The Next Big Thing is a global blog tour, started in Australia, to showcase authors and illustrators and their current work. I was tagged by the talented author/illustrator Jennifer O'Connell. I'll answer some questions about my newest book, then pass the Q&A along to two authors who'll pick up the tour next week.
What is your Next Big Thing? My Next Big Thing is my newest big thing:
The Book Boat's In
(cover art by Frane Lessac)
Where did the idea for the book come from? From a newspaper article written by Doug Farley, director of the Erie Canal Discovery Center, in Lockport, NY, about a floating library/bookstore that traveled the Erie Canal from the mid-1830s to the mid-1850s.
What genre does your book fall under? Picture book.
What actors would you choose to play the parts of your characters in a movie rendition?
Hmm. That takes a bit of thought. Okay, here goes:
Jesse: Jared Gilmore (Henry on Once Upon A Time)
Mr. Edwards: Richard Thomas
Pa: David Tennant (Yes, I know he's Scottish, but he could have immigrated. Besides, this is my fantasy casting.)
Ma: Drew BarrymoreMrs. Blake (at the general store): Patricia Heaton
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book? A boy finds a book he loves on a floating library/bookstore that travels the Erie Canal, and has just one week to earn the money to buy the book before the boat comes back on its last trip for the season.
Who published your book? Holiday House.
How long did it take to write the first draft of the manuscript? Probably about a month.
What other books within the genre would you compare your book to? From the angle of a boy wanting something and how he gets it, perhaps Charlie Needs A Cloak (Tomie dePaola); from the historical angle, maybe Ox-Cart Man (Donald Hall).
Who or what inspired you to write this book? I was fascinated by this early version of a bookmobile, and I remembered the first time I saved my money to buy a book I wanted.
What else about the book might pique the reader's interest? The Erie Canal itself, and how it opened the way for westward expansion.
Thanks for stopping by! You can learn more about me and my books at:
www.cynthiacotten.com
www.cynthiacotten.com
Now it's my turn to tag a couple of authors to pick the tour up next week, 18 April. Be sure to check them out!
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