Release Day!! for picture book WHEN IT'S WINTER

The wait is over! If you like winter, cute kids, cute dogs, and/or picture books with lovely illustrations, I hope you'll check out my newly released When It's Winter with illustrations by Barbara Dessi. I've been previewing pics and text alternately over the last few days (just scroll down), and I hope I've whetted your appetite.

Here's the cover, once again.

Here's the blurb.

"What makes winter special? This picture book celebrates the many fun activities and sensory experiences of the season. Follow a girl and her dog through the play and discoveries of a snowy day, and on toward bedtime.

"The first person narrative will encourage new readers to claim it as their own. The repetition of the phrase 'When it's winter . . .' will encourage children to chime in, and be of assistance to early readers."

And here's the Amazon link! (It may take you to the Kindle edition instead of the paperback I've told it to use, but you can get over to the paperback with one click.)

When last I checked, "Look Inside" wasn't yet functional for the Kindle ebook. If you encounter that problem, feel free to email me at kawyle@att.net, and I'll send you the first couple of illustrations. (You could also "look inside" the paperback, though it'll display single pages, i.e. half of the illustration at a time.) (Of course, you could just buy the book . . . . 🙂 )

Happy reading, all!

One more advance look before Release Day!

 Only one more day before the release of When It's Winter, the picture book on which I collaborated with the wonderful Barbara Dessi! Here's a final advance peek at Barbara's wonderful illustrations.

The book follows a day-long arc, and this image comes close to bedtime. I love everything about it.

a peek at another line from upcoming picture book

 In keeping with my pattern of alternating looks at art and text in my upcoming picture book When It's Winter, here's another line.

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When it's winter ... my dog helps me make a snowman.

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(The illustration for this line is one of my favorites, but you can see that soon enough, with the book's Amazon release scheduled for Tuesday, October 26th.)

Tomorrow, another picture!

next advance look at illustrations in upcoming When It's Winter picture book

 Here's another advance look at Barbara Dessi's lovely illustrations for When It's Winter! My only challenge is deciding which ones to share before the book comes out (Amazon's Kindle and paperback editions) next week.

And I've chosen . . . this one!

Tomorrow, I'll share another line from the book. And two days after that, if all goes as it should (fingers, toes, and eyes crossed), the book will be available on Amazon.

another advance look at the picture book When It's Winter

 I've decided to do something a little different this time as I lead up to, or count down to, the release of When It's Winter. (That'll be the release of the Kindle and paperback editions on Amazon, with wider release of the paperback, and a hardcover edition, to follow when logistics permit.) I'm alternating advance peeks at illustrations and at text.

Today's line:

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When it's winter ... I can make a cloud just by breathing.

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What did illustrator Barbara Dessi do with this line? And what part will the little dog play? You can find out in just a few days!

And since I hate to end this post without including any art, here's the cover again. 

Announcing the release date for picture book When It's Winter -- on Amazon, at least -- and pre-release plans

 After some dithering, I've decided to release my picture book When It's Winter, illustrated by Barbara Dessi, in five days, on October 26th. That is, I'll be releasing it on Amazon. I would love to release it on IngramSpark as well, in the hope of interesting some bookstores -- but it appears I won't actually receive the physical proof copies of either the paperback or the hardcover edition until mid-November or later. I am restraining myself, just barely, from releasing IngramSpark's version of either edition sight unseen.

Wish me luck! Patience has never been my strong suit.

In the meantime, I'll post a few advance peeks at illustrations in the days leading up to the release, in order of their appearance in the book. (I already did a cover reveal in a previous post.)

Oh, okay, here's the first one . . . .

What do you think the text is for this winter scene?

By the way, the dog shows up in almost every spread. 🙂

Picture book cover reveal!

 I don't have a firm release date, for various logistical reasons, but sometime this month (Fates willing), my picture book When It's Winter will make its appearance. And here's the front/Kindle cover!

As you can see, it's illustrated by Barbara Dessi, and I'm delighted with what she hath wrought. The book will be available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover editions.