Vote 4 “Taneesha Never Disparaging”

 
Hear my Taneesha Never Disparaging radio interview:
BookBitesForKids (BlogTalkRadio.com)
Read Semi-Transcript

Clevelanders, Muse Writers’ Contest–Deadline October 15 (Changed from September 30)

Grand Prize $500.00. For details and submission form, go here (ignore the September 30 deadline–it really is October 15, 2008):

http://www.the-lit.org/bestofOWguides.html

Clevelanders, Workshop with Picture Book Writer/Illustrator Laurie Knowlton

  

Clevelanders, Laurie Knowlton, author of 31 picture books, is offering a $125 workshop starting Wednesday, September 17 for writers whose picture books manuscripts are close to the finish line.

Participants will:

Polish manuscripts
Talking about ways to HOOK editors with marketing ideas
Making packets of extended activities to send to schools before vsits
And more!

For more details , contact Lauria via her website, Laurieknowlton.com.

“Book Bites for Kids” Children’s Book Radio Blog

I’ll be on it around 3pmET tomorrow, Tuesday, September 9, 2008, tune in to hear me live. It’s a BlogTalkRadio program online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookbitesforkids. After that, the show will be archived so you can still listen to it.

I’ll be talking about my book Taneesha Never Disparaging and also book marketing and promotion stuff.

The show is hosted by children’s book author Suzanne Lieurance who has a free e-book available for children’s book writers on her website. This link goes to info about my book and the free e-book:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookbitesforkids/2008/09/09/Book-Bites-for-Kids-M-LaVora-Perry-is-Todays-Guest

Also, Suzanne’s a founding faculty member of the Writing for Children Center, which offers yet another free e-book for children’s lit writers at http://writingforchildrencenter.com/.

I Blink Non-Stop & Read “Taneesha Never Disparaging” on YouTube…

In this video I’m reading from my new book, Taneesha Never Disparging, and blinking–A LOT.  Jean Daigneau, Regional Advisor for the Northern Ohio Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), talks about our upcoming conference in Cleveland (Sept. 5-6), too. And she blinks only when necessary…

To read the latest reviews of Taneesha Never Disparaging, go to my website and click “Reviews”: www.mlavoraperry.com.

Details about the N. Ohio SCBWI conference are on my calendar of events which is available on my website’s home page at the “Meet” link.

New Review of My Book, “Taneesha Never Disparaging”…

“I love Taneesha’s struggles. Her problems grow bigger and bigger until they’re ready to burst. The author does a great job of moving the story forward toward its inevitable ending. The characters interact well, and readers will feel Taneesha’s very real frustration when her parents won’t listen to what she’s trying to say or when her friend doesn’t seem to know what’s wrong… this is a book that will resonate with its target audience….The cover art, by honor winning Floyd Cooper, is worth mentioning, as the characters are ready to jump off the cover and tell their own stories.”  

-Julie M. Prince, Reviewer for YABooksCentral.com. Read the full review here.  

YAY!!!

Buy Taneesha here. (This is my publisher. The book’s available from Amazon, too. But my publisher gives a nice discount. Plus they are very nice folks.)

Read more Taneesha reviews and stuff, here.

10th Annual Jewish Children’s Book Writers’ Conference, Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 9-5 PM, NYC

Details at:

http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T%2DLB5BC01

TEEN SISTERS HEALTH: BACK TO SCHOOL 2008-2009, CHAT with Dr. Linda Bradley, M.D.”

Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008

Time: 7-8pm ET

Be at the following webpage on that date and at that time to post your questions for Dr. Linda Bradley, coauthor of TEEN SISTERS’ HEALTH–A Body, Mind, & Spirit Wellness Guide for Girls of Color with M. LaVora Perry:

http://community.livejournal.com/teensisters/3729.html
Click the link for more information.

Pass the word…

M. LaVora Perry

Taneesha Never Disparaging, Wisdom Publications, September 2008
Teen Sisters Health–A Body, Mind, & Spirit Wellness Guide for Girls of Color
Website: mlavoraperry.com

The Invention of Hugo Cabret–by Brian Selznick

Has anyone else read this book? I finished it today. It was a quick read. I couldn’t help thinking that it was like witnessing the beginning of a sea change. Kind of like what the Blues, and later, Rock and Roll, and still later, Hip Hop, did to music. Created a genre that had never quite existed before–one that will now be with us forever.

For me, apparently unlike all the other readers on Amazon, Hugo Cabret wasn’t an earth-moving read. But it did succeed in making me read and turn the page. I wanted to know where it was going. And, really, as an author, if your reader does more than that—for instance, if he or she is deeply moved as a result of your work—that’s just so much frosting. Wonderfully delicious frosting, maybe. But frosting nonetheless.

I recommend this one. You’ll be glad you read it. It’s a feel good book. With hidden messages, intrigue, and detailed, artistic illustrations. It’s also the first novel to win the Caldecott—An American Library Association (ALA) honor for illustrations. Caldecott’s have, until now, been awarded only to picture books.

N. Ohio Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators–Conference News Release, Sept 5-6, 2008

Here’s a link to a news release about the upcoming Northern Ohio Society of
Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Conference in Cleveland, Sept 5-6,
2008: http://www.prlog.org/10090107.html