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California here I come!

I’m so excited to be coming to the Bay Area for a whirlwind weekend of bookstore visits. All you adventurers, explorers, and wildlife trackers, come to your local bookstore and we will talk wolves and tracking and wilderness adventure. Every explorer who comes to my book events will get a small tracking journal of their own! Can’t wait to meet all you wolf fans. Here’s the schedule

Friday July 12th at BOOK PASSAGE in Corte Madera, CA at 7pm

Saturday July 13th at TOWNE CENTER BOOKS in Pleasanton, CA at 11am

also Saturday July 13th at FLASHLIGHT BOOKS in Walnut Creek, CA at 3pm

And Sunay July 14th at THE BOOK MINE in Napa, CA at 2pm.

A Book Birthday for A Wolf Called Wander

At last! The American edition of A WOLF CALLED WANDER is out in the world. It’s my first book with a signed first edition and my first book to be translated. Thanks to Virginia Duncan and the team at Greenwillow for a beautiful project from start to finish. Breathtaking art from Mónica Armiño graces nearly every page. There are blog interviews with Janet Lee Carey here and with Brazos Bookstore here. And my hometown bookstore Powells has made it a Pick of the Month for May. I’m going to be celebrating the launch at A Children’s Place Bookstore on Friday May 10th at 7pm 4807 NE Fremont St, Portland OR.

With excitement, humor, sweetness, and a beautiful, imaginative voice full of innocence, exuberance, and downright wolfiness, A Wolf Called Wander is the incredible tale, based on a true story, of one young wolf’s coming-of-age during his adventurous 1,000-mile trip in search of a new home. Recommended By Gigi L., Powells.com

A Gift for Wolves

It’s a gift for a writer when your publisher lavishes care on the editing and production of a book. I’ve felt very lucky in my career to work with caring and meticulous editors for each of my books. But this time around, with A Wolf Called Wander, my editor Virginia Duncan and her team at Greenwillow have embraced not just the book but the cause of wild wolves whole-heartedly. They’ve decided to make a donation to the Wolf Conservation Center in New York for each book sold. How awesome is that!

AGreenwillow is giving away copies at Goodreads right now. And you can pre-order at any local bookstore.

A Wolf Called Wander–US edition

Here is the American cover for A Wolf Called Wander, from Greenwillow. The cover (which I adore) was done by Cindy Darby who has a picture book of her own out in March. This book is fully illustrated on the interior by Mónica Armiño and will be on sale in the first week of May. I’m planning lots of fun kick off events for my books this spring, and I will be sharing Advanced Review Copies at the ABA Winter Institute later this month. There will also be some ARC give-aways on Goodreads. Can’t wait to share this story of a wolf and his epic journey with young readers!

A Wolf Called Wander cover reveal

I’ve been working for months on the most amazing project of my writing career. It’s my first fully illustrated novel and my first book that will be translated and sold abroad. Here is the cover for the UK edition of A Wolf Called Wander illustrated by the wonderfully talented Mónica Armiño. Many thanks to the team at Andersen Press, Chloe Sackur, Kate Grove, and Klaus Flugge. And many thanks to the publishers who saw the package Andersen press put together and chose to bring the book to their country: Greenwillow in the US 🇺🇸, Coppenrath in Germany🇩🇪, L’Ecole des Loisirs in France🇫🇷, Mann Ivanov Feber in Russia🇷🇺, Beijing Arcadia Culture in China🇨🇳, and Albatros in Czechia🇨🇿.