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Here are two videos for you. The first is a review from a 5-year old, who gives ZOONI TALES "100 Thumbs Ups". The second is a flip-through of the book giving you a quick glimpse inside it. Note that the above video review is for the Advanced Reader Copy, which is typically printed with a few pages in color and the rest in B&W. The released book is in FULL COLOR, as you can see below.
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 My graphic-novel-in-rhyme, ZOONI TALES: KEEP IT UP, PLUCKY PUP is now available everywhere books are sold! ZOONI TALES is about the adventures of an adorable pup named ZOONI. The book contains 3 stories and 2 mini-comics. What differentiates this book from every other graphic novel out there is that it is written entirely IN RHYME Academic research about graphic novels clearly demonstrates that graphic novels help jumpstart visual literacy in kids, which in turn makes them better problem solvers in life. By combining the graphic novel format with rhyme, I am hoping to introduce more kids to poetry. Poetry, in turn, helps kids understand and express complex ideas, feelings, and experiences, and helps build foundational literacy skills. (So parents, while kids will read this book for the fun of it, behind the scenes, it will be accentuating their literacy skills. :) ) This 96-page book, available in both paperback and hardcover format, is targeted for ages 5-10. You can purchase it from all physical and online bookstores. This book has been inspired by my covid-puppy Zooni. Stay tuned to learn more about that back story.  To receive my Geisel Honor Award from the American Library Association (ALA), I went to Chicago to the ALA 2023 Conference, a large event attended by over 16,000 people including librarians, publishers, authors, library tech companies, and others. At this conference I went to dinner with the honorable Geisel Selection Committee, met numerous authors (and got signed books from them), met tons of publishing people including agents, editors, publicists, marketing specialists and more, attended the grand Newbery + Caldecott Dinner gala, did a panel presentation, did multiple book signings, and of course, received my Geisel Honor Award in person. (For those who came in late, my book OWL & PENGUIN received a 2023 Geisel Honor Award from the ALA, given to less than 5 books every year, and awarded only to "the most distinguished American books for beginning readers". Awards like the Newbery, Caldecott, and Geisel are the equivalent of the Oscars for kids books!) Here are some photos from this event:   I was invited to attend the American Bookseller's Association's Annual Children's Institute event in Milwaukee where I got to meet lots of booksellers and introduce them to my upcoming graphic novel series 'ZOONI TALES' and give them signed Advanced Reader Copies (aka ARCs). Here are some photos: Recently I had the honor of being invited to give a keynote speech at the Fay Kaigler Children's Book Festival at the University of Southern Mississippi. Sharing some photos!
Ten years ago I spilled some oil paint, and like the butterfly that spawns a tornado, that oil-paint spill triggered a decade-long cascade of events that culminated in my Geisel Honor book OWL & PENGUIN. Hear all about it in this youtube recording of my conversation with my editor about the Making of OWL & PENGUIN:  My local paper, the Seattle Times, interviewed me about many, many topics. Read it here:
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/award-winning-seattle-artist-vikram-madan-on-owl-and-penguin-and-choosing-creativity/
 Whoa! OWL & PENGUIN is a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book. Every year the American Library Association committees sift through thousands of books to identify the 4 or 5 they believe to be "the most distinguished American books for beginning readers". After the Newberry and the Caldecott, the Geisel is one of the biggest book awards for children's literature, kinda like an Oscar for Beginning Readers. [ Receiving a Geisel Honor is like being 'Oscar Nominated' :) ] It's humbling to think that of all the hundreds of beginning reader books published in 2022, Owl & Penguin was selected as one of the top 5 books considered the "most distinguished American books for beginning readers." Whoa! :) About the award: "The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. The winner(s), recognized for their literary and artistic achievements that demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading, receives a bronze medal. Honor Book authors and illustrators receive certificates, which are presented at the ALA Annual Conference. The award was established in 2004 and first presented in 2006. The award is named for the world-renowned children’s author, Theodor Geisel. "A person’s a person no matter how small," Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. "Children want the same things we want: to laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted." Brilliant and playful, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped them to read." Thank you to my editor Sally Morgridge, my publisher Holiday House books, my agent Rosemary Stimola, the American Library Association, the Geisel Award committee, and the my writing group - the Tighty-Writeys!   |
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