A PEEK INSIDE
Here's an inside look at some of my favorite pages from MISSION: NEW BABY
in stores on February 24. Hats off to illustrator Mary Lundquist!
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Susan Hood
Books for Kids
What's New?
Anchors aweigh! LIFEBOAT 12, my debut middle grade novel about a true but little-known WWII event, just went into a second printing. In a *STARRED* review, SLJ says, "This stirring novel-in-verse based on a true story is an edge-of-your-seat survival tale, an extensively researched work of historical fiction, and an exemplar of the form." The Nerdy Book Club called it one of the best novels in verse of the year!
Also new is SHAKING THINGS UP: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World. Take a look at my interview with Mr. Schu and the book trailer here.
"OUR FAVORITE 101 CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR" Thanks to Librarians Matthew Winner and Cynthia Alaniz for including ROOTING FOR YOU in Katie Davis's podcast about the best books of 2014! Katie also provides a downloadable PDF of all the book titles here. Thanks, Katie! And congratulations to all the other authors and illustrators!
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
I'm very pleased to annouce my newborn book—a picture book for expectant big brothers
and sisters. Due date: February 2015. It received a big welcome from Publishers Weekly
in a featured review!
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To read the whole review, click here.
GREAT WAY TO START THE MONTH
Hope you'll join me and more than 50 other children's book
authors working their magic on November 1! For more
information, click here.
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TIME TO JUST SAY BOO!
Happy Halloween to one and all!
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Illustration from JUST SAY BOO by Jed Henry (HarperCollins)
THE BEST ILLUSTRATORS OF 2014
A highlight of the month was attending the Society of Illustrators
Original Art show where Lane Smith and Arnold Lobel were given
Lifetime Achievement Awards. I was lucky enough to interview
Arnold Lobel for a magazine many years ago. He is missed.
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FALL IS HERE AND IT'S TIME FOR . . . BOOK FESTIVALS!
I look forward to these children's book events all year. First up:
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Poster by my friend Dan Yaccarino!
Who else will be there? Check out the all-star lineup here.
Then next weekend, September 27, many of us get together
again for the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival, in
Chappaqua, NY. Click here to see the list of more than 80
favorite authors and illustrators reading and signing their books.
This is going to be fun!
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Poster by Matthew Van Fleet
Pages
Archive
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- May 2017 (3)
Author Visits
I'd love to come to your event! Click here to contact me about scheduling a visit to your school, library, bookstore or book festival.
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Download my Author Visit Brochure to get detailed information about my school and library presentations, along with testimonials and pricing.
Download Here.
Upcoming Events
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March 9, 2019
"To Tell the Truth:
Using Children's Nonfiction
to Raise Global Awareness"
Keynote Speaker
Florida Connected
Conference
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida Cultural Plaza
3215 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710(All day) -
May 4, 2019
Hudson Children's
Book Festival
215 Harry Howard Ave.
Hudson, NY 1253410:00am to 3:00pm -
October 5, 2019
Chappaqua Children's
Book Festival
Robert E. Bell Middle School
50 Senter St, Chappaqua, NY 1051410:00am to 4:00pm