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ˇHola Todo!
Thanks so much for your continued interest in my books and career, I feel like I have quite the cheering squad at this point. So I am especially thrilled to share my latest news with you - I have just sold
my first picture book as author/illustrator!!! It's called "Soap, Soap, Soap, jabón, jabón" and as another bilingual Jack Tale adaptation, is a follow-up to Paco and the Giant Chile Plant. Right now
it's set to release in either Fall 2009 or Spring 2010 - we'll see.
This is the culmination of a lifetime of dreaming and seven years of hard work when I finally dove into children's books as a serious goal. Yes, I've sold articles, a poem and short story,
but this will be the first book with my name on the cover as sole creator. Truly, a dream come true.
Since it is also bilingual, I'll be continuing my Spanish lessons. I've reached that awkward stage where I know enough to realize I'm butcherinig the language, but
don't know enough to fix it. Still, my class experiences at the Latin American Association have changed my life, and I feel like I've been adopted by an incredibly warm and appreciative culture.
Meanwhile, the demand for Paco and the Giant Chile Plant has been astounding. I had no idea the need there was for bilingual books in America, a need that is only just beginning to be met.
Paco is already into its second printing and I continue to receive requests from schools and events to share Paco.
PACO AND THE GIANT CHILE PLANT ~
PACO Y LA PLANTA DE CHILE GIGANTE
written by Keith Polette
illustrated by Elizabeth O. Dulemba
Raven Tree Press
Trade Picture Book - Available NOW!!!
Paco takes the familiar "Jack and the Beanstalk" tale and gives it more than a few new twists. Told as a fractured fairy tale, our hero, Jack,
is now called Paco, and the story takes place in a beautiful desert setting in the American Southwest.
The story is presented as an English text with embedded Spanish in rojo. A vocabulary page is included to jump start learning in either language.
Speaking of sharing Paco, I'll be appearing twice at this weekend's Decatur Book Festival! With over 250 talented creators speaking all over the square, this is truly a magical affair and I'm thrilled to be included.
You can come hear me read at:
Mingei World Arts at 11:30 am Saturday, August 30th (today)
and on
The Children's Main Stage at 5:00 pm on Sunday, August 31st.
I will also be at the CBAIS - Children's Book Authors and Illustrators of the South booth for most of the weekend - right in front of the children's stage. This is a new group of 20
award-winning, traditionally published authors and illustrators living right here in our area. Our purpose is to alert people to the talent they have in their own back yard and be a resource for schools and events looking for speakers.
The energy and love for books surrounding this festival are such fun and I'm already in the thick of it - you can read MY BLOG for a day by day round up. I hope you'll make it by!
And don't forget my latest two books:
Author Stacey Kaye and I have several tag-team engagements coming up which you can read more about at my calendar page. |
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ParentSmart/KidHappy is a series of kid-friendly picture books that use stories about families dealing with common parent-child struggles -
such as going to bed and getting ready in the morning - to model positive parenting techniques.
To learn more and watch an interview with the series' creator, Stacey Kaye, go to ParentSmartKidHappy.com.
To download free ParentSmart/KidHappy wallpaper for your computer, go to http://www.dulemba.com/BOOKS/ParentSmart/ParentSmart.html.
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Freebies:
Y'all know I have all kinds of free activities for my books at my website, right? Got to: http://dulemba.com/index_downloads.html.
I also create a new coloring page as a free download every Tuesday. Go to: Coloring Page Tuesdays.
Have your budding artist send their version back (less than 1mb) and I'll post it to my blog.
Visits:
To invite me to speak at your school or event, learn more at
http://dulemba.com/index_visits.html
or email me at elizabeth@dulemba.com.
To view my current schedule of events, go to http://dulemba.com/index_schedule.html.
Note:
Again, I appreciate your continued interest in the milestones in this crazy career of mine and hope you'll invite your friends and family to learn more about my books and enjoy my free downloads by sending them to the link below. Of course, I don't want to bug you, so if you'd rather not hear about these things, you can unsubscribe. But I sure hope you'll stick around to share this wild ride!
Thanks Y'all!
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All Artwork © Elizabeth O. Dulemba, 2008
- Y'all play nice, Okay?
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