MAGNETS in Paperback + More Science News

I've been away a little over a week at ICON10—The Illustrator's Conference, in Detroit—but more on that in a later post. Last night, I arrived home to a happy box of new books from Holiday House. The third of the science picture books by David A. Adler and me is now out in paperback! MAGNETS PUSH, MAGNETS PULL came out last year to some excellent reviews. Here's what Booklist had to say:

"An intelligent starting point for hands-on exploration of the familiar yet mysterious phenomenon of magnetism."

It was also named a 2018 Bank Street Best Book of the Year. You can order a copy of MAGNETS through your local independent bookstore here.

And our latest collaboration, LIGHT WAVES released just last week. To celebrate, I'm holding a Twitter raffle that ends tomorrow, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at midnight EST. If you'd like a chance to win a signed copy of all 4 books in the series, Just retweet this post over on Twitter.

Now it's time for me to get back to the drawing board. Be on the lookout next year for our next book, SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, GASES and PLASMA, currently in sketch phase.

Magnets Push, Magnets Pull Book Trailer

Hey science fans! My latest collaboration with the great David A. Adler comes out in a couple of weeks, so I made this short trailer to help get the word out. Hope you like it—feel free to share!

If you're interested in ordering a copy of the book, here's a link through indiebound and amazon. Thanks!

Coming soon: Magnets Pushs, Magnets Pull

I received some happy mail the other day—F&G's for Magnets Push, Magnets Pull, the third science-related picture book written by David A. Adler, illustrated by me, and published by the fine folks at Holiday House. Originally, the book was due out in March 2017, but it has been pushed up a couple months to late January. If you'd like to see a bit more of the art, click here.

Our previous collaborations (Things That Float and Things That Don't, Simple Machines) have garnered excellent reviews, and earned a couple of Junior Library Guild selections. But best of all, the feedback from teachers and librarians has been wonderful.

I'm currently at work sketching our fourth collaboration—Lightwaves—which I think is the best one yet. All of this is pretty ironic, since when I was a kid, science was really not my thing. In other words, I'm learning a lot as I draw.

So admit it—an invisible force is pulling you to pre-order, isn't it? Let me help you with this link.