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Hey Y’all!

2012 — Bring it on!

It may be winter time, but it’s also Bluebonnet Season. Over the next weeks, students throughout the state of Texas will be voting for their favorite book on this year’s Master List. There are many worthy titles, but of course, I have a favorite!

Last year, I worked with some amazing students from Caldwell Heights Elementary School in Round Rock, Texas. They created an incredible book trailer for my picture book, THE HALLELUJAH FLIGHT, which is nominated for the 2011-2012 Texas Bluebonnet Award!

Check this out!:

Well, that book trailer has been nominated for a School Library Journal Trailee Award. Will it win the prestigious award? We’ll find out soon!

What else?

Oh, this is pretty cool: Along with about 35 author and illustrator friends, I helped put together a video for the anti-bullying, “It Gets Better Project.” If you have a few minutes, please give it a look and help us spread the word.  Our goal is to have teachers, librarians, educators and schools share this video with EVERYONE.

Let’s see…

My latest picture book,  “THE UNFORGETTABLE SEASON,” is getting some serious love!   The book earned great reviews, including THREE STARRED ones from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal.  This is my first non-fiction book, the story of the epic 1941 baseball season. Catch Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and all the amazing action!

And check out this FANTASTIC book teaser created by a group of way cool fifth graders from Canyon Creek Elementary in Round Rock, Texas:

Finally, last year marked the exciting conclusion to my Sluggers series. Book #5 “Blastin’ the Blues” and Book #6″Home of the Brave” are BOTH now available in softcover. You won’t believe what happens to Griffith, Ruby, Graham, and the evil Chancellor!

So come on in.  Take a long around.  Explore my website.  Let me know what you like, what you don’t like, and what else you’d like to see!

Peace,

Phil