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Following up on yesterday’s post about the premiere of the documentary Biblioburro: The Donkey Library, I thought I would share with you that a new children’s book about Luis Soriano and his donkey library is set to be released this summer. Waiting for the Biblioburro, written by Monica Brown, illustrated by John Parra and published by Tricycle Press, will be available starting August 9th. A portion of the sale proceeds from Waiting for the Biblioburro will go to support Luis Soriano’s BiblioBurro Foundation.
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Waiting for the Biblioburro is already receiving rave reviews (see below) and to celebrate it’s release Monica will be giving away three dedicated and signed copies of the book on August 9th. Visit Monica’s Facebook page for all the details.
The Horn Book, July/August 2011
“This sample of the impact of traveling librarians on rural children, inspired by a Colombian teacher-librarian [Luis Soriano], not only celebrates their work but eloquently portrays a matchless way to inspire learning: by feeding the natural hunger for story….Small, brown-faced Ana’s enthusiasm is contagious, and the satisfying denouement, in which she donates her homemade book to the traveling collection, is just right.”
Kirkus Reviews, June 15, 2011
“Parra’s colorful folk-style illustrations of acrylics on board bring Ana’s real and imaginary worlds to life…The book is perfect for read-alouds, with occasional, often onomatopoeic Spanish words such as “quiquiriquí,” “tacatac” and “iii-aah” adding to the fun.”
Publishers Weekly, May 9, 2011
“Parra’s naïve-styled acrylics brim with scenes of country life. A palette of salmon pinks and turquoise and sky blues, painted on board, give the book a rough-hewn, handmade quality and an innocent, childlike appeal (with her wide face, delicate features, and rouged cheeks, Ana even resembles a porcelain doll). In a metafictional ending, readers will notice that the book Ana hands the bibliotecario upon his return is this very book–fitting, as this truly is Ana’s story.”
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We went outside to explore the other day and opened up our sandbox. YUK! Somehow, despite a lid, the sand inside the turtle shaped box became a soggy, digusting, greenish tinted mess over winter. No sandbox playing for us until we remove the old sand, sanitize and fill with some new, non-green sand. In the meantime, I filled a small dish tub with some sand so the little guy could play in the sand. He's been talking about sand and pretending to be large machines thanks to our latest read: I Am a Backhoe
by Anna Grossnickle Hines.
"I dig my hand into the sand, my scooper hand. Dig. Dig. Dig. Lift, turn, tip. I am ... a backhoe." - I Am a Backhoe by Anna Grossnickle Hines
I love watching little boys play. They can turn any inanimate object into a roaring, loud truck and entertain themselves for hours in this imaginative type of play. I'm pretty sure it's an innate ability they possess from birth. Sometimes they even pretend to turn their own bodies into the truck, bulldozing and digging away. No toys needed when you have an active imagination! In the book, I Am a Backhoe, a barefoot little boy pretends to be all sorts of machines - a backhoe, bulldozer, crane truck, dump truck and roller. In the end, Daddy joins in the fun, and carries the little boy on his strong "flatbed truck" back, and they share a quiet moment reading together about...TRUCKS!
Get ready to bend, lift, and back up with some beep, beeping. This picture book is packed full of fun actions and sounds to mimic. The bold, bright illustrations and fun actions make this the perfect book for all truck loving boys. Plus, the illustrations show a dad reading to his son, and all dads out there should definitely pick this one up and read it with their boys (and girls). My daughter enjoys a little imaginative truck play once and awhile, too, especially when Daddy takes the lead.
Author Anna Grossnickle Hines posted an interesting "behind the story" article on her website. The book was inspired by her grandson, Emmett, as she watched him play in the park one day. She describes how she used digital art to create the images in the book.
I Am a Backhoe by Anna Grossnickle Hines. Tricycle Press/Random House (January
Yesterday Megan asked:
I definitely want to hear more about the details of what happened, how it felt, and how you've since celebrated :)
Three weeks ago, Agent Michelle sent me an email saying, Good news! Best discussed over the phone. Which number should I call? As you can imagine, I went a bit crazy!
