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.”

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!

Ocean Commotion: Life on the Reef

Good news! My newest book, Ocean Commotion: Life on the Reef (September 2010, Pelican Pub) will be included in the September 1st edition of Booklist Fall Youth Preview Section.