{"id":11698,"date":"2018-04-23T15:26:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T09:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=11698"},"modified":"2018-04-23T15:26:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T09:56:27","slug":"ralphie-always-loved-by-andrea-yerramilli-and-illustrated-by-samantha-van-riet-book-spotlight-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/23\/ralphie-always-loved-by-andrea-yerramilli-and-illustrated-by-samantha-van-riet-book-spotlight-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Ralphie, Always Loved by Andrea Yerramilli and Illustrated by: Samantha Van Riet &#8211; Book Spotlight &#038; Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/f96b0-ralphie2balways2bloved.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/f96b0-ralphie2balways2bloved.jpg?w=230\" width=\"347\" height=\"454\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:large;\"><b>Book Details:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book Title: Ralphie, Always Loved by Andrea Yerramilli<\/li>\n<li>Illustrated by: Samantha Van Riet<\/li>\n<li>Category: Children&#8217;s Fiction, 32 pages<\/li>\n<li>Genre: Children&#8217;s Picture Book<\/li>\n<li>Publisher: About Something Good, LLC<\/li>\n<li>Release date: October 28, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Tour dates: April 9 to May 4, 2018<\/li>\n<li>Content Rating: G<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:large;\"><b>Book Description:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">This is the story of the life, love, and adventures of a beloved family dog, and how he delighted and touched his family and everyone he met.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Ralphie was born with a heart on his belly.<br \/>\nHe loves food, his family, his friends, his neighbors.<br \/>\nHe loves pretty much everything and everyone.<br \/>\nAnd they love him back.<br \/>\nAnd that&#8217;s how it is all through his life.<br \/>\nRead the book and fall in love with him too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Rambunctious and hyperactive, Ralphie had already been returned to the animal shelter three times, but when Andrea and her husband adopted him and gave him a loving home where he was understood, accepted, and taught, he learned fast. As Ralphie&#8217;s human family grew, so did his capacity for love and the ways he could express it. He remained a loving and beloved family member who touched the hearts of the whole neighborhood until he was ready to say goodbye at the grand-old age of sixteen. <i>Ralphie, Always Loved <\/i>will remind you of all that is good, and reaffirm your belief in love&#8217;s power to uplift and transform.<\/p>\n<p><b>Follow the tour by visiting <\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireadbooktours.com\/blog---current-tours\/book-spotlight-tour-ralphie-always-loved-by-andrea-yerramilli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrea Yerramilli&#8217;s page on iRead Book Tours<\/a><\/b><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><b style=\"font-size:x-large;\">Buy the Book:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:large;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ralphie-Always-Loved-Andrea-Yerramilli\/dp\/0998760153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a><\/b><b> ~ <\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/ralphie-always-loved-andrea-yerramilli\/1127124168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/b><b> ~ <\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780998760100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Indiebound<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36482920-ralphie-always-loved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add to Goodreads<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:large;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:large;\"><b>Meet the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/8bf2e-andrea2byerramilli.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/8bf2e-andrea2byerramilli.jpg?w=222\" width=\"236\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Andrea has always been an avid reader and that jumpstarted her imagination at a veryearly age. In fact she escaped to the Land of Make Believe more often than her mother liked.She is a former marketing professional who is a mom to kids both with and without fur. Andrea says that it helps to have one foot planted firmly in reality while the other is foot loose and fancy-free in Imagination Land. She enjoys the best of both worlds.In 2013, Andrea and her husband started About Something Good (ASG) as a vehicle to curate, inspire and share goodness in the world. In a world where negative images flood the media, and words like \u201chate\u201d get tossed around so easily, Andrea felt she needed a space that encouraged and focused on the words like \u201clove\u201d and the beauty that is life.<\/p>\n<p>Andrea is committed to finding the good in everything and believes: that a sense of belonging to someone&#8217;s heart is what makes us feel complete, that kindness goes a long way, and that keeping your mind and heart open can help when things happen that you don&#8217;t understand.<\/p>\n<p>Andrea lives in New Jersey with her husband and children.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b>Connect with the author: <\/b><b><a href=\"http:\/\/andreayerramilli.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><\/b><b> ~ <\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andieyerramilli?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/b><b> ~ <\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AboutSomethingGood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/b><b> ~ <\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ralphiealwaysloved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:large;\"><b>Enter the Giveaway!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Ends May 12, 2018<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"> <a class=\"rcptr\" id=\"rcwidget_2j657n8p\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/defcd44e359\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/0dfb7-iread2bwebsite2bnew2blogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/0dfb7-iread2bwebsite2bnew2blogo.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" height=\"65\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/23\/ralphie-always-loved-by-andrea-yerramilli-and-illustrated-by-samantha-van-riet-book-spotlight-giveaway\/#more-11698\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ralphie, Always Loved by Andrea Yerramilli and Illustrated by: Samantha Van Riet &#8211; Book Spotlight &#038; Giveaway<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[109],"class_list":["post-11698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","tag-books-reading-ireadbooktours-bookspotlight"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12165,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/19\/sea-prayer-by-khaled-hosseini-illustrated-by-dan-williams-short-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":11698,"position":0},"title":"Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini, Illustrated by Dan Williams \u2013 Short Review","date":"December 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Goodreads | Amazon Pages: 48Publisher: BloomsburyPublication Date: 30 August 2018My Rating: 4\/5 stars Blurb from Goodreads A short, powerful, illustrated book written by Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book Reviews&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/511JjmbTmVL._SX323_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7795,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/04\/may-2017-wrap-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":11698,"position":1},"title":"May 2017 Wrap-Up","date":"June 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"In terms of reading, May was a good month. 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