Featured Blogger/Publisher: Jacklyn Johnston & Abby Barnhart with Tommy Nelson

Today's featured blogger is actually one of the publishers MamaBuzz will be working with.  We are so excited to get to know Jacklyn and Abby on a more personal level.  Thanks, you guys, for filling this out, and being such great sports.:)

Hello from Tommy Nelson, publisher of kids' books, entertainment, and all things fun! We love kids and work everyday to produce products that bring them closer to God and their family!


Name of Publicity Team: Jacklyn Johnston (@JayeMarie) and Abby Barnhart (@abbylbarnhart)

Blog URL: You can find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tommynelsonkids or twitter at http://twitter.com/Tommy_Nelson

What's your favorite junk food? In the office we are gumball-fanatics: we have a great gumball machine, and love to try to guess what color will roll down the pipe! Poor Abby always gets blue, and then looks like Violet Beauregarde the rest of the day.

What is your passion in life? Kids! More specifically, introducing your kids to a genuine understanding of God, the Bible, and faith that is age-appropriate, fun, but most of all – true!

What are you known for? Great kids’ brands like Gigi, God’s Little Princess from Sheila Walsh, Hermie the Common Caterpillar and his garden friends from Max Lucado, Bibleman and his Bible team, and The Read and Share Bible line of Bibles, storybooks, and DVDs for preschoolers from Gwen Ellis (among other things:) ).

What do you blog about? Personally, we aren’t mothers yet, but we are fascinated and in awe of all that moms do to create a safe and engaging environment for their kids. On Twitter and Facebook, we seek to start conversations with moms, dads, and parenting pros (if there is such a thing) about kids, books, and everything in between.

List any giveaways you're doing: We are giving away (through MamaBuzz) great teen books (Redefining Beautiful, Guys are Waffles, Girls are Spaghetti, Take Your Best Shot), beautiful picture books (The Tallest of Smalls, The Story of Christmas), and some great adventure fiction (The Curse of the Spider King). And that’s just our first round :).

Stay tuned for more Featured Bloggers every Tuesday & Thursday!