It’s Fall Yall!
Posted by oh amanda on October 29th, 2007 . Filed under: christmas, contest, me .
Shannon‘s hosting another bloggy giveaway carnival thingy! I love giveaways. Because well, I like free stuff. In fact, I just counted up the other day all the free books I’ve won online since I’ve had a blog and I’ve won 7! Isn’t that cool? Well, now it’s your turn. Not only will you be able to browse through literally hundreds of givewaways at Shannon’s Bloggy Giveaways, you can also win a book from me!
I received Boo Humbug by Renee Gutteridge from Water Brook Press. It’s a cute little Christmas novella. I’m a sucker for Christmas books! (I always pick them up at the after Christmas sales.)
Anyway, this is a little novella featuring the residents of Skary, Indiana. Yes, Skary, Indiana. Renee’s first book with these characters is called Boo. The sequel, Boo Who? The third installment Boo Hiss. And now the Christmas tour, Boo Humbug. Those titles alone should make you want to run right out and read them! I love it.
These books remind me a little of Jan Karon’s Mitford books, only a little more cartoonish. The town of Skary, Indiana used to be famous for it’s own famous horror author, Boo. Once he becomes a Christian, he leaves his horror days behind (hence the title, Boo Who?). I haven’t read Boo Hiss yet, but it’s on it’s way from PBS! Ahh, yeah!
I have to be honest, I’ve only read 4 chapters of Boo Humbug, but I was already giggling! It’s funny, quirky and well, it’s about Christmas. So, how can I not love it? Here’s a little summary from the publisher:
Readers have come to love the eccentric characters from Skary , Indiana , in Rene Gutteridge’s popular Boo! series. Now, in Boo, Humbug! they’re back – and they’re stirring up a large amount of holiday havoc. It’s Christmastime in Skary, and the town is planning an original production of A Christmas Carol with a horror spin. As show time approaches, things go very awry for director Lois Stepaphanopolis. She panics when she discovers that her marketing director loathes Christmas and that the audience has been promised not Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, but the real Christmas story. Can the actors pull off the improv of all improvs and convince their community to embrace the true meaning of the Christmas season? Boo, Humbug! offers readers a delightful glimpse into small town, community life with heartwarming humor and winsome characters. And in the end, the true meaning of Christmas shines out bright and clear, in a decidedly un-Skary way.
Now, onto the fun part. If you’d like to win this book, all you have to do is leave me a comment! You can leave me a comment that says, “sign me up!” “I love you, oh amanda!” or even, “yo.” But just make sure you’ve filled in that email and/or website url space so I can contact you. But wait! There’s more! I’ve got 2 books to give away–which means TWO WINNERS!
I’ll randomly draw 2 winners sometime on Friday or Saturday, so check back! (oh, and sorry, you have to live in the good ol’ US of A!)
But wait! There’s even more!
This giveaway is kicking off six weeks of giveaways here at oh amanda! Come back next week for oh! ho! ho! a bloggy christmas!
I’m going to share some of my favorite Christmas stuff, memories and recipes tips. But even more, I want to hear yours–so we’ll have photo tags, mini-carnivals and the most important thing—free stuff! So, come back next week (subscribe to my feed so you won’t forget!) to win something and get the Christmas season started. (Hey, the stores have had Christmas decorations out since September…I’m feeling behind!)
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October 29th, 2007 at 8:36 am
Yes, I would like to be the first to leave a comment, hehe
I’m so glad to “be back” and to start off my morning with you, I get to sign up for a contest! Woo-hoo!! Have missed ya, a. Thanks for keeping up with my blog and with me through email even though I haven’t been so good with you. You’re a true friend!
October 29th, 2007 at 8:53 am
Count me in! I like christmas books!
October 29th, 2007 at 8:58 am
Oh add me I love it.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Please sign me up! I just bought Boo but haven’t gotten around to reading it yet. A Christmas book sounds great.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:10 am
Count me in!!!
October 29th, 2007 at 9:14 am
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October 29th, 2007 at 9:20 am
You’re so fun!
October 29th, 2007 at 9:41 am
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October 29th, 2007 at 10:22 am
I’d love to win the book! Please enter me.
October 29th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Sign me up! Thanks!
October 29th, 2007 at 10:35 am
Count me in… I love Christmas books!
October 29th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Oh yeah! Count me in and Come enter mine, too!
October 29th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Perfect! I love Christmas books.
October 29th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
I love Christmas books and I would love to share this with my son! Thanks for the chance to win!
October 29th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Sounds great — please enter me!
October 29th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Please enter me and I will be back to check out you blog space.
God bless
Nikki
October 29th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Dog in!!!!
Twitter: courtp
October 29th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
count me in!
October 29th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
I love Christmas books!
October 29th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
I love the Mitford books with Father Tim, I wish she’d write more of them. Thanks for including me in your drawing.
October 29th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
I’d like to give the book a try! Great giveaway!
October 29th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Oh, great giveway! Enter me, too!
October 29th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
OH WOW! I love Rene’s book and I haven’t read this one!
Please add me!
Blessings,
Karla
October 29th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Count me in! monk5@charter.net
October 29th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
We would simply love this!
October 29th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
I have been wanting to read the Boo series for ages, but I keep short-listing it. I would love to be entered!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
I’ve heard alot about this series and this book so I’d love to check it out!
Oh and YO AMANDA!!!!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Please add me to the list!
Sweet blessings!
Renee
October 29th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
Yo! I love you, oh amanda! Sign me up!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Woo hoo! I love books!
October 29th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
OK. I’ll bite. Enter me in!
October 29th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
count me in
October 29th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
More winter reading material – yay! Tossing in my comment for a chance… Thanks!
Twitter: DiaperDiaries
October 29th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
I have read the first 2 and liked them. I would love this book.
