 Today only! From 8am GMT (14th Oct), Duke & Michel: Return of the Nibbles, Nicu - The Littlest Vampire in 'Blood, Blood Everywhere' and 'Dead Again' will be free to download.
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 Get a free e-book now! It's funny, it's weird, it's slimy. Book of Slugs. http://smarturl.it/Slugs #SlugsAreCool
 DUKE & MICHEL: RETURN OF THE NIBBLES
THE THIRD IN THE DUKE & MICHEL SERIES FREE FROM THURSDAY, 24th SEPTEMBER TO SATURDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER. AMAZON: http://smarturl.it/nibbles  Michel is down but not out. His family may have been drowned by the evil Master and Michel wants revenge in the bloodiest of ways! Meanwhile, something weird, very weird has happened to Duke. And where are Duke's nibbles? An ultimate showdown awaits in the battle to end all battles.
 Reviewed By Mamta Madhavan for Readers’ Favorite
Nicu - The Littlest Vampire: Fangless (Nicu - The Littlest Vampire Series Book 1) by Elias Zapple is a spooky story with a good message for children. Nicu is a fangless vampire and lives in a house in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania. He is always made fun of by his family and he wants to get his fangs back by any means so that he can silence all those who laugh at him. Even the dentist is not able to help nine-year-old Nicu. He meets the Fang Fairy and then things change. Will Nicu get fangs and be like other vampires? It is an entertaining story for children which has humor and a good message rolled into one. The plot is original, spooky, humorous and crazy and will keep young readers glued to it. Nicu is the vampire everyone will end up loving. He is cute, he is adorable, and he is determined. The black and white sketches complement the plot and breathe life into the characters. The style of writing is simple, descriptive and detailed. The author succeeds in getting across moral and ethical messages to readers and handles the topic of bullying refreshingly well. The hilarious moments, memorable characters, and incidents in the plot make the story fast paced and fluid. Bullying is a topic that all of us need to be aware of and the author raises awareness about the topic through Nicu's story. It is definitely a must-read for all children.  In 1929 the author of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie, gifted the rights of his play and novel to Great Ormond Street Hospital, (GOSH). When J.M. Barrie died in 1937 GOSH did indeed receive full copyright, and two years later signed an exclusive agreement for the animation rights with the Walt Disney Company._
Unfortunately, this happened before the realisation/concept of merchandise, and spin-offs, the agreement did not include royalties from those revenue streams. From GOSH.org: 'Does the hospital or charity receive income from sales of Disney's Peter Pan DVDs and merchandise such as toys, games, etc? No, the original contract did not include these since they did not exist in 1939 so the hospital or charity did not (and does not) receive any income from DVDs or toys or any other merchandise.' It is not known how much GOSH received financially from royalties of the Peter Pan books and films over the years. It can be presumed however, that since the copyright has ended, or will end soon, in most territories the amount GOSH currently receives and will receive in the future will be sadly miniscule. When giving the copyright to GOSH it had been Barrie's wish for them, the first dedicated children's hospital in the United Kingdom, to profit from it. If it had been known in 1939 of the lucrative nature of merchandise when GOSH signed the agreement with the Walt Disney Co. I feel sure that it would have been part of the agreement. Walt Disney is a multi-billion dollar corporation, (source: Forbes) that is renowned for its ethics, morals and family-friendly entertainment. I implore them, in the spirit that JM Barrie handed over the rights of his children's masterpiece, to donate a small portion of the proceeds of each sale of a Peter Pan product, whether it's a film, toy or from a spin-off like Tinker Bell, to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Think of the wonderful publicity this good act would generate, Disney, and it might even be a tax write-off! Let's make this happen and support a worthwhile cause. Elias Zapple Great Ormond Street Hospital website Click here to donate to Great Ormond Street Hospital  Meet my heroic slugs: Steve the Slug, General Fairfax the Slug, Gino the Slug, Akira the Ninja Slug, Selina the Slug and many, many more. They’re my best friends, my loyal servants, my fearless soldiers and my only source of protein. Slugs are useful, skilful, colourful and edible and will cover you in sticky slime if you offend my moustache, Mr Snazzy!
Full of cool slug facts and utter Zappleness!  All is not well in Transylvania. Following a mysterious death, Nicu's family call in famed vampire detective Vamlock to investigate. Nicu must then stop a possible all out war between vampires and humans, as well as come to terms with the death itself. Poor Nicu.
http://smarturl.it/DeadAgain  New cover for Jellybean the Dragon. Check out the book now!
http://smarturl.it/jellybean Top Ten Life Tips Keep at least ten feet between you and a child eating food. I haven't the sluggiest what to write, And to top it all I've been up all night. My eyes feel heavy, my throwing arm aches, I feel like baking lots of slug-filled cakes. So what is the answer, give me a clue If you do not I won't know what to do. Least my books keep me busy, Though I'm starting to feel very dizzy. I need a lie down to rest my mind, Which I'll do now and... (loud snoring). Elias Zapple currently has 8 audiobooks available with two on the the way. You can currently purchase: Jellybean the Dragon Cyril the Dragon Elias Zapple's Book of Slugs A Christmas Carol... Slimed Nicu - The Littlest Vampire in 'Fangless' Nicu - The Littlest Vampire in 'Big Fangs' Nicu - The Littlest Vampire in 'Blood, Blood Everywhere' Elias Zapple's Rhymes from the Cabbage Patch Take a gander, listen, marvel at the incredible voices of the narrators and the superb written word of Elias Zapple. Remember, he has his Crack Commando Slug Unit nearby. If you're Zapple and you know it, clap your hands. If you're Zapple and you know it, clap your hands. If you're Zapple and you know it and you really want to throw it, If you're Zapple and you know it, clap your hands. |
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