Great news for Itty Bitty!

We just found out today that Cece’s new book, Itty Bitty, is on the ALA Booklist Editor’s Choice list for 2009!! (You may recall that they gave Itty Bitty a starred review awhile back….)

I have a feeling that Itty Bitty would say “All-Rightee!” But don’t quote me on that.

Here are the other Candlewick books that will be on the list! That’s a big Yeeha for Candlewick!

The Ask and the Answer**

by Patrick Ness

ISBN 978-0-7636-4490-1/$18.99

Higher! Higher!*

by Leslie Patricelli

ISBN 978-0-7636-3241-0/$15.99

It’s a Secret!

by John Burningham

ISBN 978-0-7636-4275-4/$16.99

Also a Booklist TOP OF THE LIST YOUTH PICTURE BOOK!

Itty Bitty

by Cece Bell

ISBN 978-0-7636-3616-6/$9.99

The Magician’s Elephant

by Kate DiCamillo

ISBN 978-0-7636-4410-9/$16.99

Punkzilla

by Adam Rapp

ISBN 978-0-7636-3031-7/$16.99

The Storm in the Barn*

by Matt Phelan

ISBN 978-0-7636-3618-0/$24.99

Also a Booklist TOP OF THE LIST YOUTH FICTION TITLE!

Yummy**

by Lucy Cousins

ISBN 978-0-7636-4474-1/$18.99

Scary Sock Monkey Pumpkin

Sock Monkey’s had a brain transplant from Dr. Frankenstein!

New Sock Monkey Goes to Hollywood Review…

The Wise Owl book blog recently reviewed Sock Monkey Goes to Hollywood…

Cece Bell’s narrative is modern, clever and hilarious — especially when the characters chime in.

“Sock Monkey in the Spotlight” — Double the fun at a lower price!

Folks, I don’t want to sound like a commercial, but this is a great deal!

Get Cece’s first two Sock Monkey books in one volume for just $10.

This double-book has Sock Monkey Goes to Hollywood and Sock Monkey Boogie Woogie in one handy volume.

Only from Barnes & Noble…

Happy Halloween from Cece Bell and Sock Monkey

Here comes “Sock Monkey in the Spotlight!”

Alright folks, the big day is almost here. On Sept. 20, Barnes & Noble begins selling “Sock Monkey in the Spotlight.”

This is the first two Sock Monkey books — Hollywood  & Boogie Woogie — in one awesome and AFFORDABLE volume! It’s only $10!  That’s two-books-in-one for much less than a single book costs.

And remember, it’s only going to be available through Barnes & Noble: Sock Monkey in the Spotlight

Don’t worry, Cece’s fine … just busy.

Cece’s been over in the studio stoking up the machinery and stirring the potions. Folks, there is something big brewing over there and I haven’t been told what it’s about!

There’s lots of other stuff in the works, too … the British version of Bee-Wigged, the B&N Sock Monkey Hollywood/Boogie double book and hopefully some BIG news in the next few weeks.

Meanwhile, I hate to leave the blog sitting empty, so here’s something from our summer vacation:

Itty Bitty gets a STAR from ALA Booklist! & other good tidings

The review doesn’t seem to be online yet, but Itty Bitty should be getting a starred review from ALA Booklist in the next issue. It’s a swell review, with a really sweet interpretation of the book. I’ll post it when I can find it online.

This is very exciting, since it’s the first starred review either of us has gotten for any of our books. Yeeha!

Also:

Itty Bitty is on this Scholastic.com summer reading list.

And you can click here to see some AWESOME Jerry Bee drawings by kindergartners along with a real nice review.

Bee-Wigged gets a good review on this British site. (I’m not sure if they wrote the review or not. But a good review is a good review…)

Itty Bitty – Carnival Photo Cut-Out!

This carnival photo cut-out will make it’s debut at today’s Itty Bitty Launch Party! (That’s Cece, of course.)

Itty Bitty happenings…

This is cool … the illustrated interview that Cece did with BookPage is now online. It’s worth a look if you haven’t had a chance to see the print version. (Guess what? I’m in it! Yep, Cece drew a little picture of me in there!)

A nice review from Kids’ Book Corner! (They liked Bee-Wigged, too!)

And kind words from Becky at Young Readers!

And, believe it or not, you can purchase Itty Bitty from AnarchismToday.org — as well as B&N, Amazon, Powell’s or your favorite local bookstore.