A big congratulations to my publishing pal and co-author, Patricia Storms who is taking libraries across Canada by storm (sorry!) this summer as the official artist for this year’s Summer Reading Club.
So far, Patricia has toured Nova Scotia, visiting libraries across the province and now she’s back sharing the love of reading and illustrating to Ontario kids. And that’s where she landed a great profile piece on last night’s OMNI Television’s news. TV time for an author or illustrator is promo gold, so congratulations Patricia. And thanks for convincing them to include a great close up of our book Democracy (it’s the yellow book just to the left of the red one - click the image to make it bigger.)
Visit Patricia’s post about her recent successes at her blog: BookLust.
[via feedingchange] Ok, so here’s how it goes: Writer announces that he’s delving into World of Warcraft, purely for research purposes 
and doesn’t blog for nearly a month. A classic case of gamer widowhood? Not really (honest!) I have been busy and there is much to report. For instance:
Wild Ride has gone into its second printing AND has been picked up by the Scholastic Book Club for the 2008/09 school year. Very cool. This is first time any of my books have gone into a second printing and it’s completely due to my fantastic publisher, Orca Book Publishers, and their even more fantastic connections in the USA.
Read the rest of the news at my blog: feedingchange.
Not only was yesterday Canada Day, but it was also the day I learned that Max Finder Mystery Collected Casebook Vol. 2 won a 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers in the United States.
This is the second year in a row that my Max Finder Mystery series of graphic novels has received the nod from the AEP. The Collected Casebook Vol. 1 picked up a 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award for its innovation in children’s publishing.
I’m honoured that the AEP enjoyed the second book in the Max Finder Mystery trilogy as much as it liked the first. The AEP seal of approval means a lot because it more librarians will purchase the book and more kids will get to read Max & Alison’s mysterious adventures.
Cool!
Okay, not the entire weekend. But Book Expo Canada is here and I’ll be out tonight at the CCBC Children’s Gala, (which I’ve stated before, is neither for children or a gala, but is always fun) schmoozing with fellow writers and editors who I normally only email with.
Tomorrow, I’ll be signing advanced copies of the latest title in the Graphic Guide Adventures series: Ramp Rats, with my good friends at Orca Book Publishers. I’ll at their booth from 2pm until around 2:30ish. So, if you’re in the Metro Convention Centre and want to learn how to pull a stalefish grab, come see me and I’ll get you sorted.
I’ve been quiet around here, but that’s because I have been busy, busy, busy. First off, I’m finally finished my Bachelor of Education course at OISE/UT and will be graduating on June 20th! This means that in addition to being a kids author, I’m going to be a teacher too! Most authors do it the other way around - become a teacher then an author, but I’ve never really done things the way I’m supposed to (just ask my mom!)
While I’ve been finishing up my studies, I’ve also had a sneak peak at the colour pages of Ramp Rats, the next book in the Graphic Guide Adventures series. The pages look great and once again Michael Deas has turned my words into totally amazing illustrations that’ll have kids reading all night long. Hopefully I’ll be able to post some images from the book very soon.
A big congratulations to my publishing pal and co-author, Patricia Storms who is taking libraries across Canada by storm (sorry!) this summer as the official artist for this year’s Summer Reading Club.
