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!
Today is THE DAY! Happy Book Birthday, DON’T CALL ME FUZZYBUTT! And on the Ides of March, no less. How cool is that? (Okay. I’ll admit it. I am a nerd. And a proud one to boot! :-))
A super huge THANK YOU to Sleeping Bear Press, Sarah Rockett, Susan Batori, Liza Fleissig, Ginger Harris-Dontzin, the Bank Street Writers Lab, and to anyone who may have even sneezed on the manuscript.
Over the weekend Bear, Woodpecker, and I celebrated the virtual launch of DON’T CALL ME FUZZYBUTT! at Books of Wonder. Many thanks to everyone who joined me and made the day extra special.
In case you missed it, the event was recorded. (Note: I am not sure how long the recording will remain available.)
If you are still interested in getting signed copies, please click here. The first 100 orders will receive a fuzzy-tas-tic giveaway!
Have a fuzzy-ri-fic week! XO
Sincere apologies for the radio silence but it has been crazy busy on my end. For the writers reading this blog, we all know that crazy busy is AWESOMESAUCE!
I finally have some amazing news. Check this out!
A SUPER HUGE THANK YOU to Liza Fleissig, Ginger Harris-Dontzin, Sarah Rockett, Sleeping Bear Press, and to everyone at the Bank Street Writers Lab for your encouragement and support. (It truly takes a village and then some to do a picture book.) I am beyond excited to be working with Sarah Rockett and the amazing team at Sleeping Bear Press, as well as the incredibly talented Susan Batori. Click here to check out her adorable illustrations.
If I had to summarize what the month has been like in one word, it’s been a good month of revisions. Lots of revisions! Revisions to The Case of the Bad Apples, which releases on September 1 (Since folks have been asking, it’s currently available for pre-order on Amazon. Click here!), and revisions to another book that I can’t talk about just yet. But more news to come!
Aside from revisions, I’ve also been doing some WRAD Skype visits. If you’re unfamiliar with WRAD, WRAD stands for World Read Aloud Day. WRAD is the brainchild of the amazing Kate Messner, whereby authors Skype with schools for free on a particular day of the year. This year WRAD is February 5th. Since I get way more requests for author visits than I can do in a single day, I like to think of WRAD more like, WRAW, World Read Aloud Weeks. I do a number of Skype visits before and after WRAD and I try my very best to include as many schools as possible. (If I have been unable to schedule your school, please email me again later in the year or early next year.)
My first Skype visit for WRAD with third, fourth, and fifth graders
at Christ the Teacher School.
And in the last bit of news, I am looking forward to my third Amelia Island Book Festival, and in particular, to their incredible Authors-in-School program, which generously purchases a book for each student visited by an author. This year I will be visiting with first and second graders at Yulee Primary School. I cannot wait!
p.s. Apologies for use of all the superlatives but it’s been a superlative-kind-of-month. 🙂
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of stopping by Stacey Horan’s podcast, The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, to talk about books, writing, revision, and more. It’s been a lifelong goal to master the use of “um” and I think I’ve finally done it. So, please click here to give a listen and enjoy!
Stacey Horan is the award-winning YA author of Inland, The Elixir Vitae Adventures: ORTUS (Book 1), The Elixir Vitae Adventures: JUVENIS (Book 2), and Sycamore Lane. To learn more about Stacey, her awesome books, and The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, please visit her website.
On September 27th, I had the privilege of attending The Carle Honors Annual Benefit and Art Auction. The benefit and art auction raise funds for The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. The evening also celebrates four honorees who have made lasting contributions to picture books, arts education, and literacy in the following areas:
This year’s incredible honorees were: Paul O. Zelinsky (Artist), The Sendak Fellowship & Workshop, represented by Lynn Caponera and Dona Ann McAdams (Angel), The Bologna Children’s Book Fair, represented by Elena Pasoli (Bridge), and Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop (Mentor). The event was hosted by the amazing Andrea Davis Pinkney.
Here are a few photographic highlights:
Eric Carle and the Funkrust Brass Band
from Brooklyn, NY.
Leonard S. Marcus, Founder of The Carle Honors
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Paul O. Zelinsky
The Sendak Fellowship & Workshop
Represented by Lynn Caponera and Dona Ann McAdams.
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Represented by Elena Pasoli.
Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop
Steve Light and Christine Cincotta
Illustration from Swap! by Steve Light
Dr. Cynthia Weill, Director of the Center for Children’s Literature at Bank Street
Represented the Bank Street Writers Lab, a 2017 Carle Honor recipient.
Fran Manushkin, Kwame Alexander, Samantha Berger
Joyce Wan
Tara Lazar and Margery Cuyler
Jane Yolen and Tara Lazar
And an AWESOME loot bag full of books. Best. Giveaway. Ever.
If you are interested in supporting The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, please visit their website.
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