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Coming in August: Pumpkin Spice!
Last year, I wrote a children’s book called Pumpkin Spice, which was illustrated by the incredible Monique Dong. It will be published by Penguin Random House on August 12, 2025.
This board book is a lavishly illustrated tribute to the wonders of the fall season, from the colorful foliage to the yummy food. And what about autumn holidays? Are they explored in this book? You bet they are!
Here’s the official publisher description of Pumpkin Spice:
A delicious celebration of fall that hits all the senses, complete with a recipe for a homemade pumpkin spice blend! Little ones will love cozying up with this board book and learning all about the delights of autumn. Pumpkin Spice is getting ready to paint the leaves red, yellow, and orange for fall when she meets a talking pumpkin who introduces her to the real reason the leaves change color, before immersing her in the sights, smells, and tastes of the season. Focusing on the senses, this board book celebrates all the reasons to love the fall—from the beautiful foliage to the delicious food to the joyful holidays.
The book is available for preorder HERE, HERE, and HERE.
(And if you go to the Amazon page for Pumpkin Spice, you can even check out an excerpt of the book!)
But if you’d like to see all of the other books I’ve written for Penguin Random House (including the ones that aren’t about the beauty of autumn), click HERE.
The Caitlin Clark “96 Facts” Book Comes Out Next Month!
The next “96 Facts” book will come out from Penguin Random House on Tuesday July 8th, 2025. That book is called 96 Facts About Caitlin Clark. Like all of the previous “96 Facts” books, this one was written by yours truly and illustrated by the amazing Risa Rodil.
Here’s the official publisher description of 96 Facts About Caitlin Clark:
The ultimate fact book and journal for fans of Caitlin Clark, the WNBA star and point guard for the Indiana Fever. Packed with fun facts, quick quizzes, and bonus pages for journaling, this is a must-have for any basketball fan. Learn more about the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, who was also named to the 2024 All-WNBA First Team, in this perfect gift book that dives into Caitlin’s career and accomplishments.
The book is available for preorder HERE, HERE, and HERE.
BTW, if you’re keeping track, you’ll notice that 96 Facts About Caitlin Clark is the eleventh book in the “96 Facts” series. To find out about the tenth book in the series – 96 Facts About Beyoncé – check out this blog post.
Also, I talk about the entire “96 Facts” series in this “Book Q&A” interview with fellow author Deborah Kalb.
And if you’d like to learn about all of the other books I’ve written for Penguin Random House (“96 Facts” and otherwise), click HERE.
I Wrote Two Episodes of “Hey! Fuzzy Yellow”!
Recently, I wrote two episodes of the animated preschool series Hey! Fuzzy Yellow. The first episode I wrote is called “Sculpture Jam Abstract” (Season 1, Ep 20), and it’s currently streaming on the Irish video service RTÉ Player, along with 30 other episodes of the show.
(I don’t know when the second episode I wrote will air (or stream). And I also don’t know when Hey! Fuzzy Yellow will start airing in the United States. But when I find out both of those things, I’ll write up another blog post to spread the word. In the meantime…)
Here’s an official description of the show: “In Hey! Fuzzy Yellow, we meet a blurry bundle of fun and friends who want you all to know the world is full of possibilities.”
The series is produced by Curiosity Ink Media, Toon2Tango, Treehouse Republic, and Hotel Hungaria Animation, in partnership with Måns Swanberg. Learn more about the show HERE.
And here’s an official synopsis of the first episode I wrote, “Sculpture Jam Abstract”: “Fuzzy Yellow’s friends play soccer in the mud, then decide to make clay sculptures. Fuzzy Yellow models for them.”
I penned the script for “Sculpture Jam Abstract” as well as the lyrics for both of the songs in the episode, and I’m quite proud of how the whole thing came out. Working with the show’s head writer McPaul Smith and the series creator Måns Swanberg was such a blast!
The way you see and interpret the world creatively has value and is one of the things that makes you special. And that’s what “Sculpture Jam Abstract” is all about. I think it teaches a good lesson to kids, and it does so with silly, over-the-top slapstick comedy (the best way to teach an audience a lesson).
But if you don’t have RTÉ Player, you probably can’t see what the episode looks like. So here are some screen-grabs from “Sculpture Jam Abstract”:
And here’s the trailer for Hey! Fuzzy Yellow:
Last but definitely not least, if you’d like to find out about my other television writing credits (the ones that are neither fuzzy nor yellow), you can check out my IMDB page, as well as the Television Writing section on this very website!