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Hi All
While looking at my publisher’s website, I was surprised to see that my app for the iPad, The Sister Exchange, was nominated for the 2012 Cybil Awards. For the uninitiated, the Cybil Awards are literary awards put out by Children and Young Adult Book Bloggers. You can find out more about the award and the finalists at http://www.cybils.com/2013/01/the-2012-cybils-finalists.html#more While I didn’t win any awards, it was nice just to be in the game. I was happy to see my app next to so many other talented authors, illustrators, developers and publishers who had the vision and drive to take an enjoyable story for children and take it to the next level.
To see The Sister Exchange for the iPad, (an enjoyable little app if I do say so myself) please check out the link below.
Hi All,
I just wanted to drop a quick note to let everyone know that I'm being featured at Writers on the Move. I am talking about creating interactive eBooks and how my picture book, The Sister Exchange, was created for the iPad. If you get a chance, please stop by and say hello.
http://www.writersonthemove.com/2012/02/interactive-ebooks-next-generation-of.htmlThanks,
Kevin
I received my first review for The Soggy Town of Hilltop from The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection and it’s a really nice one. I was excited to see what kind of reception this book would get, and I have to say, it’s a great start. An excerpt of the review is below.
The Soggy Town of Hilltop is a funny, rhyming story by Kevin McNamee. Having read McNamee’s The Sister Exchange and If I Could Be Anything, I was eager to read his latest book. The author has a great knack for turning something seemingly ridiculous into an engaging story for youngsters. In The Sister Exchange it was a young girl who wanted to trade her sister in at The Sister Exchange. In this latest book, the rulers of Hilltop are bored and decide to make up a silly new rule for the people to follow.
To see the full review, please click the link below.
http://childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/the-soggy-town-of-hilltop-by-kevin%c2%a0mcnamee/
Not bad, huh?
Whoo Hoo!!! My first accepted picture book manuscript has finally been released! I have two other picture books that came out before this, namely, If I Could Be Anything and The Sister Exchange. However, this manuscript was the icebreaker that got the ball rolling for my writing career. I’m excited to see its release.
It’s titled The Soggy Town of Hilltop and is illustrated by Eugene Ruble. Eugene is the illustrator of several picture books and was an illustrator for the Voltron cartoon series.
The book info is below. (Woot!)
“You want us to do what?!!!”
This fun, rhyming picture book teaches more than just a new way to drink water.
The High Council of Hilltop wants the people to learn a new way to drink. But when the people find out why, everyone has something new to learn.
This book is available as a print book, a downloadable e-book, and a book on CD from
guardianangelpublishing.com.
Books are also available at
amazon.com,
barnesandnoble.com, or ask your local bookstore.
Autographed copies of this book are available at
http://www.kevinmcnamee.com/:-)
Brianna has a big problem: her little sister Julianne won't stop bothering her. Ever since Julianne was born, that's all she's been doing--asking Brianna for this and that, following her, wanting to do whatever Brianna does.
Brianna decides to do something about it. She tells her mom she would like to get another sister. So her mom decides to call the Sister Exchange.
Will Brianna want to change her sister, after all?
This is a cute, delightful picture book about sibling rivalry. Little girls will love reading this humorous story--especially with their sisters! The colorful illustrations by Kit Grady add a splash of sunshine to the pages.
Find out more about this book HERE.
I attended a Read Aloud Jamboree on Tuesday. It was a lot of fun and the kids were great. I went into about nine classrooms armed with my rhymer, If I Could Be Anything for the younger grades and The Sister Exchange for the older grades. It was very entertaining for everyone involved, I think... I didn’t see any bored faces anyway, so I guess that’s a good sign.
Most of the kids at this school were already familiar with my books and had been told that I would be visiting. But the day of my visit also coincided with Dr. Seuss’s birthday, which the students had been informed of as well
When the teacher asked one class if they knew who I was, one student answered, “Dr. Seuss!”
Not quite, but it’s still pretty nice to be compared to him. But from now on I’ll have to check the calendar first before I schedule any future school visits.
I just received two new reviews of my books at the Children and Teen’s Book Connection. After all the work that went into these books, it’s really great to hear some positive remarks from others.
To read the full review of The Sister Exchange, please click the link below.
http://childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/the-sister-exchange-by-kevin-mcnamee/
To read the review of If I Could Be Anything, please click on this link.
http://childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/if-i-could-be-anything-by-kevin-mcnamee/
While it’s great to get a professional review, my favorite reviews to date come from kids. My wife is a teacher and read The Sister Exchange to one of her classes. They all wrote letters to me about the book.
They all had the same favorite character, Toecheez, and quite a few of them were upset that I didn’t dedicate the book to my wife. This particular book is dedicated to my nieces who gave me the idea for this story.
I took my constructive criticism in stride and have made a mental note to myself to include more “wife related” dedications in my future books. I also received some rave reviews that this was the BEST BOOK EVER!
I’ll take their word for it. After all, who am I to argue with them? ;-)
I received a great review of my two books from Dixie Philips at Writing4littleones that I want to share here. In her review Ms. Philip’s says:
“I am fast becoming an avid fan of children's author Kevin McNamee. I was trying to think exactly what it is about his two new children's books The Sister Exchange and If I Could Be Anything that won my heart. I believe I know the answer - His writing keeps the reader grounded as to what is of utmost importance in life. Before you read the last sentence of his books, you realize, more than you ever did before, just how precious and important family and loved ones are.”
I think that’s the nicest thing I’ve heard about my writing in all the years I’ve been doing this. To read the full review of If I Could Be Anything and The Sister Exchange, please go to:
http://writing4littleones.blogspot.com/2010/01/if-i-could-be-anything-by-kevin-mcnamee.html
What a great start to the New Year!
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I just read the post over at Writers on the Move. Found it very interesting.
Thank you, Suzanne. :-)