Dino Manners

Dino Manners available on iBooks and Lulu for your device

I feel like we are in the big time now - at least caught up on current venues.  Dino Manners is now availbale on iBooks and Lulu for download to your electronic readers including iPhone, iPad, iTouch, Kindle. 

$3.99 from iBook/iTunes store:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dino-manners/id466483193?mt=11

There are a lot of intro pages - go to the TOC and get to the "chatper" to start the fun part!

$5.99 from LuLu: http://bit.ly/tGpina

A beautifully illustrated book to teach children how to be a good friend, stand up for themselves and have good manners with the help of some colorful dinosaurs with a lot of personality. We like it when our friends treat us nicely. We all have a better time when we use our good manners. Perhaps the dinosaurs would have lasted longer if they had followed some of these etiquette and friendship tips. Some of the reviews on Amazon: You will love reading this book to your kids! And your kids will love all the cute characters, beautiful scenery, bright and cheery colors, and inspiring messages to be well-mannered and still maintain your sense of fun.

After you buy it, please rate it for us.  Your reviews speak volumes to potential readers!  Thank you again for being a fan of Dino Manners.

 

Latitude 33: Another Independent Bookstore Has Closed Its Doors

We are in mourning.  A friend book store has closed its doors due to the competition from online and discount book stores.  This independent book store was in downtown Laguna Beach, California.  I shopped at Latitude 33 for years before ever writing a book.

I appreciated the independant authors they carried and the knowledge they had about each author and their works as if it were a family member.  When I wrote Dino Manners, Latitude 33 was one of the first book stores to ask to carry my book. They were honorable and allowed me to have a signing event during my first book tour.  My family and I will always remember the coziness of that day after the Patriot's Day Parade.

I can apprecaite being able to sell books online and I even have an ebook version of Dino Manners on Lulu.com: http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/dino-manners/16313839,but I am saddened that another small book store without the ability to buy in large quantities or strong arm publishers has fallen.

Farewell my friend, Latitude 33.  You will be missed by many of us.

Mo Willems Revisited - too old for Mo? Just have to think outside the book.

We have been Mo Willems fans for years.  We have the pigeon series, Piggy & Gerald series, Edwina, and of course, Knuffle Bunny. Our children are now 6 and 9 and have somewhat outgrown reading them the traditional way.

The series went camping with us.  They became the script for plays throughout the weekend.  There were costumes, props, stuffed animals and OHHH those funny voices!  Drama, comedy, tragedy - they had it all.

Sometimes favorite books can be loved over and over, just in a different way than originally planned.  Be careful what you clean out from your children's bookshelves. You never know when a full day adventure in acting and costume design will be inspired by an old friend from a shelf.

November Panel Chat: Writing and Publishing + Mini Book Fair

Tuesday November 16, 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
The PLAY Boutique
464 First Street
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
$15 general admission
FREE for Power MOB members whose memberships have not expired as of November 15, 2010
Click here to register online - RSVP is required

 

Interested in getting published? For many business owners, publishing helps add credibility and position the business owner as an expert in his/her field. Whether you are looking at publishing nonfiction or fiction books or articles, this panel chat session features local experts with writing tips and suggestions on how to get published.

 

Whether you are looking at publishing nonfiction or fiction books or articles, this panel chat session features local experts with tips on how to get published.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

"Ratfink" a new book by Marcia T. Jones

My daughter is a big fan of the Bailey School Kids series.  She is constantly checking them out of the library.  I just got a tip on a new middle-school novel by Marcia Thornton Jones coming out in February.  I think it will be a huge hit!  Ratfink is the name of the newest book by Marcia T. Jones!