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Miss Maple’s Seeds: Activity Sheets

April 3, 2013

Here are some fun coloring sheets I’ve created for kids! Parents and teachers; feel free to download, print, and use at home and at school.                  

Book Party for Miss Maple’s Seeds

March 15, 2013

I’m having a  book launch party for Miss Maple’s Seeds! I’d love to see you there. Sunday April 7th, 5-7 pm Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles CA 90027 Coming to the party? You can pre-order your book directly from Skylight to ensure there will be enough copies at the store. And of course, I’ll sign them! Pre-order here: http://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9780399257926   **************************** MISS MAPLE’S SEEDS April, 2013 AGES: 3-5 years AUTHOR: Eliza…

A debut novel by the late Bridget Zinn

March 14, 2013

I’m joining in to spread the word about the debut young adult novel POISON, by the late Bridget Zinn. Bridget was from my hometown, and sadly died of cancer in 2011 at age 33 before she was able to see her novel reach publication. Her family and friends are helping to promote her new book on her behalf. I was in Jr. High when Bridget was graduating High School, so…

Miss Maple’s First Book Review

March 6, 2013

Miss Maple’s Seeds is coming out in 1 month (April 4, 2013), and I was so excited to see that Publisher’s Weekly posted the first review a few days ago!  http://new.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-25792-6   Here’s what they said: “Confident artistry and an intuitive knowledge of what the world looks like to a very small person make a winning combination in Wheeler’s debut. Miss Maple is a grandmotherly, Borrowers-sized woman who adopts “orphan…