As soon as she called, she told me two, possibly three editors were interested in my book. This floored me. My work is nothing big and flashy, and I never expected to draw this sort of attention. I talked to editors over the course of the next two weeks, starting with pep talk phone calls from Michelle and ending with follow up conversations with her (while I talked with the editors, she took notes and later emailed them to me -- so helpful!).
It was amazing to talk with three people who loved my work, had shared it with others in their office, had thought through ways to strengthen the storyline, etc. The work editors are willing to put into a book before even knowing its theirs is amazing.
Michelle gave the three editors a deadline to turn in offers (last Friday at noon). Every hour or so, she'd call to update me on who'd turned in what. I thought I could do something productive between phone calls, but I was unable to focus on anything other than brainless TV.
I had three amazing editors to choose from and three different and exciting publishing houses. In the end, I went with the editor I felt understood May was well as I did. I'd had the strongest personal connection with this person. The thing that sealed the deal for me was a fabulous marketing plan.
Michelle called Nicole Geiger of Tricycle Press to tell her I'd accepted her offer. I few hours later I got a lovely email from Nicole, telling me how as a child she'd loved books about a lone character struggling against the world and how thrilled she was to get to work on such a story.
My husband was out of town Friday, and between phone calls from Michelle and trashy TV, I talked with Dan and my parents, often cutting them off to take a call. I'd been holding onto a bottle of champagne for months, longing for this day, and I couldn't wait any longer. The thought of opening it alone was the lonliest thing I could imagine, so I invited a few friends over. It was wonderful to finally be able to talk about everything that had happened and all that was to come.
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Today we have Hayley Gonnason, a publicist from Tricycle Press.
Hi Hayley! Thanks for joining us today. I am sure everyone is excited to hear from a publishing publicist. But first, tell me a little about yourself, your background/experience, and your role as a publicist.
I got my start as a publicity and sales associate at a small publishing house called Northland Publishing/Rising Moon/Luna Rising, which has since closed. I’ve been a publicist for Tricycle Press, the children’s book imprint of Ten Speed Press, for just over three years.
First let me ask, do you see a difference in publicity vs marketing in the publishing industry?
That’s a pretty difficult question to answer because marketing and publicity often go hand in hand here at Tricycle. A simple way of looking at it is that with marketing we’re spending direct money to promote a book and with publicity we aren’t. My job as publicist is to promote Tricycle Press books to the media to create buzz and make people want to buy our books.
As a publicist with Tricycle Press, can you give us some insight as to what happens in your typical day?
One of the nice things about my job is, there is no “typical” day. I always have to be ready to shift gears. We recently had a book launch party and there was a miscommunication and books were never ordered for the event. When I found out, I had to drop everything to make sure the books were there in time for the event. In the end the launch went off without (as far as people attending knew) a hitch but little things like that come up all the time. When I’m not dealing with stuff like that, I’m working on creating publicity plans for upcoming books, establishing and obtaining relationships with media contacts, and arranging events for authors and illustrators.
What types of publicity do you do for your authors (ARCs, blurbs, signings, materials, collateral)? And, does your role vary by author or is there a set standard of publicity that all authors get?
At Tricycle,the marketing and publicity dept. covers everything you mention above. We create sales materials, arrange events, create collateral to promote the events, solicit blurbs and early reviews, and attend trade shows—and that’s just to start. As publicist I pitch books to the media and if authors/illustrators have a platform that makes for an interesting/newsworthy interview, I pit
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Jeni has been inundated with flowers, gifts, messages - yes it’s a major birthday. You have to guess which one. She now knows she’s loved, that’s for sure.
Some of her writing pals had a small celebration at a lovely Chinese restaurant with gifts, good food, and writing news like Sue Murrary’s new BIG DRAMAS - another book of wonderful plays published by Pan MacMillan; Jeni’s new comedy series; my debut into the USA market with ’I AM JACK’ by Tricycle imprint RandomHouse.
