{"id":266,"date":"2013-04-16T12:58:11","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T18:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamieaswenson.com\/studious-cat\/?p=266"},"modified":"2013-04-16T13:52:50","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T19:52:50","slug":"the-next-big-thing-blog-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamieaswenson.com\/studious-cat\/2013\/04\/the-next-big-thing-blog-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Big Thing Blog Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, the fabulously talented Stephen Shaskan<\/a>, who’s latest book The Three Triceratops Tuff<\/a>\u00a0was recently released, tagged me. So, being a good sport, I answered his questions regarding my own work — specifically, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!<\/a>\u00a0 Here are my answers:<\/p>\n

\"boy,<\/a><\/p>\n

1)What is the title of your next book?<\/p>\n

Boom! Boom! Boom!<\/em>\u00a0to be released by Farrar, Straus & Giroux on May 28, 2013. Illustrated by David Walker.<\/p>\n

2) Where did the idea come from for the book?<\/p>\n

It was a dark and stormy night … when BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! my dog, my children, and every other pet and person in the house ended up in my bed. As soon as things calmed down I ran to my computer and started to write my silly, rhyming book about a stormy night, a brave little boy, a lot of frightened friends \u2013 and a bed a bit too cozy!<\/p>\n

3) What genre does your book fall under?<\/p>\n

Picture book\/rhyming\/cumulative \u2013 fun!\u00a0 It\u2019s a storytime read aloud for preschool to 2nd<\/sup> grade.\"seven<\/a><\/p>\n

4) What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a
movie rendition?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see \u2013 how about Johnny Depp as the heroic young boy and Lady Gaga as his impulsive sister? The animals can be cast as themselves … including my teddy bear, Fred.<\/p>\n

5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?<\/p>\n

A stormy night, a brave young boy, too many frightened friends \u2013 and a too cozy bed!<\/p>\n

6) How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?<\/p>\n

The first draft flew from my fingers in hours \u2013 the subsequent drafts took years.<\/p>\n

7)What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?<\/p>\n

My book would go well with any other rhyming, bedtime, counting, noisy, sibling, animal book!<\/p>\n

Now \u2013 who to tag next \u2013 I\u2019m tagging a few of my favorite authors \u2013 check out their webpgs. for more EXCELLENT books!<\/p>\n

Ann Bausum<\/a>– award-winning non-fiction<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Fixmer<\/a>\u00a0– fabulous historical fiction – 1960s civil rights!<\/p>\n

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