Wanna see how artist extraordinaire Carol Baicker-McKee created those amazing 3D, multimedia illos in An Apple Pie For Dinner? Check out this cool mini-pie tutorial on her blog, Doodles and Noodles.I have new appreciation for the mindboggling amount of meticulous handcrafting that went into each and every page! Carol, you rock!
Ann Haywood Leal, author of the must-read middle-grade novel Also Known As Harper, interviewed me for her terrific blog, The Backstory. You'll recall that not long ago she posted one of the best – certainly among the most personal – reviews I've seen of Dean Kohler's and my Vietnam YA Rock 'N' Roll Soldier. Now she's helping spread the word about illustrator Carol Baicker-McKee's and my ...
Great TV news piece on Dean Kohler, co-author of Rock 'N' Roll Soldier, and his Vietnam war zone band. Aired yesterday to promote our book signing last night at Barnes & Noble in Virginia Beach. Thanks to all who braved the gusts, gales, and downpours to join us – great turnout despite the worst storm since Hurricane Isabel rolling in! Hope everyone's staying safe and dry!