SAB + SIKIDS = awesome

Big news! We've signed a deal with Sports Illustrated Kids to publish graphic novels and chapter books. We're already at work on the first set of books, and it is shaping up to be action-packed and exciting. Here's the article on PW.com.

The Kid Who Saved Superman on NBC-NY

People are really responding to Hakeem's refreshing feel-good story. Here's another clip from NBC New York.

Hakeem and Mr. Brown on Fox New York!

And Stanley, of course!

Check out Hakeem (our contest winner), Mr. Brown (his hero), and Stanley (seeing-eye-dog extraordinaire) on Fox's Good Day New York today.

This won't be the last we see of these guys!

Meet the kid who saved Superman

Check out this article in the New York Daily News about our book The Kid Who Saved Superman.

And read more about the contest and the book here.

Camp Can't

Oh, I love it when one of my books is mentioned in one of the big magazines. This article at SLJ features books about summer camp, including our very own Claudia Cristina Cortez in Camp Can't.

I never went to camp as a girl. (I did--nerd alert!--go to gifted and talented day camp, which I'm guessing is not at all like sleepaway camp...) But I always loved reading about other kids' camp experiences. Camp seemed like this cool place where anything could happen. My husband, however, was not a fan of his sleepaway camp, so it will be interesting to see whether we send our little boy. Luckily, we have a few years to think about it.

The photo shoot for the Camp Can't cover was fun. The designer really had get creative to come up with a concept that would show the reader that Claudia was at camp and having kind of a hard time. Since the Claudia covers each use one photograph, it was difficult to figure out a photo that would communicate that simply. I love what the designer came up with--to me, it shows that Claudia's roughing it, and her hiking shoes prove that she's working hard. We also struggled with the title, but I love the end result--in this book, Claudia struggles with a lot of difficulties, like bullies, annoying little kids, problems with her friends, and trying hard to pass the swimming test. For a while, it really does seem like she "can't" get it right.

Did you go to camp? Love it, hate it? Should I send my kid, if he wants to go?

More soon!
Beth

Stone Arch Books on TV!

Our very own Michael Dahl was interviewed for a CBS news story on getting boys to read. The story aired Monday night on CBS in Austin, Texas.

You can read an article and see part of the interview here!

And let us know: how do YOU get boys to read?