Book Trailer

I made a little trailer for my book.  It is just one more way to get it out to the public.  If you haven't read the book, this should give you a nice little preview too.  Enjoy.

 
 

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The Evolution of My New Children's Book Cover

I wanted to make a new cover that was more interesting, and more engaging to the potential reader.  I had the idea, but actually creating the cover was still a learning process.  Here you will see a breakdown of the different elements.  Hopefully you like it.

Goodreads

I set up a Goodreads page for my book.  Please go and visit it.  On the page you can add the book to your library, share the book with your friends, and offer reviews.  If you have never used Goodreads before, think of it as a giant online book club, all through social media.  It is pretty cool.

Judge A Book By Its Cover

I am thinking of updating the cover of my book to make it more visually appealing.  I like my other one, but it is not the most interesting of covers.  It doesn't make you think, "Wow! I can't wait to see what is inside this book."  So, in an effort to get more people to give my book a chance, I have made a new cover.  The only problem is that I am not sure if it is any better than the last one.  There are three things that I need to consider.  First, is this cover more visually appealing.  Second, does it match with the rest of the book.  Third, does it convey the right feeling for the story inside.

For me, the new cover screams magical adventure, but loses some of the childlike dress-up feel of the original.  I think the new one is much more interesting though, and technically better from an illustration standpoint.   What are your thoughts?

New Cover:

Original Cover:

I Want to Tell a Story Too Dad!

Ever since Our Magic Bunk Bed was published, little Arthur has been begging me to write another book.  He is bummed that Ally narrates and not him.  He has given me some ideas on what to write about, and even written down some of his own lines.  Here is one of the illustrations for his "book."  It is him and I playing baseball.  Perhaps he has a future in illustration.

One of the Best Children's Books Ever Written About Bedtime and Dreaming!

Okay...not really, but in one category, it is at least in the top 100.  If you look at the image below you will see that the book is hovering around #84 in that specific Amazon category.  I know this seems like a very specific classification, and that no one will ever find it here, but they actually do.  The higher it gets on this list, the more people will notice it.  This hopefully leads to additional lists.  Keep the downloads coming.  The real Ally and Arthur love to track them.  I think it makes them feel famous.

Hit the "Buy the Book" button above if you haven't got your copy yet, or just follow this link:
Our Magic Bunk Bed.

For the last few days, I enrolled Our Magic Bunk Bed  in the Kindle Select promotional program.  This enabled me to give away my book for free for a short amount of time.  I am happy to say that it was downloaded several hundred times during this period.  It may not seem like much, but I am just happy to know that it is getting out there to people around the world.  Thanks for downloading, and make sure to tell your friends.  The book is still available, at any time, for $2.99 on your kindle devices or kindle apps.  Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Our-Magic-Bunk-Bed-ebook/dp/B00E3N0JBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374960924&sr=8-1&keywords=Our+magic+bunk+bed