All the Wonders Podcast Featuring Muddy, Me and Evan Turk
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read moreMuddy is a NECBA “Windows & Mirrors” Selection!
The NECBA (New England Children's Booksellers Advisory Council) Windows & Mirrors Project is a diversity initiative adopted currently by both the NCIBA (Northern California Independent Booksellers Assocation) and NEIBA (New England Independent Bookseller...
read moreSTARRED Review from the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Here's the review, from Elizabeth Bishop of the Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books. Chicagoans may claim Mississippi-born blues guitar artist McKinley Morganfield, a.k.a. Muddy Waters, as their own, but the fact that he arrived in the Windy City as part of...
read moreMuddy is a Jr. Library Guild Selection for Fall 2017!
What a great honor to be on this amazing list of books! Check it out on the Jr. Library Guild website.
read moreSTARRED Review from Booklist!
My favorite line from the review by Ilene Cooper of Booklist- Mahin’s words have a beat all their own, capturing the lows and highs with poetic verve. Turk’s watercolor, ink, and collage artwork fills pages, exploding with a neon intensity—the equivalent of a dynamic...
read moreGreat review of Muddy from Kid’s Center in Tuscon, Arizona!
Great review of my debut picture book, Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters, illustrated by Evan Turk, from Hilary Taber of Kid's Center in Tuscon! The story of blues legend Muddy Waters is told in prose that reads like a song from the blues, filled with both...
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Book Launch Party for Muddy! 9/23/17 at Barnes & Noble – Encinitas
Let's Rock! Book Launch Party-time for my debut picture book Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters (Atheneum) illustrated by Evan Turk! There will be live music by an 11-year-old student from the local Bach2Rock Music School in Encinitas, a story performance...
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#FREE Crayola DJ App Offer. Expires 9/17/17!
Super cool news! Crayola DJ and Legacy Games has generously partnered with me to give away 10 FREE copies of their amazing app, Crayola DJ, to people who buy my debut book, Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters (Atheneum) illustrated by Evan Turk! All you have...
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#FREEBOOK #GIVEAWAY ends August 28th! Go to Goodreads for a chance to win my new picture book about blues legend Muddy Waters #FREE!
Just a quick heads up to get over to Goodreads before it is too late! They're running a FREE raffle/ giveaway for my new picture book, Muddy: The Story of Muddy Waters (Atheneum). Plus, if you haven't checked out Evan Turk's art before, it is AMAZING! Here's the...
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