Book update

The cover of Library Books Are Not for Eating is here: 

It has two actual holes cut out of it, like dinosaur bite marks, revealing the art on the inside page. It's very eye-catching.

This is my first book published by Doubleday, which has an illustrious history. It's over a hundred years old, and in its early days featured authors such as Somerset Maugham, Rudyard Kipling, and Joseph Conrad--more recently John Grisham. Its parent company, Penguin Random House, is the largest publisher in the world, and home of my favorite author, Dr. Seuss. So I'm happy to be affiliated with both.

It will be out in summer 2020.

Meanwhile...

• Three Grumpy Trucks is featured in Scholastic's November Inchworm flyer.
• We're anxiously awaiting the publication of Naughty Ninja Takes a Bath in December (Amazon First Reads) and January (official publication date).
• We have three manuscripts in circulation with editors, I'm still cranking on YA novel Imagine, Arizona, and I hope to have at least one more picture-book manuscript done by the end of the year. I'm headed to a picture-book writer's retreat in two weeks, which should provide inspiration and/or feedback.