November 23, Apt 613 Support Local Book Fair,
10-4 Ottawa Public Library, Mezzanine Level
November 30, Chapters High Park Bookstore, Toronto, 11-2 with illustrator Tom Goldsmith!
Awards
Canadian Toy Testing Council Great Books 2014 Award
LCS Canadian Picture Book Award nominee
(See page 5. Winner to be announced November 25, 2013.)
Interviews
CBC Radio "Ottawa Morning" October 3, 2013
CBC Radio "Ontario Morning" October 7, 2013
(click on "play" arrow beside text; interview is from 13:24 to 19:07)
Reviews & Articles
". . . an enchanting story about a little boy named Samuel who discovers a real, tiny mom in his shirt pocket."
CM Magazine ("Recommended.") "Young readers will relate to this story about first steps towards independence."
Glebe Report (page 33) "It's a perfect back-to-school book to read with kids who are going to school for the very first time, or . . . after a long break . . . or . . . who worry about being away from their moms and dads."
"Back to school is in her pocket: Hintonburg resident pens story about letting go."
Rachel's own entry in the global invitational "The Next Big Thing?" blog crawl.
"The stylized cartoon figures inhabit a cheery watercolor-washed world, and the pictures add emotional depth to the story. . . . A solid choice."
"Books for children: recent titles for young readers"
|
||
Bookstores and Library Visits
Babar en Ville, Montreal, Quebec
Bakka Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid, New York
Bunch of Grapes, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Eight Cousins, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Edgartown Books, Edgartown, Massachusetts
Kaleidoscope Kids's Books, Ottawa, Ontario
Newtonville Books, Newton, Massachusetts
The Toadstool, Keene, New Hampshire
Trident Booksellers and Cafe, Boston, Massachusetts
Porter Square Books, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Vineyard Haven Public Library, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
The Pocket Mommy is available from Random House, and fine physical and online booksellers everywhere.
.jpeg)
Displayed in the window at the Bunch of Grapes!
The first signed copy at Eight Cousins.
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
Author appearance at Edgartown Books. (Judy Lawne Photography)
Reading at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.
Porter Square Books
Trident Booksellers and Cafe
Newtonville Books
Edgartown Books display
Launching at Kaleidoscope Kids' Books.
The Pocket Mommy invades Kaleidscope Kids'.
Selling out at Babar en Ville (SCBWI Canada East October 2013 conference)
On display at Bakka Phoenix