Enzo Holiday Ornaments!

We've just released this adorable four-pack of ceramic Enzo Kidz Holiday Ornaments based on the kid’s picture book, Enzo and the Christmas Tree Hunt! featuring illustrations by the marvelous R.W. Alley.

Click here to vote for your favorite ornament OR send us an email with your vote and you may be one of FIVE Enzo fans to win an ornament four-pack! Shop online here!

Enzo’s Christmas

Charitable Book Donations

Independent bookstores across the country are working with Garth to buy copies of Enzo and the Christmas Tree Hunt! and donate them to kids in need. Ask your local bookstore if they’re hosting a charity book drive. Maybe you can contribute or suggest they check out the Enzo Donation program at EnzoKidz.com/DonateBooks. ‘Tis the season to give and we know these kids appreciate it!

EnzoKidz.com

Gets a Wintery Facelift

The Enzo Kidz website saw a wintery redesign last month, including the introduction of fun new holiday coloring sheets, games, and puzzles. (We’re still trying to solve this crossword puzzle.) Take a look at the special resources developed for parents, teachers, and librarians, and bookstores, including these handy Reading Guides!

On the Road

It was a busy fall for Garth through America’s south! He spoke at several Common Reads events in Georgia and Alabama. Late October featured a stop at the Fort Worth Library, and then over to the west coast for a keynote appearance at the Writer’s Digest National Novel Writing Conference in Los Angeles.

Garth Stein and “me.”

While in Alabama, Garth visited a local elementary school and the kids followed up with a flurry of fun illustrations, many of which feature uncanny portraits of Garth! Special thanks to the kids at Cullman City Primary School for sharing their amazing creative talents!

Spring’s looking pretty busy! Keep an eye on Garth’s event calendar for more details!

A Book For All Seasons, Leavenworth, WA

Central WA, here we come!

Next week, Garth is on a back-to-back tour in Central WA for Enzo and the Christmas Tree Hunt!

• Wed, Dec 7
  A Book For All Seasons, Leavenworth
  4pm, Kids & Adults Speaking Session, Q&A
   
• Thu, Dec 8
  Ellensburg Public Library, Ellensburg
  7pm, Adult Speaking Session, Q&A
   
• Fri, Dec 9
  Bookworm Books, Kennewick
  4pm, Kid’s Book Reading
  7pm, Adult Speaking Session, Q&A
   
• Sat, Dec 10
  Inklings Bookshop, Yakima
  4pm, Storytime & Pajama Party

Enzo’s Halloween Photos!

We had a lot of fun talking with Enzo fans and bookstores about the new kid’s book from Garth: Enzo’s Very Scary Halloween. Check out these highlights!

We asked Garth’s Facebook fans to submit photos of their little Enzos for Halloween. This shot of Bailey, courtesy of Melissa Bryner Mark, is strikingly similar to the Canadian cover of The Art of Racing in the Rain! (I think Bailey has something to say — if only she could speak!)
 

Social Media Highlights

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