tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90898007453670015212024-02-19T07:42:00.068-08:00Smallfish BooksChildren's Book PublisherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-77855532504824770162014-11-23T07:20:00.002-08:002014-11-23T07:20:36.373-08:00Smallfish Books - New Title "SNOW"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've just published this new picture book in South Korea (in Korean). We'll be publishing it soon in the UK via our new online shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is simply called "SNOW" and is about Anna, who initially doesn't like the snow or snowballs or snowmen, but after being sent out to play, she meets some new friends and has a great time.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-1650223659769195062014-10-21T12:46:00.001-07:002014-10-21T12:46:21.579-07:00If I Had a Red Balloon - Published (Rights) by Awesome World in South Korea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gosh I haven't made an entry on the blog for a long time. More on that later. In the mean time, at Smallfish Books we have a new series of books - the first of which is called "If I had a Red Balloon" - which will be published in the UK before Xmas. In the mean time it is being published (rights sale) in South Korea. Here's the cover.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-45041608987334267252011-10-25T12:43:00.000-07:002011-10-25T12:50:17.886-07:00Converting a Children's Book to ePub FormatThere are two ways of doing this - both of which I'm exploring. The first is to go it alone, setting up everything, and the second is to go via an aggregator like Lulu or Smashwords. I'm starting both today and will post how I get on with both methods - including (hopefully) revenue streams with the same cover price.<br />
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The first step is to create two ePub books - which is probably the easiest part. I'm using iWork Pages which seems to do the trick, and lets me preview on iPhone and iPad very easily.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-79111929812882476132011-10-12T08:12:00.000-07:002011-10-12T08:14:16.046-07:00UK Licensing Deal with Maverick Arts Publishing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're very happy to announce a licensing deal for The Goblin and The Girl in association with Maverick Arts Publishing. The license is to publish in English for the UK & Ireland. We'll be doing an initial run of 2,000 copies. We're very happy with a few layout changes from Maverick and we feel that The Goblin and the Girl is now ready for launch in the UK.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've decided to write some stories specifically for the Amazon Kindle. The formatting is very easy - just using MS Word, but I'd like to add some basic b&w illustrations for flavour. By the nature of the medium, the stories will be for the 10+ age range. I already have 7 stories in progress - but am trying to work out how many pages would be right. Probably 100 or so for the first few stories.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-3117030998947359452011-04-21T13:09:00.000-07:002011-10-12T08:16:52.478-07:00New Series Of Books With Bold Colours for Younger Children<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm experimenting with a few styles using very strong and bold colours - mainly for stories for younger children. Here's one of the test illustrations.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-76822589055294901402011-04-12T13:26:00.000-07:002011-04-21T13:12:01.379-07:00Follow Up Story to The Goblin and the Girl<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've finished the first draft of the follow-up story to The Goblin and the Girl. It features the girl and the boy, and a strange new character who the girl comes across in the woods. I'll post some character design as soon as Yun gets to it!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-58980843843999264462011-04-07T12:29:00.000-07:002011-10-12T08:17:33.539-07:00Getting the VeroK Agency on the Case<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">And here's a closer shot of my stand - I had an excellent banner with the iPhone apps which drew in many many people over the duration of the fair.</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-81862013211842390072011-04-01T03:15:00.000-07:002011-05-25T13:55:03.153-07:00A Successful Bologna 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EchbQzwXrhVeO-WfponhXIBWrI-KIMxu7sS7rQvJqIOG2eTs3c66vytEFJ8hGgb3c-ECTo0bCONKKRXM19eeFsC2dIRbrrAGvlEFeQlDYgZ8CxVUPtkZ8Dk3K48gfslOG3hT4J7gAShJ/s1600/Smallfish+Books+Stand+Bologna+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EchbQzwXrhVeO-WfponhXIBWrI-KIMxu7sS7rQvJqIOG2eTs3c66vytEFJ8hGgb3c-ECTo0bCONKKRXM19eeFsC2dIRbrrAGvlEFeQlDYgZ8CxVUPtkZ8Dk3K48gfslOG3hT4J7gAShJ/s200/Smallfish+Books+Stand+Bologna+2011.jpg" width="150" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here's a photo of me at my stand in Bologna. Just got back yesterday - had some excellent meetings with publishers, agents and potential clients for book-app production. More on this later.