Sue Murray and Jeni Mawter at the front an Ann at the back
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Hi Abigail. Thanks for joining us today. 
Before we get pick your brain on marketing, tell me a little about yourself.
Tricycle Press is the children’s imprint of Ten Speed Press which began in Berkeley in the early 1970’s. After over 30 years as an independent publisher, we were just bought by Random House/Crown Books in February.
Ten Speed is known for its quirky, offbeat books like ‘Why Cats Paint’ and ‘The White-Trash Cookbook,’ but also for its business books (‘What Color is Your Parachute?’) and its high-end James Beard Award-winning cookbooks (Charlie Trotter, Hungry Planet, the Moosewood Cookbook). Tricycle’s list shares some of Ten Speed’s offbeat quality with board books such as the ‘My First Book of Sushi’ and ‘Urban Babies Wear Black.’ We’ve also done groundbreaking books like ‘King & King,’ about same-sex marriage, and ‘Mama’s Milk,’ promoting breast-feeding.
We have a whole list of character education books such as ‘Hey, Little Ant,’ which has kids think about the moral issues surrounding the question of squishing or not squishing an ant, and the picture books by anti-bullying expert, Trudy Ludwig. Our list ranges from photographic board books, to humorous read-alouds, to literary young adult novels. It’s an eclectic list and what all the books have in common is their high-quality and broad appeal to a trade audience. Our motto is ‘Books to Make Kids Think.’
As far as for me, I've been an editor at Tricycle Press since 2000 and focus on books, picturebooks, middle-grade, and early young-adult novels. These include the SCBWI Golden Kite winner GEORGE HOGGLESBERRY: GRADE SCHOOL ALIEN and the New York Public Library Ezra Jack Keats awardwinner, YESTERDAY I HAD THE BLUES.
I also edited the middle grade series Edgar & Ellen which has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide and launched a cartoon series on Nickelodeon.
There is more information on Abigail in her interview on Cynsations.
Do you or your publishing house have a website/blog? If so, when did you start it and who manages it?
TenSpeed has had a website since I came to the company in 2000. We have some individual contractors who help us with it but it’s managed overall by one of our marketing people.
In your opinion , what are the top 3 things every author should and must do to promote their book?
First I would have to say websites.
For writers, websites are a very good idea, but if an author feels overwhelmed by the idea, a Word Press or Blogger blog can work almost as well. If I’m interested in an author, I’ll often Google them to find out a little more about them. A blog gives me a good sense of their writing style, what they’ve been up to, what they might do to promote their book, and their interests.
For illustrators, a website is crucial. I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to come across a book with amazing illustrations and then Google the illustrator only to find out they have absolutely to web presence. Most of my illustration searches are done online. Even if I get a postcard or tear sheet from an illustrator, I’ll always go online to see more of their work. Make it as easy as possible for an editor to find you: the best web address is one that’s simply your first and last name .com (or, alternatively, first and last name + illustration + .com). Be sure to include lots of samples (twenty or more is ideal).
Secondly, it would be platform.
Someone who has already made a name for themselves among teachers and librarians is gold to your publisher. We love illustrators and authors who do school visits. A few of our authors make a good living doing school visits. School visits and attending trade shows like ALA, TLA, and IRA is great, but also consider less obvious methods such as writing an article for a trade journal (i.e., ‘Teaching Tolerance,’ ‘School Library Journal’), writing a teachers’ guide for your book and offering it through your website or blog, or putting a video up on teachertube.com---give teachers and librarians free content to use and they’ll remember you.
The third thing is to focus on targeting specialty markets.
As trade book sales drop, the special markets are becoming more important to publishers. Most publishers will have someone on their sales team that deals with special market sales. Help them out by thinking of places to sell your book besides bookstores and schools/libraries. There are tons of places that sell books that aren’t bookstores: baby shops, gift shops, stationers, museum stores, tourist shops. chains like the Discovery Store, Pottery Barn, Anthropologie, ...the list goes on. Come up with your own list of special markets to explore and work with the sales people at your publishers’ to get the book into those places. If you have any contacts that might help your publishers’ sales team---i.e., your sister-in-law knows the buyer at Anthropologie---share them.
