I’m very excited to share this review from Publishers Weekly. It’s great when reviewers really “get” what an author was going for. “Harmony in the imperfect” pretty much sums it up. Rule of Threes Marcy Campbell. Chronicle, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-7972-0123-8 Twelve-year-old Maggie believes that “three is perfect”: her immediate family has three members, as […]
Book News
Adrian Simcox Wins the Huckepack Prize!
I’m so thrilled to announce that the German edition of “Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse,” has won the Huckepack Prize! From the award announcement: “HUCKEPACK (which means piggyback) focuses on picture books that build a special bridge from the grown-up reader to the child being read to, “piggyback” here standing as a symbol […]
Adrian Simcox is One Year Old!
I can’t believe it’s been a whole year. What a wonderful, exciting time it has been watching my first book make its little way in the world. I’m forever grateful to everyone who bought the book, checked it out from a library, recommended it, reviewed it, read it to a child. Thank you! I recently […]
New Book Coming!
The only thing better than getting your debut book published is finding out you get to do it again. I’m so happy to announce that I’ll be making another book with the amazingly talented (and all-around nicest person in the universe) Corinna Luyken! Hooray! Here’s the official announcement. As you can probably imagine after reading […]
Calling Caldecott
Today, “Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse” is reviewed at the “Calling Caldecott” blog of The Horn Book. Every year, The Horn Book‘s bloggers put together a list of books they believe have a shot at winning the Caldecott, and each week, they pick two or three and lay out their case for why […]
New Review from The Book Mommy
Sometimes a reviewer really “gets” a book, and this is one of those times. This is such a thoughtful, and thorough, review from The Book Mommy. I’m so pleased she has selected “Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse” as her Favorite Picture Book of 2018! https://whattoreadtoyourkids.com/2018/11/15/gift-guide-2018-favorite-picture-book/
The New York Times Loves Adrian (and Chloe, especially Chloe)!
Long, long ago I was working a job in marketing/PR, and I decided I would never be happy in it, when what I really wanted to do was write stories. I remember telling my husband, “Who knows? Maybe someday I’ll have a book reviewed in the New York Times.” That was how I decided I […]
New Review from School Library Connection!
This charming story will appeal to teachers and parents with primary age children. Chloe has a new classmate whose name is Adrian Simcox. Clearly a new student, Adrian sits alone at lunch and appears sad and lonely. On the playground, he tells anyone who will listen that he has the most beautiful white horse in […]