The Suffern Free Library

A few days ago I took a Short Line bus to Suffern, NY. There is a wonderful library there, the Suffern Free Library.

There, I spent a very nice afternoon reading Hey, Rabbit! and Amandina to a group of young library-goers and their parents.


All the kids were very well-behaved, especially this one, who sat completely still for the whole reading.

Thank you so much to Barb Farrell and the other librarians who organized this extremely pleasant evening.

Two more drawings

I just received two more drawings from visitors of my website.

This first one is by Frankie from Montebello, NY.

And this by Erica, who lives in New York City.


Thank you!

BookCourt bestseller!

As you might know, last Sunday I did a very successful reading and signing at BookCourt in Brooklyn. Hey, Rabbit! is now in their weekly list of bestsellers. BookCourt offers a 30% discount on their bestsellers, so now is a good time to buy the book from them!



March 1 - March 7, 2010
BOOKCOURT Best Sellers

WE OFFER A 30%DISCOUNT ON OUR BESTSELLERS


Children's Hardcover & Paperback

1. HEY, RABBIT! Sergio Ruzzier. Roaring Brook Press. $16.99. Our Price $11.89.
2. LIGHTNING THIEF. Rick Riordan. Hyperion. $7.99. Our Price $5.59.
3. WHEN YOU REACH ME. Rebecca Stead. Random House. $15.99. Our Price $11.19.
4. BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH. Rick Riordan. Hyperion. $7.99. Our Price $5.59.
5. SEA OF MONSTERS. Rick Riordan. Hyperion . $7.99. Our Price $5.59.
6. IGGY PECK ARCHITECT.Andrea Beaty. Abrams. $16.95. Our Price $11.87.
7. MATHILDA & THE ORANGE BALLOON. Randall deSeve. HarperCollins. $16.99. Our Price $11.89.
8. LAST OLYMPIAN. Rick Riordan. Hyperion. $17.99. Our Price $12.59.
9. LEPRECHAUN IN LATE WINTER (Magic Tree House #43). Mary Pope Osborne. Random House. $12.99. Our Price $9.09.
10. LITTLE CLOUD & LADY WIND. Toni Morrison. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. Simon & Schuster. $16.99. Our Price $11.89.

Listings are based on sales figures compiled by BookCourt for the one-week period ending 2/28/10.

The first giveaway

The blog She Scribes, that talks about "a little bit of this, a little bit of that", is the first blog to run the Easter giveaway! More later.

Reading and signing at BookCourt in Brooklyn

Thank you all who came to BookCourt in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY, for the first public reading and signing of Hey, Rabbit!
It was good to see so many faces, old and new.

First drawings!

A few days ago my friend, web developer Margaret Savage helped me set up this game on my website. The first results are already coming in, and I am very happy to post them here.

The very first to arrive is from someone named Gfybgfdsxcvghj, who apparently lives in Fxcvbnimjokkjnbvcfxdxfjk. I am very curious about his or her or its ethnicity.  
     

This one is by Crystal Bretschgler in Toronto.

This by Bibi, from Dublin (I guess Ireland).


And the last of this first batch is by Jean from Paris (France or Texas?)

In the bookstores!