In your opinion, how important is social networking? Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, GoodReads.
I love Facebook because it’s a way to stay in touch with people I’ve worked with or met at conferences in a casual, less time-intensive way than email. Remember, though, that it’s still a professional relationship---it’s okay to be playful, but not okay to barrage editors or agents with lots of requests for quizzes and such.
I personally prefer Facebook to MySpace for professional contacts because it doesn’t have that teen vibe MySpace has and or as many obnoxious ads. The “status” bar on Facebook is great for letting people know about conferences you’re attending, awards you’ve won, exciting news about your book.
Jacketflap.com is my second favorite social networking site because it’s specifically dedicated to children’s book people. I just found a terrific children’s book designer through that site.
When evaluating whether to take on an author or book, do you ever Google them to see if they already have a web presence or platform?
I didn’t used to but now I do more and more. It’s especially helpful when I’m trying to convince my publisher why we need to take on a given book---it’s a big plus for the project if I can tell my publisher that the book has an “active author.” Having a web presence is a big part of this.
What marketing do you expect an author to do on their own?
At Tricycle, we’ll rarely sponsor a book tour. We’ll help schedule book signings and events, but the travel and lodging costs are almost always up to the author. We also expect authors to put together their own websites or blogs.
We expect authors to do a lot to promote their books. Its a partnership.
Thank you Abigail for being here!
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What Does Mrs. Claus Do? by Kate Wharton, illustrated by Christian Slade
Review by Shelly Burns (Write for a Reader)
Summary
Many stories are written about Santa Claus so we all know what he does on Christmas, but no one really knows about Mrs. Claus. Does she just sit around and wait until Santa returns? Is she hosting a party while he’s gone? Could she be a…whale rider, sushi chef, snowmobile chopper, heli-ski-jump-mountain-top hopper? After reading this book you’ll be asking yourself, what can’t Mrs. Claus do?
My Review
I really enjoyed this story. I love Christmas and try to read every Christmas picture book that I can. This one is going on my list of “must read to the students” list. I know that they will be laughing, as I was, when they read this. Not only does Kate Wharton put a comical spin on Mrs. Claus, she does it through rhyme which children will pick up on and enjoy the rhythmic quality of this story. I found myself wanting to read it again as soon as I was finished with it, and I imagine that is how a child would feel about it as well. The illustrations that Christian Slade did are just great! They add to the comedy of the entire thing.
According to the story, Mrs. Claus has her own things to do while Santa is gone. My favorite part is when Santa returns.
“When Santa comes home and hangs up his pack, Mrs. Claus has just secretly beaten him back. Are you thinking, ‘She can’t do that all in one night! There’s not enough time!’? And perhaps you are right. But then, if the stories of Santa are true, why couldn’t Mrs. Claus do it all too?”
The picture shows Mrs. Claus sitting in her rocker with a cup of cocoa, like she’s been there all night, just waiting on him to return.
As a teacher, I could see using this with the students to springboard some of their own writing and artwork about what Mrs. Claus does. I think that they could come up with some very creative ideas, maybe even some that Kate Wharton didn’t think of. I know it would be a hit in my classroom. I also think that young children will fall in love with this story.
It’s time for us to see Christmas from a different perspective, that of Mrs. Claus. Thank you, Kate Wharton, for allowing us to do that!
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- Reading level: Ages 9-12
- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Tricycle Press (October 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1582461643
- ISBN-13: 978-1582461649
- Source: Review copy from publisher
Busy Pandas by John Schindel, photography by Lisa and Mike Husar
For today's Nonfiction Monday selection, I'm bringing you a book for the smallest nonfiction lovers in your family.
Back in March, I reviewed four board books in Tricycle Press's Busy Book Series. They continue to be a favorite in our house, especially Busy Kitties. Well, Tricycle Press kindly sent the latest book in the series, Busy Pandas. After a recent trip to the National Zoo where my daughter saw the pandas and received her very own tiny stuffed panda, she has been entranced by this book.
