I Have an Announcement to Make!

Do you like salsa? And picture books? And fractured fairy tales told in rhyme? Then I have a treat for you! Coming spring of 2020 from Clarion Books is...

Federico and the Wolf, a rhyming, gender-swapped retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with Mexican flair, to be illustrated by the awesomely talented Elisa Chavarri!

This book will be my first solo picture book, and I couldn't be more excited about sharing it with you. I hope you will follow along over the next year or so for updates, giveaways, and other fun stuff related to the publication of this new story!

Announcing the Winner! (AND the Title of the Next Ninja Book!)

A BIG thank you to everyone who stopped by and helped Corey and me celebrate our new book deal! Are you itching to know if your guess was correct?

First, the winner.

The winner of the $20 Amazon gift card is Bridget Wilson! Congratulations, Bridget! I hope you spend your gift card wisely. Like...on books or something. No, you didn't guess the title correctly. And surprisingly, neither did anyone else.

So...

You want to know?

Really?

Okay, okay.

First came The Three Ninja Pigs.

Then came Ninja Red Riding Hood.

And now...

joining the other ninja tales with a stealthy swoop...

My attempt at a ninja chicken

Hensel and Gretel: Ninja Chicks!-- a fast and feathery reimagining of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. Like Corey's other ninja stories, this one will be illustrated by Caldecott winner, Dan Santat, who will no doubt create a much better Ninja Chick than me.

GREAT NEWS! And Celebrating with a Giveaway!

Once upon a time, two authors got together to write fun, rhyming picture books. Their names were Corey and Rebecca. They worked very hard, writing solo and as partners, and soon Corey sold a ninja-fied version of The Three Little Pigs. You know it as The Three Ninja Pigs. It was an instant hit. Soon after, she wrote Ninja Red Riding Hood.

In the meantime, these two creative girls sold a book titled, What About Moose? It was their first book together, and they were very proud and excited to be able to share it with the world!

And then, Corey's publisher requested that she write a third ninja-fied fairy tale. So Corey said to Rebecca, "You should write it with me!"

Rebecca had always wanted to fracture a certain fairy tale, and she was certain it was just the right story to ninja-fy. It took some time to convince Corey, but eventually they set out to do what they do best: write a kick-butt rhyming story.

Never had they worked so hard on a manuscript. There were times when it seemed an impossible task! But they pressed on, and after months (or was it years?) their efforts paid off. The savvy picture book writing duo had another picture book deal! 

"What fairy tale did they ninja-fy?" you ask. That little secret will be revealed in due time.

But first...to celebrate their success, Corey and Rebecca are holding giveaways on their blogs. Corey is giving away a ninja prize pack, including a soft-cover copy of The Three Ninja Pigs, a hardcover copy of Ninja Red Riding Hood, and some bookmarks and stickers. Rebecca is giving away a $20 Amazon gift card. All you have to do for a chance to win is to guess the title of the next ninja-fied fairy tale. 

So, enter the contest below! And then head on over to Corey's blog for another chance to win!

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