Seventh Annual Thumperino Superbunny Easter Drawing and Coloring Contest Begins

    NEW YORK, NY, March 10, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hocks Out Press announces the seventh annual Thumperino Superbunny Easter Drawing and Coloring Contest. To enter is simple: draw and color a scene from the action adventure series Thumperino Superbunny or the You-Color-It storybook, A Cow Named Cow, for a chance to win one of three top prizes. Winners will be notified by email and announced on the Hocks Out Press website on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. "I'm looking forward to another year of great submissions," says author Amber L. Spradlin. The drawing/coloring contest launched on Monday, March 5, 2018, with a submission deadline of Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018. Top prizes, in the form of gift cards redeemable from leading retailers in the book and e-book market, will be awarded to three randomly selected winners. Children ages 3 to 13 may enter for a chance to win. All participants will receive honorable mention and have their artwork displayed throughout the year on the Hocks Out Press website. For full details on how to enter the contest and submit your artwork go to http://www.HocksOut.com.

The Thumperino Superbunny series is a two-time Grammy Award contender for Best Children's Album (audiobook), Winner of the Creative Child magazine Book of the Year, the Pacific Book Award, the Preferred Choice Award, and a National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist. The You-Color-It Storybook series A Cow Named Cow is the Winner of the Creative Child magazine Book of the Year, Winner of the Book Excellence Award, Creative Child magazine Best Interactive Storybook Award, and a Beverly Hills Book Awards Finalist. Ms. Spradlin's books have appeared on NBC's The Michael J. Fox Show, reached number one on the Top 100 Children's Books list, and made their international debut at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy. Her stories have been adapted for the stage and have been accepted into the Library of Congress and The National Library of Scotland. She regularly presents author visits at libraries and elementary schools around the country.

Hocks Out is a web portal into a world of merchandise, book publishing through Hocks Out Press, social media mini-tales, and photo/video explorations from around the world, including several world heritage sites. Thumperino Superbunny shares regular Twitter sagas of his crime fighting prowess and posts Facebook messages about his travels. Photo and video diaries of the fictional character and the actual therapy rabbit, Thumperino, span the globe from the canals of Venice, the fortified walls of the Brimstone Hill Fortress, the ancient citadel of Edinburgh, and Mount Rushmore National Monument. Hocks Out was originally inspired by the adventures of Thumperino, a real life house rabbit and his special needs companion Veronica. The pair are adopted therapy rabbits, certified by the National Service Animal Registry. They reside in New York where they work to spread the message of the value of pet adoption. A portion of the proceeds from sales of products on Hocks Out are donated to rabbit rescues and reading programs.

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