Reading & Signing Events

The Rebirth of Young Wolf

Tom's and my Young Wolf trilogy is soon to be born again. Originally published by Random House in their Step Into Reading series, the books will be republished by Eakin Press. Tom would be so happy. We both loved Young Wolf like a son.

When we wrote and illustrated the first one, A Mare for Young Wolf, we had no idea it would be a trilogy. Later it grew into a quadrilogy, and finally a pentalogy, thanks to Eakin Press. That's what happens when you fall in love with your characters, both humans and horses.

If you missed the launch of our first book for grownups:

Honeymoon Hobos
A Journey Around a World that Once Was

You can read all about it on our blog entry
for September 23, 2011. Click here.

Book News

Kids in Korea can now learn about the composer Antonio Vivaldi in the Korean edition of I, Vivaldi. To see how it looks, click here.

They can also learn about another composer, Joseph Haydn, in the Korean edition of I, Papa Haydn. For more click here.


I, Vivaldi received the Kids' Wings Award for excellence in children's literature. The selection committee called it "fresh and resounding with new ideas that, through history, will build character, inspire young readers and writers, and provide many curriculum connections." For more click here.

12,500 children from across America have chosen I, Vivaldi for the Children's Choices award given by the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council.

Sophie's War, a Civil War story set in Comfort, Texas, was recently used by a teacher there to connect her class to the history of their town. To read about "Sophie's Comfort" History Walk click here.