Halloween Book, An Illustration and Thanks to Front Porch Reader!

Summer's winding down and I'm hard at work on my Halloween book, which you might remember I mentioned here in my blog a few weeks ago.  All of my books so far have been rhyming picture books, but this one's going to be a non-rhyming storybook with just a few drawings.  Here's one of the illustrations:

The heroes of the story are Autumn (pictured above on the left) and her best friend James, who lives next door.  You might also notice the silhouette of of a rather unpleasant woman wearing a pointed hat and riding a broom as she flies in front of the moon.  I can't go into details about the story just yet, but the book will give parents and children an opportunity to discuss such important issues as sympathy, empathy, gender equality and the importance of cooperation, among many others.  Oh, and it will be a little scary and a lot of fun too!  Look for it in the kindle store in mid-October.

Don't forget I'm going to release the third installment in my Things You Might See series in about a month.  The first two books became #1 Bestsellers within days of their publications and I'm hoping that, with your help, this one will too.

Also, my heartfelt thank you to Front Porch Reader, who gave my most recent book, Count to Ten With Your New Friends, an excellent five-star review.  Front Porch Reader said that it was an, "awesome book for kids. Kids of all ages. Even kids like me!  My two preschoolers and all of their friends loved it. Can't wait for the next one!"  Thanks again, Front Porch Reader, your review and comments mean more to me than you know.

Speaking of Front Porch Reader, I think I'll grab my kindle, go out on my front porch and have a good read.  Who knows, maybe I'll fall asleep out there and dream about another scary story I once saw in a movie.  It was about a man who could change the way he...  Well, maybe I'll tell you about it another time.

Thanks for stopping by everyone!  See you next time!

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!