In The Mood to Win Lots of Judy?

CONGRATULATIONS TO CONTEST WINNER ROBIN BAILEY-CHEN!

“Dear Magic 8 Ball: Could this summer get any worse?”

Get ready, get geared up for what is going to be the breakout film this summer –

Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer!

To help celebrate the film’s June 10 opening, we’re giving away a set of 5 new books from Candlewick Press tied-in to the film that you will not want to miss. Enter by clicking here for your chance to win. Be sure to write NOT BUMMER SUMMER as the subject. For rules, please click here. This contest ends Monday, June 6 so don’t wait and good luck!

Read calendar editor Michael Berick’s interview with author Megan McDonald here.

First there’s the paperback, Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer based on the screenplay by Kathy Waugh and Megan McDonald ($5.99 ages 6-9). Throw in some Judy, her brother Stink, mix it up with Aunt Awful (er, Opal) and that makes for a most very B O R I N G summer. How to make dudsville into a thrill-a-delic summer vacation? Read on.

What goes into making a movie? In Judy Moody Goes To Hollywood, fans can check out this behind-the-scenes peak with Judy, Stink, Rocky, Frank Pearl and more when you get the inside facts about film making and being in the movies. Packed with lots of full color movie stills and original photos taken on the set, this hardcover is this summer’s must-have movie companion. ($14.99, ages 8-12)

So You Want to Catch Bigfoot by Morgan Jackson, PhD and illustrated by Mark Fearing is a facsimile of the book Aunt Opal gives to Stink in the film as he searches his neighborhood for the elusive Bigfoot after several sightings crop up. This field guide contains everything you’d need to catch a furry fugitive while remaining safe and in one solid piece. (Hardcover, $8.99, ages 7 and up)