Kidlit County, Little Elliot's Neighborhood

Little Elliot Around the World

Little Elliot is going to be making his way to shelves all over the world! You’ll be able to find Little Elliot, Big City sometime in the future in these countries! Meanwhile, check out my US Tour dates to see if I’m coming to a town near you!

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Translated Books

Bulgarian March 2015
publisher: Prozorets

Catalan March 2015
publisher: Ediciones B

French early 2016
publisher: Casterman Jeunesse

German (Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Liechtenstein) Spring 2016
publisher: Fischer Verlage 

Hebrew
publisher: Kinneret

Italian Fall 2015
publisher: Il Castoro

Korean Fall 2015
publisher: Froebel

Mandarin June 2015
publisher: Dolphin

Russian
publisher: Kariere

Spanish March 2015
publisher: Ediciones B

Available in English

publisher: Five Mile Press
Australia
India
Ireland
New Zealand
South Africa
UK

publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Canada
Philippines
USA

Stay tuned for specific release dates! 

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Little Elliot's Neighborhood, Mikesville

Little Elliot Blog Tour Recap

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In case you missed the Little Elliot Blog Tour, here are links to all the sites I visited!

Librarian in Cute Shoes 
Find out why I chose the city as the backdrop for Elliot’s world.

Teach Mentor Texts
Read about all the historical research that went into the making of the book.

Read. Write. Reflect. 
Check out what my studio looks like!

Kit Lit Frenzy
I talk a little bit about what inspired the story of Little Elliot, Big City.

Daddy Mojo
Find out who that cute little girl is who sees Elliot in the crowd.

The Trifecta:
Sharp Reads – Mr. Sharp shares 5 reasons why he’s reading  Little Elliot, Big City to his class.
Watch. Connect. Read. –  I finish Mr. Schu’s famous sentence starters (find out where Elliot lives!).
Nerdy Book Club – I talk about my reading journey, with all of its highs and lows.

Miss Print
Find out what my favorite illustration from the book is!


 

Also, these fine folks weren’t part of the official tour, but are some of my favorite interviews and reviews:

Let’s Get Busy Podcast
Matthew Winner and I talk about the book and my road to publication.

7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast
What don’t we talk about in this interview???

Librarian’s Quest
Ms. Meyers gives the sweetest review, and talks about how she relates to Elliot.

Celebridot
I was invited to create my own dot!

 

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Little Elliot's Neighborhood

Little Elliot, BIG TOUR!!!

Now that Little Elliot has finally made it to the shelf (YAY!), I’ll be hopping around the country to promote the book! I’ll be doing school visits and in-store events, as well as a few independent bookseller conferences. I’ll be reading Little Elliot, Big City, doing a drawing demo, and talking a little about my process. There might even be some Elliot swag at the in-store events 😉 Hope to see you there!

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Here’s a list of public events and conferences:

9/19 Norfolk, VA
SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Association):
Meet Louise, Elliott, Pout Pout & The Stick Panel

9/21 Arlington, VA
NAIBA (New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association):
Discover New Authors Moveable Feast

9/22 Seattle, WA
Third Place Books (Ravenna) at 7PM

9/23 Bellingham, WA
Village Books  at 11AM

9/26 Petaluma, CA
Copperfield’s Books at 4PM

9/27 Portland, OR
Powell’s Books
11AM at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside
12:30PM at Cedar Hill’s Crossing

9/27 Tacoma, WA
PNBA (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association):
Sweet & Greet

9/29 Washington, MO
Washington Public Library at 6PM

9/30 Naperville, IL
Anderson’s Bookshop at 7PM

10/4 Southern Pines, NC
Country Bookshop at 12PM

 

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