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Oh yes! IRA 2013 was back in April. And I am guilty of blog neglect. While I plan to post with some textual substance soon, I did want to share photos of one of the most delightful, "working" weekends I've ever had.

With fellow authors and agency mates Liz Garton Scanlon and Kari Anne Holt.

With fellow authors and agency mates Liz Garton Scanlon and Kari Anne Holt.

Spotted on my walk to the Convention Center.

In the bagel shop across the street - A Little Free Library!

With the lovely and talented Salina Yoon at the Bloomsbury booth.

Did I mention that Salina is super-funny too?

Salina and me with the Bloomsbury team. Left to right: Caroline Abbey, Beth Eller, Linette Kim.

Signing at the Bloomsbury Booth - you can see little me in the back to the right of the ALL THROUGH MY TOWN poster.

Signing at the Bloomsbury Booth!

Signing at the Bloomsbury Booth!

In addition to the signing, I met up with many friends, did a podcast and video interview, had a wonderful dinner with the Bloomsbury team, teachers, booksellers and librarians, did a panel presentation with Salina, Michael Hall, and Kirby Larsen and signed at Anderson's Bookstore.

Everyone was so gracious, enthusiastic and kind. The world of literacy is in GREAT hands.

You'd think that packing SOOOO much into 3 days would be exhausting. But noooo - it was inspiring - inspiring me to write more books ... which is what I've been doing the last month and a half.

Happy June!
Jean

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So many adorable readers ,,, including, Millie, who reveals TOO PRINCESSY'S super-secret subplot - about bugs. Love!

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So many awesome author and illustrator friends will be presenting and/or signing books at the Colorado Council International Reading Association Conference next week 2/6-2/9. And I'm getting SUPER excited to catch up with these literacy heroes!

Chris Barton
Leslie Clark
Carmela LaVigna Coyle
Melanie Crowder
Julie Danneberg
Lindsay Eland
Ellen Javernick
Jeanne Kaufman
Claudia Cangilla McAdam
Pam Mingle
Jeannie Mobley
Ann Nagda
Linda Osmundson
Nancy Oswald
Marjorie Blain Parker
Kathleen Pelley
Donald Samson
Todd Tuell
Denise Vega
Nicole Weaver
and ...
ME!

Whom did I miss? E-mail me and I'll add you to my list.

And if you're a picture book lover, check out my Session #268 
We'll explore beloved picture books, give away gobs of door prizes and have some fun with those treasures we all adore - books, reading and literacy.

I hope to see you there!

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Thanks to my good friend, Jimmy Michael, for snapping these pictures! I wish I could have been there.

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TIME OUT FOR MONSTERS! is on the list of ABC Best Books for Children and in such fabulous company. WHEEEEEE! Here 'tis!

