Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Wowza! Three wins for Alcuin!

Just today the Alcuin Society announced its award winners for 2013. We have THREE books that won, in First, Second and Third Place. We are thrilled. First prize: Everyone Eats, by Julia Kuo and designed by the amazing Sara Gillingham. Second prize: Lily Loves, by Kai Lüftner and illustrated by Judith Drews also designed by Sara Gillingham. Third prize: When I Was Small, by Sara O’Leary and illustrated by Julie Morstad, designed by the amazing Robin Mitchell Crainfield. Check them out and check out all the other Alcuin award winners!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Simply Read Spring 2013

Our new Spring Titles are up on our website. Check them out! They are all beautiful, and standouts include: The New Arrival
Anna May's Cloak
Circles of Round
Dream Boats
How To
Our FIRST early reader: Murilla Gorilla
And two new Cozy Classic titles, including War and Peace and Les Miserables!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

new website for Windy and Friends

What a beautiful new website for Windy and Friends!
It features Foggy, Windy, Snowy and Chinook and Sunny by Judith and Robin!

Friday, November 23, 2012

Simply Small app FREE on Friday Nov 30

Saffy Looks for Rain, which was recently shortlisted for the Appys 2012 award for Best Educational/Kids App, will be part of the November 30th ‘App Friday,’ a popular online promotion started by the organization Mom’s with Apps that works to highlight great products across the educational app community. Each week, select free and discounted apps are promoted via the App Friday Facebook page, the #appfriday hashtag on Twitter, as well as here. Check out Saffy Looks for Rain, if you haven't already! A recent review of the app from Kirkus Reviews reads, “the app beautifully illustrates how a simple story, well presented, can be simply refreshing.”

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The Appys!

Great news--Saffy Looks for Rain has just been nominated for an APPY award! This cute app is based on one of the titles from our Simply Small series.
More about the Appys here!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

PNBA - more pictures!

October 13, 14 and 15 Simply Read Books had a blast at the PNBA (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association) fall tradeshow. Here Holman Wang is ready to sign his Cozy Classic titles:
This is of his and Kathy Beliveau's table:
And here is Cynthia Heinrichs signing her book, Under the Mound: