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		<title>2009 Book Signings for The Great Mrs. Claus</title>
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2nd Annual Book Signing at Ma Maison
Friday, NOVEMBER 27th
10 AM &#8211; 1 PM
Near Starbucks at the corner of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard.
Day after Thanksgiving on Black Friday (but there is nothing Black about Ma Maison!, possibly one of the cheeriest and brightest gift shops in the entire Santa Clarita Valley).
Ede and the ladies make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatmrsclaus.com/blog/?p=203</link>
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		<title>The Great Mrs. Claus receives Mom&#8217;s Choice Awards® Gold</title>
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The Mom’s Choice Awards® Names The Great Mrs. Claus Among Best Products of 2009

Today is a wonderful day.  Although raining in LA, the sun is shining at the North Pole!  The Great Mrs. Claus received the Mom&#8217;s Choice Gold Award and is among the best in family-friendly media, products and services of 2009.
The Mom’s Choice [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatmrsclaus.com/blog/?p=170</link>
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		<title>Book Signings on Black Friday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Black Friday was ushered in on what felt like a tropical breeze in Valencia, California this year.  The temperature must have hit a high of nearly 80º F!  Who could believe it was nearly December already?
Our book signing was a success with many stopping by to see what the activity was all about.   Katie [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatmrsclaus.com/blog/?p=247</link>
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		<title>2nd Annual Greenthumb Book signing Great Fun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The book signing at Greenthumb International this past Saturday (11/14/09) was fantastic fun!
I&#8217;m not sure how Bryan, Kirki and their wonderful staff keep doing it, but they make this open house event more colorful and festive each year.  This store is noted for their all out Christmas decorating and tree dressing, but this year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatmrsclaus.com/blog/?p=200</link>
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		<title>2nd Annual Book Signing at Green Thumb Intl. &#8211; Newhall</title>
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The Great Mrs. Claus Book Signing
November 14th, 2009
Saturday, 9 am &#8211; 1:30 pm
Cookies and Warm Cider will help get you in the mood.  I&#8217;ll be signing and sharing stories about the book, so please stop by.
By the way, Bryan, Kirki and all the rest of the Green Thumb Staff are exceptional at helping you find [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatmrsclaus.com/blog/?p=195</link>
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		<title>The Great Mrs. Claus meet Kris Kringle of Carmel</title>
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What could be better than starting off the Holiday season at the beautiful and quaint village of Carmel-By-The-Sea?
On Monday, November 9th from 3 &#8211; 6 pm, I&#8217;ll be signing The Great Mrs. Claus at Kris Kringle of Carmel, a most charming Christmas store tucked in the Doud Arcade off Ocean Avenue in downtown Carmel.
Shop proprietress [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatmrsclaus.com/blog/?p=187</link>
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		<title>The Greenleaf Book Group Distributes The Great Mrs. Claus</title>
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The Greenleaf Book Group based in Austin, TX now distributes The Great Mrs. Claus book for The Claus Family Christmas, LLC.
Greenleaf Book Group (GBG) is a publisher and distributor that specializes in the development of independent authors and the growth of small presses.  In addition to the books they publish, they distribute select titles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatmrsclaus.com/blog/?p=157</link>
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		<title>The Great Mrs. Claus hits the bullseye @ Target.com</title>
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I was so surprised to read this wonderful review from &#8220;Busy Dad&#8221; in LA.  It was gratifying to learn that the adults liked the book as much as the kids, since this was a true goal of mine.  Afterall, we are all grown up kids who developed a love for reading and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatmrsclaus.com/blog/?p=144</link>
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		<title>At Hart Park with lots of Heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2nd Annual Santa Clarita Literacy Arts Festival has all the markings of a growing into an important book fair. I imagine a thousand or so people attended, and organized so close to the holidays, I thought that a respectable showing.  You could feel the hustle-bustle of holiday shopping in the air.
If you made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatmrsclaus.com/blog/?p=139</link>
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		<title>Ma Maison Felt like Home &#8211; Valencia, CA.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last day of November couldn&#8217;t have ended better.  Ma Maison, a wonderful gift store I&#8217;ve been collecting glass ornaments from for years, hosted a book signing this past Sunday (Nov. 30th).  Katie, Ede, Claire and her husband Gilles made the day extra special &#8211; they set the mood with aromatic candles, spirited [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thegreatmrsclaus.com/blog/?p=136</link>
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