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-67898633551022551552011-03-22T14:31:00.001-07:002011-03-22T14:31:26.523-07:0025-B-84<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll be at stand 25-B-84 in Bologna - fully booked from Monday to Thursday - but if you're going to be there please drop by.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-48069436914782262842011-03-22T14:29:00.000-07:002011-03-22T14:29:06.831-07:00Bologna Next Week<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a while since the last posting - am off to Bologna on Monday for the International Children's Book Fair. I have two book apps on iPhone, iPad and Barnes & Noble Nook Color - and they look great! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-26730888282424706212011-03-07T12:13:00.001-08:002011-03-07T12:13:53.614-08:00Book Apps on the iPad<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I bought an iPad at the weekend (yes the old one) - and a very nice machine it is. I've been working on transferring the book-apps to the iPad with mixed success so far. It's not 100% compatible with the iPhone software, and annoyingly it's not the same aspect ratio as the iPhone so I have to re-format all the illustrations to make it fir and look good. Am still getting excellent help and support from the guys from Corona in Palo Alto.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-21242146229687320112011-02-22T11:31:00.000-08:002011-02-22T11:31:44.128-08:00Bologna 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6R6YHu5JdbShmGMH3OOSd6Dmr7V0FWlfMDHS4IsKyJCyhzp6A5_mrMEl8fq483N82SfaBPFy_o-pg3ZFmyPIVwNgbRNDzZFh_-94ISSEBOPdGrfgI6U4MaLSn0VcPP46JRAyi2HL37HN/s1600/bookfair.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6R6YHu5JdbShmGMH3OOSd6Dmr7V0FWlfMDHS4IsKyJCyhzp6A5_mrMEl8fq483N82SfaBPFy_o-pg3ZFmyPIVwNgbRNDzZFh_-94ISSEBOPdGrfgI6U4MaLSn0VcPP46JRAyi2HL37HN/s1600/bookfair.gif" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’re gearing up for Bologna 2011 and we’ll be at stand 25 B 84 as part of the UK Publishers Association. New this year are iPhone apps and a series of four bright and colourful books to help young children get a sense of geometry.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-52716577965190116522011-02-16T13:33:00.000-08:002011-02-16T13:33:18.885-08:00Book App for Nook Color<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr62nJTZmkXc_hEAuIKawMGTvrnr4-a_YHnsLAa3uX0ML6PTvUVfZjmaRM_cbFqbixPpbLyij7RZkcOZ5YxmRwX-5QbOkKzd24zS5Dhxx1kI1a-pTJEvLYvEbm-ENnLr-ZgsWNtGCe2G3/s1600/nook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr62nJTZmkXc_hEAuIKawMGTvrnr4-a_YHnsLAa3uX0ML6PTvUVfZjmaRM_cbFqbixPpbLyij7RZkcOZ5YxmRwX-5QbOkKzd24zS5Dhxx1kI1a-pTJEvLYvEbm-ENnLr-ZgsWNtGCe2G3/s200/nook.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been working on formatting The Perfect Pebble book app for the Nook Color. This presents one big problem in that the aspect ratio is different from the iPhone or Android - it is 2508 x 1254 which is very "Cinemascope" - difficult to cater for when the original illustrations for the book are portrait.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-9932449452835292372011-02-07T12:33:00.000-08:002011-05-25T13:53:47.013-07:00The Perfect Pebble iPhone and Android Book App<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ShrxE006WIETefeRlMfyStEmKdUuAMD3zf0Hohn_69obs2l04V96RCObLQXX3E1_MZvcR9UktvKWR07gO8aZ5hWgqSBmcR6cmMDFq_Elj6etaDN3ym2fUWDbQQOdh-OVors1W8fyjRzQ/s1600/Bologna+Email.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ShrxE006WIETefeRlMfyStEmKdUuAMD3zf0Hohn_69obs2l04V96RCObLQXX3E1_MZvcR9UktvKWR07gO8aZ5hWgqSBmcR6cmMDFq_Elj6etaDN3ym2fUWDbQQOdh-OVors1W8fyjRzQ/s320/Bologna+Email.jpg" width="320" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Perfect Pebble book app and video are finished - will be available on iTunes as soon as Apple approve the app.</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-21577247494375514062011-02-07T12:26:00.000-08:002011-05-25T13:53:09.040-07:00Book App Update for iPhone and Android<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have some excellent news coming soon about releasing my first book app in collaboration a Palo Alto company and a major book chain. The apps look great (because I built them myself) - it's really easy if you have some basic VB skills.