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Friday, December 16, 2022

Blog Tour- WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERBOUND from VAULT Featuring GHOSTER HEIGHTS by @coreylansdell, @kellymellings & @LisaLaRoseArt With Excerpts & #Giveaway! @readwonderbound, @thevaultcomics, & @RockstarBkTours

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERBOUND from VAULT Comics Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway! 

The Science Fiction, Fantasy, and spooky stories young readers imprint from VAULT Comics! 

Count on a flurry of activity around all WONDERBOUND original graphic novel middle grade titles! 

Here’s a list of all of the titles & authors participating in the tour! Check out each individual blog/Instagram/or booktok (schedule below) for more details on each book!


GHOSTER HEIGHTS by Corey Landsell, Kelly Mellings, & Lisa Larose (Illustrator)

HELLO, MY NAME IS POOP by Ben Katzner & Ian McGinty (Illustrator)

KENZIE'S KINGDOM by Shea Fontana & Agnes Garbowska (Illustrator)

POIKO: Quests Stuff by Brian Middleton

THE BROTHERS FLICK: THE IMPOSSIBLE DOORS by Ryan Haddock & Nick Wyche (Illustrator)

THE UNFINISHED CORNER by Dani Colman & Rachel "Tuna" Petrovicz (Illustrator)

VERSE

VERSE BOOK 1: THE BROKEN HALF by Sam Beck

VERSE BOOK 2: THE SECOND GATE by Sam Beck

WRASSLE CASTLE

WRASSLE CASTLE BOOK 1: LEARNING THE ROPES by Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, & Galaad (Illustrator)

WRASSLE CASTLE BOOK 2: RIDERS ON THE STORM by Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, & Galaad (Illustrator)

WRASSLE CASTLE BOOK 3: PUT A LYD ON IT! by Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, & Galaad (Illustrator)

 

GHOSTER HEIGHTS

Kelly Mellings (co-writer) 

The Winter Holidays and YOU!

1.       What Winter holidays do you celebrate in December and January … and how do you celebrate them?

I am English/Welsh and Ukrainian. I celebrate Christmas and New Year.  I used to have a big Ukrainian feast on Christmas Eve (possibly with my body's weight in perogies and mushroom sauce) with my Mom's family, then on Christmas Morning, we woke up and opened presents. Now Christmas Eve is usually our immediate family, a smaller feast, tracking progress on the Santa tracker, and getting snacks ready for St. Nick and his Reindeer. We also say goodbye to the Elves on the shelves (and their antics) on Christmas eve. On Christmas morning, it's time for stockings, presents and a family brunch. We do crosswords and sometimes sled in the afternoon, then Christmas evening is the time for a big meal (turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and all the rest!). We finish the meal with Christmas cake and pudding (with money in it...whoever has the most at the end of their dessert is the winner!). I loved Christmas so much as a kid because my brothers and sisters would be home for the holidays. Now I can spend it with my kids and our new extended family. New Year’s changes year by year. I used to throw pyjama parties, and now, depending on how everyone feels, we celebrate at midnight and, on New Years' day, decide on one new thing to do for the year.

 

2.       What traditions are old family traditions?

Christmas eve with my Ukrainian Family started at my Baba's (who had 18 children...lots of uncles and aunts for me!), and then we grew too big for her house, moving to a community hall. It's gotten smaller in recent years as our family grows, and we each have our little units. Our Christmas day our routine is still close to what I grew up with, even with our kids having two homes (their mom and I have separated).

 

3.       What traditions are the ones that YOU’VE started?

Watching the Santa Tracker, saying goodbye to the Elves, decorating the tree together, sledding.

 

4.       What sort of activities during the holidays are your favourites?

Anything with family. I love the excitement of the kids on Christmas morning.    

 

5.       What activities do you like the least?

Christmas dishes, I always seem to get stuck with the pans!

 

6.       What are your favorite holiday memories from childhood?

Waking up and opening stockings, making Christmas custard with my siblings and decorating the tree. My absolute favourite was when Santa would leave us a tree in the forest by our farm and we would take the snow machine and go find it in the woods. It would always be the perfect tree with a  little tag/note from Santa himself!

 

7.       What are your favorite holiday memories from adulthood?

Watching my kids experience the same joy, sledding in the cold, and seeing my oldest open a toy from Santa that you couldn't get in the store(he hand-made it!).

 

8.       What are your favorite holiday foods?

PEROGIES AND MUSHROOM SAUCE(recipe in the back of Ghoster Heights!) I would look forward to a HEAPING plate of these on Christmas eve every year. A close second is mom's mashed potatoes with gravy.

 

9.       What makes these Winter holidays so special for you?

Having some time just for family, letting the people I care about know I love them.

 

10.   Anything else you’d like to talk about that is holiday-related?

I know the holidays are hard for people who have lost family. It was especially hard the first few years after losing my brother. For me, remembering all the great things we did together during this time helped, and when I went to sleep, I would try and dream of him so I could share my new experiences.

 

The Winter Holidays and … your characters!

1.       How do your book’s characters celebrate the holidays?

a.       Do they celebrate with family & friends?

Yes, Baba throws a feast on Christmas eve for the apartment. They have it at the community hall down the lane. It's supposed to be a potluck, but she cooks many of the dishes. Everyone is welcome, especially if they have nowhere else to go on Christmas eve.

 

b.      What do they eat?

