New Sylvan Dell Facebook Fan Pages

You can now "like" these pages from my three books from Sylvan Dell:

Habitat Spy (out in March and trailer coming really soon): http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Habitat-Spy/146733592049045

Little Red Bat http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Little-Red-Bat/133204930076453

Henry the Impatient Heron  http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Henry-the-Impatient-Heron/170990129612332

Meeting Donna Love

I just got back from a wonderful trip to Montana, Yellowstone, Tetons, Jackson Hole and Glacier Park. While out west, I got to meet Donna Love. She wrote the delightful text for Henry the Impatient Heron and we are now working on a cool new book project together.

Here we are at the Loon and Fish Festival to sign books. I will post more images soon!

Below, Troy and I encounter the wildlife in Glacier Park. Donna has a cool book about Glacier Park coming out soon. I will do a post when it is out!

Ohioana Book Festival

I will be in Columbus Saturday with Carole Gerber at the Ohioana Book Festival. Hope to see you there!

We will be signing books with a lot of other talented authors and illustrators! Yes, I will be giving away magnets AND colorsheets!

Blue Heron Day!

Had a great time at the Heron Day at Old Trail School! There was a great turnout on a lovely day in Bath Ohio. The day includes hikes to see the herons, crafts for kids, an ice sculpting demo and kicks off with a pancake breakfast. I had a table and also read the book to groups of kids and adults twice in the stage area.

Heather Swift, the school librarian helped me at my table most of the day and my friend Lisa Schnee came over, took photos and also helped at the table. It was wonderful and everyone was hospitable.

After the event, we went out to the rookery and watched the herons swooping and perching. The sight of so many at once was inspiring! I would like to go back once chicks have hatched! 

  

Heron Day Prep

I wanted to wear something heron oriented on Heron Day on Saturday and whipped up this little drawing to put on a shirt for the occasion. It is a great excuse to try out some new t-shirt transfer paper I got in a sampler from Papilio Inkjet Media. Hopefully it will look good on the shirt. I have a friend with a heat press to do this test shirt so I can see if it works.

Blue Heron Day Celebration-March 6th

I will be up at Bath, Ohio for the Blue Heron Day Celebration! It should be a great event. There is a pancake breakfast and I will be reading Henry the Impatient Heron and drawing for the kids who attend.

More details here...

I look forward to seeing Akron! (It is my first visit.)