Thank You to Everyone Who Helped Make 'Count to 10' a Smashing Success!

Well, the special promotion for Count to Ten With Your New Friends has ended and I'm delighted to report that it was a smashing success!  The book earned #1 Bestseller rankings in France, Germany, Italy and the United States and climbed to #4 in the United Kingdom!  My sincere and heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who helped the book achieve such lofty heights in little more than a week since its publication.

You may remember that I showed you a picture in my last blog post called, "A Cat and a Bat" and challenged you to guess what drawing would complete the rhyme in the upcoming third installment in my Things You Might See series, which I hope to release in about a month.  You'll remember that my hint was that the drawing was of an alligator wearing a                 .

Well, if you guessed 'hat,' you were correct and should be proud of yourself for being brilliant!  Here's the drawing:

Thanks again to all my loyal readers!  And thanks for stopping by, everyone!

See you next time!

"Count to Ten With Your New Friends" a #1 Bestseller in USA & Europe!

Count to Ten With Your New Friends, the book I published on Wednesday, became a #1 Bestseller in both the United States and Europe late yesterday!  Hooray!  Follow the link at the beginning of this paragraph to get your FREE copy today.

I'll be publishing the third installment in my Things You Might See series around the first of October, after the kids have settled into the new school year.  Here's another drawing from the upcoming third volume, along with a riddle:

As you can see, this drawing is called, "A Cat and a Bat."  The drawing that completes this rhyme is, "or an alligator wearing a big red                 ."  Can you guess what the alligator is wearing?  Remember; it rhymes with 'bat.'  I'll give you the answer to this riddle here in my blog in a few days.  Good luck guessing!

Speaking of cats and bats on a dark starry night, I'm working on a Halloween storybook which I hope to publish in mid-October.  It's going to be a different kind of book for me because all of my books so far have been picture books.  The new book will be a storybook with just a few drawings.  I'm very excited about it, so I'm sure I'll be revealing more details here in my blog over the coming weeks.

Well, thanks for stopping by everyone!  And THANK YOU to everyone who helped make Count to Ten with Your New Friends a #1 Bestseller!

See you next time!

"Count to Ten With Your New Friends" Now Available on Amazon!

My new children's book, Count to Ten With Your New Friends, is now available on amazon for only $2.99 U.S.  It's a rhyming picture book that uses colorful drawings, fantastic creatures and fun rhymes to introduce children to the numbers one through ten and challenges them to count the numbers out as they learn each new number.

Also, I posted a riddle from my upcoming book, the third in my "Things You Might See" series, a few days ago and promised that I would give you the answer here on my blog.  You might remember that the riddle began with a drawing called, "A witch with a wart on her nose," and that the drawing that completed the rhyme was, "or a goblin with a                      on his toes."  If you guessed 'snake,' you were right.  Here's the drawing:

Thanks for stopping by, everyone!  See you next time!

Can't See 'Em Museum, The Video!

Well, I've posted a video of a dramatic reading of my children's picture book, The Can't See 'Em Museum, to YouTube.

Also publishing a new book the middle of next week, so be sure to check in for more details in a few days.

Thanks for stopping by!  See you next time!

An Unfortunate Fib, A Riddle with Illustration & The Gift of Music

Okay, I know I promised to release the third installment in the Things You Might See books a few days ago and haven't yet done so.  I really believed that I was going to release the book then, but changed my mind when I started working on a video of one of my other books.  The video will be free on YouTube once I finish it and I want to add a link to the free video in my upcoming book before I publish it.

I'm sorry I told you something in my most recent blog posting that ended up being untrue.  To help make up for it, here's an illustration from the new book and a riddle.  The illustration is called, A Witch with a Wart on Her Nose:

Here's the riddle: the illustration that completes this rhyme is called, Or a Goblin with a _______ on His Toes.  Can you guess what the goblin has on his toes?  I'll give you the answer and show you the illustration here on my blog in a few days.  Good luck guessing!

Also, the video I'm working on includes a short snippet of my performance of a piece of piano music from Robert Schumann's Scenes of Childhood.  If you care to hear the whole 2-minute piece, just click  the PLAY button below:




If you like this piece enough that you want to add it to your MP3 player, just click on the DOWNLOAD button on the far right and the music is yours for free!  You won't be "stealing" the music because it's my performance.  Feel free to download it and share it with your friends if you want to.

Thanks for stopping by everyone!  See you next time!

Thank You J and New Book!

A very special THANK YOU to J, who gave my recent book, The Seriously Silly 1-2-3 Book, a great four-star review.  J said that the book is whimsical and that his or her grandchildren enjoyed it.  "With books of this nature, the true test is the grandchildren wanting to do it again!"  I agree!  J's review is doubly honorific to me as J holds a degree in mathematics and understands the value of children learning their numbers.  Thanks, again, J.  Your review meant more to me than you know.

By the way, The Seriously Silly 1-2-3 Book is available now through amazon for only $2.99.  While the upcoming school year seems a million miles away to your kids here in June, it's important to keep their minds sharp over the summer.  Why not keep them sharp with a whimsical book they'll enjoy and that's been endorsed by a mathematician?

In other news, I'm going to release my third book in the Things You Might See series later this week.  The first two sold thousands of copies each and both achieved #1 Bestseller status in the kindle store within days of their publications.  Here's the cover of the new book:

Thanks for stopping by, everyone!  See you next time!

Old News, New Book & The Better Angels of Our Nature

Well, The Seriously Silly 1-2-3 Book became an International Bestseller last week!  As a result, I'm working on another rhyming picture book for kids learning their numbers which will be released in mid-August.  Here's the cover:

I'll keep you posted here in my blog to let you know when it becomes available.  Thanks to all those who helped make The Seriously Silly 1-2-3 Book a smashing success!

Doing some work here for the Children's Charities of America; a coalition of one hundred of some of the finest charities to benefit children in need.  They work to raise awareness of children's issues and raise money to assist those in need.  If you are in a position to help, even just a little, please take a moment to check them and their associate charities out.  Even small donations are welcomed, needed and important.

Thanks for stopping by, everyone!  See you next time!