The Ice Castle at ALA in Anaheim

If you're planning on going to ALA in Anaheim this year, I'll be at the Publishers Group West booth (#2566) on Saturday, June 23 from 1-3pm. In addition to signing fresh-off-the-press copies of The Ice Castle, I'll be giving away "Ice Castle" inspired bookplates. Hope to see you there!

Lost in Lexicon: Second Edition

The second edition of Lost in Lexicon, written by Penny Noyce, made its debut just this week. The book, featuring a new cover, is the first in a series of four "Lexicon" adventures that will be published by Scarletta Press.

It's been just about a year since I finished the illustrations for the first edition, which came out in Fall of 2010 under the Tumblehome Press imprint. It was an auspicious beginning for first-time author Penny Noyce; the book received glowing reviews, won several awards, and then, to top it all off, was chosen to serve as the debut novel for Scarletta's new line of books for children.

Now the fun begins again - we're off and running on the second installment in the series: The Ice Castle. Penny has turned in the final draft of the manuscript and I've finished the first round of sketches and have made a tentative start on the cover. The Ice Castle will be published in the Fall of 2012.

The Ice Castle

I've just started working on the preliminary sketches for The Ice Castle, the second in the "Lexicon" series of middle grade mystery/adventures written by Pendred Noyce. It's exciting to be revisiting characters from the first book, Lost in Lexicon, and to create new ones, like Daphne and Ivan's cousin, Lila. The series (there will be four books in all) is published by Scarletta Press.

"Lost in Lexicon" To Be Released by Scarletta Press

Publishers Weekly announced last week that Lost in Lexicon (written by the fabulous Penny Noyce and illustrated by yours truly) will be published by Scarletta Press as the first title in their new line of children's fiction. Lost in Lexicon is the first in a series of four books featuring teen cousins Ivan and Daphne, and will be published in August of this year. Read the complete announcement at http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/46175-scarletta-to-launch-children-s-line.html