Fuse #8 Review

Elizabeth Bird over at A Fuse #8 Production (and NY children's librarian extraordinaire) has written a very astute review of Pouch!

While you're there, check out her many other excellent articles on all things kid lit. She is truly an preeminent blogger in her field. (And she was the only reviewer so far to notice Pouch!'s snazzy endpapers!)

See you at the circulation desk,
David

A Best Book of 2009

Pouch! has been named a Best Book of 2009 on The Book Case, the blog of BookPage.

See the list here.
(Scroll down to Best Picture Books.)

Pou-ooooooch!

(PS–this image was an early style idea for the book.)

Profile on Finding Dulcinea

Hey folks,

Finding Dulcinea just ran a very thoughtful and comprehensive feature on my work. It begins:

David Ezra Stein's children’s books celebrate joy and simplicity, eschewing flash in favor of genuine introspection. His subtle interweaving of lessons in self-sufficiency and acceptance of change is neither intimidating nor heavy-handed. Themes of friendship and nature, seen in “Pouch!” and “Leaves” and “Monster Hug!” appeal to an international audience.

It was written by Sarah Amandolare. Read the rest HERE.

See you in the blogs,
David

Ghouls & Gourds '09!

Hey all you Halloweensters,

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Ghouls & Gourds Festival is this weekend! (Sunday at 12 in the Cherry Esplanade.) Parades, music, kids in costumes, and of course a fantastic crop of local authors and illustrators sharing their books. Hope you will join us! I will be reading Pouch! and I will have my trusty kangaroo cut-out for funny photo ops!

INFO

See you in the garden,
David

PS- There is a chance we could have our baby in the next few days, so. . . I might have to ask you how it was!

Pouch! at the Children's Museum of Manhattan

"Pou-oooooooch!"

CMOM Reading Tomorrow

Hi all,

The hickory nuts are falling here in Forest Park, which means it is time for fall book events!
And the very next one is tomorrow at Children's Museum of Manhattan. Swing on by at 11 AM for a reading and wacky kangaroo photos, and leave with a freshly signed copy of Pouch! in your pouch.

MORE INFO

See you in the museum!
David

POUCH!:The Trailer

Dear folks, in conjunction with the release of Pouch!, here is the trailer for the book.

I have been trying to get this up on YouTube, but due to ongoing file incompatibility woes, I will have to settle on posting a link here for now. Enjoy!

VIEW POUCH BOOK TRAILER

Happiest of Autumns,
David

PS- Remain on the lookout for Pouch!: the lunch box, Pouch!: the pull toy, Pouch! the breakfast cereal, and Pouch!: the pouch.

'Roo the Day!

Hey folks, my new book Pouch! (the saga of a young kangaroo who takes his first hops) is now available for pre-order on Amazon. It won't be shipped till September, tho'. But just thought I'd let ya know.

See ya in the meadow,
David