{"id":7032538,"date":"2026-08-07T20:38:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/its-official-but-whatever-happened-to-that-hat\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:38:37","slug":"its-official-but-whatever-happened-to-that-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7032538","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Official! (But Whatever Happened to That Hat?)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Somewhere between the first blush of inspiration and the final published book, there\u2019s \u201cthe announcement.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agents, in particular, love the announcement. It\u2019s the best advertisement they can feature. Because if you can sell a James Preller book, you can sell anything<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This ran in PW, I believe. As an author, I\u2019m firmly in the camp that doesn\u2019t particularly follow \u201cthe business.\u201d I can see how having a handle on what sells and what\u2019s hot can be good information. But, yeah, I\u2019m not really into \u201cindustry news.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

I do, to varying degrees, at different times, try to stay abreast of the best books.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The folks at PW have been using this old photo \u2014 gotta be 15 years old at least \u2014 in every announcement. Boy, do I miss that hat! It was a wonder! It used to sit right on top of my actual head!<\/strong><\/p>\n

And, yes, that actual head is a little weather-beaten these days. The Irish eyes have gotten smaller, the lips thinner, the hair grayer. The whole thing just, collectively, worse. Such is life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, yeah, fine. Keep using that ancient photo, folks!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nonetheless, here is the latest nugget of good news. I\u2019m very impressed by illustrator Fred Blunt, though I\u2019ve only seen the process that led us to the cover. He has a loose, energetic style that feels just right for the story. It\u2019s actually a little book about verbs but it\u2019s been decided, probably wisely, not to tell readers that. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHey, Kids! I know you\u2019ve all been clamoring for more books about Parts of Speech!\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe keep that on the down low.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anyway, I\u2019m very glad to be publishing again for emergent readers. I first broke out in 1994 with Hiccups for Elephant<\/em> and Wake Me In Spring<\/em>, and I\u2019ve long had a special affection for the easy-to-read genre. Tricky to write, or to get right, and the pay isn\u2019t great. Now with my \u201c. . . and a Moose!\u201d series \u2014 the third book is coming out in 2027, Two Astronauts and a Moose<\/em> \u2014 I feel like I have some good, new, inexpensive books on school visits for the PreK-K crowd o go along with the new \u201cBigfoot and Dodo\u201d series, Jigsaw Jones, Scary Tales, the upcoming \u201cSurvival Code\u201d books, plus the assortment of middle-grade titles I\u2019ve done over the years: Blood Mountain, Bystander, etc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just wait until you see my upcoming picture book, What Dogs Don\u2019t Know<\/em>. I\u2019m really, really happy with that one! Illustrated by Laura Sandoval.\u00a0 That\u2019s coming in 2027, too.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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