


It’s an on-going task that authors should continue to focus on and learn more about. And although Skype visits ended up taking a moderate amount of time to arrange and deliver, they were really successful in connecting my Ballpark Mysteries books with children all over the U.S.īut marketing your books isn’t a one-shot deal. For example, last spring I did a series of Skype school visits to share the latest editions of my Ballpark Mysteries series with children. If you’re a children’s book author (or any type of author, for that matter), you not only have to write (or write and illustrate) your book, but you have to go out and promote it.

Everybody should look at this." -Daniel Pinkwater, NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday "Perfect for sharing with younglings of the wingless sort." - Kirkus Reviews "The book truly soars in the dark yet luminescent art. just a whiz-bang summer book, anytime book. "Baseball stadiums have an innate magic, never more so than in the hands of Lies, whose latest has the winged creatures gathering for an epic game, complete with 'beenuts and Cricket Jack,' and an upside down audience" - Publishers Weekly, starred review "The visual effect is quite stunning, with some fantastically disorienting upside-down spreads to reflect the fans' hanging position, and much of the language is utterly delicious."- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Careful readers will find plenty of inventive details to make this latest outing to the bats’ nocturnal world worthwhile." - School Library Journal Praise for Brian Lies’ New York Times best-selling books: Bats at the Beach "Brilliant, brilliant paintings.
