The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester...
...is now available in paperback

New Children's Book Awards Nominations

The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester has just been nominated for the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award, the South Carolina Children's Book Award, the Sunshine Young Readers Award and the Virginia Young Readers Award for 2013. That brings the total of state nominations to thirteen!

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis has been nominated for the California Young Readers Medal, the South Carolina Children's Book Award and the Mississippi Magnolia Children's Book Award.

Greetings from Nowhere has been nominated for the Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award for 2012.

 

SOME END OF THE YEAR KUDOS FOR OWEN JESTER:

ALA 2011 NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS American Library Association names The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester one of the year's best books.

BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2010:
The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester was named a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year!

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S 100 BOOKS FOR READING AND SHARING 2010 has included The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester!

THREE STARRED REVIEWS for The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester: Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books. Read more »

Watch the YouTube video of The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester below. You can also find it on TeacherTube.

 

 

Book trailer for The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis:

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

 

 

Check out the trailer for Greetings From Nowhere:

You can also watch this video on YouTube

Teaching Guide now available for Greetings From Nowhere.

The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester
 
Greetings from Nowhere
 
Greetings from Nowhere
How to Steal a Dog
 
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