Chuck Close: Face Book, Chuck Close, $18.95, (HC), 978-1419701634, Abrams
Hippopposites, Janik Coat, $14.95, (HC), 978-1419701511, Abrams
Kel Gilligan’s Daredevil Stunt Show, Michael Buckley, Dan Santat (Illus.), $16.95, (HC), 978-1419703799, Abrams
Shadow on the Mountain, Margi Preus, $16.95, (HC), 978-1419704246, Abrams
The Boxcar Children, Gertrude Chandler Warner, Tim Jessell (Illus.), $5.99, (TP), 978-0807508527, Albert Whitman & Company
The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm, Patricia Maclachlan, Tim Jessell (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0807566169, Albert Whitman & Company
Celebrating Chinese Festivals: A Collection of Holiday Tales, Poems and Activities, Sanmu Tang, $16.95, (HC), 978-1602209619, Better Link Press/dist. Tuttle
Butter, Erin Jade Lange, $16.99, (HC), 978-1599907802, Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Because Amelia Smiled, David Ezra Stein, $16.99, (HC), 978-0763641696, Candlewick Press
The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate, Scott Nash, $17.99, (HC), 978-0763632649, Candlewick Press
I Want My Hat Back, Jon Klassen, $15.99, (HC), 978-0763655983, Candlewick Press
Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, Chris Van Dusen, $15.99, (HC), 978-0763649463, Candlewick Press
Same Sun Here, Silas House and Neela Vaswani, $16.99, (HC), 978-0763656843, Candlewick Press
Sky Color, Peter H. Reynolds, $14, (HC), 978-0763623456, Candlewick Press
Splendors and Glooms, Laura Amy Schlitz, $17.99, (HC), 978-0763653804, Candlewick Press
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!, Wynton Marsalis, Paul Rogers (Illus.), $15.99, (HC), 978-0763639914, Candlewick Press
This Is Not My Hat, Jon Klassen, $15.99, (HC), 978-0763655990, Candlewick Press
No Crystal Stair, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie (Illus.), $17.95, (LB), 978-0761361695, Carolrhoda Books/dist. Lerner
Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman, Marc Tyler Nobleman, Ty Templeton (Illus.), $17.95, (HC), 978-1580892896, Charlesbridge
Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs, J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen, Jefferey Stewart Timmins (Illus.), $16.95, (HC), 978-1580892605, Charlesbridge
Darth Vader and Son, Jeffrey Brown, $14.95, (HC), 978-1452106557, Chronicle Books
It’s a Tiger!, David LaRochelle, Jeremy Tankard (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0811869256, Chronicle Books
Ivy and Bean Make the Rules, Book #9, Annie Barrows, Jeremy Holmes (Illus.), $14.99, (HC), 978-1452102955, Chronicle Books
The Templeton Twins Have an Idea: Book One, Ellis Weiner, Jeremy Holmes (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0811866798, Chronicle Books
Wumbers, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1452110226, Chronicle Books
Alien on a Rampage, Clete Barrett Smith, $16.99, (HC), 978-1423134480, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Chloe and the Lion, Mac Barnett, Adam Rex (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1423113348, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Chopsticks, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Scott Magoon (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1423107965, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein, $16.99, (HC), 978-1423152194, Disney Publishing Worldwide
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?, Mo Willems, $15.99, (HC), 978-1423151289, Disney Publishing Worldwide
False Memory, Dan Krokos, $17.99, (HC), 978-1423149767, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller, Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares, $17.99, (HC), 978-0786808908, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars, Katherine Marsh, $16.99, (HC), 978-1423135005, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Oh No! Not Again!: (Or How I Built a Time Machine to save History) (Or at Least My History Grade), Mac Barnett, Dan Santat (Illus.), $17.99, (HC), 978-1423149125, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Otto the Book Bear, Katie Cleminson, $16.99, (HC), 978-1423145622, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Time Out for Monsters!, Jean Reidy, Robert Neubecker (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1423131274, Disney Publishing Worldwide
All by Myself!, Emile Jadoul, $14, (HC), 978-0802854117, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Bow-Wow Wiggle-Waggle, Mary Newell DePalma, $14, (HC), 978-0802854087, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Little Bird, Germano Zullo, Albertine (Illus.), $16.95, (HC), 978-1592701186, Enchanted Lion Books/dist. Consortium
Victricia Malicia: Book-Loving Buccaneer, Carrie Clickard, Mark Meyers (Illus.), $16.95, (HC), 978-1936261123, Flashlight Press/dist. IPG
A Civil War Scrapbook: I Was There Too!, History Colorado, $14.95, (TP), 978-1555916688, Fulcrum Publishing
My Name Is Parvana, Deborah Ellis, $16.95, (HC), 978-1554982974, Groundwood Books/dist. PGW
The Immortal Rules, Julie Kagawa, $18.99, (HC), 978-0373210510, Harlequin Teen