Following the same format as the other books in the series, each page in the book features a full-color photographs of pandas demonstrating the action word on the page that will help your child build vocabulary. Both baby and adult pandas are in the book doing many things young children will be familiar with. For example, we see a "panda eating," a stalk of bamboo another "panda hiding" behind bamboo, a big "panda sliding" in the snow on its back, and tiny baby "panda napping" with its mother.
The sturdy board book with thick pages makes it an ideal choice for not-so-gentle toddlers. I highly recommend this book and the others in the series. Not only do they teach fun action words, but the beautiful photographs will keep even the smallest of kids engaged.
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- Reading level: Baby-Preschool
- Board book: 19 pages
- Publisher: Tricycle Press; Brdbk edition (October 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1582462593
- ISBN-13: 978-1582462592
Other books in the series include:
- Busy Bunnies, by John Schindel, photography by Steven Holt
- Busy Horsies, by John Schindel, photography by Casi Clark
- Busy Piggies, by John Schindel, photography by Steven Holt
- Busy Barnyard, by John Schindel, photography by Steven Holt
- Busy Kitties, by John Schindel, photography by Sean Franzen
- Busy Penguins, by John Schindel, photography by Jonathan Chester
- Busy Doggies, by John Schindel, photography by Beverly Sparks
- Busy Monkeys, by John Schindel, photography by Luiz Claudio Marigo
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With three cats and a dog in our house, we are definitely animal lovers, and my daughter, who will turn one in just a couple of weeks, absolutely loves our animals. She also loves Tricycle Press's Busy Animal Board Books.
We own four of the eight books in the series:
- Busy Kitties, by John Schindel, photography by Sean Franzen
- Busy Penguins, by John Schindel, photography by Jonathan Chester
- Busy Doggies, by John Schindel, photography by Beverly Sparks
- Busy Monkeys, by John Schindel, photography by Luiz Claudio Marigo
Each page in the book features a full-color photographs of an animal(s) demonstrating the action word on the page that will help your child build vocabulary. For example, in the Busy Kitties book, we see "Kitty hissing/ Kitty kissing/ Kitty running/ Kitty sunning" and more.
My daughter is fascinated by the photographs in these sturdy books and just sits there and smiles as she flips the pages. I also appreciate that they will introduce her to other animals, like monkeys and penguins, that she doesn't have the chance to see in their natural habitats.
Other books in the series that we're adding to our wish list include:
These would all make a great addition to your young child's library.
by Cynthia Rylant
illustrated by Diane Goode
Harcourt 2007
After a visit to a museum a boy decides he'd rather be an alligator. A gift of a costume alligator tail and head provide an instant transformation. Now he can deal with bullies fearlessly, enjoys school more, thrives.
Rylant's breezy rhyme and Goode's light drawings make an absurd-but-real situation and make it fun. Perfect for reading to the little boy who insists on wearing his superhero pajamas all the time, equally for any child who feels they are somehow different, trapped within conformity.
My only complaint is that as good as it is, it feels thin. I'm not so sure this deserves its own book as it does a place in a collection of shorter story-poems, the way Edward Lear's works were collected.
FINKLEHOPPER FROG, and PUMPKIN CIRCLE: THE STORY OF A GARDEN.
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Oh my goodness, Caroline! Talk about publishing ups and downs. You must feel so frustrated. I have my fingers crossed that your book will find a new home.
Wow! I am so sorry to hear this and I can't imagine how disappointed you must be. I will be thinking of you and sending good wishes your way!
Oh Caroline, I am so sorry to hear this. It must be so hard when you're gearing up for the publication date. I hope things go well for you. Enjoy the holidays.
Caroline, What a bummer. There are so many odd things that can happen in this business. It's voilatile and unpredictable and just downright difficult at times. But you have already garnered interest and hopefully will find a new home for May B.
