This is exactly the kind of reception I had hoped for while working on this book. It took a long time but I’m excited for it to be in young readers’ hands at the end of August! If you are interested in pre-ordering a copy, you can do so at your local bookstore or here.

Praise

★ ”[T]he authors take a complex abstraction and make it accessible to young readers through non-technical descriptions, relatable examples, and full color, original photos that effectively reinforce the text… Like the authors’ previous titles, this current work offers solid math along with reassuring encouragement. This attractive offering will enhance STEAM collections and spark curiosity and conversation among young readers.” —Booklist, starred review

Much has happened in our family and in the world since I blogged regularly. Today I am back at it because I have a book coming out in August, Infinity: Figuring Out Forever, and I need to have a platform to talk about it. I feel a pretty significant sense of accomplishment having figured out how to log back in to the blog. I know there will be glitches as I get back into a routine, but I knew I had to start somewhere.

Speaking of starting somewhere, Richard and I took updated publicity photos for each other.

Infinity comes out on August 30th, but two other new books–paperback editions of Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator and Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature–will be out on July 26th. I’ll be talking more about the new book in the next post.

Registration opens tomorrow for the Big Chill Retreat, an annual event offered by the Louisiana/Mississippi region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

Big chill is a retreat for creators of children’s books — both writers and illustrators. Write, draw, revise and brainstorm your work with supportive colleagues in a relaxing setting. Distance critiques for writers and illustrators will go fast. Read all about it here.

Manuscripts and portfolios for critique will need to be ready by August 28th so get busy on those works-in-progress.

Nonfiction author Nancy Castaldo invited me to visit her blog today. Head over to read an interview about Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature.

Nancy recently led an excellent session on marketing and promotion at the SCBWI Annual Summer Conference. Her books include The Story of a Seed, winner of the 2017 Green Earth Award, and Beastly Brains.

I have no time to blog today, but I am so heartened by the news that the state Superintendent of Education Tom Burnham has changed his mind about a pursuing a policy I opposed in the strongest possible terms.

Read about it here.

Here’s a link to the column I wrote to oppose the policy.

Later this week I head to Philadelphia for the National Council of Teacher of Mathematics annual conference. Beth West and I will present a workshop and I’ll sign copies of Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature.