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Flipped 4 Sci-Fi/Mystery is a new anthology for kids published by Harper Collins India. This unique format allows the kids to flip the book to access twice as much fun content. I have a longer science-fiction poem in this book, titled 'Dino-Mites'. Check it out if you are in India! Available from Indian bookstores and also here. 
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 My upcoming Owl & Penguin graphic novel for beginning readers has been selected as a GOLD STANDARD selection by the Junior Library Guild.
The Junior Library Guild is an organization that curates books for schools and libraries. Less than 3% of the books the review receive the GOLD STANDARD designation and they take great pride in stating that 95% of their GOLD STANDARD books go on to win starred reviews and book awards. So yes, it's an honor! :) I am delighted to unveil the cover of my very first graphic novel, OWL & PENGUIN, releasing September 2022, published by Holiday House Books for Kids. Learn more here.  I am pleased to announce a new book project: THE ADVENTURES OF ZOONI, a graphic novel to be published in 2023 by Holiday House Books for Young Readers. The protagonist in these stories is inspired by our pup, Zooni, the sweetest dog in the whole wide world!   The first 2 books from my new BOBO & PUP-PUP Series, Illustrated by Nicola Slater, are now available everywhere books are sold. These books are ideal for beginning and emerging readers ages 4-8. In addition to action-packed visuals, the books use "simple dialogue, stealthy repetition, and amusing sound effects [to] emphasize phonics [and] help kids develop a love of reading.
Ask your independent bookstore for signed copies - I will mail any bookstore a set of signed bookplates they can use to put inside any copies you order. Available everywhere books are sold! Yay - A HATFUL OF DRAGONS has been selected by Bank Street College of Education for their Prestigious Annual 2021 Best Books List.   I am pleased to share that the American Library Association ALSC has picked my 'A HATFUL OF DRAGONS' book as a 2021 Summer Reading List Selection, the only poetry book to make the list for K-2 students. See the full lists here: www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/2021-summer-reading-list  I'm so excited to share the covers of my upcoming early reader graphic chapter novels BOBO & PUP-PUP, illustrated by Nicola Slater. Aren't these among the most endearing covers you have ever seen??!?
Learn more about these books here!  I am delighted to share that my Owl & Penguin characters will soon be appearing in a graphic novel for beginning readers to be published by Holiday House in 2022. These characters started as a small 8"x8" painting - funny how they've managed to find a life all their own :)  |
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