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Raising Lucy News and Events The Raising Lucy Team loves flocking together
with Lucy Fans. Here's where we keep you updated with news, articles, happenings and events wherever Lucy goes. Check back
often for all the latest on Carol (Temporary Goose Mom), and all the Lucy News!  Summer 2010 –Coeur d'Alene Public Library - 'Inspired
By Nature' Art & Writing Workshop for Kids - this Summer! Have fun writing and drawing with Carol and Lucy! Program dates
are Wednesdays: June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, at 1pm to 2pm, Coeur d'Alene Public Library,
Story Room 102. (scroll down for more details)
May
27, 2010
–Ponderosa Elementary - Central Valley School District,
Spokane Valley, Grades 4 & 5 May 26,
2010
–Chester Elementary - Central
Valley School District, Spokane Valley, Grades 4 & 5 Schedule an Appearance
or Event Raising Lucy – A 2009 Idaho Book Award Nominee Raising Lucy Studios is proud to announce that Raising Lucy
(hardcover children's book), made the list of 2009 Nominees for outstanding contributions to the body of printed materials
about Idaho. The Idaho Book Award, an annual award given by the Idaho Library Association, is intended to encourage the writing
and publishing of books about Idaho, and to encourage excellence in writing and high standards of accuracy and readability
in those books." See a list of 2009 Book Award Mominees here. Lucy Splashes the CDA Library
Summer Program 'Water' Theme Carol Muzik and Raising Lucy will be featured in the Summer Reading Programs at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library with her 'Inspired By Nature' ~ An Art & Writing
Workshop For Kids. She has designed her theme around this year's kids and teens programs “Make a Splash.” and
“Make Waves at the Library.” Each workshop will be a fun-filled exploration of creative writing and art, with
Raising Lucy as the starting point. Carol Muzik/Lucy workshop dates are: Wednesdays,
June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21 - from 1pm to 2pm at the Library, Story Room 102. For more information on the Summer Reading
Programs, visit the CDA Library website. Raising Lucy Now at Stanley
Library According to an article in Stanley Community Library Rural Network newsletter, the Stanley (Idaho) library has received a generous gift from the Val A. Browning Foundation, of which a portion was used to purchase new books. The first order of books all pertain to Idaho and have been nominated for the Idaho Library Association Book of the Year award. They include Talk Talk Sweet Charlotte by Dean A. Le Breton, The Dash of Doctor Todd: The Odyssey of a Frontier Doctor by Howard E. Adkins, The Fifth Generation: A Nez Perce Tale by Linwood Laughy, The Good Times Are All Gone Now: Life, Death and Rebirth in an Idaho Mining Town by Julie Whitesel Weston, The Whaler's Forge by Christine Echeverria Bender, The Last War: The Nez Perce Story by Elliot West, Atomic America by Todd Tucker, Selling Your Father's Bones: America's 140-Year War Against the Nez Perce Tribe, and Raising Lucy: The True Story of Raising an Orphaned Wild Goose, written and illustrated by Carol Muzik. Each book purchased with this fund will have a donation sticker inside the book. Past
Updates... May 12,
2010 - Coeur d'Alene Public Library, Pre-school and After School Storytime Programs, 10:30-11 & 1-1:30, 4-5pm April 26, 2010 - Sunrise Elementary, Central Valley School
District, Spokane Valley, WA, Grade 4 Library presentation April 17, 2010 - Get Lit! (At Epicenter Press booth), Hotel Lusso, Downtown Spokane, WA, Book Signing, 11-12:30 April 03, 2010 - Barnes and Noble, Spokane Valley, WA, Meet the Author &
Book Signing, 2-4pm March 16,
2010 - Liberty Lake Elementary School, Spokane Valley, WA, Grade 5 presentation January 29th, 2010 - Carol Muzik elected to the Board of Directors of Kootenai Environmental Alliance (KEA). KEA is a grass-roots organization – and the oldest environmental organization in the state of Idaho. December 26, 2009 - Aunties Bookstore, Downtown Spokane, WA,
Book Signing, 2-4pm
December 6th, 2009 - Coeur d'
Alene Costco - Coeur d'Alene, ID, Book Signing, noon-2pm November 28, 2009 - Hastings Bookstore - Coeur d' Alene, ID, Book Signing, 12pm - 2pm November 20, 2009 - CDA Press - Book Release Article (link to it here) Goose Story Goes Hardback  October 20, 2009 - Press
Announcement - USA Book News Honors Raising Lucy Raising Lucy receives
honors as an AWARD-WINNING FINALIST in the Children's Picture Book Hardcover Non-fiction category of the NATIONAL BEST BOOKS
AWARDS (NBBA), sponsored by USA Book News. USABookNews.com, announced over 500 NBBA winners and finalists in over 140 categories covering print and audio books. Jeff
Keen, President and CEO of USABookNews.com, said this year's contest yielded an unprecedented number of entries, which were
then narrowed down. Download the full announcement (pdf) on our home page. Order the book here. October 9, 2009 - USA Book News says Raising Lucy is 'What's
Hot, New & Noteworthy in the World of Books'! This week,
Raising Lucy is featured as 'What's Hot' by USA Book News. USA Book News covers unique books from both the mainstream and independent press. They keep up-to-date on 'what’s
hot' as well as looking beyond the best-seller lists to highlight fantastic books that are worthy of attention. Raising Lucy is listed at the top of their Children's Picture Book Hardcover Non-Fiction
category.  October 1, 2009 - 'Raising Lucy' Book Lands on Retail Store Shelves After
a successful 2009 PNBA Fall Show in September, we're pleased to announce that our new Raising Lucy hardcover children's book
is already hitting bookstore and library shelves. Pierce County Libraries, The Bookworks (photo right), Barnes & Noble
and Hastings Books & Music are among the first to make it available. More stores and locations are being added daily.
