Wishing all my Blue Sky friends a happy and fruitful (Aperol Spritzy) new year.

Swan boatng in Mexico City and thinking of EB White and Louie, that timeless trumpeter swan. Great children's books last forever!

Nancy Paulsen Books at Penguin random House has announced that her imprint will publish my new picture book, One Grumpy Baby, to be illustrated by Jade Orlando. Hooray!

Reminding everyone of our great #givingtuesday program on December 3. Be inspired and donate if you can. Go to scbwi.org/giving-tuesday-2024 to donate and learn more And check out @scbwiimpact.bsky.social

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I just saw on Amazon that my latest book with Henry Winkler, Detective Duck, is #12 on Amazon's list of Ducks and Waterfowl Books. How can it be that I never knew there was a Waterfowl Best-Seller category? Where have I been living???

@scbwi.bsky.social is supporting school libraries across the country for #givingtuesday Go to scbwi.org/giving-tuesday-2024 to learn about the schools and how to support!

It's a pleasure to see this new community building up. It's powerful to NOT support the entities that don't deserve our support. Whee!

So long Elan. Hi Blue Sky. Man oh man, that feels good. Follow me and I'll follow you back.