Monday, October 25, 2010

PARTY! PARTY! PARTY!

Join us for a WHOOP-DE-DIDDLIOSKI-DOO!

Friday, November 19, 2010
5 - 7pm
The Elliott Museum
825 North East Ocean Blvd.
Stuart, Florida 34996
RSVP 772-225-1961 x 107

It's going to be a roaring good time with book lovers young and old. The original illustrations will be on exhibit, books will be available for purchase and between the snicker-doodles and the fruit punch I'll be happy to autograph copies for you!

School Library Journal says "Vivid illustrations fill the spreads, and all the creatures have faces with expressive mouths and searching eyes. The red grouper with blue spots and the accompanying red-and-yellow cleaner shrimp pop off the pages. The nighttime view of the reef is beautiful, and the glossary will help with words like “copepods” and “bioluminescence.”


Friday, October 22, 2010

Crab march and booksigning


This talented boy dazzled us at the book signing for Ocean Commotion: Life on the Reef! at Barnes and Noble in Jensen Beach, Florida. After the reading we talked about the creatures who live on a reef. Because Jensen Beach is so close to the Atlantic Ocean, local kids are introduced to the sea as babies. My little friend was an expert on all things concerning sea life and he couldn't wait to color the book's leading character so he could lead a crab parade as the Grand Marshal. The kids and their crabs wandered around the entire children's department. Good job everybody!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Ocean Commotion: Life on the Reef!


My newest book, Ocean Commotion: Life on the Reef arrived, and it's beautiful!

I just discovered its first review:

School Library Journal
Gr 1-3–A molting hermit crab is searching through a splendidly colored seascape for a new shell to replace the one it has outgrown. Among other things, the perky heroine “tiptoed through a garden of anemones,” “waved to a family of cleaner shrimp,” and “danced across the bottom” where she finally found a vacant conch shell that was a perfect fit. Vivid illustrations fill the spreads, and all the creatures have faces with expressive mouths and searching eyes. The red grouper with blue spots and the accompanying red-and-yellow cleaner shrimp pop off the pages. The nighttime view of the reef is beautiful, and the glossary will help with words like “copepods” and “bioluminescence.” Endpapers contain serious talk about the endangered coral reefs of the world, and the author has referenced international organizations working to combat their destruction.Frances E. Millhouser, formerly at Chantilly Regional Library, Fairfax County, VA
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