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.”

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!

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:

Little Big Books - Julie Morstad

This amazing book features the work of up-and-coming illustrators and creators of children's books--including talent Julie Morstad. She is the illustrator of many Simply read Books, including her two most recent When I Was Small and The Swing. Learn more about the book, Little Big Books, here.

World premiere of Return to Reichenbauch--Oct 18

What: World premiere of Return to Reichenbauch by Maureen Kelleheron When: October 18th at 3.30PM Where: St. John's International Women's Film Festival At last--the documentary that Lisa Birnie's "In Mania's Memory" was based on is coming out! This fantastic film follows the tales of two women from opposite sides of WW2. This is the

I Want to Go to the Moon at PNBA

This weekend has been the PNBA (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association) fall tradeshow. We were so pleased to have a host of our authors signing books including: Kathy Beliveau with The Yoga Game Holman Wang with Cozy Classics Tom Saunders with I Want to Go to the Moon Cindy Heinrichs with Under the Mound and Paola Opal with the Simply Small Series! Here is a pic from Tom's signing. More to come ;)

World Premiere of “The Boy in the Oak”

Come see the World Premiere of “The Boy in the Oak” by Luke Losey – narrated by Jude Law, based on the book by Jessica Albarn At the 5th Annual Bel-Air Film Festival When: 6 pm Friday October 12th