29.6.11

Books and Slippers

I just got a package in the mail from my new best buds at Rich Frog Industries, a Vermont-based company that designs and manufactures toys and gifts for kids. Among other things, they've got a fantastic assortment of slippers that they like to pair up with picture books, and a recent addition to the pack is The Adventures of Max and Pinky: Superheroes with their own superheroes slippers!

The truth is, I've got someone working on the inside (it took decades of planning) who might have nudged the pairing along. My old pal, Seth. And I'm obligated to mention his name just to keep him happy. He's got some career-ending stories from college that he keeps pretty close to the vest...

Anyway, thanks Rich Frog! You just solved my 2011 Halloween dog costume woes!

21.6.11

Flying Beaver Brothers ARC

The advance reader's copy (ARC) of both Flying Beaver Brothers stories just arrived! This is the promotional copy that will be sent to reviewers, book buyers, and librarians, so to make life easier both stories were bound back to back. When the real Flying Beaver Brothers stories hit the shelves in January 2012 they'll be separate books.




By the way, both The Evil Penguin Plan and The Fishy Business are now available for pre-order from your favorite retailers!