So sorry to hear this! Hang in there, May B found a home once so you have to know she'll find another one. Don't give up hope!
Oh Carolyn, I'm sorry. But I agree with the poster above; if your book already found a home, there is certainly an editor eager to give it another.
Have a nice holiday.
Caroline, I am so very sorry. This is shocking. It has been a really hard couple of weeks for you, I know. I do think the other commenters are right on. You have a great agent, and I have confidence that your book is wonderful. A veteran friend of mine told me recently: "Projects get dropped by some houses and picked up by other houses all the time." I will be praying for you and that MAY B will find a good home.
May B is an excellent work and it will be published. I knew that the first time I read it and that's not going to change.
Yes, I thought of you when I heard the news and wondered what would be the fate of May B. I'm sad about Tricycle, but I have a feeling it's a door opening for your book... here's to bright and happy endings! Keep us posted. xo
Good gravy, that stinks!
But you have an agent, and a book that was wonderful enough to get picked up by a lovely imprint.
They aren't the only smart ones in publishing ;)
Caroline, I'm so sorry this has happened. Sending positive thoughts and vibes that May B. will make it through to readers hands some way.
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear this! I hope May B. finds a new home soon.
Keep us posted. In the meantime, let's hope this turns out well for you.
Oh, no! I'm so sorry you are caught up in this. Fingers crossed for May B. :(
I did think about you when I heard the news about TriCycle. I have faith that MAY B. will find the perfect publishing home.
In the meantime, stay in the moment, enjoy your family and have a wonderful Thanksgiving. :)
Oh, how scary! But I think you are doing the right thing, by easing up and taking time with family. Things will work out, I truly believe. I'll keep you and May in my thoughts.
So sorry, Caroline. I thought of you as soon as I read PW's Children's Bookshelf yesterday. What a shame!
Sending good thoughts and wishes your way. Couldn't Random House keep your book for one of their other imprints? If not, shame on them! I'm sure another house will pick it up.
Hope you have a relaxing holiday.
Ack! And yet...God is not surprised or wringing his hands in consternation.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. The harder fought the battle, the sweeter the victory.
I was so sad to hear that Tricyle was shutting down, and I'm so sorry that means your book is in limbo! Sending good vibes your way. It will all work out.
I'm so, so sorry to hear this, Caroline! Praying that your book finds its way out of limbo soon.
Oh, I'm so, so sorry. I didn't realize you were one of the affected authors. I'll be praying May finds a new home quickly.
Caroline,
I am so sorry. I know how devastated you must be because the same thing happened to me. My debut book was killed shortly before my publishing house announced they were going under in 2008.
Friends, family, and everyone I'd ever met was anticipating the arrival of my book, was planning to buy it for Christmas. I was beyond excited, elated to have finally become what I'd always wanted to be, an author. To have this taken away from me was devastating.
So I understand, and want to tell you that you can get through it. You are obviously very tenacious, and this will serve you well. Your book will find it's way. In the meantime, be kind to yourself. Trust that your book will be published, it will just take a little longer. Remember, tales of tenacity are never short stories, and someday you are going to have a good story, a bittersweet tale you'll be able to share because the ending is happy one.
Best,
Jennifer Paisley ([email protected])
Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that:( But I have faith--I know you wrote an amazing book and it's going to have a happy ending one way or another! Have a wonderful holiday and keep thinking positively!
I heard the doors closing. Sorry. I have a manuscript with an editor at Tricycle too. Don't know where it will end up, probably recycled. Good luck. Sure hope May B finds a home. Cheers, to doors closing and another one opening.
Followed you here from your comment on my blog...and you must be the friend Weronika Janczuk posted about on her blog. I'm so sorry to hear about this, it's truely a tragedy when publishing industry crashes happen with children's books. There is no other magic like that of watching children fall in love with books. I used to own a bookstore, and my daughter lived in the children's section. It was amazing. I hope your book lands safely in the arms of another editor that will love it as much as you do.
Thank you, all. This really means a lot.
