Folks, I’ve been doing this whole blogging thing for a long time. And now that I’ve just turned 40, I give myself permission to start acting in a true “kids today” and “get off my lawn” manner.  I also get to dip deep into nostalgia, given half a chance. Now almost ten years ago I read a really fun little chapter book going by the name of In Memory of Gorfman T Frog by Gail Donovan. I liked it so much, in fact, that I helped get it on New York Public Library’s annual 100 Books for Reading and Sharing list, which ain’t small potatoes.

Time passes. Things change. And then I get an email from Gail. Would I have any interest in revealing her newest novel, which is coming out in October from Islandport Press?

The fact of the matter is, folks, that I don’t actually agree to all the cover reveal offers I receive. I like to have a hook when I reveal a book. But fortunately in this case, I remember well Gofman T. Frog (which could stand a reprint and some new art, Dutton). And so in memory of In Memory of Gorfman T. Frog, here is Gail’s latest book. If it’s anything like the last, it’s worth discovering.