Maggie's Adventure

Tell us about your best adventure with your grandparents and win!*

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Contest deadline is extended until September 30. This deadline allows students to work on their entry in spring, summer or fall.

Use either entry form and be sure to submit. Writing tips will be coming soon!

Entry Form for Maggie's new contest available now

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To download the entry form for Maggie's new contest, click on the picture on the right.

Over the holidays, give yourself some time to reminisce about your grandparents, and, for some of us, perhaps a chance to be with them. Whatever your circumstances, this is a great week to gather your thoughts about your contest submission.

Start to write down any ideas that come to mind. Add to the list as remember the sights, sounds, smells and feelings about your memories.

Take your time and over the next month, pick your favorite adventure. From that point on you will be on your way, and I will encourage you with more pointers over the next few months.

400 words or less! You are already on your way.

Tell us about your best adventure with your grandparents and win!*

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Maggie shared her adventures with you, now it's your turn.

Tell us your best story or memory of your grandparents in 400 words or less. You can write about the house in which they lived, where you spent a beautiful vacation, or how your own garage brings back memories...it's entirely up to you!

Entries can be submitted in English, Spanish or German, just like Maggie's latest book.

Submit your story by July 31, 2010 and you could win a $100 American Express gift card and a copy of Maggie Visits Argentina.

Winners will be announced September 30, 2010. Contest open to all ages. Entry form will be posted on this site soon.

Writing contest coming soon...

2009-11-29T07:56:00.000-08:00

Maggie will offer a writing contest soon with great prizes! Details later this week. Stay tuned!

Maggie celebrates her new book...

2009-11-08T09:54:00.001-08:00

Maggie is making plans to celebrate her new book. Stay tuned for details on an exciting new contest where you can win!

This contest will be open to participants from all around the globe. You won't want to miss it.

Join Maggie on her international adventure!

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As her grandparents connect to their ancestral past, Maggie tries to make friends for the future as she travels to her first foreign destination, Argentina.

Maggie reads as much as possible before her trip yet when she arrives in Buenos Aires, she discovers language is just one of the many things she does not know about Latin America. It takes three languages...English, Spanish and German...to tell the story of exotic places, Argentine history and the friends Maggie meets on her exciting new journey.

To order your copy now, click here: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/maggie-visits-argentina/6365031

Maggie Visits Argentina!

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The final editing is now complete. Maggie's new adventure will be available in the next couple of weeks. Check back here in early September for a full update.

New Maggie book to debut this summer...

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Maggie Visits Argentina! ¡Maggie Visita Argentina! Maggie Besucht Argentinien!

Join Maggie on her first international adventure!

As her grandparents connect to the past, Maggie tries to make friends for the future as she travels to her first foreign destination, Argentina.

Maggie reads as much as possible before her trip yet when she arrives in Buenos Aires, she discovers language is just one of the many things she did not know about Latin America. It takes three languages...English, Spanish and German...to tell the story of exotic places, Argentine history and the friends Maggie meets on her exciting new journey.

Check back here for updates on when Maggie's latest tri-lingual adventure.

Maggie is home for the holidays....

of Puerto Rico

The Story behind Maggie Visits Grandpa...

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Check out the recent inteview with Anna Dalhaimer Bartkowski as she discusses what inspired her to create Maggie Visits Grandpa. Click on the link below and then select The Authors Show.

http://www.arizonawebtv.com/

Winners announced next week...

2008-02-28T18:19:00.001-08:00

Continue to stay tuned for the announcement of Maggie's Adventure Coloring contest winners. The judges made some tough decisions to determine the top coloring contest entries. Winners will be notified soon and some of the best will be posted on this site next week. Drawings from Minnesota to California, from Arizona to Puerto Rico dominated the entries.

Awards will be mailed tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who enjoyed coloring with Maggie and entered her contest.

The coloring contest is over...

2008-02-16T21:03:00.001-08:00

And the fun has just begun! Our judges are carefully reviewing all of the entries and winners will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Grab your crayons and join Maggie's Coloring Contest

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What can compare to a new crayon box…the aroma, the freshly sharpened points of each crayon, the aligned organization of the brand new colors. Your unique coloring talent can bring you wonderful rewards when you join Maggie's Coloring Contest.

Here are some of the details:

Entry Procedure
1. Each artist may submit one entry
2. Each entry form must be filled in completely and include the parent’s name and signature for entrants under age 18.
3. Entry form needs to include:
Name of artist
Address, City, State, Zip, Telephone number
E-mail address (optional for contest updates)
Age of artist (on Feb. 9, 2008)
If under age 18, Parent’s Name and Signature

4. Drawings will be returned if a self-addressed, stamped envelope for first class mail is included.
5. Incomplete submissions will be disqualified.
6. Entry forms are available at the following locations:

Way 2 Play Café, 940 E. Riggs Road, Chandler, Chandler, AZ 85249, NE corner of Riggs and McQueen, way2playcafe.com.
Java Spot, 1915 E Chandler Blvd. Chandler, AZ 85225.
Bookworld, 537 S. Taylor Drive, Sheboygan, WI 53081. http://www.bookworldstores.com/sheboygan-wi.htm
Mind over Splatter, Historic Downtown Chandler, 64 South San Marcos Place, Chandler, AZ, mindoversplatter.com.
T’z Marketplace, Historic Downtown Chandler, 58 San Marcos Pl. Chandler, AZ 85225, tzmarketplace.com
Michaels, The Arts & Crafts Store, 3771 S. Gilbert Rd., Gilbert, AZ 85296, michaels.com.
Signs by Tomorrow, 1929 E. Ray Rd. - Suite 4, Chandler, AZ 85225. www.signsbytomorrow.com/chandler

7. Also, the entry form can be downloaded from this site.

Prizes
Four first-place awards will be given for entries in the following age brackets:
Ages 2-5, Ages 6-9, Ages 10-14, Ages 15-18, Ages 18-25, over 25
First place winners will receive a $25 Michael’s gift card and a copy of the new coloring book, Maggie Visits Grandpa by Anna Dalhaimer Bartkowski. One runner-up in each age bracket will receive a copy of Maggie Visits Grandpa. Winning artwork will be posted on members.cox.net/infiniteadventure. The judges’ decisions are final. Winners will be notified by telephone.

Deadline
The deadline for receipt of entries is 5 p.m. February 9, 2008. Entries received after this time and date will not be entered in the contest. Send all entries to: Infinite Adventure, 6043 S. Danielson Way, Chandler, AZ 85249 or scan and email drawing and entry form to maggies_adventure@cox.net.

No purchase necessary to enter or to win.

More information to come. Stay tuned and keep your crayons sharpened.

Maggie's Adventure Begins

2007-11-02T16:57:00.000-07:00

Maggie's adventure is nearly ready to begin! Stay tuned as she prepares for her journey to visit Grandpa's house. Coloring contests, coloring books, and visits are in Maggie's future. Keep up to date on her travels right here.