So sorry to hear this, Caroline! Fingers crossed for you and MAY B.
Wow. Definitely a roller coaster. Praying May B finds a home very soon!
Wow Caroline!! I'm SO sorry to hear this!! What a blow! It must feel like such a setback after all the hard work was finally finding it's triumph.
BUT I'm sure there are GREAT things in store for you and May B. I've known other authors that got their books pushed back, lost agents, had their publisher close down, and almost every one to a T has come out better for it. You will too.
Try not to let this dampen the holidays. Praying you and your family will find much joy in the break!
Oh that's terrible! But if May B had found a publisher before, surely it can find a new one.
I have lots of hope it will find a new home!
I'm sorry to hear this. Thinking of you and hoping that your book finds a new home soon
Oh Caroline! I read Weronika's post yesterday and hoped, hoped, hoped May B. wouldn't be effected. I'm so sorry! I'll be thinking of you over the next few weeks as you wait to find out what will happen.
Love to you,
Amy xoxo
So sorry you are stuck in limbo.
Caroline, I'm really sorry this is happening to you. I've lost an editor I adored, and I know how hard it is. I can't imagine having the status of your book be up in the air too. I'm thinking good thoughts for you and hoping for the best!!!
Caroline, that's a huge blow. I'm working hard just to find an editor to take me on, I can't imagine having finally found one, only to have something like this happen.
I hope you can put it behind you for a while over the holidays and really enjoy your family and so many other things you have to be thankful for.
I pray for you and your book, that this story will still have a happy ending.
Caroline, We believe in you and your book and we are crossing our fingers that you both will find a good home very very soon. Our acquiring editor left too and it is heartbreaking. But we try to remind ourselves that these things happen for a reason...what else can you do?
XOXO,
Your Fellow Orphans
Wow! I'm so sorry. I'll be praying that your book will find a home/editor soon.
Its the plight of being a writer things happen in the publishing business that we don't have control over.
You have an amazing agent and you WILL get a publishing house that will fall in love with MAY B and I always believe when one door sort of closes the other door opens with many opportunities that will be beyond what you expected.
You are a lovely person and a awesome writer don't let this get you down which is easier said than done but you will raise up like a phoenix stronger because of this unexpected circumstance.
Sending best wishes your way =)
I'm so sorry to hear MAY B is on hold... I know someone else will pick it up. Such a great unique voice cannot be lost. All best to you as always, Caroline! Happy Thanksgiving! Hugs. :)
Ugh, I am so sorry to hear this. My condolences. Along with everyone else who's commented, I'm hoping this disappointment will turn into an even bigger opportunity. Allow yourself to feel sad for a while, and in the new year things will hopefully look and feel much brighter. Hang in there and keep us updated.
Oh, what a heartbreak! I am so sorry. It seems like you are moving forward with faith though, and I hope for the best. There were other editors interested in MAY B. right? So maybe some other doors will open again?
I hope you find some comforts!
Oh, no! What a loss for children's lit, as well as for you. I'm sorry your book got caught in the middle, but maintaining hope that it'll find a new home.
Sending good karma your way. Eat some turkey, enjoy your family, but then get back to the pages. Don't give up! This is just a bump in the road (okay, a lousy, rotten bump, but still...). No one can take away everything you've learned from writing your book and working with a great editor. Heart is with you and MAY B.
As soon as I read that Tricycle Press was closing I thought of you and May B. I hope your book finds a home. Best wishes for you!
That's heartbreaking news. I can't imagine your level of frustration at the situation.
I'll keep my fingers crossed that May B get picked up soon by another publisher.
Best wishes!
Oh, man! Caroline, I'm so sorry--both for May B. and for Nicole. When I saw Tricycle was closing its doors I'd forgotten that's where your book was housed.
Here's to a bright though uncertain future indeed!
*prayers*
~ Jackee
Oh, sadness! I'm so sorry you've been touched by the Tricycle wake. :(
My best wishes for the future - for you, your novel-in-verse, and your many talents. Hang in there, sweets!