Now Comes the Fun Part
February 20, 2012 @ 4:03 pm | Filed under: Author stuff, Books, Fox and Crow Are Not Friends, Inch and Roly, The Prairie Thief
As I’ve mentioned, I have three new books coming out this August. Whee!
Middle-grade novel. Margaret K. McElderry Books. Art by Erwin Madrid. He has posted the full wraparound cover on his blog. Gorgeous, isn’t it? What he does with light just blows me away.
A Step into Reading Level 3. Random House. Illustrations by Sebastien Braun. I am crazy about his depiction of my characters—so much humor and personality in their expressions and body language.
A Simon Spotlight Ready-to-Read Level 1. Simon & Schuster. Illustrations by Ag Jatkowska. When Rilla, who had been hearing my Inch and Roly stories for months, saw Ag’s cover sketch she squealed. “Mommy! They’re DORABLE.” 🙂
Yes, we are a little bit excited. 🙂
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Mary G. says:
I’m so proud of you … congrats! I’ve pre-ordered The Prairie Thief and I’m thinking I’ll need to get the other two for my great-niece (yes, I am THAT old) and my godson!
On February 20, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Leslie in VA says:
Yippeeee!!! So very exciting! Congratulations on your new “babies”! We cannot wait to add them to our Wiley collection! Compliments on the art work as well!
On February 20, 2012 at 4:29 pm
Teri says:
Oooh! Gorgeous cover art on all three, but I especially love the cover on The Prairie Thief (which I am also pre-ordering – yippee!).
On February 20, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Ellie says:
Ooo! **bounce bounce** How exciting! Really lovely artwork, how nerve-wracking and exciting all at once to have your words brought to life in art created by another (please ignore my sentence structure egads).
Really looking forward to these 🙂
On February 20, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Penny says:
Wheeeeeee!
So exciting! All of the covers are stunning!
On February 20, 2012 at 4:57 pm
sarah says:
They all look so wonderful! I especially like fox and crow – I can see a whole story just in their expressions. Congratulations on such a bumper crop of books!!
On February 20, 2012 at 5:21 pm
Sara says:
I’m so excited for you, and excited to read them, too! They all look ‘dorable’!
On February 20, 2012 at 5:56 pm
monica says:
Yipeee!! I have been scouting out some of those level one step into reading books for my emergent reader. He loves being able to read a whole book. I am so proud of you!
On February 20, 2012 at 7:17 pm
Selena says:
Oh so exciting!!!!!
On February 20, 2012 at 8:09 pm
Christie says:
3 cheers. How wonderful all the art is excellent. What an amazing August you’ll have. I can’t wait to read them.
On February 20, 2012 at 8:56 pm
MelanieB says:
Oh all very dorable. And they are coming out at the best time– happy birthday to me! I’ve pre-ordered all three. Though of course it will be Bella who will get the most enjoyment out of them.
On February 20, 2012 at 9:06 pm
yvonne says:
Hooray, YOU!!!! The covers are magical!!! Is that a penny? And what is Miss Blondie holding in the first picture–it looks alive! Are Fox and Crow boys, girls, or one of each. Oh August, come quick… 🙂
On February 20, 2012 at 9:51 pm
tanita says:
Squeeeeeeeeeee!
Oh, all of the covers are so, so cute!! I love the gnome in The Prairie Thief. Adorable.
On February 21, 2012 at 12:56 am
Anne Marie says:
Sooooooo awesome!!!
On February 21, 2012 at 5:35 am
Lori B says:
Congratulations! The Prairie Thief just went on my 11yo’s wishlist!
On February 21, 2012 at 5:46 am
Carol says:
Oh – I can’t wait to get my hands on these! They look like stories my little ones will love to hear over and over – AND my emergent readers will love to read on their own.
Love your stuff! Love your blog!
On February 21, 2012 at 6:27 am
Joan Peterson says:
Great Titles –Beautiful Covers. Congratulations. Good Work. M&D P
On February 21, 2012 at 8:45 am
Lesley Austin says:
Oh my…terribly exciting! I can’t help but think of all the books and movies with the scenes where the published book is received in the post and unwrapped to reveal the long-awaited creation.
On February 21, 2012 at 8:52 am
Sarah N. says:
Congratulations! These all look so good. My 4yo is just moving into the simplest easy readers and I will love sharing yours with her. I also know my 8yo will be excited about The Prairie Thief.
On February 21, 2012 at 10:41 am
Amanda says:
Can’t wait to sell the heck out of these at the store 🙂
On February 21, 2012 at 12:35 pm
mamacrow says:
oooo, how exciting! and very well done, lots of hard work come to fruition x
On February 21, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Hannah @ Lovely Woods says:
LISSA!!!!!!!!!!!! They’re super duper adorable. I am totally with Rilla on this one. And what a month August will be in the {Wiley} household! 😉
On February 21, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Mary Beth Patnaude says:
Congrats, Lissa!Since I have a child at each reading level, I think I will order all 3! Is “The Prairie Thief” more geared towards girls?
On February 21, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Melissa Wiley says:
Thanks, everyone! 🙂
@Mary Beth, no, I hope boys will enjoy it too. The main character is a girl, but it’s a pretty mixed cast. 🙂 Not all of them human.
On February 21, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Karen Edmisten says:
Love, love, love! “Dorable!
On February 21, 2012 at 5:09 pm
emily says:
Wow! No wonder you’re excited. I can’t wait until August!
On February 21, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Marcia says:
Yeah. That’s so exciting. Looking forward to reading them for myself. (and my kids!)
On February 21, 2012 at 5:34 pm
JoAnne says:
I am looking forward to Fox and Crow, my son will love it! Can you tell me, do the publishers have guidelines for what constitutes a Level 2/Level 3/Level 4 book?
I have a very early reader (recently turned 4, reading at a mid 2nd grade level) and I find that there isn’t much past this stage, before “real” chapter books – particularly not something geared towards his age. I wanted to try my hand at writing a few, but I’m not really sure where to begin. Do they give you real guidelines, or do you simply submit a text and then have them categorize/edit it?
On May 7, 2012 at 1:52 pm