I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ate more than the little old lady in my book! That means that Christmas is almost here, and autographed books make great gifts. So, in keeping with the holiday spirit, I am extending my offer of an autographed copy of any of my books for only $10.00. That's much cheaper than retail and even less than Amazon charges. Just email me at pieauthor@aol.com, and I will give you all the details!

Only three more days to get a copy of I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A PIE for only $10.00. I've had quite a few requests so far. Just email me at pieauthor@aol.com. And have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Gobble! Gobble!

I've already had a number of takers for my deal on EGGS OVER EVIE (an autographed copy for only $10.00.) So...in honor of Thanksgiving I am offering the same deal for autographed copies of I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A PIE. That's cheaper than retail or Amazon, plus - did I mention - it will be autographed! Just email me at pieauthor@aol.com and I can send you the details. Happy Reading!

Great news! EGGS OVER EVIE has officially now sold over 10,000 copies! In celebration of this landmark, I am offering a special deal to anyone who would like to purchase an autographed copy of the book. From now until Christmas you can order a hardcover copy from me for only $10.00 (which is seven dollars less than retail and three dollars less than Amazon). Simply email me at pieauthor@aol.com and I will give you the details. Books make great Christmas gifts!

I had a wonderful time visiting two elementary schools in Antioch, California, this past week, presenting three assemblies and then conducting a "mini-workshop" for a select group of students in the school library. Many of the students at Jack London Elementary School made dioramas of  my books and displayed them in the library. All of the teachers made a variety of pies to celebrate "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie." They were yummy! At Lone Tree Elementary School, the teachers provided a potluck luncheon with a Western theme, in honor of "Desert Rose and her Hifalutin' Hog." The students decorated the cafeteria with "recipes" of themselves, much like the recipe for Evie on the jacket flap of "Eggs Over Evie." All in all, it was an exciting and fun two days!

I will be visiting two schools in Antioch, California, later this week: Jack London Elementary on Thursday and Lone Tree Elementary on Friday. While there, I will be speaking to children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. My assemblies will incorporate puppets and a power point presentation, in which I talk to the students about writing, editing, rewriting and the entire writing process, including fan mail! Should be fun!

Some rather disappointing news...the sequel to IF THE SHOES FITS, entitled WHEN THE WIND BLEW has been rescheduled for publication with Henry Holt in early 2014. That means we will have to wait another year to see the book in print! The story is a humorous take-off on the nursery rhyme, "Rock-A-Bye Baby," in which the wind blows so hard, that the baby is whisked right out of the tree and lands on the shoe/house owned by the "Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe." All of the nursery rhymes become hopelessly rearranged, until the wind shifts and blows everything back into its proper order It's well worth waiting for!