Daring Give-Away/Visit to New York
Posted by MiriamHead right over to author Lori Tharps’ blog My American Meltingpot for a free Double-Daring Book for Girls giveaway.
In the meantime, yesterday Andi and I were in NY. We pulled ourselves out of bed rather early and headed to the Sirius radio station for a visit to Martha Stewart’s Morning Living radio show. We were amazed to wander into a station of well-rested and wide-eyed people, including our host, Kim, and the many callers who dialed in to tell us about their favorite childhood games.
Later in the day we did a segment for Fox TV, with our daughters. We brought along several projects from the book. The table in front of us was filled with the electric buzzer game, which my older daughter painted orange, her favorite color. Next to it were quilling papers, a fishing rod, a dreamcatcher, a red pinata, and a piece of wood and a pen knife for whittling. All from chapters in the book.
Our host, Uma Pemmaraju, was particularly interested in girls and courage, and how the Double-Daring Book for Girls helps girls feel comfortable with themselves, and as a result, ready to go out and take on the world and do great things. She has daughters, which means she knows first hand the mixed messages all girls receive, and how nice it is to have an alternative vision for growing up, one in which nine is not the new seventeen, or twenty-five.