.
Story Monster Approved
Guinea Pig Power recognized for Literary Excellence. Story Monsters LLC publishes Story Monsters Ink®, a digital monthly publication showcasing profiles on both established and emerging authors, along with book and movie reviews. The magazine also features columns contributed by Judy Newman, president of Scholastic Book Clubs, and Reading Specialist Larissa Juliano. With partnerships with ScholasticContinue reading “Story Monster Approved”
Literary Gold Blog Review
Guinea Pig Power got 5/5 GUINEA PIG POWER Join Fuzwald and Rex, two guinea pigs with a secret life! By day, they’re your cuddly pets, but when the moon rises, they transform into unlikely superheroes, thanks to a special lab-made treat. In this heartwarming and amusing rhyming story, follow their nighttime escapades as they tackleContinue reading “Literary Gold Blog Review”