October 29th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Please include me!
October 29th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Count me in Please!!
October 29th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Please enter me too. I love Christmas too, I can’t think of the number of times I’ve read Christmas Carol by Dickens.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
I always love a new book!
October 29th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Sounds fun.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Count me in…I love free stuff
October 29th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Please enter me!
October 29th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
I love the Mitford series so would love to give this book a try!
October 29th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
OH count me in please!!!!
Thank you.
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COME VISIT MY GIVEAWAYS!!!!!!!
October 29th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
I love you, you’re the best!!! Okay, maybe just put me in the draw…I knew that was taking it too far… : )
October 29th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
By all means please enter my name! Thanks so much!
October 29th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
Please enter me!
October 29th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Great giveaway! I would love to win, so count me in! Good luck everyone!
Happy Monday!
Jennifer
October 29th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
I love anything for Christmas
October 30th, 2007 at 8:04 am
Enter me please!
October 30th, 2007 at 8:33 am
yo! I’ll be back for some oh! ho! ho!
October 30th, 2007 at 8:39 am
i LOVE christmas books! please count me in!
October 30th, 2007 at 8:41 am
sign me up!
October 30th, 2007 at 8:45 am
I love books.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Sounds so cute!
October 30th, 2007 at 10:12 am
? This is a wonderful giveaway! Thank you for entering me and have a blessed day!
October 30th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Oh, pick me. I love Christmas books.
October 30th, 2007 at 10:56 am
OOO! I live in Indiana, and love to read books like this!
October 30th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Ho Ho Ho and bottle of rum 13 men on dead men chest.
Please put my name in the hat for your give away.
October 30th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
What a fun giveaway – thanks for offering double the chance:)
October 30th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Sounds like fun!
October 30th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
I’m intrigued. Guess my arrival is better late than never.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Oooh, sign me up. Thanks!
October 30th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
How fun!!!
October 30th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Who doesn’t need another book???
Enter me! Thanks.
October 30th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
This is fabulous, please count me in, Thanks!!!
October 30th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Count me in please!
October 30th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Pleassee pick me! Awesome prize!
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Thanks ~
October 30th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Another author I haven’t read. Please sign me up.
SeekingHim@gmail.com
October 30th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Count me in!
Good luck to all!
Lib
notmuchmorethanthis [at] gmail [dot] com
http://not-much-more.blogspot.com
October 30th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
These books sound fun!
October 31st, 2007 at 12:00 am
Please pick me! You’d make me one happy girl!
October 31st, 2007 at 1:20 am
How interesting, I am certainly in, thanks,
Karen
October 31st, 2007 at 3:23 am
Pick me! Pick me!
October 31st, 2007 at 11:28 am
Yo – just kidding. What a fun giveaway. I’ve been eyeing her other books, too.
And I love the fun coming to your blog as we gear up for Christmas. I’ll have to come back.
Audra
writetome (at) thesilvas (dot) com
October 31st, 2007 at 12:16 pm
I would love to be included, I’ve read all the Boo books but this one!
October 31st, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Christmas is my favorite time of the year. So little Christmas things like this are always so fun, too! Enter me into the giveaway. THANKS!!
Oh, I’ve forgotten…
“I love you Amanda, you’re the best, your blog is OH SO cute and OH so fun!”
is that what you were looking for? LOL!!
October 31st, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Count me in!
Debby
all_for_christ_6@hotmail.com
October 31st, 2007 at 1:52 pm
I would love to have this book for my little one! Please enter me. Thanx.
I’m doing a giveaway over at my place too.
October 31st, 2007 at 2:56 pm
I’d love to win! Thank you.
October 31st, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Count me in!
October 31st, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Please enter me. Thank you.
Twitter: ChristiS
October 31st, 2007 at 4:52 pm
awesome! I’m wanting to read these books now at your recommendation!
October 31st, 2007 at 5:19 pm
count me in
October 31st, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Count me in Please!!
Trina
October 31st, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Count me in!
October 31st, 2007 at 6:57 pm
I’d love to read this book.
October 31st, 2007 at 8:24 pm
THIS IS GREAT!!! SIGN ME UP PLEASE. THANKS, TRACY
October 31st, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Please help me get in the mood! I’d love to win!!
October 31st, 2007 at 10:19 pm
What could be better? A good book to snuggle up with and it’s a Christmas book!
November 1st, 2007 at 1:12 am
This sounds like a fun book! Please sign me up!
November 1st, 2007 at 1:25 am
Please count me in. Great giveaway!
November 1st, 2007 at 3:22 am
This looks fun!
November 1st, 2007 at 10:00 am
Please enter me. Thank you!
November 1st, 2007 at 2:54 pm
please sign me up
November 1st, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Me too, me too, so cool
November 1st, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Books, Christmas, two of my favorites.
Add me in!
November 1st, 2007 at 9:15 pm
sounds like a fun book to read!!! I subscribed to your feed so i wouldn’t miss out on all your christmas fun!! Can’t wait!
November 1st, 2007 at 9:55 pm
oh enter me please for my grandsons …happy holidays
November 1st, 2007 at 11:03 pm
This sounds great!
November 1st, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Please count me in.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:51 pm
Count me in!
November 2nd, 2007 at 1:40 pm
thanks, sounds like a fun book.
November 2nd, 2007 at 2:42 pm
hey i think being a resident of indiana i need to own these books…
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:00 pm
What a great give-away.
I would love to win, so enter me please.
Thanks!
You can find contact with me through the contactform at the right top of my site, called: “contactform”.
http://laaneworld.blogspot.com
Feel welcome to enter my give-away!
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Please count me in!! Thank you.
November 2nd, 2007 at 7:43 pm
what a neat one!
November 3rd, 2007 at 1:49 am
Please count me in. Thanks!