The Iron Legends, Julie Kagawa, $9.99, (TP), 978-0373210749, Harlequin Teen
Pushing the Limits, Katie McGarry, $17.99, (HC), 978-0373210497, Harlequin Teen
An Awesome Book!, Dallas Clayton, $16.99, (HC), 978-0062114686, HarperCollins Children’s Books
The Crown of Embers, Rae Carson, $17.99, (HC), 978-0062026514, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Extra Yarn, Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0061953385, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, Mo Willems, $17.99, (HC), 978-0062104182, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, Kadir Nelson, $19.99, (HC), 978-0061730740, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or, There Must Be More to Life, Maurice Sendak, $8.95, (TP), 978-0064430210, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Inside Out and Back Again, Thanhha Lai, $16.99, (HC), 978-0061962783, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Insurgent, Veronica Roth, $17.99, (HC), 978-0062024046, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighead George, $5.99, (TP), 978-0060540951, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Little Bear, Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illus.), $3.95, (TP), 978-0064440042, HarperCollins Children’s Books
The Peculiar, Stefan Bachmann, $16.99, (HC), 978-0062195180, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Penny and Her Doll, Kevin Henkes, $12.99, (HC), 978-0062081995, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Penny and Her Song, Kevin Henkes, $12.99, (HC), 978-0062081957, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0062110589, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Tiger Lily, Jodi Lynn Anderson, $17.99, (HC), 978-0062003256, HarperCollins Children’s Books
The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons, Barbara Mariconda, $16.99, (HC), 978-0062119797, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Wildwood, Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), $8.99, (TP), 978-0062024701, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Hunter Moran Saves the Universe, Patricia Reilly Giff, $16.95, (HC), 978-0823419494, Holiday House
See Me Run, Paul Meisel, $6.99, (TP), 978-0823426386, Holiday House
The Christmas Quiet Book, Deborah Underwood, Renata Liwska (Illus.), $12.99, (HC), 978-0547558639, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I, Robin LaFevers, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547628349, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Immortal Lycanthropes, Hal Johnson, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547751962, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The Last Dragonslayer (The Chronicles of Kazam), Jasper Fforde, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547738475, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Malcolm at Midnight, W.H. Beck, Brian Lies (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0547681009, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls, Mary Downing Hahn, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547760629, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
More, I.C. Springman, Brian Lies (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0547610832, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
A Smidgen of Sky, Dianna Doirsi Winget, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547807980, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Son, Lois Lowry, $17.99, (HC), 978-0547887203, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
What Came From the Stars, Gary D. Schmidt, $16.99, (HC), 978-0547612133, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Happy, Mies Van Hout, $17.95, (HC), 978-1935954149, Ingram Publisher Services
Monkey’s Friends, Ruth Brown, $14.99, (HC), 978-1610670456, Kane/Miller
Things That Go, Deborah Murrell, Anthony Lewis (Illus.), $9.99, (BB), 978-0753467879, Kingfisher
Travels With Louis, Mick Carlon, $9.95, (TP), 978-1935248354, Leapfrog Press/dist. Consortium
“Who Could That Be at This Hour?” Lemony Snicket, Seth (Illus.), $15.99, (HC), 978-0316123082, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Laini Taylor, $9.99, (TP), 978-0316133999, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Days of Blood & Starlight, Laini Taylor, $18.99, (HC), 978-0316133975, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Diviners, Libba Bray, $19.99, (HC), 978-0316126113, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Drowned Cities, Paolo Bacigalupi, $17.99, (HC), 978-0316056243, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, Chris Colfer, $17.99, (HC), 978-0316201575, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Monsters’ Monster, Patrick McDonnell, $16.99, (HC), 978-0316045476, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Red Knit Cap Girl, Naoko Stoop, $15.99, (HC), 978-0316129466, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Not for Parents: Extreme Planet, Lonely Planet, $19.99, (TP), 978-1743214244, Lonely Planet
