Introducing ... SOPHIE QUIRE!

Hello friends! It's been a while since my last update, and that's because I've been busily finishing my next book! It's a companion to my first novel, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes. Here's the amazing cover, drawn by Gilbert Ford:

The book comes out Spring 2016. It is without question the most monster-filled story I have ever written. Here's the summary from the catalog:

It's been two years since Peter Nimble and Sir Tode rescued the kingdom of HazelPort. In that time, they have traveled far in wide in search of adventure. Now Peter and Sir Tode have been summoned by Professor Cake for a new mission: find a 12-year-old bookmender named Sophie Quire. 

Sophie knows little beyond the four walls of her father's bookshop, where she repairs old books and dreams of escaping the confines of her dull life. But when a strange boy and his talking cat/horse companion show up with a rare and mysterious book, she finds herself pulled into an adventure beyond anything she has ever read.

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I am so unbelievably excited to share this story with the world. I'll keep you posted with illustrations and updates as we near publication. Tally-ho!