Back on Track

As we wrap up our semester at school, we look forward to the weeks ahead. We have started to plan what comes next.

For Clark, this means getting back to work on the illustrations for Bully Troubles. He already has the rough draft ideas together, and I am hopeful that it won't take him long to finish up. When those are finished, he will start illustrations for Witches Three.

For me, I will be working on the next book in the Adventures of Bear B & Stone series. I have a few ideas that I am going to toss around, but mostly we will see where Bear B & Stone decide to take me. I also need to start working on some new picture books. For these, I may be changing my approach a little. If possible, I will continue to follow the rhyming that is prevalent in previous books. However, I am looking into something new and different as well.

Yesterday, I was talking to a mother of a kindergartener who is struggling to learn how to read. She said that she is always on the search for "popcorn words" books. She said that there doesn't seem to be any. She knows that her and the other parents at her child's school would jump on books that help children to learn their "popcorn words" as well as their Dolch sight words.

Since having this conversation, I have done some research online. I, too, have been unable to locate any books that expressly say they are chocked full of popcorn or Dolch words. So, I am going to do a little more research (because I don't want to step on any copyrighted toes) and if it is acceptable for me to put together stories using these words (in bold print of course) then that will be the focus of future books.

We will be looking for reviewers (those with blogs and the ability to share their reviews on Goodreads, Amazon, and B&N) to receive and review ARC copies of Bully Troubles and offer honest reviews that we can then use as part of the release. If you would be interested, please contact me at Tiffany@WeveSeenSanta.com. We will announce more details when we are ready to start selecting reviewers.

Don't forget to enter to win Monster Beneath my Bed, I Love the Changing Seasons, and We've Seen Santa in our Goodreads giveaway. Details are in a previous post.