Not for Parents: How to Be a World Explorer, Lonely Planet, $17.99, (TP), 978-1743214251, Lonely Planet
Not for Parents: The Travel Book, Lonely Planet, $19.99, (TP), 978-1742208145, Lonely Planet
Bear Has a Story to Tell, Philip Stead, Erin Stead (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1596437456, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Because It Is My Blood, Gabrielle Zevin, $17.99, (HC), 978-0374380748, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Extra Credit, Tommy Greenwald, J.P. Coovert (Illus.), $14.99, (HC), 978-1596436923, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Crewel, Gennifer Albin, $17.99, (HC), 978-0374316419, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Dead End in Norvelt, Jack Gantos, $15.99, (HC), 978-0374379933, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Emily’s Dress and Other Missing Things, Kathryn Burak, $17.99, (HC), 978-1596437364, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Eve and Adam, Katherine Applegate & Michael Grant, $17.99, (HC), 978-0312583514, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, Catherynne M. Valente, Ana Juan (Illus.), $6.99, (TP), 978-1250010193, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, Catherynne M. Valente, Ana Juan (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0312649623, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
A Is for Musk Ox, Erin Cabatingan, Matthew Myers (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1596436763, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Little Tug, Stephen Savage, $12.99, (HC), 978-1596436480, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Safekeeping, Karen Hesse, $17.99, (HC), 978-1250011343, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Shadow and Bone, Leigh Bardugo, $17.99, (HC), 978-0805094596, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Montefiore’s Goddaughter, Elizabeth Brooks, $15.95, (HC), 978-1849820998, MP Publishing
5,000 Cool Facts About Everything, National Geographic, $19.95, (HC), 978-1426310492, National Geographic
National Geographic Animal Encylopedia, National Geographic, $24.95, (HC), 978-1426310225, National Geographic
National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry, National Geographic, $24.95, (HC), 978-1426310096, National Geographic
National Geogrpahic Kids Quiz Whiz, National Geographic Kids, $9.99, (TP), 978-1426310188, National Geographic
Privateer’s Apprentice, Susan Verrico, $15.95, (HC), 978-1561456338, Peachtree Publishers
The Theory of Everything, JJ Johnson, $16.95, (HC), 978-1561456239, Peachtree Publishers
The Apothecary, Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0399256271, Penguin Young Readers Group
Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys, $8.99, (TP), 978-0142420591, Penguin Young Readers Group
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, Donald J. Sobol, $4.99, (TP), 978-0142408889, Penguin Young Readers Group
In a Glass Grimmly, Adam Gidwitz, $16.99, (HC), 978-0525425816, Penguin Young Readers Group
One for the Murphys, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, $16.99, (HC), 978-0399256158, Penguin Young Readers Group
Summer and Bird, Katherine Catmull, $16.99, (HC), 978-0525953463, Penguin Young Readers Group
Too Tall Houses, Gianna Marino, $16.99, (HC), 978-0670013142, Penguin Young Readers Group
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale, Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon (Illus.), $7.99, (TP), 978-0140549058, Penguin Young Readers Group
Tales From Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle, Charles Gilman, $13.99, (HC), 978-1594745911, Quirk Books
A Ball for Daisy, Chris Raschka, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375858611, Random House Children’s Books
Because of Mr. Terupt, Rob Buyea, $6.99, (TP), 978-0375858246, Random House Children’s Books
The Brides of Rollrock Island, Margo Lanagan, $17.99, (HC), 978-0375869198, Random House Children’s Books
Chomp, Carl Hiaasen, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375868429, Random House Children’s Books
The City of Ember Graphic Novel, Jeanne DuPrau and Dallas Middaugh, Niklas Asker (Illus.), $18.99, (HC), 978-0375868214, Random House Children’s Books
Discovering Wes Moore, Wes Moore, $15.99, (HC), 978-0385741675, Random House Children’s Books
Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book, Dr. Seuss, $14.99, (HC), 978-0394800912, Random House Children’s Books
The Drowned Vault, N.D. Wilson, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375864407, Random House Children’s Books
The Enchantress, Michael Scott, $18.99, (HC), 978-0385735353, Random House Children’s Books
Every Day, David Levithan, $16.99, (HC), 978-0307931887, Random House Children’s Books
The Face on the Milk Carton, Caroline B. Cooney, $7.99, (TP), 978-0385742382, Random House Children’s Books
The Fire Chronicle, John Stephens, $17.99, (HC), 978-0375868719, Random House Children’s Books
I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr., Kadir Nelson (Illus.), $18.99, (HC), 978-0375858871, Random House Children’s Books
