Reviews are crucial and getting a good review from someone like Kirkus can make or break book. Needless to say I was more then a little happy to receive this: SOCK MONSTER Stacey R. Campbell Illus. by Elizabeth Thieme Create Space (32 pp.) $14.95 paperback, $3.99 e-book ISBN: 978-1-5174-5699-3; October 15, 2015 BOOK REVIEW In this mildly scary, funny picture book, a mom’s bedtime-story ploy encourages her little boy to clean up his...

I love book swag. Creating things to give  readers based on the current book I’m about to release is a lot of fun. Giving it away at events  is even better. I love seeing the smiles on peoples faces when they ask if they can have a button or book mark and I say,”Please, take one.” Plus, I finally get to use my studio art minor. Here’s a sneak peak of what I created for my newest book, Sock Monster. I hope to see you at...

I am counting down the weeks to the release of my very first picture book, Sock Monster. The process of writing a picture book has been humbling to say the least. Every one of the 272 words needed to count. Picture books are traditionally only allowed 300 words. Let’s just say I found writing a full 50,000 plus word novel far easier. That being said, when I received this review last week I nearly wept. I love Readers’ Favorite...