A lovely FOUR STAR review just in for AlphaOops: H is for Halloween— this one from The Examiner in Charleston, South Carolina. Heather Keuhl, Charleston Paranormal Fiction Examiner (how would you like THAT on your business cards?) says: AlphaOops! H is for Halloween is an adorable book that parents and children will fall in love with. Each letter as their…
I love pictures. Love them. Always have. You’ll see lots of pictures on this site. The digital age is a double-edged sword because we can take as many pictures as we want of absolutely everything, but slowly dwindling are the days of sitting around the table sifting through Nanny’s albums and boxes of memories. I love doing that, love…
Two great new reviews for AlphaOops: H is for Halloween from two exceptionally fun (and Halloween appropriate!) review sites — The Monster Librarian and Kinderscares. Got a budding slasher-film director in your progeny? Well, Mom and Dad, these are the sites for you! *From The Monster Librarian: AlphaOops goes a step beyond the typical letter representing a word in…
…the San Francisco Chronicle, for their lovely review of Althea Kontis’s AlphaOops: H is for Halloween. I get it, I do. It’s not totally their fault. Spell check nowadays will actually correct “Alethea” to “Althea” when you’re not looking. I forgive the folks who spell it wrong in emails (even though they’ve somehow managed to spell my email or…
Another FABULOUS review for AlphaOops: H is for Halloween, this time from Kiss the Book. My favorite part is at the end where it says ESSENTIAL in all caps. I know it’s technically a category this particular site puts books into, but it still gave me warm fuzzies. Click on over this way to see the rest. I have…
Here’s the review in full. They got my name, the title, and the ISBN right this time. AND a star. I really couldn’t be happier. *********************** AlphaOops: H is for Halloween Alethea Kontis, illus. by Bob Kolar, Candlewick, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-3966-2 In a raucous follow-up to AlphaOops! The Day Z Went First, chaos ensues when the letters of…
I worked as a book buyer for nine years. We typically bought books at least 6 months ahead of publication date. Titles that were specific to a holiday or theme (SAT prep, summer reading) we called “seasonal titles.” So for nine years, I effectively celebrated Christmas in June. In September or October I’d bulk up our inventory for the…
As I’ve said before, I am merely *a* princess of this world, not *the only*princess. There are many of us out there. Some call ourselves such, some merely shine from the inside. But if you look deep down into a princess’s soul, mark her manners and her bearing. You’ll know the real gold from fool’s. The Park Avenue Princess,…
You might remember Steven Saus from the “Year of Steves” blog earlier this year, or from my interview with him back in March about the story he had in the Timeshares anthology.I did all these things ’cause I just think Steve’s a cool guy. I certainly didn’t expect anything in return. However, true to form in this beloved SF…
AlphaOops: H is for Halloween is scheduled to appear in the “Our Favorite Things” section in the October 2010 issue of Disney’s FamilyFun. Woohoo! Now I just need to remember to get my hands on said issue. I’m interested to know exactly what that pesky Mouse and his polka-dot-wearing gal pal are saying about this princess behind her back….
The Portuguese (BR) edition of “For Angels to Fly”…
The Spanish (MX) edition of “For Angels to Fly”…
UPDATE: Chris and I came up with a fun…
