This is silly

Callum, the boy in my MG (middle grade) novel, was raised by wolves. Here is a character who was raised by wolves AND kangaroos, in a video I made with friends in the animation biz. Presenting Silly Goose!

Wild ones

As you know, I have a book called The Boy Who Howled coming from Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books this fall that deals with the thrilling subject of a boy who was raised by wolves. I was excited to learn of a new book called The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood that features THREE children raised by wolves and had to read it pronto.

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood is everything a book should be. The terrific cover is by Jon Klassen. Published by Balzer+Bray.

My verdict? It is worth its weight in gold. Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley faces endless obstacles in her mission to tutor Alexander, Cassiopeia, and Beowulf, three wild children whose bark is (perhaps) worse than their bite. And mysteries abound at creepy Ashton Place. Hilarious and scary. Pick up a copy and see!

Read an excerpt here.

Gorey the Great

Photo of Edward Gorey by Michael Romanos

Edward Gorey is one of my favorite illustrators. He designed one of my all-time favorite book jackets for one of my all-time favorite books, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken.

Check out some of his other amazing drawings.

A gallery of Edward Gorey’s art

Bundled up against the cold, headstrong Bonnie and her delicate cousin Sylvia must ward off the winter chill, evil Miss Slighcarp, and a menacing pack of savage wolves in this ripping yarn. If you haven’t read it yet, you’re in for a treat!