What happens when you take the infamous Shannon Hale, pair her up again with her husband Dean, and illustrator Nathan Hale (no relation), the retelling of a famous fairy tale, a feisty heroine, a bit of steampunk and wrap it all up in a graphic novel? Calamity Jack! A companion novel to Rapunzel’s Revengee (my [...]
On Saturday I met up with Suey from It’s All About Books and Heather from Fire and Ice for the Calamity Jack launch party hosted by The Kings English Bookshop. Oh how I wish all of you could be so lucky to have Shannon Hale live in your hometown. She is one class act and [...]
I picked up a copy of Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines when I was at Book Expo America in New York City earlier in the summer. I must admit that I was intrigued with the book but I was afraid it was a copycat of The Hunger Games, so I didn’t feel compelled [...]
Yesterday I posted a book review for Crocodaddy by Kim Norman and illustrated by David Walker. Crocodaddy is a fun rhyming book with adorable illustrations and I’m thrilled to share with you an interview with Kim as she discusses Crocodaddy, picture books, school presentations, parsnips and more!
Maw Books: You say you wrote Crocodaddy based on [...]
As soon as my little boy saw Crocodaddy by Kim Norman and illustrated by David Walker he said “Oooooh . . . alligator!” And then he ran off. What can I say? He was playing in the backyard at the time and frankly, the call of the outdoors won out over a new book in [...]
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