A lovely lady who is even older than I am wrote me the following fantastic fan letter:
I think I will bypass the Vile Vial. But I may be in need of some of Professor Lepworthy's formula.
About 30 years ago a fly flew up my nose and though I blowed and blowed and coughed and swore a bit, it did not come out. It moved over into my cheek and caused a lot of ooohs and ahs before it dissolved.
I'm thinking I should be prepared just in case a beetle should try it. In the meantime keep buying your bug spray.
I love the book.
You never can tell who will connect. I love this letter.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone goes Audio
Good news! Today Houghton Mifflin was offered a deal to turn Petronella Saves Nearly Everyoneinto an audio book by Audible. Cool.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Second Petronella Book
The second Petronella book is now with the editor. Thanks for all the encouragement from friends and others who have read the first one. Let's hope the editor likes this one, too.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Sign up--A Writing for Charity Event--I'll Be in It
Writing for Charity Event to Benefit Treehouse
Saturday, August 29, 2009 • 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
at Treehouse Children’s Museum • 801-394-9663
$50 per person ($45 before August 21)
Includes morning snack and lunch
Please make checks payable to: Treehouse Museum
Announcing the 2nd Annual Writing for Charity Event, sponsored by Utah Children’s Book Authors and Deseret Book. This special workshop event features more than 20 published children’s book authors of both picture books and young adult fiction.
Authors scheduled to participate include Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Shannon Hale (Princess Academy), Rick Walton (Once There Was a Bull....frog and more than 30 other picture books), and Anne Bowen (What DO Teachers Do (After YOU Leave School)).
For a complete list of participating authors please download a registration form.
The Writing for Charity Event, a workshop for aspiring children’s book writers (age 13 and up only), will provide participants with professional advice and the opportunity to have their work evaluated by one of the event’s participating authors. The event includes the opportunity to purchase books and have books signed. Participants can also purchase drawing tickets for great prizes, including signed books and a book bag signed by all of the participating authors.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the non-profit Treehouse Children’s Museum and its award-winning Family Literacy Programs. Writers of children’s picture books should bring a full manuscript (fewer than 1,000 words), and chapter book authors should bring the book’s first page for the critique. Participants are not required to bring work sample for the critique session.
Please note that because of the length of the workshop and the set-up required, Treehouse will be closed to the public that day (Saturday, August 29.)
This event is generously sponsored by
Saturday, August 29, 2009 • 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
at Treehouse Children’s Museum • 801-394-9663
$50 per person ($45 before August 21)
Includes morning snack and lunch
Please make checks payable to: Treehouse Museum
Announcing the 2nd Annual Writing for Charity Event, sponsored by Utah Children’s Book Authors and Deseret Book. This special workshop event features more than 20 published children’s book authors of both picture books and young adult fiction.
Authors scheduled to participate include Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Shannon Hale (Princess Academy), Rick Walton (Once There Was a Bull....frog and more than 30 other picture books), and Anne Bowen (What DO Teachers Do (After YOU Leave School)).
For a complete list of participating authors please download a registration form.
The Writing for Charity Event, a workshop for aspiring children’s book writers (age 13 and up only), will provide participants with professional advice and the opportunity to have their work evaluated by one of the event’s participating authors. The event includes the opportunity to purchase books and have books signed. Participants can also purchase drawing tickets for great prizes, including signed books and a book bag signed by all of the participating authors.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the non-profit Treehouse Children’s Museum and its award-winning Family Literacy Programs. Writers of children’s picture books should bring a full manuscript (fewer than 1,000 words), and chapter book authors should bring the book’s first page for the critique. Participants are not required to bring work sample for the critique session.
Please note that because of the length of the workshop and the set-up required, Treehouse will be closed to the public that day (Saturday, August 29.)
This event is generously sponsored by
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Great review for Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The ISBN for Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone
I had a request for the ordering information for Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone. You can order it on Amazon or Barnes and Noble or Borders and even from a bookstore in India, (I found out when they contacted me).
The ISBN for the book (the way that books are identified when ordering from the publisher) is
ISBN-13: 978-0-547-15250-9
Monday, June 22, 2009
Paperback edition announced
Houghton Mifflin Children's Books announced that Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone in the series The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Percival will come out in paperback spring 2010.
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