Success! About a hundred people showed up at my local library yesterday to help me celebrate the release of my first picture book, My Cat Isis, illustrated by Virginie Egger, published by Kids Can Press earlier this month. Yes, that read, "a hundred." Good thing my library had such a nice big room to hold them.… Continue reading Book Launch Afterword (II)
Tag: storytime
Cliff Hangers and Letting Go
Last night I cuddled up with my 7-year-old and read a few chapters from the Deltora Shadowlands series by Emily Rodda. It's our habit to read three chapters a night. With Rodda's books, storytime usually ends with a cliffhanger and a whining plea for more (which I never give in to unless I'm dying to know what happens next). Last night my… Continue reading Cliff Hangers and Letting Go
Catherine Austen 