Here’s the Scoop!
Apologies for being a tad M.I.A. from the blog, but it’s been a busy season of school visits, writing, and of course, revising. But being a busy author is good. Very good indeed, as Detective Wilcox would say.
For starters, I’m beyond thrilled to share that WHO’S WRITING THIS STORY?! received a lovely first review from Foreword Reviews.
And speaking of WHO’S WRITING THIS STORY?!, have you seen the adorable book trailer?
To celebrate the release of WHO’S WRITING THIS STORY?!, there will be a party.
Well Piggy, I’m so glad you asked. A HUGE party with story time, crafts, cupcakes (lots of cupcakes!!!), and super cool swag. It will be at Books of Wonder on May 11th at 11:30 am. For more information and to pre-order, please click here.
In addition to the book launch, I am so looking forward to the Poughkeepsie Book Festival on March 30th from 10 am to 3 pm and the Hudson Children’s Book Festival on May 4th from 10 am to 3 pm. Please stop by and say hello if you happen to be in the neighborhood.
For now, I think that’s all the news that’s fit to print! Have a wonderful weekend. Happy reading!
Drum roll, please!
Back to School!
It’s hard to believe that it’s already that glorious time of year. Where did the time go?
I am currently scheduling author visits for the 2023-2024 academic year. If you are interested in scheduling an author visit with yours truly, please visit www.hownowbooking.com or email
sarah@hownowbooking.com.
Thank you!!! ❤️
Review of Love, Escargot for the New York Journal of Books
Below is my first review for the New York Journal of Books.
Author: Dashka Slater
Illustrator: Sydney Hanson
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
“It was love at first sight for this magnifique book.”
It is Snailentine’s Day, that glorious day when l’amour is in the air and snails are naturally sharing their love with their special snailentines.
Escargot is excitedly priming and prepping for a Snailentine’s Day party that will have yummy canapés and crudités. Bien sûr, the reader is invited to come along! “You are a snail, aren’t you?” Escargot asks the reader, noticing the reader’s “unusual” tentacles. But Escargot reassures the reader to have no fear about fitting in because “[t]he secret to being a beautiful French snail is joie de vivre, which is the happiness you bring to waving your tentacles. Let us wave them together. Voilà! You are a snail!”
Escargot does worry other snails might misconstrue the reader for a slug since they don’t have a shell. And if the shell-less reader is feeling shy at the party, which can happen to even a fierce French snail like Escargot, the ever-helpful snail suggests hiding “behind a convenient plant or rock.”
As it turns out, Escargot is the one who fears not fitting in when he arrives at the party only to discover it’s a Volentine’s Day celebration given by a vole. Quelle horreur! What’s a fierce-shy French snail to do? Obviously, hide in his shell! But Volerie quickly allays Escargot’s fears, and by party’s end, Escargot is smitten. “The vole is . . . actually . . . charmante. Her crudités are delicious, and she waves her whiskers with so much joie de vivre. She makes me feel magnifique!”
Escargot asks the reader, “Do you think . . . perhaps . . . she could be my volentine?” And mais oui, that leaves Escargot to choose the reader to be his darling petit chou of a snailentine.
This is the third book in the Escargot series by author-illustrator team, Dashka Slater and Sydney Hanson, and sans doute, it doesn’t disappoint. Slater grabs the reader’s attention from the get-go, “But now I must tell you something exciting.” The illustrations in soft-pink hues immerse you in shimmering snail magic. It was love at first sight for this magnifique book.
Back-to-School Giveaway Winner Is . . .
Book Giveaway: AND I THINK ABOUT YOU by Rosanne Kurstedt Sept 6th
A wonderful post by my good friend, Rosanne Kurstedt! XO
Rosanne Kurstedt has written another picture book, AND I THINK ABOUT YOU, illustrated by Ya-LIng Huang and published by Kids Can Press on September 20th. They have agreed to send a copy to the one lucky winner in the US.
Just leave a comment. Reblog, tweet, or talk about it on Facebook with a link and you will get additional chances to win. Let me know other things you did to share the good news, so I can put the right amount of tickets in my basket for you. Sharing on Facebook, Twitter or reblogging really helps spread the word for a new book. So, thanks for helping Rosanne and Ya-Ling.
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Upcoming Events, School Visits & Chance to Win $50 Gift Card to Books of Wonder
I can’t believe Labor Day is around the corner and that the school year has started for some, or is about to start for others. Where did the time go?
I spent most of the summer hiding out at my favorite place on the North Fork of Long Island trying to write or revise with my faithful, overworked, and underfed colleagues, Madeleine and Cupcake.
I am so looking forward to the fall book festival season. I will be attending the following festivals.
October 1, Rye Children’s Book Festival
For more information, please visit: https://ryebookfestival.com/
October 2, Maplewood South Orange Book Festival
For more information, please visit: http://mapsobookfest.org/
October 15, Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival
For more information, please visit: https://ccbfestival.org/
If you happen to be in the hood, please stop by and say hello.
Also, if anyone is interested in author visits, please email me at robin@robinnewmanbooks.com. And if anyone would also like personalized books and some cool swag, Books of Wonder is your place to shop. Simply click here.
Last, but certainly not least, to start the school year off with a bang, I am giving away a $50 online gift card to one lucky winner. To enter, please click here. The raffle will run 8/31/22 to 9/12/22 (EST).
Hope everyone has an AWESOME academic year!
Book Deal!
Thrilled the Pigs and Big Bad Wolf are finally out of the bag. Oops! Did I say bag? I meant book! SUPER HUGE THANKS to Liza Fleissig, Ginger Harris-Dontzin, Marissa Moss, Deborah Zemke, Bank Street Writers Lab, and to my critique buddies for their endless encouragement and support. WHO’S WRITING THIS STORY? will be in bookstores and libraries Spring 2024. WOOHOO!
THANK YOU, POUGHKEEPSIE BOOK FESTIVAL!
On Saturday, I attended my second Pougkeepsie Book Festival. In a word, it was . . .
AWESOME!
Below are a few photographic highlights:
I would like to shout out a super huge thank you to John Torres, the Poughkeepsie Public Library, and to all the hard-working volunteers who made the day extraordinarily special. Can’t wait for next year’s festival!!!
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