Super-Duper Happy: Virtual Visit Giveaway!
A chance to win a classroom visit for my Ava Lin series.
Super-Duper Happy is coming!
Fresh off of the launch of Book 2 in the Ava Lin series, I’m gearing up for Book 3: Super-Duper Happy!
To celebrate the upcoming launch, I’m giving away a virtual visit, to be scheduled any time before the end of this school year (pending schedule availability)! I’ll introduce my journey and process, read from the Ava Lin series, do an interactive drawing/storytelling activity, and do a Q&A. (30 minutes, limited to 50 students and cannot be recorded.) If you have/know a classroom that would like a virtual visit with me, comment below or respond to this email for a chance to win!
Readers are the Best.
This month, I got to do a school visit with a NYC public school TK class in Brooklyn to talk about Best Buddies, which was completely heartwarming. And recently, a young reader from Kuwait sent me a picture of his Bop costume from Layla and the Bots for World Book Day, which I love so much!
So a huge thank you to the awesome readers out there—and the teachers and parents that support them! ❤️
What Have I Been Up To?
Since the relaxed state of my last newsletter, what have I been up to?? Well… I’m on sub with a new picture book (at the time of writing, it’s been out to editors for exactly 102 minutes. 👀) I have been eating a lot of yogurt with frozen berries. We went tidepooling and found bat stars, abalone shells, and a gumshoe chiton (those things are WEIRD.) My kids are continually sick… We made homemade pasta. We made homemade honey ice cream (this was delicious, but maybe a little bit too much honey in it.) Oh, wait! I remember something exciting!
Ava Lin is Getting Audio Books!
Yes!!! Audio rights for all three Ava Lin books have been sold! I threw my voice into the ring for recording—and they decided to go with me! So not only will I be getting my first audio books ever… I get to narrate them! I’m very excited and slightly nervous about the whole thing, but I will definitely keep you updated as it progresses. This actually isn’t the first time I’ve done voiceover work… But that’s a story for another time. 😉
What I’m Reading
I’m currently reading The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy, thanks to a recommendation from
, and I’m hooked! I also recently read Dashka Slater’s Accountable, which is amazingly written and I couldn’t put it down. I highly recommend both books!I’ll be at TLA!
If you’ll be at TLA, I will be on a panel with talking about growing readers with early chapter books with Jenn Bailey, Kon Tan, Greg Pizzoli, Julie Murphy, and Jaime Eastman on Thursday at 9:30am. Plus, I’ll be signing copies of Ava Lin at 11am! If you’ll be there, please come say hello!
Can I Ask You a Favor?
If you or a reader you know has enjoyed an Ava Lin book, would you mind leaving me a review? Getting more ratings will help with discoverability for the books, and it’s so hard to get the word out about a new series! I would very much appreciate your help if you can. ❤️
That’s it from me this month. Happy reading!
As an elementary school librarian and STEAM advisor at 2 buildings, I absolutely have a classroom that would love to connect with you! We would be elated to visit and learn from you virtually. Looking forward to the announcement of the lucky winner of this giveaway. You are doing amazing things for our children....THANKS!!
Can the virtual visit be an in-person visit? My daughter's class in the Bay Area would really enjoy Ava Lin. She loves your Layla and the bots books too! :)