GOODNIGHT GOON, A Petrifying Parody
"In the cold grey tomb
There was a gravestone
And a black lagoon
And a picture of-
Martians taking over the moon..."
My new title for 2008, "Goodnight Goon, A Petrifying Parody,"
will be hittting stores on August 15. Obviously, it's a monster-ized
takeoff of the wonderful bedtime classic, "Goodnight Moon."
"...a snort-inducing parody of one of children's literature's most sacred texts."---Kirkus Reviews
"Goodnight Goon" Reviews and Purchasing Information
Book Signing. Sunday, September 28, 2008
I'll be signing from 11:00 to 1:00 on Children's Book Day
at Washington Irving's Sunnyside. Come say hello.
Here's some more information about this excellent event!
"What's Next?"
I'm hard at work on the "Goodnight Goon" follow-up. It's another
parody, this time featuring mummies!
TRUCK DUCK! NOW SMALLER!
"Truck Duck" is back in a board-book format.
It's now about six inches square, instead of eight inches
square. But it's the exact same amount of laughs and giggles!
"On the ground, in the water, or through the air, here comes a parade of
spread-filling trucks, boats, and other vehicles, each piloted by a smiling
animal. The titular duck drives a dump truck, a "cab crab" waves from the
window of a yellow taxi, a "blimp chimp" steers a purple airship, and other
creatures ride on or in a tow truck, a motorcycle, a submarine, and more.
Rex colors each machine in glowing primaries, suspends them against bright
monochrome backgrounds, and adds just enough detail to tempt young viewers
to linger lovingly. Printed on stiff paper, these mighty machines will rivet
fans of all things big, noisy, and on the go."---Kirkus Reviews
Truck Duck was the winner of a Parent's Choice Silver Honor in 2004,
was named one of Parents' Magazine's Ten best Children's Books in 2004, and was a
IRA-CBC Children's Choice Book for 2005.
"Truck Duck Board Boook" Reviews and Purchasing Information
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, DADDY!
"Daddy, if I got taken by pirates, would you save me?"
2007 saw "You Can Do Anything, Daddy!" hit the bookstore shelves.
It's the story about a father and son, showing the perils and dangers that
each would endure for the other.
"You Can Do Anything Daddy" Reviews and Purchasing Information
Private Drawing Lessons
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Lessons
Dunk Skunk is in stores now! This is for all the little ones who love sports!
"Rex follows up Truck Duck (2004) with another set of exuberant-looking animals, set against plain
backgrounds of bright primary hues and matched to two-word rhymes on stiff card stock. This time
around, he celebrates athletics and adds a bit of plot: "Kick Chick" whomps a soccer ball that "Goal
Mole" deftly deflects, for instance; "Bat Cat" clobbers a baseball over the head of "Glove Dove";
"Freestyle Crocodile" zooms through on a skateboard; and "Quarterback Yak" passes to "Receiver Beaver"
past a line of pompom-waving "Cheer Deer." The action, the bright colors and the rhyming
sounds add up to a winner well worth sharing with pre-emergent readers." ---Kirkus
Dunk Skunk Reviews and Purchasing Information