There are usually twelve dishes on Ukrainian Christmas eve...but baba changes it year by year. Some favourites are perogies(Ukrainian dumplings), mushroom sauce, turkey, nalysnyky(Ukrainian crepes), kutya (Ukrainian wheat dish symbolizing life)pickled beets, pickled carrots, mashed potatoes, gravy, herring, Holubtsi( cabbage rolls), meats cheeses, breads, and whatever else anyone brings.

 

c.       What do you think they’d like to do?

I think they'd like to do just that, have a big feast with family and friends and show each other how much they care. Ona might want a video game that boops and beeps.

 

2.       If your book’s characters visited during the holidays, how would you celebrate with them?

I think we'd cook together, so many of my favourite memories are in the kitchen with family.

 

3.       Would your character like to say anything to readers for holiday cheer?

Baba would like to say Shchaslyvykh svyat! (Happy Holidays) and Baba would make Ona say it, too, even though her Ukrainian isn't very good. Glen is napping after a long shift so he says zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.


Corey Lansdell (co-writer, GHOSTER HEIGHTS)

The Winter Holidays and YOU!

1.       What Winter holidays do you celebrate in December and January … and how do you celebrate them?

        I always have celebrated Christmas with my family. I have wonderful childhood memories of sitting in my grandparent's living rooms with my brother, parents and extended family singing Christmas carols. I remember both of Grandma's extreme use of tinsel, their Christmas baking and the warmth of family. Since I got married, I have been blessed to celebrate Ukrainian Christmas with my wife and my in-laws. The energy and enthusiasm of my Ukrainian family amaze me, and the food! Oy! We've also always attended a Christmas Eve church service to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

 

We've always celebrated the coming of the New Year as well. This has varied in how we celebrate. Usually, it includes some time with family at one of their houses. Occasionally, we've attended fireworks in the city.

 

2.       What traditions are old family traditions?

        Some old family traditions include Christmas dinners that are to die for. 

 

3.       What traditions are ones that YOU’VE started?

        Attending a Christmas Eve church service. Getting our Christmas tree from a tree farm in the area. Sledding with family. 

 

4.       What sort of activities during the holidays are your favorites?

        I love playing board games with my family and a quiet night in front of a fire watching some classic Christmas films.

 

5.       What activities do you like the least?

        Driving. Our Christmas time has always included a lot of driving.

 

6.       What are your favorite holiday memories from childhood?

        Presents! Family time with my cousins.

 

7.       What are your favorite holiday memories from adulthood?

        Reflecting on the birth of Jesus and being with my family.  

 

8.       What are your favorite holiday foods?

        I love pumpkin pie, turkey and stuffing, and mashed potatoes.

 

9.       What makes these Winter holidays so special for you?

        There are so many layers to Christmas that I love. Family time, slowing down and enjoying the moments together. It's one of the times of the year when we are all together, and the warmth in those relationships is very special. 

 

The Winter Holidays and … your characters!

1.       How do your book’s characters celebrate the holidays?

 

a.       Do they celebrate with family & friends?

Kelly answered these already for Ona and Baba; however, I imagine Ryder holding a kid celebration with a gift exchange. Much to his Dad's chagrin. Ryder always has a new board game for his friends to try together. Some go over better than others. 

b.      What do they eat?

Ryder's party has rootbeer, cream soda, Pepsi and many kinds of chips.

c.       What do you think they’d like to do?

Even though Ryder can get overly competitive and bossy at the party, everyone enjoys the games and the time together.

 

2.       If your book’s characters visited during the holidays, how would you celebrate with them?

        I would probably enjoy talking to Baba about the Ukraine. Ona would fit in well with my kids. I'm sure they'd play some video games and hang out. I think Glen would love to chat over a beer and put his feet up by the fire.

 

3.       Would your character like to say anything to readers for holiday cheer?

Ryder would like to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 

Giveaway Details:

1 winner will win finished copies of every book featured in the WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERBOUND from VAULT tour, US Only.

1 winner will win eBooks of every book featured in the WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERBOUND from VAULT tour from iBooks, International.

Ends January 17th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

12/12/2022

Lady Hawkeye

Feature WRASSLE CASTLE/IG Post

12/13/2022

Mythical Books

Feature KENZIE'S KINGDOM/IG Post

12/14/2022

Sadie's Spotlight

Feature POIKO/IG Post

12/15/2022

YA Books Central

Feature THE BROTHERS FLICK/IG Post

12/16/2022

Two Chicks on Books

Feature GHOSTER HEIGHTS/IG Post

Week Two:

12/19/2022

Little Red Reads

Feature THE UNFINISHED CORNER/IG Post

12/20/2022

The Book View

Review/IG Post

12/21/2022

Sandra's Book Club

Review

12/22/2022

Pickagoodbook

Review/IG Post

12/23/2022

Locks, Hooks and Books

Review/IG Post

Week Three:

12/26/2022

Not In Jersey

Review/IG Post

12/27/2022

Nonbinaryknightreads

Review/IG Post

12/28/2022

@carlysunshinebooks

IG Review

12/29/2022

@pages.for.sanity

IG Review

12/30/2022

Review Thick And Thin

Review/IG Post

Week Four:

1/2/2022

OneMoreExclamation

Review/IG Post

1/3/2022

@froggyreadteach

IG Review

1/4/2022

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic

1/5/2022

FUONLYKNEW

Review

1/6/2022

See Sadie Read

Review/IG Post

 


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