A Surprise in the Post

by Zoë Bestel on November 22, 2009

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Don’t you just love surprises!!

Because I am a Cathy Cassidy Dream Team member, I have been getting emails from Puffin books, asking my opinion on future book covers and other stuff. Lately they emailed me about Cathy’s new Nintendo DS game coming out and asked would the team and me review it first.

They kindly said they would send us a free copy of the game…

Yesterday a parcel arrived from Puffin, enclosed was the game…

and a free Nintendo DS!!!

To top it off it was red, my favourite colour!

I am so pleased and would just like to thank Puffin for letting me be a Dream Team member and for this great gift!

I am sure a review of the DS Game will be up soon.

Zoë xoxo

{ 19 comments… read them below or add one }

Barbara Byatt November 22, 2009 at 1:04 pm

Brilliant! Hope you enjoy the new game. Sounds interesting.
Lots of love, Barb & Greg. xx

Amber December 2, 2009 at 1:21 pm

Hi, I found your blog via Cathy Cassidy’s Dream Team. :D I’m not on it, ‘cos I was too young when the competition launched but now I’m old enough and the competitions ended! :D

Anyway, I’m Amber, and I have two blogs.

My main blog: http://princessreader.blogspot.com
My book blog: http://themilelongbookshelf.blogspot.com

I love your blog! How come you’ve met Cathy personally before and not at a book signing etc? (I was looking at you and Cathy going to the cafe post) :-)

Amber
P.S Hope you enjoy your new game and DSi!

Amber December 2, 2009 at 1:27 pm

Oh I was looking at your photo slideshow and I have 3 Blue Peter badges too! I have a normal blue and white one, a green one and a silver one. :-)

Rachel December 7, 2009 at 4:11 pm

heyah , i would love to join the website,
could you please send me a address/
Thanks
Roxi xxx

Amber December 24, 2009 at 10:37 pm

I WON A NINTENDO DSi TOO! It was a different comp though. How cool is that?! Mine is blue. :D

Saskia January 7, 2010 at 4:50 pm

Hi Zoe!

You must be the luckiest girl in the world! You’ve met loads of famous authors and you’ve got a blog! You sound like your living my dream life!!! I found your website on Cathy Cassidys Dream Team! I love your blog and I hope you have lots of fun on your DS!

Lots Of Hearts
Saskia xox

Rhiannon January 14, 2010 at 8:03 am

WOW u really r the luckiest person i’ve heard of that is around my age. :) !!! that sounds like a dream come true for u :) !!!

Charley January 24, 2010 at 4:06 pm

Hiya Zoe, ur soooooooooo lucky i entered for DSi and Cathy Cassidy Flips !! Just wating 4 da results!!!!
Luv ur blog!!!
Charley(yes iam a girl)
xoxoxoxo
PS. Were can i make my blog?!!!

Lois February 8, 2010 at 7:22 pm

Wow you are the lukyest girl

Chloe February 24, 2010 at 9:28 pm

Hi Zoe. I’m also a Dream Team member! How you managed to meet Cathy outside of book signings? Your so lucky.

Love Chloe
xxxx

Meg March 13, 2010 at 5:15 pm

hi u r sooo lucky!i discovered Cathy Cassidy books too late the comp had closed! still im well pleased 4 u. how did u manage to meet her any way

Jemima April 6, 2010 at 8:35 am

Hi Everyone,
Admit it Zoe, you are seriously lucky. I have a DSi and I don’t have the CC game. But, I am sure its great. You’re book site is really fantastic, check mine at http://www.readmybook.co.nz.
Hope its fun being a dream teamer,
Jemima
xx

Joy April 7, 2010 at 1:02 pm

wow you are sooooooo lucky!!!!

Zoe April 9, 2010 at 1:56 pm

Thank you everyone for commenting.
Sorry I haven’t got back to you, I am very glad that there are people actually reading the blog.
In future, I will try to reply to the comments regularly.
Thanks again,
Zoë xoxo

Zoe April 11, 2010 at 10:53 am

Hello Chloe.
Yey! Another Dream Teamer – It’s fun being one isn’t it!
Cathy lives not far from me and whenever a book signing was near I would go and see her – She would always remember me, so when I became a dream team member I thought “Hey. Why don’t I interveiw Cathy for my blog” So we arranged to meet up and that’s it really. :)
Thank you for visiting!
Zoë xoxo

Zoe April 11, 2010 at 10:59 am

Hi Saskia,
Some days I do feel like that, I have to admit.
But it’s not hard – You have to just set your mind to it. It kind of helps to have a blog for starters and being a dream team member, but still, I haven’t really got any luck, Underneath I am just an ordinary girl who loves books :)
Thank you for visiting,
Zoë xoxo

Zoe April 11, 2010 at 11:11 am

Hello Amber,
Well Done on getting all those Blue Peter badges, How did you get them all?
Your blogs are wicked, Very cool.
I have met her at book signings, but she doesn’t live too far away from me. So I asked her if I could do an interview with her and she said yes :)
The DS and Game are very good, I’ll put a reveiw up soon :)
Thank you for coming,
Zoe xoxo

Zoe April 11, 2010 at 11:13 am

Hi Charley,
Thank you,
You can make a free wordpress blog or a Blogger (which is good for beginers)
Just make a blogger account and it will show you what to do.
Thanks for visiting,
Zoë xoxo

Yinka July 1, 2010 at 6:10 pm

Hi Zoë, I love your blog!! I am a HUGE Cathy Cassidy fan too! You are soo luck that you got a new DS

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