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

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.

Refe

Exciting news:

WHAT THE DINOSAURS DID THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS is officially on sale now!

I hope you'll pick up a copy for yourself and a copy to give as a gift over the holidays. AND, if it isn't too much to ask, that you'll take a moment to write a review here and/or wherever you buy your books.

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the making and launch of this book—we couldn't have done it without you.

Can't wait to hear what you think of the dinosaurs' new adventure.

Order your copies using this link.

View the book on Goodreads here:
What the Dinosaurs Did the Night Before Christmas