PUG PALS: TWO'S A CROWD COVER REVEAL!!!

I'm so excited to share the cover for my first book, PUG PALS: TWO'S A CROWD, that will be published by Scholastic in Spring 2018.

As you may recall, almost a year ago I posted my book deal announcement here. The series has been renamed from Pugling Rivalry, but the story has remained the same. Part of why I haven't been posting as much on my blog is that I've been super busy putting together the story and illustrations for my book. There was a steep learning curve in this process. Illustrating for a chapter book is very different from illustrating for a blog or social media posts. And I also was learning how to use Photoshop and a Cintiq, as all of the final illustrations were done digitally.

So you can imagine how rewarding it feels to finally see it all coming together at long last. And without further ado, the cover!

Tada!!!!

For those of you who have followed me for a while, you'll know how true to life this cover is. Well, at least it was pre-Monkey (my new and third pug mix puppy–I'll post more on that soon). 

So what exactly is PUG PALS: TWO'S A CROWD about? Well, I'm glad you asked. Here's the blurb:

Two pugs. One beloved toy bunny. What could go wrong?

Sunny's new little sister, Rosy, is getting her paws into everything. When Rosy takes Sunny's favorite toy, Mr. Bunny, and loses him, Sunny is barking mad.

But when Rosy sets off on her own to find and rescue Mr. Bunny, Sunny starts to worry. Rosy's never been outside by herself before. Sunny will have to gather all the canine courage she has and go after them–before Rosy and Mr. Bunny are both lost fur-ever!

And don't you worry. There's going to be plenty of familiar Bah Humpug goodies like drumstick attacks, pug yoga, and even ninja pugs.

PUG PALS: TWO'S A CROWD goes on sale January 30, 2018.  Mark your calendars!  It will be followed by a second book in the series that will be published later in the year. 

And as a thank you to my followers who have liked, commented, and supported me, Sunny, and Rosy (and now Monkey!–again, more on that later), I'd like to do a GIVEAWAY!!!!

Giveaway Details

I'll be giving away five signed copies of galleys of the book. For those who don't know (as I didn't either up until this book-making process), galleys are bound editions of the book that are used to sell the book and publicize it before publication date. The galleys for my book contain mostly unfinished art, as I'm still in the process of finalizing a lot of it. I'm going to have to limit the giveaway to the United States as I'll be the one doing the mailings (sorry!).

To enter, please post a comment below by 5pm ET on Friday, June 2, 2017, and I'll pick five commenters randomly (I'll either assign numbers to each comment and then use a random number selector or I'll put names in a hat and have Sunny and Rosy pick them). If you win, I'll contact you and ask that you privately email me your mailing address. Good luck!

And, in case you were wondering, yes Sunny is still very much attached to her Mr. Bunny. This is a sixth or seventh generation Mr. Bunny, recently bought.

And this is an older Mr. Bunny, who's seen better days.

I'll even throw in a pug drumstick for your viewing pleasure.

Sadly, now Sunny has to share Mr. Bunny not only with Rosy, but also with Monkey! (Again, I'll tell you more about Monkey soon.)

PUG PALS!!!!!!