Refe Tuma's Blog: The Dinosaurer - Posts Tagged "children-s-books"

First of all, a big THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to read and review What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night. We're so honored that you'd have such great things to say about something we put so much time and care into.

Susan and I have more fun things coming soon, but the biggest and most exciting of those things is our new storybook. We will be revealing the title, cover, and release date soon, so stay tuned.

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night is a photo book for adults and their families; this new release will be a storybook for children, perfect for sitting and reading together with your kids.

We had a ton of fun creating this book (a little too much fun, probably) and we can't wait to share it.

The thermostat still reads 90 degrees here in Kansas City but would you believe me if I told you there are only 121 left until Christmas?

More importantly, there are only 40 days left until the release of our new picture book WHAT THE DINOSAURS DID THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

That's especially hard to believe for Susan and me. When we started working on this book, nobody had ever heard of COVID-19. The world went into lockdown about two months into production. Suddenly, uncertainty was the way of life, props were no longer available due to factories shutting down or pivoting to PPE products, and our four kids were doing school at home.

The decision was made to push the release of the book from 2020 to 2021. This was a tough call, but we're so grateful to our team at Little Brown for making it. Despite the myriad setbacks, the extra time gave us the space to create a book that was closer to our vision than we ever imagined possible.

We are so excited to finally share it with you in just over one month.

Preorders are the single most important factor in the successful launch of a new book, directly impacting all sorts of things from marketing and publicity budgets to best seller lists.

Please consider preordering a copy or two of WHAT THE DINOSAURS DID THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS to give as gifts to the kids in your life—and don't forget to hold one back for yourself :).

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Thanks for reading and STAY MESSY.

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