Monday, April 25, 2011

MUDBALL book giveaway!

APRIL BOOK GIVEAWAY!! In honor of the rainiest, muddiest month of the year, I'm giving away a signed copy of Mudball, with an original pen drawing of the main character, Little Andy Oyler, inside. Anyone who "likes" my facebook page between now and Friday, April 29 is entered to win.

Friday, April 15, 2011

A Lupine Honor Award for Henry Aaron's Dream!

I was thrilled to accept the Lupine Honor Award for Henry Aaron's Dream yesterday, at the Reading Round-Up conference in Augusta, Maine. The award is presented by the Youth Services Division of the Maine Library Association, to recognize an outstanding contribution to children's literature of Maine. 

The award is beautiful- a handmade, hand-painted piece of Maine pottery. Here it is: