Get out your party hats, everyone!
We’re having a birthday party!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday, ALPHABEDTIME!
Happy Birthday to you!!! 🎉🎁🧁🎈⭐️
Of COURSE we will have cake!!!
And of COURSE it will be chocolate, even for a welcome baby cake because really, what other kind is there? 😊
Since today is the Alphababies’ birthday, Betsy and I are kicking off our ALPHABLOGTIME Tour because we want to celebrate with you and make sure you get plenty of chances to take our book baby home with you!
Today we will be featured on Simply 7 with Jena Benton, and also on Critter Lit with Lindsay Ward! (Both with Giveaways!)
Absolutely Bounce over and Celebrate, Dance, Eat cake, and Feel Free to enter the Giveaways!
Also learn all kinds of interesting stuff about how this book came to be.
For those who would like to follow along, here is the graphic to look for:
The link will take you to a list of all kinds of news, in-person events, blog stops, and giveaway opportunities, plus we’ll have some fun crafts and activities for you to share with your little ones.
We hope to see you and chat with you along the way!
Thank you all so much for helping us welcome our new little book! 😊😊😊
October 16 – Writing and Illustrating – Kathy Temean (plus Giveaway)
October 25 – Simply 7 with Jena Benton (plus Giveaway)
October 25 – Critter Lit with Lindsay Ward (plus Giveaway)
October 27 – YABC Author/Illustrator Chat (plus Giveaway)
October 28 – KidLit411 Giveaway (please scroll down)
October 28 – Perfect Picture Book Friday and Mystery Interview with Beth Stillborn
October 29 – Will Write For Cookies Interview with Vivian Kirkfield (plus Giveaway)
November 1 – Review and Interview with Maria Marshall (plus Giveaway)
November 5 – Alphabet Cookies with Julie Abery (plus Giveaway)
November 7 – Review and Activities – Laura Sassi (plus Giveaway)
November 8 – Interview with Laura Roettiger (plus Giveaway)
November 8 – Picture Book Look Podcast
November 8 – Stefanie Hohl Blogpost and Giveaway
November 13 Lauri Fortino Author/Illustrator Chat and Fun Craft! (plus Giveaway)
Susanna Leonard Hill 
How fun!
Thanks, Mary! We are ready for all kinds of fun! 😊😊😊
Congrats again. What a feeling for you.
Thank you, Bru! It is a wonderful day! 😊
Seems like ALPHAFUNTIME too!
Hooray Susanna!
Oh, YES! Cathy! I should have thought of THAT! 😊
Got word yesterday that my copy is arriving today! This alphabetophile can’t wait! Congratulations and Happy Book Birthday!
Ooh! So exciting! Thank you for ordering, Tim! If you want, I can send you a signed bookplate – let me know! 😊
Absolutely Beautiful Creation! ABC! Wonderful news , Susanna & Betsy. Enjoy!! I say we need chocolate cake!!!
Thank you, Kathy! And, really, don’t we always need chocolate cake? 😊
Yay! Happy book birthday! It’s finally here! Congratulations! Enjoy all the parties and cake!
I will! Thank you, Angie! I’ve been waiting more than 9 years for this day! Longest gestation ever 😊
Happy book birthday to your alphabet babies and you!! Looking forward to scrummy treats to celebrate with you on 5 Nov.
Thanks, Julie! Can’t wait!
Happy, happy book birthday! How exciting !
An added bonus for me, I just checked, my copy will arrive today hooray! It certainly is a chocolate cake, chocolate everything day! ❤️🍩🍪🥮
Congratulations Susanna and Betsy
Thank you so much, Susan! And for all your help and support! I so appreciate you ordering a copy! Please let me know if you’d like me to mail you a personalized signed book plate to put in it! ❤️
That would be wonderful! Thank you so much!😊
Alphalutely wonderful news of your latest book birthday! Congratulations, Susanna!
Thank you so much, Patricia! For the congrats and for all your loyal support!!! ❤️
Happy Birthday! I tried singing it to the ABC song, without much luck… Still, Great Wishes for the Day!
Thank you, Sue! Since you said that, I tried it. It is surprisingly difficult to try to sing those words to that song – they are so ingrained the traditional way! I’ll keep practicing! 🤣
Happy Book Birthday! This book looks like so much fun!
Thank you so much, Rose! I’m glad it looks fun! We had fun creating it!
Happy book birthday! I look forward to reading it!
Thank you so much, Kim! I hope you like it!!!
Happy book birthday to ALPHABEDTIME!!! And congrats on the high praise from Kirkus Reviews, which included: “The rhyming text bounces along, an easy read-aloud, with rich vocabulary like impish, jazzy, and scramble making for a fun, silly, relatable read with detailed, appealing illustrations.” Can’t wait to read your alpha baby:-)
Thank you so much, Patricia! And you even read the Kirkus review 😊❤️ I hope you love my alphababy! 😊
HUGE CONGRATS!!! I love, love this! Happy Book Birthday!! I can hardly wait to read it.
HUGE THANK YOU, Deb! Thank you so much! I hope you like it when you get to read it!
Super congrats to you!! You must be on Cloud Nine!
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I AM! 😊😊😊 Thank you so much, Phyllis! And for all you did pre-launch to help our little book make a good entrance! ❤️
Just submitted a review on Amazon! They say it will take a couple of days to show up. 🙂
Oh my gosh! That was so nice of you! I will go and look…even if they said a few days 🤣
It’s truly a pleasure :)!
Happy Book Birthday! Looking forward to reading it! Congrats!
Thank you so much, Charlotte! I hope you enjoy it! 😊😊😊
Happy birthday Alphabedtime! Looks like a great blog tour;)
Thank you, Lauri!!! 😊
Congratulations, Susanna! I got my copy in the mail yesterday– so bouncy and fun! I know I’ll be rereading it a lot with my little ones. They chimed in immediately on the pages with the whole alphabet. I’ll be leaving my reviews this week.
Thank you so much, Sarah! For the congrats, and for ordering, and for reviews, and for the kind words about the book!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations, Susanna, on making another beautiful (and fun) book! Those little alphabits should be partying all night long—er, going to bed. Yes, going to bed so you can party all night long, LOL. Cheers! And have a great time sharing it with the kiddos!
Thank you, Jilanne! You know, little Alphabits have a way of NOT going to bed when they’re supposed to! What is WITH that???!!! 🤣 I think we will ALL party all night long 😊😊😊
Thrilled that your latest book is out in the world! It’s the perfect book for the new baby in our family.
Oh my goodness! What an honor to be a new baby book! Thank you, Claire!
YAHOO! Mine arrived today at our local indie bookstore!!! I’m be arriving there tomorrow to pick it up!! CONGRATS!
Oh, thank you so much, Karen! I hope you like it! Let me know if you want me to send a signed book plate!
I’d love a book plate! Thanks!
Susanna, I love your new book Alphabedtime. I enjoyed being introduced to all the letters as the birthday of Alphabedtime got closer. If I were still teaching, your book would become the Kids’ favorite book.
Thank you so much for all your kind words, Janet! They mean so much!