Monday, May 17, 2010
Book Review: Chicken Butt! by Erica S. Perl, illustrated by Henry Cole
Monday, March 08, 2010
Vintage Veronica book trailer!
Tomorrow is the big day! Check out the book trailer for Vintage Veronica:
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Vintage Veronica book trailer
Friday, March 05, 2010
Countdown....10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, FOUR!!!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Now Hear This!
Henry Cole and I are honored to receive the "noise violation" award for Chicken Butt! from 100 Scopes Notes.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Sneak Peek of DOTTY!
The lovely and talented Julia Denos has posted many tantalizing images on her blog, including this small moment from our upcoming picture book, DOTTY (Abrams, Fall, 2010). DOTTY is the story of a girl named Ida and her imaginary friend, Dotty, who has no intention of being outgrown. The characters depicted here are Max, a classmate of Ida's, and his imaginary friends, Pete and Repeat. I love how Julia has interpreted all of the characters in this book and I can't wait to see the final product!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Nobody Puts Chicken in the Corner
Dear Amazon Customer Service:
My suggestion pertains to the "Categories" search and ratings feature. I am writing to suggest that a new category be added to the list under "Books - Children's Books - Animals - " to honor an overlooked, yet beloved, children's book animal: the chicken.
Currently, there's a category called "Ducks & Other Waterfowl" and one called "Birds" but there is no separate category for "Chickens." I think it would be terrific if a new "Chickens" category were added, since there are many excellent children's books about them (full disclosure - I am the author of two of them: CHICKEN BEDTIME IS REALLY EARLY and CHICKEN BUTT!, both from Abrams) and, I've found, many people who base their purchases on the presence of their favorite animals in the story. The new "Chickens" category could exist on this same tier, just like "Rabbits" does even though rabbit books can also be found in the "Mice Hamsters Guinea Pigs & Squirrels" category.
I'm sure I don't have to tell you how many excellent chicken books for kids there are: THE LITTLE RED HEN, THE HOBOKEN CHICKEN EMERGENCY, CHICKEN LITTLE, BIG CHICKENS, CITY CHICKENS, CHICKENS TO THE RESCUE, LOUISE THE STORY OF A CHICKEN, all the books about MINERVA LOUISE, CHICKEN SOUP, CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE, PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS, CHICKEN SUNDAY... and this year alone, CHICKEN BUTT, CHICKEN CHEEKS, CHICKEN DANCE and TILLIE LAYS AN EGG joined the flock!
Thanks for considering this suggestion!
All the best,
Erica S. Perl
erica@ericaperl.com
www.ericaperl.com
My suggestion pertains to the "Categories" search and ratings feature. I am writing to suggest that a new category be added to the list under "Books - Children's Books - Animals - " to honor an overlooked, yet beloved, children's book animal: the chicken.
Currently, there's a category called "Ducks & Other Waterfowl" and one called "Birds" but there is no separate category for "Chickens." I think it would be terrific if a new "Chickens" category were added, since there are many excellent children's books about them (full disclosure - I am the author of two of them: CHICKEN BEDTIME IS REALLY EARLY and CHICKEN BUTT!, both from Abrams) and, I've found, many people who base their purchases on the presence of their favorite animals in the story. The new "Chickens" category could exist on this same tier, just like "Rabbits" does even though rabbit books can also be found in the "Mice Hamsters Guinea Pigs & Squirrels" category.
I'm sure I don't have to tell you how many excellent chicken books for kids there are: THE LITTLE RED HEN, THE HOBOKEN CHICKEN EMERGENCY, CHICKEN LITTLE, BIG CHICKENS, CITY CHICKENS, CHICKENS TO THE RESCUE, LOUISE THE STORY OF A CHICKEN, all the books about MINERVA LOUISE, CHICKEN SOUP, CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE, PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS, CHICKEN SUNDAY... and this year alone, CHICKEN BUTT, CHICKEN CHEEKS, CHICKEN DANCE and TILLIE LAYS AN EGG joined the flock!
Thanks for considering this suggestion!
All the best,
Erica S. Perl
erica@ericaperl.com
www.ericaperl.com
