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Johns Hopkins MA in Science Writing, MA in Writing, Author of books and articles for adults and kids. samapple.com

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A rare non-horror book post to celebrate an EPIC gift from my beloved Houghton family @yul_i_a @_rich_houghton! Baby Dunks-a-Lot, co-authored and signed by my fav hooper Jayson Tatum🍀, in collaboration with @samapplebooks and illustrated by @artofparkerniag. Sooooo damn cool! Will treasure this always and read to Anasheh over and over and over!!🙏💓🍀

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Baby Dunks-a-Lot “The day the basketballs stopped bouncing” is out now!
Had an incredible time being apart of this journey, thanks to everyone who was apart of making this come together!
Go grab a copy now!!!

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All-star Baby Dunks-a-Lot is back and ready to help his team solve a basketball mystery in this hilarious new picture book from @samapplebooks, @artofparkerniag, & Celtics champion @jaytatum0! Think Boss Baby meets Space Jam: slam dunk. Congrats team!
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“There’s only one person who can save the game of basketball . . .”

When all the basketballs in the world mysteriously stop bouncing, the Commissioner of Basketball knows just who to call: Baby Dunks-a-Lot, the world-famous dunking baby!

Join Baby D, his star NBA teammate, and his big brother as they hop into the Ball-Mobile, battle sneaky villains, and set off on a quest to save the game of basketball―one monster dunk at a time.
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Praise for #BabyDunksaLot:
“Jayson Tatum shoots and scores! A bundle of basketball joy!” ―@jeffkinney, #DiaryofaWimpyKid

“Baby D charms his teammates and the league as surely as he’ll charm readers... a delightful read.” ―@kirkus_reviews

“[S]lam-dunk prowess...It’s a sportsball send-up poised to remind readers of young collaborators’ ample strengths.” ―@publisherswkly

“The fun and ridiculous premise carries a story that is sure to bring a smile to babies and sports fans alike.” ―@sljournal

#babydunksalot2 #thedaythebasketballsstoppedbouncing

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We had fun at the Jeff Kinney @jeffkinney @anunlikelystory hosted book release event of "Baby Dunks-a-Lot: The Day the Basketballs Stopped Bouncing!" by Jayson Tatum @jaytatum0 , Sam Apple @samapplebooks and Illustrator Parker-Nia Gordon @artofparkerniag

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Newest addition to the collection
@jaytatum0 book signed by the man himself and co author @samapplebooks

#jaysontatum #celticsnation

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Happy Friday 🙏🏽🔥🥰

I would like to give a special shout out to @samapplebooks for sending me and my students a sign copy of @jaytatum0 book 📕 Baby Dunks -a -Lot 🔥❗️❗️❗️ If you don’t not have this amazing book , 📖 please go check it out and purchase it for your kids and students !

My students and I enjoyed reading Baby Dunks -a- Lot @samapplebooks and wanted to share with the world how amazing of a book it was🔥🥰❗️ Thank you for being amazing and inspiring. We appreciate you and tell Jason @jaytatum0 we said Hi 👋🏽 even tho I’m Lakers fans , I appreciate greatness 😆 🔥❗️💪🏽

#nba #jason #tatum #boston #lakers #classroom #author #library #state #wide #pre #k #early #childhood #amazing #book #deuce #basketball #story #baby #dunk #BeTheExample #explore #iMB

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IT'S HERE!!! Our annual bookmark with our bestselling titles of 2024 is in the building!!! Stop by and grab one of these limited edition bookmarks so that you can always look back fondly on the year that was (and maybe add some of these titles to your TBR pile).

Can't make it in to the store? Head to the "Recs" page on our website, where you can also see all four lists. And you can order them there too, because as you likely know, you can shop on our website 24/7!!!

Congrats to all of our bestsellers of 2024, including No. 1 sellers "Wicked," "Lovely One," "Baby Dunks-a-Lot," and "Don't Ask Me Where I'm From" !!!!!

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#BabyDunksAlot By #JaysonTatum #SamApple #ParkerNiaGordon

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Jayson Tatum added children’s book author to his résumé this week! “Baby Dunks-a-Lot” is about a baby who, well, dunks a lot. His incredible talent makes him a top NBA recruit and a hilarious tale ensues…

The story has wonderfully whimsical illustrations by Parker-Nia Gordon. 🏀📚 The cover of Jayson Tatum’s first children’s book, “Baby Dunks-a-Lot” featuring an illustration of a baby going up for a dunk.

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JT rap battle

#nba #kobe #goat #ballislife #warriors #lakers #nhl #basket #lebronjames #lebron #mvp #espn #hoops #kobebryant #dunk #bball #nbayoungboy #basketballneverstops #michaeljordan #nbaplayoffs #NBAPlayoffs #jaysontatum

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In our house we have some huge basketball fans! My boys loved unboxing and especially reading these ones because they were excited to have books with some of their favorite players names on them!

@jaytatum0 co-authored Baby Dunks-a-Lot with @samapplebooks It’s an adorable story about a baby not being allowed to play in the game but once everyone realizes “Baby can dunk!” they have a change of heart. My boys want to read this one on repeat! From the details in the illustrations to the moments we laughed out loud we all enjoyed this story! Thank you @abramskids for sending us a copy to read, share, enjoy and review.

@stephencurry30 is the subject of the new graphic novel series Sports Superheroes that is packed with fiction and fact. It’s a fantastic book to hook all kids, even those that may not love the game of basketball; it’s really a book for everyone! It will excite readers that there are some superhero elements, a focus on Stephen Curry’s origin story and they may even learn some new facts about this dynamic bball player. Thank you @penguinkids for sending us a copy to read, enjoy, share and review.

Both books are stories are about grit, perseverance, determination and a growth mindset. Out now pick them up from your local #indiebookstore

#storymamasbookaday #sportssuperheroes #stephcurry #babydunksalot #graphicnovels #graphicnovelforkids #sportsbooks #basketballbooks

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