Every Exquisite Thing
Here's a new cover I did for Little, Brown for the paperback edition of Matthew Quick's Every Exquisite Thing. It's a great book and—as a fan of Matthew's—was an honor to work on!
Tenth Annual Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair
This Saturday, I'll be exhibiting at the Tenth Annual Brooklyn Children's Book Fair. Come on down and get a book signed!
Crescendo
Here's a new cover I did for Hay House for the book Crescendo by Amy Weiss! A quick, fun one!
Reading Pays – Pass it On!
My book, The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying), is the feature of this year's Reading Pays – Pass it On! Kids in grades 3–6 can pick up a free copy at any St. Louis Public Library while supplies last.
The Love Interest
Here's a new cover I illustrated for Feiwel & Friends for the book cover The Love Interest. This piece was a little unusual in that the art director already had a cover mocked up and just needed me to come in
Princeton Children’s Book Festival Sept. 24th
I'll be exhibiting at the Princeton Children's Book Festival this Saturday, September 24th. There will be a ton of other amazing authors and illustrators there. Come by and bring the kids! Princeton Children's Book Festival Saturday, September 24th, 2016 11AM–4PM Hinds Plaza Princeton, NJ More info
Books of Wonder Panel 9/17
A little late notice, but I'm going to be on a panel at Books of Wonder in NYC tomorrow (9/17) with a bunch of other great middle grade authors including Barbara Dee, Natasha Lowe, Denis Markell, Geoff Rodkey, and Delia
Class Election Book Trailer
Check out the book trailer I made for Secrets to Ruling School: Class Election! Nerdy Book Club was nice enough to debut it. You can watch it and read a little more about the book over on their site!
Upcoming Events
Hey there! I've got some upcoming events to promote The Secrets to Ruling School books! July 9th – ILA 2016 Conference – Boston, MA I'll be signing copies of The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying) at Anderson's Bookshop booth to
Kirkus Reviews Secrets To Ruling School: Class Election
Kirkus just gave a pretty cool review for The Secrets to Ruling School: Class Election! "Offering fiendishly plausible pointers on such skills as fake-reading an assigned book and impersonating callers on the phone, Max lays out a strategy that can’t miss
The Shadows We Know By Heart
Here's a new cover I illustrated for Simon & Schuster for the book The Shadows We Know By Heart! It's a mysterious romance between a girl and a boy raised by . . . a family of Bigfoots!
Catalan Edition of Secrets to Ruling School
Looks like the Catalan edition of The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying) is also floating around! Here's the cover. This edition comes out June 22, 2016 from grup62!
Spanish Edition of Secrets to Ruling School
Check it out: it's the Spanish editing of The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying)! Available from Destino/Planeta de Libros! If Google translate is correct, it goes on sale June 21st!
Secrets to Ruling School Selected for the ILA-CBC Children’s Choices 2016 Reading List
Very exciting news! The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying) was selected for the ILA-CBC Children's Choices 2016 Reading List! A bit about the list: Each year 12,500 school children ages 5–12 from different regions of the United States read
Secrets to Ruling School: Dutch Translation
Check this out: the Dutch translated edition of The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying)! It's so cool to see what they did with the cover vs. what my U.S. publisher did. (And, for the record, I love them
Newsday Reviews Secrets to Ruling School
This came out a couple weeks ago, but I haven't had time to post about it. The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying) got a nice review in Newsday! They call it "exceedingly humorous, and gives you the tricks
Hotel for the Lost
Here's a new cover I illustrated for Simon & Schuster: The Hotel for the Lost by Suzanne Young. This one was interesting because I blended my usual silhouette illustration style with digital photography. Thanks to Russell Gordon for the assignment!
Word Spelunking Interview
I did a short interview about The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying) at the Word Spelunking blog as part of their fifth annual March MG Madness. Check it out!
Like a River Glorious
Been sitting on this one for a while, but now that the cover reveal's happened, I can finally share the image I created for Rae Carson's Like a River Glorious! This is the second cover I made for her awesome Gold
The Secrets to Ruling School: Class Election
I'm psyched to announce The Secrets to Ruling School: Class Election! This book, of course, is the sequel to my first book The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying) and follows Max Corrigan as he helps you run for class president. It comes