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Congratulations!
Katie Speck and Maybelle continue to make big splashes! Recorded Books has
bought the audio rights to both Maybelle in the Soup (Henry Holt Co., October 2007) and Maybelle
Goes to Tea (Henry Holt Co., August 2008), the second Maybelle tale by Katie. In the Soup will be out
in July 2008 and Goes to Tea will be released in October 2008. Maybelle Goes to Tea was
named a Junior Library Guild selection. Instructor, a Scholastic publication for teachers, listed Maybelle
in the Soup as one of six best books for young readers. Her fellow picks include authors Kate DiCamillo, Caroline Arnold, Monica Bang-Campbell, Wong Herbert Yee
and Judy Blume
Laura Manivong has sold her first historical novel for young
adults, the story of a 12-year-old boy who escapes Communist Laos and endures years in a refugee camp where hope is the only
thing that can ensure his survival, to Rosemary Brosnan at HarperCollins. The projected release date is January 2010.
In Fall 2009, Houghton Mifflin will publish Ann Ingalls' labor of love, LITTLE PIANO GIRL,
cowritten with her sister, author Maryann Macdonald. This biography of jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams will feature illustrations by Giselle Potter. Ann also recently sold " What Cat Found," "Tommy Trout" and "Reptile Rhyme" to
Highlights High Five.
Elizabeth Bunce's A Curse Dark
as Gold is opening to rave reviews. In November 2007 she appeared at the World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga
Springs, NY where she spoke on a panel about fairy tales and "mythic buzz."
Johanna Anderton's book about Loula Long Combs , which she co-wrote and illustrated for the Kansas City Museum/Union Station Kansas City, Inc., is available at the Union
Station bookstore now. Johana created a paper doll and wardrobe based on the Museum's collection of Combs' clothing,
accessories, and family photos.
Colleen Ryckert Cook is happy to be among the many pithy memoirists in
SMITH Magazine's Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs From Writers Famous and Obscure
(Harper Perennial, February 2008). The concept is based on Hemingway's assertion that an entire story -- in this case,
a lifetime -- can be told in just six words. Women's Health magazine featured her memoir in its April 2008 issue,
which thrilled Colleen just as much as being chosen for the book.
Cricket Magazine recently accepted Charlotte Adelsperger's historical
article about the 1956 sinking of the Andrea Doria passenger ship.
Members' Books Available Now!
Snatch them up where you can!
Run out and buy Maybelle in the Soup by
Katie Speck, illustrated by Paul Ratz de Tagyos (Henry Holt & Co.) released September
2007. Congratulations, Katie, on receiving a starred review in Kirkus! The second Maybelle book, Maybelle Goes to
Tea, will be released August 2008.
Susan Kneib Schank's first picture book, Tera's
Dawn, published by Purple Sky Publishing, was released in October 2007. Autographed copies are available now
at www.purpleskypublishing.com.
Arthur
A. Levine Books released Elizabeth C. Bunce's haunting A Curse Dark as Gold in
March 2008 to great buzz.
Christine Taylor-Butler's True-Book series on American History was released by Scholastic in September 2007.
Titles include: The
Presidency, The Congress, The Supreme Court, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights and Explorers of North America. Also, watch for her titles on Health and the Human Body to be released
in March 2008.
Molly O'Malley and the
Leprechaun by Duane Porter is now available! The Jackson County Examiner featured an article about Molly on December 7. Find out more at buriedtreasurepublishing.com.
Contests and Awards:
Congratulations to Susan Schank for placing second in the Half Price
Books Bedtimetime Story contest with her story poem "Grow a Story." Twenty winners will have their
works published in the Say Goodnight to Illiteracy Bedtime Story Book.
At a Newsstand Near You:
Ann Ingalls recently sold a story called "What Miguel Brought" (about Lisa
McCormick's mom!) to Primary Treasure and a piece called "Playground" to Highlights
High Five.
Susan Kneib Schank's poem "Wild Ride" is in the January 2008 issue of Highlights
and on their Website as a read-aloud. The magazine recently bought two games from Susan, and Highlights High Five
printed her poem "Goldfish Town" on a two-page spread in the May 2007 issue.
Lisa Wade McCormick's article "The Gift of Giving" appears in the December 2007/January
2008 Dogs for Kids. It features kids from across the country who asked family and friends to donate to animal
organizations instead of giving them Christmas or birthday presents. Find out more here.
Charlotte Adelsperger interview of best-selling mystery author Carol
Higgins Clark appeared in the fall issue of Great Mystery and Suspense Magazine, read by teens and adults . Carol
is daughter of the "Queen of Suspense," Mary Higgins Clark. You can find the article here: www.greatmysteryandsuspense.com
Barb Stuber's article "Chirping
Champions" will appear in an upcoming issue of Cricket. It's a non-fiction article about the reverence the
ancient Chinese had for their pet crickets - both the fighting and the singing variety - and features photographs of
the tiny "cricket keeping" paraphernalia on exhibit at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
Christine Taylor-Butler's stories "RIght on Time," and "Earning Badges" appears in
the winter 2007 issue of Read and Rise Magazine, a publication produced by Scholastic Magazine.
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