October is a huge month for new releases! The Littlest Mummy, A Friend in the Wild, and the latest Recipe for Adventure all come out this month! This is very exciting – and the first time that I’ve had THREE books released in the same month. Wow. Here’s hoping that happens again at some point. 🙂

I will be presenting my Littlest Books at the Orange County Children’s Book Festival on Sunday, October 4th. Join me at the Storyteller Stage at 9:50am. Then I’ll be signing books in the Scholastic booth. It’s going to be a great event and I’d love to see you there!

The cover for The Littlest Leprechaun is here! Isn’t it just the cutest?

The latest in the Recipe for Adventure series releases this month! Alfie and Emilia are cooking up excitement in Hawaii this time. So hula on over to your favorite bookstore and snag a copy!

Look – it’s Miss Fortune in Japanese! This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It looks and reads like Japanese manga and I love it. So fun.

I’m so excited to announce the launch of my first collaboration with Giada de Laurentiis. Recipe for Adventure #5: Rio de Janeiro is out this month. It’s so exciting to see it in print.

It’s Oliver! Isn’t he the sweetest thing? He’s for sale along with his story The Littlest Elf in Scholastic Reading Club this winter.

Big news today! I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be partnering with celebrity chef Giada de Laurentiis to write the next four books in her Recipe for Adventure chapter book series. Each story follows siblings Alfie and Emilia as they embark on a food-related adventure in a new city – all thanks to the magical cooking of their great-aunt Zia Donatella. Get caught up on Books 1-4 and I’ll be sure to let you know as soon as #5 is available!

Look at what just arrived. It’s Miss Fortune…in French! C’est magnifique!

I’ve got some fabulous Bay Area events lined up to celebrate the release of The Littlest Elf. Here they are:

Sunday, November 4 at 11am: Storytime and crafts at The Reading Bug in San Carlos. Here is a link to the event.

Saturday, December 1 at 1pm: Reading, signing, and craft time atBarnes and Noble in San Bruno. Here is a link to the B&N page.

Sunday, December 2 at 2pm: Reading and signing at Green Apple Books in San Francisco. Here is a link to the event.

Wednesday, December 5 at 11am: Reading and signing at Barnes and Noble in Corte Madeira. Here is a link to the event.

Hope to see you there!