Welcome to the Dragonwings Bookstore Blog!
Our favorite books (new and old), fun new products, upcoming store events, Waupaca activities, author visits, Waupaca school district events and more. Comments, share, and visit often!Help Break the Reading Record!
On October 6th Dragonwings Bookstore is is planning to help break a world record for the largest shared reading experience in history. You can join us, and more than 2 million children and adults across the country and around the globe, by reading Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney. We will be attempting to [...]
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September 29, 2011 |
Category: Activities, Blog, Events, News | Comments: none | Tags: book, Bookstore, dragonwings, Kids, literacy, Llama Llama, pledge, Read for the Record, Waupaca
Hooray For Amanda & Her Alligator
words and pictures by Mo Willems There are surprises all through this book. Especially in the end for Amanda’s stuffed Alligator!! ~Amy
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May 14, 2011 |
Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: alligator, book, end, Hooray, mo willems, surprises
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April 16, 2011 |
Category: Great Gifts | Comments: none | Tags: book, Chicks, Easter, easter eggs, easter treats for kids, fancy nancy, honey bunny, Kids, width, wild chicks
Book Review – “Dark Life”
On a recommendation from a friend, I took Dark Life by Kat Falls home to read. I was pleased that Sunday proved to be rainy and dreary. Indeed, a perfect day for a good read, and I thought Dark Life was better than a “good read”. Ty is a young boy who lives with his [...]
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April 4, 2011 |
Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: book, brother, Dark, holding my breath, home, perfect day, rainy, ty, water, young girl
Rangers Apprentice, Book 10 “The Emperor of Nihon-Ja”
RELEASE DATE : April 19, 2011 Reserve your copy of #10 The Emperor of Nihon-Ja and receive a book mark and button for free. If you make and wear a Rangers Apprentice T-shirt, cloak, or costume you when you pick up the book you can receive an additional 10% off!! Check out the Rangers Apprentice [...]
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April 2, 2011 |
Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: Apprentice, apprentice t shirt, book, book mark, cloak, emperor, nihon, Reserve, Website
John Green at the Waupaca Book Festival Oct. 1-2
JOHN GREEN IS COMING TO WAUPACA! Waupaca Book Festival Oct. 1-2 John Green – Keynote Speaker Friday Oct. 1 Waupaca High School 3:30PM John Green with Amy Krouse Rosenthal Saturday Oct. 2 Waupaca Rec Center 9:00AM Waupaca Book Festival Can you believe it? John Green, the bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of [...]
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September 28, 2010 |
Category: Events | Comments: none | Tags: amy krouse rosenthal, book, fellow author, keynote speaker, Oct, plane fare, Printz, Rec, traffic jams, Waupaca
3-D Thrillers!
Wow! Jungle animals leap off the pages in our 3-D Thrillers! The latest addition to the 3-D Thrillers series is Big Cats and Amazing Jungle Animals. Learn about the jungle from gorgeous to terrifying in this action packed book. The detailed photos come alive when you look at them through the special tiger-framed 3-D glasses [...]
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September 14, 2010 |
Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: action, Big, big cats, book, cats, dynamic book, jungle animals, latest addition, series, thrillers
Mockingjay Coming Soon!
Attention Suzanne Collins fans! Mockingjay, the third and final book of the Hunger Games trilogy, is coming out on August 24th. Stop in to Dragonwings today to reserve your copy! Dragonwings also has copies of both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire in stock if you need to catch up before the big release. Dragonwings [...]
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August 17, 2010 |
Category: Uncategorized | Comments: none | Tags: book, dragonwings, Hunger, note cards, pins, suzanne collins, today, trilogy
Getting Ready for Summer – Golf
The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf by Mike Vago This book is more about playing than reading. After all, how many books come with a putter and two tiny golf balls? Vago’s creation presents a nine hole course complete with landscaping and water hazards. Prefect for a distraction at the office or as entertainment on [...]
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May 15, 2010 |
Category: Great Gifts, toys | Comments: none | Tags: book, creation, exact spot, golf balls, hole course, putter, reading, summer golf, water, water hazards
LMNO Peas
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker Let these wonderful and adventurous green peas lead you through the ABCs. These little peas are busy! They are acrobats, artists, and astronauts. They are kickers, kayakers, and kings. They are scientists, swimmers, and sailors on the seas. They are the LMNO peas! A fun ABCs book with colorful and [...]
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May 13, 2010 |
Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: abcs, acrobats, book, cute illustrations, green peas, heart, kayakers, LMNO, Peas