Inheritance, Christopher Paolini, $15.99, (TP), 978-0375846311, Random House Children’s Books
Joshua Dread, Lee Bacon, $16.99, (HC), 978-0385741859, Random House Children’s Books
Junie B., First Grader: Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff) (Junie B. Jones, No. 28), Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), $11.99, (HC), 978-0375870637, Random House Children’s Books
The Kill Order, James Dashner, $17.99, (HC), 978-0385742887, Random House Children’s Books
Liar & Spy, Rebecca Stead, $15.99, (HC), 978-0385737432, Random House Children’s Books
A Mary Blair Treasury of Golden Books, Various, $19.99, (HC), 978-0375870446, Random House Children’s Books
Mr. Terupt Falls Again, Rob Buyea, $16.99, (HC), 978-0385742054, Random House Children’s Books
Mystic City, Theo Lawrence, $17.99, (HC), 978-0385741606, Random House Children’s Books
Oh, No!, Candace Fleming, Eric Rohmann (Illus.), $17.99, (HC), 978-0375842719, Random House Children’s Books
The Paladin Prophecy, Mark Frost, $17.99, (HC), 978-0375870453, Random House Children’s Books
Pie in the Sky, Jane Smiley, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375869686, Random House Children’s Books
Rapture, Lauren Kate, $17.99, (HC), 978-0385739184, Random House Children’s Books
Rocket Writes a Story, Tad Hills, $17.99, (HC), 978-0375870866, Random House Children’s Books
Seraphina, Rachel Hartman, $17.99, (HC), 978-0375866562, Random House Children’s Books
Summer at Forsaken Lake, Michael D. Beil, Maggie Kneen, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375867422, Random House Children’s Books
Under the Bridge, Michael Harmon, $16.99, (HC), 978-0375866463, Random House Children’s Books
Wild About You, Judy Sierra, Illustrated by Marc Brown, $17.99, (HC), 978-0307931788, Random House Children’s Books
Wonder, R.J. Palacio, $15.99, (HC), 978-0375869020, Random House Children’s Books
The Big Something, Patricia Reilly Giff, Diane Palmisciano (Illus.), $6.99, (POB), 978-0545244596, Scholastic
Bird & Squirrel on the Run, James Burks, $8.99, (TP), 978-0545312837, Scholastic
Capture the Flag, Kate Messner, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545395397, Scholastic
Cardboard, Doug Tennapel, $12.99, (TP), 978-0545418737, Scholastic
The Dark Unwinding, Sharon Cameron, $17.99, (HC), 978-0545327862, Scholastic
The Dogs of Winter, Bobbie Pyron, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545399302, Scholastic
Drama, Raina Telgemeier, $10.99, (TP), 978-0545326995, Scholastic
The False Prince, Jennifer A. Nielsen, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545284134, Scholastic
Floors #2: 3 Below, Patrick Carman, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545255202, Scholastic
Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter!, Tedd Arnold, $6.99, (HC), 978-0545312868, Scholastic
Glory Be, Augusta Scattergood, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545331807, Scholastic
Henry’s Freedom Box, Ellen Levine, Kadir Nelson , $17.99, (HC), 978-0439777339, Scholastic
The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves, Sarah Moon (Ed.), $17.99, (HC), 978-0545399326, Scholastic
Magisterium, Jeff Hirsch, $17.99, (HC), 978-0545290180, Scholastic
Pluto Visits Earth!, Steve Metzger, Jared D. Lee, $16.99, (HC), 978-0545249348, Scholastic
The Raven Boys, Maggie Stiefvater, $18.99, (HC), 978-0545424929, Scholastic
Ride, Fly Guy, Ride!, Tedd Arnold, $6.99, (HC), 978-0545222761, Scholastic
Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs, Michaela Muntean, K.C. Bailey, Steve Kazmierski (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-0545234979, Scholastic
There’s a Fly Guy in My Soup, Tedd Arnold, $6.99, (TP), 978-0545312844, Scholastic
Third Grade Angels, Jerry Spinelli, $15.99, (HC), 978-0545387729, Scholastic
Are You a Cow?, Sandra Boynton, $5.99, (BB), 978-1442417335, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Between the Lines, Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, $19.99, (HC), 978-1451635751, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Boot & Shoe, Marla Frazee, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442422476, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Creepy Carrots!, Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1442402973, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
