It was a glorious weekend full of programming and cosplay, but now we are home, unpacked, and ready to reflect. Part of that includes fulfilling my promise to share the notes from the “Choose-Your-Own Adventure” panel, hosted by the teen track and described thusly in the guidebook: Audience participation mayhem ensues as our troupe of…
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HEAR YE, HEAR YE. I am beyond thrilled to share the cover art for the book of my heart that will be out on September 10th… Journey meets Pearl in this transcendent picture book about a boy befriending a mermaid, created by the author of Strictly No Elephants, Lisa Mantchev, and The Bear and the Piano author-illustrator David Litchfield. A boy…
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In case it’s unclear… The following message is NOT about picture books. # LOVERS NAUGHT (Book 3 of the Lost Angeles series) is now available on Kindle, with a print version soon to drop. All three books are available via Kindle Unlimited, so if you’re a Prime Member, there’s never been a better time to…
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The French translation of STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS will be part of Season 2 of the children’s program Yétili! Congratulations, INTERDIT AUX ÉLÉPHANTS! It looks so. very. Muppety! <3
In the world of publishing, all good things take time. Sometimes a LOT of time. Like that fruitcake your grandma would bake at Thanksgiving for Christmas consumption… Like fruitcake, I am also nutty. Probably because I have been sitting on this news since just before NCTE… Thrilled to say that it will be illustrated by…
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So, say you loved STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS. Especially the parade of unusual friends and pets coming together to make a clubhouse where everyone is welcome. Say you noticed the narwhal in the fishbowl rolling along in her little red wagon. And say that little narwhal got a book of her very own. Coming this fall…
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