You can find or order Raising Lucy at your favorite bookstore by ISBN #: 978-0-9820269-1-5.   September 11, 2009 - 'Raising Lucy' is A Success at PNBA Fall Show  September 5, 2009 - New Children's Book Signing : at former Sunset Gallery in Harrison,
ID.Author
and illustrator, Carol Muzik, is set to meet customers at a Book Signing Event at the Denise Oliver Gallery in Harrison, ID,
Sunday September 6 from 11am to 3pm. Muzik will be signing her new full-color, hardcover children's book, 'Raising Lucy - The True Story of Raising an Orphaned Wild Goose', and her coloring storybook and video set, 'Raising Lucy-A True Story'. Denise Oliver gallery, located in a refurbished warehouse
loft space, is the former Sunset Gallery that Muzik created in 2005 - and where she began sharing her story about Lucy. They're
located at 200 Coeur d'Alene Ave, Suite B, Harrison, ID. Former Sunset Gallery photo right : C.
Muzik  September 1, 2009 - Book
Release Announcement : 'Raising Lucy' Hardback Children's Book Available through www.RaisingLucy.com. Raising Lucy Studios
is proud to announce the latest book in the Lucy series of products by author/illustrator, Carol Muzik. 'Raising Lucy - The
True Story of Raising an Orphaned Wild Goose' is for age 5 and up. 48 beautifully illustrated and colorful pages take you
through precious moments in the Muziks' life, raising a wild orphaned great Canada goose they named Lucy. The family's love
for animals and their unique experience touches hearts and souls everywhere. Book
design: Joie Moring. Published by Raising Lucy Studios LLC. ISBN:978-0-9820269-1-5
$14.95US|$16.95CAN “Raising Lucy will warm your heart and delight children everywhere, awakening in all of us the long forgotten magical connection between humans and all living creatures.” —Karen Anderson, author of Hear all Creatures, and You Can Talk to Animals The book includes educational discussion points for kids, teachers and parents to help explore
more on the subject of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. 'Raising Lucy - The True Story of Raising an Orphaned Wild Goose'
is available now on our website, and through online and traditional retailers. (Download a copy of the press release (pdf) at the bottom of this page) April 8, 2009 - Author and illustrator,
Carol Muzik, meets customers at a Book Signing Event at Hastings Bookstore in Coeur d'Alene, Saturday April 11, from noon
to 3pm. Muzik's book includes her acclaimed video, 'Raising Lucy-A True Story', Audience Choice Award Winner at the 2009 Awaken! International Spiritual Film Festival. Hastings Books Music & Video is located at 101 E. Best Ave., Coeur d'Alene, ID. March 16, 2009 - Awaken! International Spiritual Film Festival announces that 11-minute 'Raising Lucy-A True Story' short film wins the Family Favorite Audience Choice Award at their 2009
awards ceremony. Audience Awards were given in three categories: Feature-length Film, Documentary, Short Film and Family Favorite.
We are pleased and honored to be recognized by film festival audiences around the country. Thank you audiences! March 1, 2009 - 'Raising Lucy-A True Story' short film is accepted into the Awaken! International Spiritual Film Festival in Morristown, New Jersey, March 13-15. Other feature films include Dr. Wayne W. Dyer's Ambition to Meaning: Finding your
Life's Purpose. February 25, 2009 -
'Lucy' documentary appears at the Trail Dance Film Festival in Duncan,
Oklahoma, Jan 16-18. 'Lucy' shows Friday, Jan 25 at 4:30pm. For more info, go to www.traildancefilmfestival.com/2009   Winter/Spring 2009 Edition - 'Mama Goose' Feature Story in Coeur d'Alene Magazine written by Carol Muzik. Subscribe to CdA Magazine online or pick up the print
version at bookstores, news stands and resort locations in and around the Coeur d'Alene region.January 16, 2009 - Raising Lucy film appears at the 15th Annual Sedona International
Film Festival in Sedona, Arizona, Feb 24-Mar 1. 'Lucy' showtimes are Wednesday, Feb 25 at 9am and Friday, Feb 27 at 11:30am.
For more info on SIFF, go to www.sedonafilmfestival.com October 23, 2008 - 'Lucy'
Story published in the The South Lake Coeur d'Alene ALTERNATIVE Newsletter. Visit the ALTERNATIVE Newsletter site now - then scroll down to read the story. Download a PDF version of the story
below.
Download Hardcover Book Release PDF Here Download SouthLake CDA Article PDF Here
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