INSPIRING YOUNG READERS WITH SALTWATER TAFFY

Saltwater Taffy bookINSPIRING YOUNG READERS WITH SALTWATER TAFFY

Inspiring young readers is what being a children’s author is all about.  While it is great to read from the pages of your latest book, an author has a responsibility to entertain the kids as well.  All too often I hear about children’s book authors who come to schools and simply read from their book in that deadly monotone ‘you’re-putting-me-to-sleep’ voice.  At this age, children want to be entertained, but more importantly, they want to be inspired by someone who’s written a book!  To these kids, authors are like rock stars! Read more

SALTWATER TAFFY SALE

Saltwater Taffy saleSALTWATER TAFFY SALE

The Amazon SALTWATER TAFFY SALE is on!  Our distributor, Perseus Distribution, working with Amazon is now offering Saltwater Taffy at a 40% discount.  This is a wholesale price that we only offer to bookstores, but for the next 30 days, you can get in on the fun!

Saltwater Taffy is an award-winning adventure novel for tweens.  The book has been endorsed by 12 Teachers of the Year and is an Accelerated Reader title.  Soon to be a major motion picture, set for a summer release in 2014, Saltwater Taffy follows the lives of 5 tweens as they uncover a treasure map once belonging to the great New Orleans pirate, Jean Lafitte.  This epic adventure takes place during the 4th of July weekend and is rapidly becoming a children’s book club favorite across the country.

This amazing deal won’t last long so act now and pick up your copy of Saltwater Taffy today!  Always remember, every moment is another adventure waiting to happen.

 

 

 

HOW TO CREATE BOOK KIDS

book kidsHOW TO CREATE BOOK KIDS: Tips to Get Kids Reading

Book kids are kids who reach for a book without being asked to.  They are the kinds of kids who excel in school because reading does more for the mind than the simple pleasure of reading a story of adventure like Saltwater Taffy.

The question now is, how do we create our children to become book kids?   Read more

ADVENTURE BOOKS FOR GIRLS

Saltwater TaffyAdventure Books for Girls

The reason I wanted to write a post about ‘adventure books for girls’ is because Saltwater Taffy is not simply a book for those reluctant tweenage boys.  Sure, the main character of Saltwater Taffy is a boy, but one of the most liked characters in the ensemble cast of Saltwater Taffy is the character of Jaq…a girl!

When a writer sits down to write adventure books for girls, the first order of business is to make sure they create strong female characters.   All too often, the writer makes the mistake of creating weak ‘damsels in distress’ situations so the hero, the boy, can come in and ‘save the day’ on his proverbial white horse.   To this, I have to say, blahhhhhh….boring, boring, boring.

While the damsel in distress archetype might work for other forms of literature, it does Read more

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

Saltwater TaffyBOOKS FOR CHILDREN

Saltwater Taffy is well on its way to be listed on the best selling books for children around the country.  While this is an important distinction for us and our book distributor Perseus, the most important thing about being included on the best selling books for children will be knowing how many lives Saltwater Taffy has touched.

There has never been a question on whether or not Saltwater Taffy is an awesome book for children.  12 Teachers of the Year, two children’s book award GOLD medals and two Silver medals have verified its awesomeness! Read more