Special Thank You: To Lydia for her book review. Lydia reports that, "I love The Crowded Backyard, think about it all the time and can't wait to read it again." We are very glad you like the book Lydia! If you have a young reader who would like to submit a book review, please send us an email through the Contact link at the bottom of the page. We truly enjoy hearing from our readers and getting their valued opinions.
The Crowded Backyard - Awards Winning!
* The Crowded Backyard has been honored with a Gold Medal from the Mom's Choice Awards. The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA) is an international awards program that recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media,products and services. Parents, educators, librarians and retailers look for the Mom’s Choice Awards Honoring Excellence seal of approval when selecting quality materials for children and families. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors,scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of PBS’s Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator ofBaby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author,Priscilla Dunstan, creator of the Dunstan Baby Language; Patricia Rossi, host of NBC’s Manners Minute; Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C., host of the Wright Place™ TV Show; and Catherine Witcher, M.Ed., special needs expert and founder of Precision Education, Inc.
* The Crowded Backyard has been named an Award Winning Finalist in the USA Best Book Awards. A portion of the Award's Announcement press release is featured below:
USA BOOK NEWS ANNOUNCES WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF THE USA BEST BOOKS 2011 AWARDS
Mainstream & Independent Titles Score Top Honors in the 8th Annual USA Best Books Award
LOS ANGELES - USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced the winners and finalists of THE USA BEST BOOKS 2011 AWARDS. Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USA Book News, said this year's contest yielded an unprecedented number of entries, which were then narrowed down to over 500 winners and finalists. Keen says the awards, now in their ninth year, represent a phenomenal mix of books from a wide array of publishers throughout the United States.
Winners and finalists traversed the publishing landscape: Simon & Schuster, St. Martin's Press, Random House, Penguin, Harper Collins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons and hundreds of independent houses contributed to this year's outstanding competition. Keen adds, "Our success begins with the enthusiastic participation of authors and publishers and continues with our distinguished panel of industry judges who bring to the table their extensive editorial, PR, marketing, and design expertise."
THE CROWDED BACKYARD
Scenes from the Book Launch Party at Hearthside Books, Downtown, Juneau.
The party was BIG success. Thank you to Katrina and all the folks at Hearthside Books for making Dill and me feel so very welcome. My official photographer was busy introducing Dill to his fans while I was busy signing books, so photos of the event are few, but those below will give a bit of the flavor of the evening.
A full window display dedicated to the books.
Jeff Brown, Alaska's Official Minister of Merriment, was on hand to make balloon animals.
Dill gets ready to greet his fans!
Readers' Smiles
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Meet The Author
Author P.T. Custard is available for book signings, readings and classroom/library programs. To schedule an author visit to your store, school or library use the contact link at the bottom of this page.
Not in the Juneau area? P.T. Custard is also available through the Skype An Author Network. To learn more about this service, visit http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/
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