Join me at Hooray for Books in Alexandria,VA this Saturday August 3rd at 3:30pm.  I'll be participating in a "Heroes with Heart" picture book panel along with Lenore and Daniel Jennewein and Erin Cabatingan.  On display will be my latest Hugo and Bella installment, I am Not a Copycat!, available for signing.  Hope to see you there!

Visit Marshal Zeringue's Writers Read blog for my guest post on reading habits, including my recent island-themed picks. Thanks to Marshal for the opportunity to participate on his blogs - much fun!

  

One of my picks was Tove Jansson's The Summer Book.  She is the author of my favorite books of all time - the Moomin series - so reading her adult writing was like a homecoming.  Happy sigh.

 

I also just discovered a new Moomin-esque wonder, Hilda and the Midnight Giant, by Luke Pearson. Of course I adored it.  The first in the series, Hildafok, is on hold at the library, and I am eyeing the third installment, Hilda and the Bird Parade...

 

 Delightful!

Today I have a guest post up at Coffee with a Canine, Marshal Zeringue's super fun blog about authors and their dogs.  Check it out!  Everything you always wanted to know about my favorite dog-pal Arthur.  I'll also be contributing to Marshal's blog Writers Read, discussing my island-themed summer reading. Stay tuned for details.  In the meantime, here's Arthur!

Ann Bonwill and Arthur