New Orleans Still Needs Us
Author Tamara Ellis Smith, the creator of the acclaimed middle grade novel Another Kind of Hurricane (Schwartz & Wade Books) is giving New Orleans more than one gift. In addition to her deeply compelling story of two boys affected by Katrina, a percentage of her royalties will go to help the recovery of the Lower Ninth Ward. Every book sold helps lowernine.org. Buy the book and/or share this image and you too could help New Orleans. This image and marketing message was created by your friends at Curious City. Share...
Read MoreBoys Who Challenged Hitler: Book Trailer
Curious City was proud to partner with Farrar Straus Giroux BYR (an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group) to produce a book trailer for The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose. Curious City scripted and storyboarded the piece and then worked with the strong voice talent and audiobook producer William Dufris of Mind’s Eye Productions on narration and sound. The brilliant videography came from our partnership with James Bailey. Pleased to have paid tribute to Knud Pedersen, the brave boys of the Churchill Club and the fine story crafting of author Phillip...
Read MorePrincess Juniper Says…
Curious City is celebrating Ammi-Joan Paquette’s middle grade release, Princess Juniper of the Hourglass. In the new series from Philomel, a princess is given a summer kingdom for her birthday to practice being Queen. When her actual kingdom is invaded, Princess Juniper’s experiment may become a crash course in real leadership… Share the images below on your social media in honor of author Ammi-Joan Paquette and in honor of girls everywhere who make a brand-new kingdom (with their ideas and imagination) every day… Share...
Read MoreVampire Babies Help Libraries
Do You Know a Vampire Baby?? Do those baby teeth look a too pointy? Does that baby bite just a little too hard? Admit it, have you ever suspected a teething baby or toddler of vampirism??? The big brother in the hilarious picture book Vampire Baby by Kelly Bennett and illustrated by Paul Meisel (Candlewick Press) sees the signs in his very own baby sister! Bring out the vampire in your child and your library could win books! Easy as… 1… 2… 3! Your Vampire Baby Photo = Free Books for Libraries Select a set of hilarious vampire lips from the Vampire Baby Kit! Snap a photo of...
Read MoreLet Me Stand Alone: Illustrating Rachel Corrie’s Words
“If the words I use buzz away from my lips meaninglessly…” —Rachel Corrie Thanks to the efforts of the Corrie family to publish Let Me Stand Alone: The Rachel Corrie Story (W.W. Norton), Rachel’s worlds did NOT buzz away meaninglessly. After Rachel’s tragic death in Gaza in 2003, the Corries collected her journals and poems into a moving collection of one young woman’s hopes and musings. Audiobook narrator Tavia Gilbert transformed those journal entries and poems into an unforgettable performance in time for the 10th anniversary of Rachel’s passing. Listen to Tavia talk about Rachel Corrie...
Read MoreAll Hat, No Cattle: Marketing Q&A
Thanks to all the creators that attended Curious City’s “All Hat and No Cattle Children’s Book Marketing in Today’s Wild, Wild West” talk at the SCBWI Wild, Wild Midwest Conference. You had great questions. I hope these are great answers. (For those with website or blog questions, I answered your questions over yonder.) CURIOUS CITY How does Curious City work with new clients? What do you cost? Does Curious City work with unpublished authors and illustrators? Self-published creators? Thanks for asking. That is swell of you. These questions are best answered on...
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