Books win more awards

I'm happy to announce that Trouble in Contrary Woods, book 6 in the Bailey Fish Adventure series, and Mudd Saves the Earth, tied for second place as silver medal winners in the Florida Publishers Association's 2010 awards for best children's fiction. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend the gathering last weekend in Florida, but am delighted with the announcement by Betsy Lampe, FPA executive director.
"Trouble" contains some of my favorite characters and themes, and "Mudd," with its focus on what kids can do to save the earth is fun reading with a message. Trouble was also a finalist in the Eric Hoffer book contest this year. Both books join the other award-winners in the series. But, beyond the awards, what means the most to me is how much readers love the books. I'm already being hounded about when the next--book 8 in the series--will be released.