by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Next year—2014—is going to be a hectic year for me. In January, I’ve got a new book called DUCK DUCK MOOSE releasing, illustrated by the fabulous Noah Z. Jones and published by Hyperion. But that isn’t it for the year! No, I’ve actually got THREE more picture books and a couple novels in the pipeline. It’s going to be quite a year!
I can’t share all the upcoming books with you, but I am thrilled to be able to do this:
A DOUBLE COVER REVEAL!
That’s right, folks, not just one gorgeous cover, but TWO!
ORANGUTANGLED:
Two orangutans reach for some mangoes, fall, and land in a gooey, gummy mess. Other animals join the fray until there’s a big ball of mango-juice-covered animals rolling down a long hill to the ocean—will they be okay? Or will they make a gooey-gummy tiger treat?
Illustrated by Aaron Zenz
SNORING BEAUTY:
Tucked in his little bed inside the castle walls, Mouse is eager to get a good night’s sleep before his wedding tomorrow. But just as he begins to drift off, he’s awoken by a tremendous roar. SNOOOOGA-SNOOOOOM! KER-SCHUPPP! Sleeping Beauty is snoring . . . again! When the handsome Prince Max arrives, Mouse thinks he’s found the perfect scheme: He’ll convince the prince to kiss Beauty and wake her up! But when Prince Max learns that Beauty is the one making such monstrous noises, will he still want to kiss her . . . or will he run away from the noisy princess, leaving her snoring for another hundred years?
Illustrated by Jane Manning
Now, these covers are in no way alike at all. BUT…what strikes me about both of them is that they are screaming to be captioned!
What are those tangled Orangutans saying?
What is the Princess thinking as the prince gets closer? Like this:
CAPTION CONTEST!
IN HONOR OF THE DOUBLE REVEAL, I’m happy to announce a new giveaway. Here’s what you have to do—just write a caption for one of these covers and put it into a comment below. We’ll keep it open for 7 days and then I will pick my favorite one. The winner will receive a signed book of his or her choice as soon as the books become available!
Good luck, and I’m looking forward to reading your captions!
Written by Pamela Jane
Illustrated by Jane Manning
Playful monsters lurch and moan with all their might in this adorable twist on the nursery rhyme "Over in the Meadow."
Counting down from one to ten are a delightful assortment of little ghouls, each anxiously awaiting their parent's cue for them to haunt about.
Instead of "over in the meadow in the sand and the sun" where animals live, the picture book takes place in a forest "where the trees hide the sun" and dark beasts play.
The rhyme, as much for Halloween as for learning to count, begins with one adorable little monster with a green horn on the top of his head and orange spotted ears that flop down from his hair like a rabbit's.
He's standing in front of his big mommy monster and he's at the ready: his legs are planted apart and his eyes are searching hers, waiting for her to tell him what he can do.
As readers turn the page to the next spread, Mommy Monster's one-tooth grin broadens, she arcs her arms over her head and she lumbers forward, making like she's going to get her little monster.
"'Scare!' said the mommy; / 'I scare,' said the one. / So he scared and he scampered / Where the trees hide the sun."
With each spread comes another refrain in the countdown and another family of cuddlesome monsters doing what they do best.
Next, two little ghosts peek over at Daddy Ghost with a mischievous sparkle in their eyes, and excitedly wait for him to cry out for them to start haunting.
Then it's off to the gnarled oak tree where old mother zombie shuffles forward with her tongue hanging out and bony purple arms stretched out in front of her
By:
Bianca Schulze,
on 9/21/2011
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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: September 21, 2011
It’s time to start prepping for the holiday season. First stop: Halloween. No tricks here—only treats!
When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween.
~Author Unknown
Our 2011 Halloween book list spotlights everything from growing pumpkins; overcoming fears (a great topic for youngsters that tend to get a little surprised when they no longer recognize their family and friends due to colorful costumes and scary masks); witches; skeletons; cats and bats; and plain-old, creepy stories that beg to be read on a dark night with a flashlight. From babies to beginning readers to middle graders to young adults, TCBR has you covered.
Board Books
Spooky Boo! A Halloween Adventure
by Lily Karr (Author), Kyle Poling (Illustrator)
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Board book: 12 pages
Publisher: Cartwheel Books; Brdbk edition (July 1, 2011)
Source: Publisher
Publisher’s synopsis: What’s Halloween without a haunted house? Come inside SPOOKY BOO! A HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE – it’s filled with tons of Halloween fun! With spooky lift-the-flaps, icky touch-and-feels, and outrageous mirrors throughout, this is one haunted house that trick-or-treaters will want to visit again and again!
Add this book to your collection: Spooky Boo! A Halloween Adventure
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Little Black Book
by Renee Khatami
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Board book: 14 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (July 26, 2011)
Source: Publisher
Publisher’s synopsis: Black is the new black in this darkly tantalizing touch-and-feel extravaganza for the senses! Now babies can enjoy this daring color in a novelty board book chock-full of gorgeous, full-color photographs. There are textures to touch, a flap surprise, and the scratch ‘n’ sniff scent of sweet licorice that you can almost taste!
Add this book to your collection: Little Black Book
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“Maybe I should pinch her nose?”
“You go that was and I’ll go this way.” Orangutangled book
Orangutangled:
Did he say, “Right foot red?”
Congratulations, Sudipta!
“Ohh – nose! Yum.”
And congrats, Sudipta! Both those covers look WONDERFUL!
For SNORING BEAUTY…”Maybe it’s sleep apnea? That’s treatable right?!”
For ORANGATANGLED…”You are such a handful!”
Sudipta, that is such great news, and your books look like such fun. My caption is for the Snoring Beauty cover:
“Wake up! Little Red Riding Hood’s here, and she brought cronuts!”
–Deborah
Could be worse. We could be octopuses. -Orangutangled
I can live with your snoring if you can live with my sleep-operas.-Snoring Beauty
Congrats!
p.s. The covers are wonderful!
Congratulations Sudipta! Way to go! Woo-hoo!!
For Orangulantangled, “Is this is what they mean by ‘Too Close for Comfort?’ “
oh, these look so fun… congrats!
Orangatangled: mine! mine! mine!
Snoring Beauty: Perhaps I should just turn her on her side?