Donated by: Erin Murphy (Erin Murphy Literary Agency) Item Description: For all those writers with polished manuscripts wondering “How do I get this in front of an agent?” here’s your chance. Erin Murphy, a leading children’s book agent who no longer does conference critiques is offering this rare opportunity — a critique of the… Read more »
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Auction Preview: Autographed Cap and Suit from Olympic Hopeful Missy Franklin!!
Item Description: At the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, 16-year-old Missy Franklin came home with 5 medals (3 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze). She won her first Individual World Championship in the 200 Back with an American Record, narrowly missing the World Record. Missy is donating her official autographed USA swim cap and competition… Read more »
Auction Preview: Pick a Peck o’ Picture Book Critiques
Item Description: Five clients of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency, one of the top-selling U.S. literary agencies representing children’s books, will each provide a critique of your work. Each month, over the course of five months, one of each of these EMLA authors (Liz Garton Scanlon, Tamara Ellis Smith, Laurie Thompson, Deborah Underwood and… Read more »
Auction Item Previews Coming Soon!
As you’ve probably heard by now, on 11/7 – 11/18 I’m holding an online auction to benefit the library at Musana Children’s Home in Iganga, Uganda. The auction website is: http://lightupthelibrary.blogspot.com/ but I’ll be previewing some of my amazing auction items here on this blog. I’ve got lots of cool stuff for just about everyone… Read more »
Lighting Up the Night Across the Pond: A Pub Release– I mean — A Dublin Release Party!
CHEERS! Thanks, Catherine, for spreading the word.
LIGHT UP THE NIGHT Mini Blog Tour Schedule
Hi friends,I’m getting so excited for my October 11th release of LIGHT UP THE NIGHT. And over the next few weeks, I’ll be chatting with some awesome folks online. I hope you can join me at one or more of my blog tour stops. October 10 – 14 (THE WHOLE WEEK) – Picture This! http://robsanderswrites.blogspot.com/ … Read more »
Win a Signed Copy of LIGHT UP THE NIGHT on Goodreads.
This is my first giveaway for LIGHT UP THE NIGHT. And all you have to do is “click” to enter. What could be easier? Here’s the Goodreads Giveaway link. I hope you win!!
A Heartfelt Thanks to Publishers Weekly for this Lovely Review!
LIGHT UP THE NIGHT “A boy celebrates his place in the world in Reidy’s (Too Pickley!) soothing bedtime story. Removing the red-and-white quilt from his bed, the narrator fashions it into an open-cockpit jet and blasts into outer space: “These are my galaxy stars so bright—/ they light up the heavens late at night/ in… Read more »
Upcoming Events and Appearances
September 22, 2011 – Skype visit with Monroe Catholic School in Fairbanks, Alaska. October 11, 2011 – LIGHT UP THE NIGHT release. YIPPEEEE!! October – November 2011 – LIGHT UP THE NIGHT blog tour. Stay tuned for links. November 7-18, 2011 – LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction to benefit the library at Musana Children’s Home… Read more »
Light Up the Library Auction coming this November!
Dear Friends, As some of you know, my third picture book LIGHT UP THE NIGHT, comes out October 11, 2011. What you probably don’t know is that the story – while visibly very American – was inspired by the children of Uganda, many of whom are orphaned by AIDS while others have been displaced due… Read more »
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