Friday, November 15, 2013

What to write on the first post? I should probably explain the purpose of this blog. My goal is to introduce people to my stories and the stories of others. I love children's books, both writing them and reading them. On this blog I'll share some of my favorite books and authors, relate my experiences getting published and write about other topics related to the children's book industry.

My first book, Runaway Tomato, appears in bookstores June 12, 2014. It's a fast-paced rhyme that's fun to read aloud. A tomato grows big, big, big on top of a hill, trapping a boy and his dog in their home. The whole town shows up with all kinds of vehicles to move the tomato. They tug and pull, push and shove but the tomato won't budge. When it finally moves, chaos ensues. The tomato rolls faster and faster towards town. The end result is a sticky, gooey Tomatofest.

Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin, is the publisher. Lincoln Agnew is the illustrator and his art is amazing! It's whimsical with a retro-feel and each illustration contains so many little details it's like searching for objects in an I Spy book. My boys pour over the illustrations and constantly discover new things.

Here's a shot of the cover. Hopefully you'll see this on the wall of books in the children's section of Barnes and Noble next summer. Visit my website www.kimcooleyreeder.com to see more.

    

2 comments:

  1. I'll betcha that's a whole lotta fun - the Runaway Tomato. So's our blog if you 'read-between-the-lines' (alas! many cannot, precisely why they're schtuck - let's see if you can)...

    Greetings, earthling! Can't stay long, done gotta git, Paw ...yet, if I'm a sower, we plant the Seed; if I'm an artist, we write the Word:

    I actually saw Seventh-Heaven when we died: you couldn't GET any moe curly, extravagantly-surplus-lush Upstairs when my beautifull, brilliant, bombastic girl passed-away at 17 (<--God calls U.S. home regardless).

    "Those who are wise will shine as brightly as the expanse of the Heavens, and those who have instructed many in uprightousness, as bright as stars for all eternity"
    -Daniel 12:3

    Here's what the prolific, exquisite GODy sed: 'the more you shall honor Me, the more I shall bless you'
    -the Infant Jesus of Prague.

    Go git'm, girl. You're incredible.
    See you Upstairs...
    I won't be joining'm in da nasty Abyss
    Thesuperseedoftime.blogspot.com

    -YOUTHwitheTRUTH

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  2. I'll betcha that's a whole lotta fun - the Runaway Tomato. So's our blog if you 'read-between-the-lines' (alas! many cannot, precisely why they're schtuck - let's see if you can)...

    Greetings, earthling! Can't stay long, done gotta git, Paw ...yet, if I'm a sower, we plant the Seed; if I'm an artist, we write the Word:

    I actually saw Seventh-Heaven when we died: you couldn't GET any moe curly, extravagantly-surplus-lush Upstairs when my beautifull, brilliant, bombastic girl passed-away at 17 (<--God calls U.S. home regardless).

    "Those who are wise will shine as brightly as the expanse of the Heavens, and those who have instructed many in uprightousness, as bright as stars for all eternity"
    -Daniel 12:3

    Here's what the prolific, exquisite GODy sed: 'the more you shall honor Me, the more I shall bless you'
    -the Infant Jesus of Prague.

    Go git'm, girl. You're incredible.
    See you Upstairs...
    I won't be joining'm in da nasty Abyss
    Thesuperseedoftime.blogspot.com

    -YOUTHwitheTRUTH

    ReplyDelete