I’m honored to report that Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book has won honorable mention (basically second place) for the Council for Wisconsin Writers’ Tofte/Wright Children’s Literary Award! In addition to a small cash prize, the award comes with a one-week residency at the Painted Forest in Valton, Wisconsin, which will be a great opportunity to …
For those of you who have asked what Quentin Q. Quacksworth, Esq. looks like (since he, of course, refuses to show up to any public events related to Those Dreadful Fairy Books), here he is in all his whiskery glory. This picture was taken right after he won that Blabby Award for Narratorial Excellence for …
Well, Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book is out in the world and it has been my pleasure over this first week of its release to host a book launch party (complete with home craft project) on Wauwatosa Public Library’s Children’s Department’s Facebook page and do a reading/book talk/Q&A with Mystery To Me Bookstore via Crowdcast. …
I’m excited (but also a little sad) to announce that today the third and final installment of Those Dreadful Fairy Books, Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book, is now available in stores and from online retailers and anywhere else you can get books! When I wrote A Dreadful Fairy Book four and a half years ago, …
…until Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book, the third and final (maybe?) of Those Dreadful Fairy Books will be in stores, popping up in mail boxes, and on library shelves! To tide you over, enjoy these awesome illustration from the book by my partner-in-crime, Adam Horsepool.
We have a final cover for Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book, the final book of Those Dreadful Fairy Book. Check it out: Based on Yankee Doodle, 1775 by A.M. Willard
A month or two ago, a Language Arts teacher asked me and some other writers to record our answers to the question “What do you love about reading and writing?” for his students. Below is mine. If there are any other teachers or librarians out there interested in having me record something like this or …
For National Tell a Story Day a little bit ago, my publisher, Amberjack/Chicago Review Press, asked me if I would be willing to record a reading from Another Dreadful Fairy Book, and I immediately agreed. So if you have ever wondered what I sound like, what my living room looks like, or how bad my hair …
One of the most common questions I’ve gotten at school visits, book talks, and readings has been, “What advice do you have for young writers?” I’ve never been fully satisfied with the answers I’ve given, but now I think I’ve got it: “Be like Ada and Cynthia.” Back in January of 2019 (which feels like …
Hey everyone, Well, while the family and I have been on spring break this year (woo… sigh…), I’ve been hard at work putting together a study guide with project options for Another Dreadful Fairy Book, and I’m happy to report that it’s done! Just go to the “Teaching Materials” section of this website and you can …
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