A Warm Welcome from Cherry Hill School
I spent yesterday at the Cherry Hill School doing two big presentations for the 1st-5th graders and two smaller mystery writing workshops for the 6th graders. What a group of creative, imaginative kids!
The Sparkle Spa party in Publishers Weekly!
The Sparkle Spa launch party at Books of Wonder was mentioned in Publishers Weekly’s Children’s Bookshelf newsletter today! There was even a picture! So exciting! (You can read the piece here.)
I Visited the Dog Reads Blog for a Q&A
Annemarie O’Brien, the author of Lara’s Gift, invited me to her Dog Reads blog to talk about Purple Nails and Puppy Tails, the second in the Sparkle Spa series. I discuss polishing a puppy’s nails and writing about it over here–and there’s a bonus cute picture of a dog named Sadie Rose if you click on the link.
A Sparkle Spa website!
Simon & Schuster has created a website for the Sparkle Spa series! You can visit it over here at www.sparklespabooks.com and check out some of Brooke and Aly’s manicure tips. There’s a two-chapter-long excerpt of All That Glitters on there, too, if you want to see what the series is all about.
All That Glitters in the wild!
A friend was walking around in the Barnes & Noble on the Upper East Side of Manhattan today and found All That Glitters on the bookshelves there! This is the first time anyone has seen a Sparkle Spa book in a bookstore!
I’m on a blog talking about books, refrigerators and feet!
The lovely Sandra Nickel featured me on her blog as part of her “What was on her…” series. If you click here you can read about what was on my to do list, refrigerator door, nightstand, to read pile, feet and mind (though not necessarily in that order). You’ll also get to find out my favorite Lewis Carroll quote. (Here’s a hint: The Queen of Hearts says it.)
Thank you so much for inviting me to visit, Sandra!
Happy 2014!
Happy New Year, everyone! I’m especially excited for 2014, because this year the first four books in the Sparkle Spa series will be launching–and so will the first Follow Your Heart book.
Plus, when I got home from my holiday travels, this very sparkly jacket sample was waiting for me in my mailbox. I love that glitter!
A review for All That Glitters from Publishers Weekly!
I just found out that Publishers Weekly reviewed All That Glitters! You can read the whole review here.
Here’s my favorite excerpt:
A Summer Love blurb from Andrea Cremer!
Ms. New York Times bestselling author Andrea Cremer read Summer Love and loved it! She even gave my editor a blurb to put on the book. She said:
Cover Reveals for Makeover Magic and True Colors!
The third and fourth books in the Sparkle Spa series have jackets! (Makeover Magic will be out in June and True Colors will be out in October.)
Kirkus Reviewed All That Glitters and Purple Nails And Puppy Tails!
I have some exciting news over here! Kirkus just posted a really nice review of All That Glitters (where they talk about Purple Nails And Puppy Tails too!). If you want to read the whole thing, you can click here. This is my favorite quote from the review: