Race Car Count, illustrated by Michael Slack and written by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, received a great review in Publishers Weekly. They write, “The book’s bouncy rhymes and Matchbox-worthy vehicles (spoilers and bulging hot-red engines abound) combine to create a lively race with some tense back-and-forth moments.” You can pre-order a copy of the book here.

More praise for Race Car Count: 

“The flash and thrill of the race car track-it’s all here in a zippy counting book just right for the toddler set. . . .When the cars line up for another race, children will cheer.” – Kirkus Reviews

Amazon named Marilyn Sadler’s and Eric Comstock’s Charlie Piechart a Best Book of the Month for Ages 6-8. The book is available now online and in bookstores near you!

Shadra Strickland’s artwork will be featured alongside Robert Pruitt’s at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s “Mosaic Project,” a multicultural exhibition that explores themes of individual and cultural identity. The exhibition is open now, and Shadra will be appearing at the exhibition on Oct. 2 & 16. See more details below and at PCA&D’s website.

Friday October 2

• 10 a.m.  Artist Lecture presented by Robert Pruitt, Atrium
• Meet the Artists and Book Signing from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Main Gallery. The following books will be available for purchase at the event, or you may bring your own book to be signed.
  • Fantastic Sagas limited edition Comic Book, Robert Pruitt
  • Bird and Sunday Shopping, Shadra Strickland
• First Friday reception from 5 – 9 p.m., Main Gallery

Friday October 16

• 10 a.m. Artist Lecture presented by Shadra Strickland, Atrium

Betsy Snyder’s inventive new board book, I Can Dance, has been picked by Amazon as a Best Book of the Month for Baby-Age 2.  This adorable novelty book includes two die-cuts for little fingers to dance along with the book’s characters.

Order a copy for your favorite budding reader here.

Watch the video tutorial here.

As the release of I Can Dance and I Can Play approaches, author-illustrator Betsy Snyder will be appearing at several upcoming events in the Ohio area.  She will be debuting the books at the Cuyahoga Library on two separate occasions – the first on Sept. 26 at the Independence Branch, and the second on Oct. 28 at the Strongsville Branch. More details can be found below.

Betsy will also be appearing at the 28th Annual Buckeye Book Fair in Wooster, Ohio. To learn more about I Can Dance and I Can Play, and to pre-order copies, please visit Chronicle’s website. The book will be available in bookstores after September 15th.

I Can Dance, I Can Play Book Launch – Independence Library

Saturday, September 26, 2015, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

I Can Dance, I Can Play Book Launch – Strongsville Library

Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM

28th Annual Buckeye Book Fair

November 7, 2015

9:30 to 4:00

Fisher Auditorium Wooster, Ohio

Debut author-illustrator Constance Lombardo’s Mr. Puffball: Stunt Cat to the Stars will be released on September 29 from Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins. Constance Lombardo will be appearing at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville, NC to celebrate the book’s launch on September 30 at 7:00 PM.  If you’re in the Asheville area, come join the celebration!

More details about the event can be found on Malaprop Bookstore’s website.

Race Car Count, written by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and illustrated by Michael Slack, was included on Amazon’s Fall Reading Preview for Baby-Age 2. The book will be released on October 27, and can be pre-ordered now.

See the full list of Amazon’s Fall Books Preview for Children.

New work by the talented Vanessa Brantley Newton hits shelves today! Her illustrations appear in Zonderkidz’ The Plans I Have For You, written by Amy Parker, and the second book in the Katie Fry Private Eye reader series. Both are now available at a bookstore near you or at your favorite online retailer:

Order your copies here:

The Plans I Have For You >>

Katie Fry Private Eye >>

Sunday Shopping has received further praise from the Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books. Praising Shadra’s illustrations, the BCCB writes:

“Strickland’s mixed-media art effectively differentiates real from pretend: reality offers cozily domestic views in a softly edged circle…Pretend, on the other hand, stretches out across the pages in full-bleed with electric scenes of plenty, with a cornucopia of layered collage elements freely playing with scale in cheerfully surreal and energetic scenes. ”

Check out the review here.