Today it is my pleasure to kick off the book tour for Journey to Galumphagos by Seth Eisner!  This book is a delight!

Book Description:

Publisher: WindSide Alley Books (August 4, 2013)
Category/Genre: Middle Grade, Action/Adventure
ISBN: 978-1491082324
Tour Date: November, 2013
Available in: Print & ebook, 84 Pages
Life can be tough for a loner like Emily. She’s had enough of being the perfect target for bullies. She persuades her brother and sister to run away with her to Galumphagos Island, a paradise on earth. But they find out that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the street, or even the other side of the ocean. They need all their courage and cleverness — and a little luck, too — to get out of the mess they landed in. Seth Eisner blends fantastic creatures, exotic travel, non-stop action, and humor in his story about three young children who learn that real courage isn’t just about adventures. It’s usually about ordinary things, like asking that other lonely girl if you can share her lunch table.  Journey to Galumphagos is sure to entertain both adults and children.

 “In this entertaining, fantastical adventure for middle-grade readers, three siblings discover that running away from problems might create more of them. A well-paced, delightful children’s book with a moral that’s clear without being heavy-handed.”- Kirkus Review
My Thoughts:
Emily is a loner in school.  She eats lunch by herself because she doesn’t have friends and some of the kids even bully her.  She is finally fed up!  She brings home a brochure about Galumphagos Island.  It’s a place for children to get away from their problems and have fun.  They don’t even need to bring any stuffed animals because the Island is full of loveable, cuddly, teddy-bear like creatures, called galumphers.
Emily shares the brochure with her brother and sister and talk them into going to Galumphagos Island with her.  They paddle in a boat the 12 miles there but soon discover that not everything that was promised in the brochure came to pass.  Not only were they home sick but there food that they brought with them was running out.  They only food available on the Island was what the galumphers ate, green mush.  It was bad!
 Journey to Galumphagos is a delightful and entertaining read that is fun for both adults and children.  Seth Eisner paints a vivid picture of the Island life and it’s inhabitants.  The black and white drawn illustrations by Ellen C. Maze are excellent and helps bring the Galumphers to life. This book is well written and just plain fun!  It is also a good lesson for children on acceptance.  I hope Seth keeps on writing, I would love to red more!  Highly recommended!
5/5
I received this ebook for my honest review.
About Seth Eisner:

Seth Eisner was an unemployed English professor who wrote a 400-page dissertation on Jane Austen before he gave up trying to be poor and went to law school.  He spent most of his career as inside counsel at Kraft Foods.  He retired as Vice President and Associate General Counsel.
Seth has been married to Rosalind for 44 years during which she has shown almost infinite patience.  They have three adult children, three children-in-law, and six grandchildren, none yet old enough to read Journey to Galumphagos, but they will be by the time the sequel comes out next year. 
Seth Eisner on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seth.eisner.98?fref=ts
Thanks to the author, Seth Eisner, I am giving away one copy of Journey to Galumphagos.  This giveaway is open internationally.  A U.S. winner has the choice of print or ebook.  An international winner will receive the ebook.  This giveaway ends on November 28, 2013.  Please use Rafflecopter to enter. 

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