And the Pirate & Penguin Giveaway Winner Is….

First things first. My Boy (and Highly Esteemed Raffle Ballot Picker-Outer) came home from college! This made me very, very happy.

Yay!

His triumphant arrival means that we can finally find out who will win signed copies of Pirate & Penguin and Pirate & Penguin 2 Few Crew!

A $39.90 value!

The ballots have been written. The picker is unpacked and ready…

So let’s get started!

Okay, kid, you know what to do.

So what are you doing?

Ah! I get it.

The suitcase is a fine receptacle for picking a winner. It’s a symbol of your long absence.

Zipping up. Okay. Good.

Shaking it up. Okay. That oughta do it.

I think it’s shaken up now.

That’s good! That’s fine!

OH, FOR GOD’S SAKE! STOP SHAKING!

*sigh*

The Boy may be highly regarded for his ballot picking skills, but that doesn’t make him any less pesky.

Now pick a winner.

He’s got a ballot…

And the winner is…

SUSANNA LEONARD HILL!

Congrats, Susanna! You have won the big prize! Woo!

All you have to do now is scoot over to the “Hire Me” menu on this blog and send me an email. I’ll get signed books out to you in two shakes of a penguin’s tail!

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Thank you to everyone who entered!

And, remember, if you still want copies of these books for you or your loved ones, you can buy them by clicking HERE and HERE.

In fact, I think you should totally do that.

Remember, books make treasured and thoughtful holiday gifts!

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice, New Year’s Eve, and and about a jillion other things are just around the corner!

So you may want to consider buying in bulk, actually.

Take care, be well, and happy shopping!

AHOY! AVAST! A CONTEST TO WIN MY BOOKS!

Gather ’round, my friends! I have good news!

Ten short days from today, one of my blog readers will win TWO of my books: Pirate & Penguin (2023) and its seafaring sequel, Pirate & Penguin 2 Few Crew (2024)!

I love these books. Kirkus loves them too! Read the reviews HERE and HERE.

It’s a pirate-and-penguin-palooza!

It’s a treasure trove of bountiful booty!

Most importantly, it’s really easy to enter.

To enter the contest, all you need to do is leave a comment below that answers the following question:

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That’s it! Leave a comment and you’ll be entered in a random drawing to win signed copies of Pirate & Penguin and Pirate & Penguin 2 Few Crew!

And who will select this lucky winner?

Him:

This guy has been my loyal raffle picker for the past 12 years. When it comes to picking winners, he is second to none.

He is currently in Massachusetts doing some of that fancy college book-learnin’, but when I told him about this contest, he vowed to return to New Jersey next week! Isn’t that wonderful? He is traveling hundreds of miles from his school just to give someone free books!

If he can do that, the least you can do is enter for a chance to win.

What’s that? You want me to stuff the ballot box in your favor?

No problem.

If you promote this contest on your blog, I’ll give you an extra ballot!

And if you promote this contest on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, that Blue Sky thing, or whatever else, I’ll give you an extra ballot for every social medial platform you post on!

And if you want to suggest a completely different way to promote the Pirate & Penguin contest, let me know what you have in mind; I’ll almost certainly give you an extra ballot for that, too!

That’s a lot of chances to win.

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The random drawing will be held on on Friday, November 29.

The winner will be posted on this blog on Saturday, November 30.  

And that’s it! So leave a comment! Spread the word! Celebrate Pirates and Penguins! And win!

GOOD LUCK!

Pie! Oh, My!

Cath Carroll, the charming  proprietor at Celebrate Picture Books, reminded me that today is National Pie Day.

In honor of this occasion, I give you a character from my new picture book, Everybody’s Favorite Book:  Behold Everybody’s Favorite Villain, Corky!


Corky, in case you don’t know, is part robot, part dragon, and part pirate, making him a Robo-Dragon Pie.

Corky is holiday-adjacent.

Heck, Corky should be the holiday’s mascot.

So be sure to cut yourself an extra wide slice of the sweet stuff today.  Let’s make Corky  proud.