E. Aster Bnnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth’s Core!, William Joyce, $14.99, (HC), 978-1442430501, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, $11.99, (TP), 978-1451673319, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, William Joyce, Joe Bluhm (Illus.), $17.99, (HC), 978-1442457027, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Forsaken, Lisa M. Stasse, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442432659, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Lovely, Dark and Deep, Amy McNamara, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442434356, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Man in the Moon, William Joyce, $17.99, (HC), 978-1442430419, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury, $7.99, (MM), 978-1451678192, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Merits of Mischief: The Bad Apple, T. R. Burns, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442440296, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story, Mark Kelly, C. F. Payne (Illus.) (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1442458246, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, William Joyce, $14.99, (HC), 978-1442430488, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Nightsong, Ari Berk, Loren Long (Illus.) (Illus.), $17.99, (HC), 978-1416978862, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Ruins, Orson Scott Card, $18.99, (HC), 978-1416991779, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Sandman, William Joyce, $17.99, (HC), 978-1442430426, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Stars, Mary Lyn Ray, Marla Frazee (Illus.), $16.99, (HC), 978-1442422490, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Tell Me About Your Day Today, Mem Fox, Lauren Stringer, $17.99, (HC), 978-1416990062, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies, William Joyce, $14.99, (HC), 978-1442430525, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Unwanteds: Island of Silence, Lisa McMann, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442407718, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
When You Were Mine, Rebecca Serle, $16.99, (HC), 978-1442433137, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Where Things Come Back, John Corey Whaley, $8.99, (TP), 978-1442413344, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ZooBorns!, Andrew Bleiman, Chris Eastland (Illus.), $7.99, (BB), 978-1442443297, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Stella Batts: A Case of the Meanies, Courtney Sheinmel, $5.99, (TP), 978-1585361991, Sleeping Bear Press
Stella Batts: Hair Today Gone Tomorrow, Courtney Sheinmel, Jennifer A. Bell (Illus.), $5.99, (TP), 978-1585361915, Sleeping Bear Press
Stella Batts: Needs a New Name, Courtney Sheinmel, Jennifer A. Bell (Illus.), $5.99, (TP), 978-1585361830, Sleeping Bear Press
Stella Batts: Pardon Me, Courtney Sheinmel, Jennifer A. Bell (Illus.), $5.99, (TP), 978-1585361946, Sleeping Bear Press
Embrace, Jessica Shirvington, $16.99, (HC), 978-1402268403, Sourcebooks
Entice, Jessica Shirvington, $16.99, (HC), 978-1402268434, Sourcebooks
Greatest Moments in Sports: Upsets and Underdogs, Len Berman, $19.99, (HC), 978-1402272264, Sourcebooks
Girl of Nightmares (Anna Dressed in Blood), Kendare Blake, $17.99, (HC), 978-0765328663, Tor
Arlo Needs Glasses, Barney Saltzberg, $15.95, (POB), 978-0761168799, Workman
Mirabelle and the Bouncy Ball, Michael Muller, $6.95, (BB), 978-0761171652, Workman
Mirabelle and the Butterfly, Michael Muller, $6.95, (BB), 978-0761171669, Workman
Mirabelle Goes for a Walk, Michael Muller, $6.95, (BB), 978-0761171645, Workman
Perfectly Perilous Math, Sean Connolly, $12.95, (POB), 978-0761163749, Workman
Recycled Robots, Robert Malone, $26.95, (KIT), 978-0761154662, Workman
Star Wars Origami, Chris Alexander, $16.95, (TP), 978-0761169437, Workman
Unlikely Friendships for Kids: The Dog & The Piglet, Jennifer S. Holland, $7.95, (POB), 978-0761170129, Workman
Unlikely Friendships for Kids: The Leopard & the Cow, Jennifer S. Holland, $7.95, (POB), 978-0761170136, Workman
Unlikely Friendships for Kids: The Monkey & the Dove, Jennifer S. Holland, $7.95, (POB), 978-0761170112, Workman

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• Take a video - under 2 minutes - of your kid, your spouse, your pet, your parents, your teacher -- anyone -- in the timeout corner doing what they do or telling us how they got there in the first place. Be creative but keep it clean.
• Post it on YouTube and send me the link. I'll accept your links as soon as they're ready, up through 8/31/12.
• Then, beginning 8/1/12, I'll post the videos on this blog, in the order in which they came/come in. I reserve the right to exclude any videos which I deem inappropriate or not in the kid-friendly spirit of my books. Also, I won't post any videos of children screaming or crying. My purpose, after all, is to have fun.
• Once your video is posted here, get all your friends to stop by and comment on your video blog post and, if you're up for a little competition, tell them to submit videos too.
• Enter as many videos as you like.

The videos with the five highest number of unique commenters (must supply name and e-mail address) prior to September 1st (comments counted through 11:59 P.M. Mountain Time, 8/31/12) will win:

• 1st Prize - $100 gift card for Amazon or the online bookseller of your choice, a signed copy of TIME OUT FOR MONSTERS and a monster bag of goodies.
• 2nd-5th - Autographed copy of TIME OUT FOR MONSTERS!

So the sooner you enter, the more time you'll have to gather voters!

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"Too Matchy! That's so sad."

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