If you’re a regular reader of The Writing Life series on my blog, then you may have already read about the long and winding path to publication for my next book, which comes out in October.
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This is my 20th published children’s book, (21st if you count Oregon Reads Aloud, the award-winning anthology that I contributed to), and it’s my VERY FIRST board book!
It’s also the VERY FIRST time any of my books have been featured in a Barnes & Noble presale promotion! For a few short days, March 24 - March 26, 2026, copies of my book MAMA’S HOME (AND BABY TOO!) will be available on barnesandnoble.com for 25% off with the discount code PREORDER25.
If you are involved in the book world, you already know how important preorders are to help a book find its wings—and if you are not, believe me when I say, it’s SUPER important!
Preorders help book buyers and publishers assess the level of overall interest in a book, and preorders help determine how many copies of the book will be printed in the first print run (not surprisingly, higher numbers are better!) Also, preorders are aggregated for statistics related to a book's fist week of sales (stronger preorders mean a book will have stronger reported sales for that first week, which helps create buzz.)
As I mentioned recently on various social media posts, when I preorder someone else’s book, it feels like a gift to myself on the day I order it, and then another gift to myself when it finally arrives! MAMA’S HOME (AND BABY TOO!) will arrive in October 2026.
This book will appeal to a wide variety of young families whose mamas are away from home from time to time (just about every young family I know!), and it will be an especially excellent gift book for families who have at least one child and who may be preparing for another.
The illustrations are by Adèle Dafflon, and they are absolutely adorable (you can get a sneak peek at the interior of the book by visiting my publisher’s (Familius') website.)
I would be honored and grateful if you considered preordering—you can preorder anytime before October, but you have until March 26, 2026 to jump on this deal.
(If you preorder two or more copies, let me know in the comments below … I will have a special something for you!)
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