Breaking News! Three more wonderful honors for The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis: ALA Notable Children's Book, a Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts (Children's Literature Assembly) and a Cybils Award finalist.

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis has been named a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and Kirkus Best Book of the Year for 2009.

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis (Fall 2009) has received three starred reviews (Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal), was named a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, and chosen by New York Public Library as one of their 100 Books for Reading and Sharing for 2009.

 

New trailer for The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis:

You can also watch this video on YouTube and TeacherTube.com.

How to Steal a Dog won the South Carolina Children's Book Award for 2008-2009! I was born and raised in South Carolina, so this is a GREAT honor for me!

 

Check out the trailer for Greetings From Nowhere:

You can also watch this video on YouTube

Teaching Guide now available for Greetings From Nowhere.

Greetings from Nowhere
 
Greetings from Nowhere
How to Steal a Dog
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