SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU?

One of the most challenging and exciting projects I've worked on is this YOU CHOOSE Scooby-Doo adventure! A mystery with clues leading to stolen relics, a garden maze, and a Minotaur, could make or break the gang of Mystery Inc. The decisions are yours! There are more twists and turns than the maze itself, so BEWARE...

...any path you take could bring you snout to snout with a monster!

2014: THE FUTURE AWAITS!

Here's a sneak peek at the new batch of chapter books coming from Capstone Publishers as we speak!
A Scooby-Doo 'You Choose' mystery adventure, MYSTERY OF THE MAZE MONSTER, lets you decide the fate of that lovable Great Dane and the gang of Mystery Inc.! Will they escape the Minotaur or fall into his clutches?

Perhaps we should ask Krystal Ball, the fourth-grade fortune teller! Making her debut in two new adventures, this original character tackles the unknown future of turning ten in DREAM BIRTHDAY and auditioning for the school play of The Wizard of Oz in THE GREAT AND POWERFUL.
Enjoy!

GOAT ON A BOAT BOOK REVIEW!

Booklist Online has published a review for GOAT ON A BOAT. 

They call it a "goofy tale of heroic derring-do."

You can read the full review here.

SNOWFLAKES FALL

In Snowflakes Fall, Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan and award-winning artist Steven Kellogg portray life’s natural cycle: its beauty, its joy, and its sorrow. 

This is the first picture book I designed at Random House and it certainly is special and unique. You can learn more about it by watching the trailer and interviews here. 

I had the honor of meeting Patricia and Steven. Both are amazing, warm, kind, and extremely talented people. Working closely with Steven on the design and layout of the book will forever be a cherished memory and experience.

Snowflakes Fall is starting to gain momentum, and has already debuted at #9 on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Last, but not least, the book also garnered a review by Roger Sutton, editor-in-chief of the Horn Book, where he highlighted the layout design by saying, "the text of the poem is arranged imaginatively within Kellogg's dancing paintings of frolicking children and skies of snow."

You can order your copy at: http://www.randomhouse.com/book/231899/snowflakes-fall-by-patricia-maclachlan

TRICK-OR-TREAT!

Together with my cohort in crime-writing, Joe Merkel, and the illustrious illustrator Andie Tong, I've crafted a spooky story full of macabre mayhem. Thrills and chills abound when Gentleman Ghost creates an army of zombies with a hunger for the Justice League. Will the heroes survive or end up as bite-size morsels?

Sneak a peek inside and then get the book here!

SET SAIL FOR ADVENTURE!!

Today marks the on-sale date of my first-ever original story in the Comics Land series published by Capstone! You can get your copy here!

Illustrated by the illustrious Jessica Bradley, GOAT ON A BOAT is about Billy, a young sailor, who takes off on a quest for treasure.

Ahoy, mateys! There be monsters ahead, so enjoy this sneak peek at your own peril!

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!

Beware! The threat of Predaking is upon us and only one team stands in his way...Transformers Prime!

 Read all about the exciting adventure in my new book, OPTIMUS PRIME VS PREDAKING! 

Based on the awesome animated series, Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters, the book is on sale now!

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