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-23514108209485108672011-02-01T12:35:00.000-08:002011-05-25T13:52:42.501-07:00Developing Book Apps for Apple and Android using Corona<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvF8JSg8P0U5WrP9YzyN-CRAKFxzXM3nfzO41-dvv6ED5ozqgQ8GLEXMdBJ6ZF_8z3J0JaYaOkW_1w_8KqHvTKQLdeHK-u3quoF5Rly-q4Cj7rpjzuKdWSiAPjeZHXYI4RESIRRpljc_Y/s1600/bebiphone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvF8JSg8P0U5WrP9YzyN-CRAKFxzXM3nfzO41-dvv6ED5ozqgQ8GLEXMdBJ6ZF_8z3J0JaYaOkW_1w_8KqHvTKQLdeHK-u3quoF5Rly-q4Cj7rpjzuKdWSiAPjeZHXYI4RESIRRpljc_Y/s320/bebiphone.jpg" width="320" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve finished the first book app (Big Eye Ben) and am half way through the second (The Goblin and the Girl). They’re looking great in the Corona Simulator, but before I can test them out on the iPhone and Android, I need to register Smallfish Books into the Apple Developer Programme. I’ve filled in the forms and should be able to download the Apple SDK soon. Membership for this is US$99 / year, and it’s US$349 / year for the Corona membership. It’s not as easy as I thought it might be, but Carlos M. Icaza (co-founder at Corona in Palo Alto) has been very helpful in getting us off the ground.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-15990533831935892432011-01-28T00:11:00.000-08:002011-05-25T13:52:16.933-07:00The Goblin and the Girl makes the Best New Books List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKTFGNGMVf0c_OfQg1LVQihmSc01JPqfJVJyt4UlZ4C_iBpNPiPIV8H3hAjPVVK0E3UMJczwhsMjHDKQ3lxANwt_aoxxm6OgpaNQvhlVXJ1kjXcTgTV3wfTtXHegfwdu9PindJS0dgebZ/s1600/GGCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKTFGNGMVf0c_OfQg1LVQihmSc01JPqfJVJyt4UlZ4C_iBpNPiPIV8H3hAjPVVK0E3UMJczwhsMjHDKQ3lxANwt_aoxxm6OgpaNQvhlVXJ1kjXcTgTV3wfTtXHegfwdu9PindJS0dgebZ/s1600/GGCover.jpg" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Goblin and the Girl makes the Best New Books List on </span></span><a href="http://www.parentsintouch.co.uk/Best-New-Books"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parents in Touch</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the girl looked in the mirror, she thought she was a goblin. She was ashamed of the way she thought looked and hid herself away as much as possible - but everyone else saw a normal little girl. One day she found herself in the forest, without the hat she always wears to hide behind. She doesn't want the boy to see her but they do walk and talk together, and things change. </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a real message for all of us in this story, especially in an age when we are all so concerned about outward appearance. With charming illustrations by Park Yun, this is an enchanting and thought-provoking story</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-59458755700617252222011-01-28T00:08:00.000-08:002011-05-25T13:51:43.787-07:00The Perfect Pebble makes the Best New Books List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6eUpOWHzChTq8JsUUS8F1Ytagfsr-s_F5RZTxqLG8Xytp8f6Es0iSafTofljf2znN1sDcdWW8rhAcSEON5jYEBW2YYsopB69IQxk-ARiqM-fRiMcGK4fug9lfe7hr_H8dOHrQWG_vTFO/s1600/PPCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6eUpOWHzChTq8JsUUS8F1Ytagfsr-s_F5RZTxqLG8Xytp8f6Es0iSafTofljf2znN1sDcdWW8rhAcSEON5jYEBW2YYsopB69IQxk-ARiqM-fRiMcGK4fug9lfe7hr_H8dOHrQWG_vTFO/s1600/PPCover.jpg" /></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Perfect Pebble makes the Best New Books List on </span></span><a href="http://www.parentsintouch.co.uk/Best-New-Books"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parents in Touch</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; color: #333333; line-height: 16px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">' ... because sometimes looking for something can be more fun than finding it.' This is another picture </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">book which carries a really important message, put across in a lovely way</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I think it is a lovely book to share with children, both on a superficial level as an enjoyable read and on a deeper level to learn what is really important in life. Every day, the friends had a wonderful time on the beach, looking for pebbles - but one day, they find the perfect pebble and then it all goes wrong... </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Park Yun's enchanting illustrations are the perfect complement to the text</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089800745367001521.post-59084861574657279202011-01-28T00:03:00.000-08:002011-01-28T00:05:05.726-08:00Our Newest Books Make the "Parents in Touch" Best New Books List<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Perfect Pebble and The Goblin and the Girl make the <a href="http://www.parentsintouch.co.uk/Best-New-Books">Best New Book List</a> on Parents in Touch - Best New Books - Click on 0-5 to see the reviews - <a href="http://www.parentsintouch.co.uk/Book-reviews-fiction-0-to-5">or just click here</a>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0