Monday, October 18, 2010

Elise Primavera's Thumb Love Blog Tour


Today we are thrilled to have Elise Primavera on our blog. Having had a daughter who sucked her thumb, I have been looking forward to to Elise's new release, Thumb Love. This charming story follows Lulu's quest to stop sucking her thumb. We asked Elise if she could tell us a little bit about her book, Thumb Love.

Bad habits are hard to break. Think about it; our first experience with trying to quit a bad habit is usually the thumb. There you are at six-years-old and something you’ve done your entire life that was fun and comforting and that no one ever complained about before suddenly has to stop.


When I decided to write a story about the subject of thumb sucking I realized that there was a wealth of material and a universal theme: giving up something that you love! Oh cruel world! But I’ve tried to make it as palatable as I can with the help of a little tongue in cheek 12-Step Program.


Sure, maybe I used tough love on my thumb suckers by telling them that if they don’t stop they’ll never be able to attend a slumber party, camp, or college. But I like to think that I’m preparing them for the harsh realities of life. If they think giving up the thumb is hard—wait until they get a little older and have to give up Häagen-Dazs.


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Thank you Elise for joining us today!


If you'd like to learn more about Lulu's steps to stop sucking your thumb, please visit Elise’s website here: www.eliseprimavera.com


You can also visit National Stop Sucking Your Thumb Day FB page: http://tinyurl.com/2d662sx


You can visit the other stops in Elise's blog tour here:


October 11th – Booking Mama http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/

October 12th – Through the Looking Glass http://lookingglassreview.blogspot.com/

October 13th – Random Acts of Reading http://randomactsofreading.wordpress.com/

October 14th – Two Writing Teachers http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com

October 15th – Where the Best Books Are http://wherethebestbooksare.blogspot.com

October 16th – The Book Faerie http://www.bkfaerie.blogspot.com

October 17th – Picture Book Review http://picturebookreview.com/

October 18th – Mundie Moms http://mundiekids.blogspot.com/


I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. ~ Anna Quindlen

Good children's literature appeals not only to
the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child.
~ Anonymous ~