The Elegant Emu by Karen M Bobos (Part of the 6-book Adventures in Harmony Series) | Review, Giveaway, Author Interview
A book blog tour from iRead Book Tours.
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Book Details
The Elegant Emu by Karen M Bobos
Series: Part of Adventures in Harmony
Published by Bobos Babes Ltd on 06/22/2022
Genres: Children's Picture Book, Fiction, Children's
Format: eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
Pages: 40
The magical sisters are enrolled in an etiquette class when their manners are not fit for the king and queen of the enchanted land of Harmony. Can Elizabeth the Emu help the royal sisters?
In the beautiful and peaceful land of Harmony, three magical sisters and royal daughters of the land, uproot the kingdom’s tranquility with some not-so-polite actions —nose-picking, belching, and other noisy...expulsions. Their parents, the King and Queen, enroll the sisters in the elegant Elizabeth the Emu’s etiquette class where they learn manners and other ways to self-improve like being on time, politeness, and proper personal hygiene.
Elizabeth the Emu explains to Angel Scarlet, Princess Daphne, and Fairy Cora that having proper etiquette is more than good manners, it’s about being kind and courteous. And for the sisters? Well, let’s just say that they will be needing more than one lesson from Elizabeth the Emu’s etiquette class.
Source: iRead Book Tours, Received from the author or publisher for review.
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Purchase Links for The Elegant Emu
Amazon-OneLink for all countries BookShop/IndieBound
Blackwell’s Waterstones TheBookDepository
Walmart BN
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My thoughts on The Elegant Emu
Elizabeth, the Elegant Emu has her work cut out for her in teaching the Bobos Princesses the importance of good manners.
The girls learn proper etiquette at the table, at least we hope they eventually learn to chew with their mouths closed, never to pick their noses, pass gas, or burp in public. Personal hygiene lessons are very important today, especially properly washing your hands.
Thank goodness, at the end of the lessons, Elizabeth has her own lovely, kind, and well-behaved family to help her recover from teaching the rambunctious Bobos Princesses the fine art of manners.
I love that the story emphasizes that lessons like these won’t take hold in just one session. Good manners are a life skill that needs to be repeated frequently and reinforced just as often.
The Elegant Emu is beautifully written and illustrated. The rhymes make reading fun for youngsters and even adults can benefit from these basic lessons in proper behavior.
You might also enjoy my reviews of other Bobos Princesses books.
Bobos Babes Adventures: A Magical Halloween
Bobos Babes Adventures: The Missing Egg
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Karen M Bobos
Karen M Bobos began writing poetry and stories at the early age of ten. She is a life-long Chicagoan who now raises her family in the downtown area.
During the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Chicago also became a city of unrest. Trying to keep her three young daughters in a world of magic during such scary times, the Bobos Babes Adventures was born. Her goal was to create a world of Harmony for her family and hopefully for others to escape, even if only for a moment.
The first book of the series, The Case of the Giggles, was published in December 2020. The Missing Egg launched in March 2021. Thus far, she has written ten Bobos Babes Adventures and two chapter books. Two additional books, The Lion's Secret and The Bobcat Birthday Party, are coming in 2021.
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How the author created the land of Harmony
Once I began writing the Adventures in Harmony series (formerly Bobos Babes Adventures), before it was even a series, it didn’t take long to realize that the magical land that they lived in should be called Harmony. I began writing the series in the summer of 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. We were living downtown Chicago and experiencing firsthand a city of unrest. It was terrifying. We longed for peace. I
created the books to entertain my daughters, hence the reason they are the main characters. All the creatures of Harmony were animals and inspired by real people in their lives. No one died in Harmony, so my father who passed away in 2016, became a key character in the stories, Leonard the Lion.
When someone reads an Adventure in Harmony book, I want them to be able to escape, if only for a moment, to a peaceful world full of magic and beauty. Each illustration is carefully designed. The outdoor scenes are filled with waterfalls, majestic mountains, pink fish, golden ponies, and tons of flowers. We have sprinkled in some of the town in this book and the Halloween book, showing Elizabeth the Emu’s Etiquette School and Lily the Ladybug’s Boutique.
In the Christmas book, we have been focusing a lot on the town square, which is filled with cobblestone roads, ornate churches, and charming shops and restaurants. It’s been such a joy creating the castle, from the ballrooms to the royal dining rooms. Harmony is truly my envision of heaven, and I hope it whisps my readers there as well.
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Purchase The Elegant Emu online from a local bookstore.
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Easy Amazon Links
Amazon-OneLink for all countries
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Giveaway!
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THE ELEGANT EMU (a Harmony Adventure)
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