Things You Might See #3 Now Available on Amazon!

Things You Might See #3 is now available in the kindle store for only $2.99 U.S.  The third installment in the wildly popular #1 Bestselling Things You Might See series of rhyming picture books for kids learning to read, this book uses colorful drawings and often-funny rhymes to delight kids' eyes and ears while helping them learn to read.

You might remember that I showed you a drawing from the new book the other day called, A Girl on a Sled and challenged you to guess what drawing would complete the rhyme.  I gave you a hint in that the name of the drawing in question is, Or a ___________ under your bed.  I also said that the thing under your bed was very large; so much so that you'd never expect to find one under your bed.  What did you guess?

Well, if you guessed 'rhinoceros' you were correct and should be proud of yourself for getting the answer.  If you guessed something else, you should feel good that you tried and, who knows, you could have been right!

Here's the drawing:

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Thank You to Julie Garcia, New Book & a Riddle!

My heartfelt THANK YOU to Julie D. Garcia for her excellent five-star review of my #1 Bestselling children's book, Bedtime Can Be Fun!  Julie said that it's a cute and fun book to read to her boys, who love the book and always ask for it.  Thank you, Julie.  The review means more to me than you know and I'm delighted to learn that you and your boys enjoy the book!

In other news, I'm finally publishing the third installment in my Things You Might See series.  The new book should be available in the kindle store late today or tomorrow.  Here's one of the illustrations from the new book:

As you can see, it's called A Girl on a Sled.  Can you guess what drawing will complete the rhyme with this drawing?  I'll give you a hint: The name of the drawing that completes this rhyme is, Or a __________ Under Your Bed.  Here's another hint: the thing under your bed is very big; so big that you would never expect to find one under your bed.  I'll give the answer to this riddle and show you the drawing in a few days.  Good luck guessing!

I'm almost finished with the Halloween storybook I've been telling you about here in my blog and will be publishing it in two or three weeks.  I'll keep you posted when I get a firm publication date.

Thanks again for your excellent review, Julie.  Please say hello to your boys for me.

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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.

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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:

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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.

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