You know how when you’ve been anticipating something for SO long that when it actually arrives, you find it hard to believe?! Well, that. ELECTRIGIRL IS PUBLISHED!
And I have been blogging extensively about its process. If you’ve got a spare five or ten minutes, grab a cuppa and click on these…
A fabulous Happy Book Birthday post from Middle Grade Strikes Back, in which Cathy and I (and other people who have fab books out) answer Electrigirl birthday-related questions (and Cathy DRAWS her answers!)
Hive – an introduction to Electrigirl and the story by me, with sneak peek of inside pages!
Serendipity Reviews – my most comprehensive blog post about the road to publication for Electrigirl. With behind the scenes pics and screenshots of the files in my computer!
There are a couple more blog posts to come, but now I’m going to leave you with some pics of the preparations for today’s two launch parties – this afternoon at Edward Feild Primary School, and this evening at Blackwells in Oxford! Cathy and I are sharing our launch with Cas Lester, a fab friend with a brand new book out called WILFRED THE (UN)WISE, published by those nice folks at Piccadilly Press. And ooh, look who’s quoted on Cas’s cover!! *blush* Click on any of the photos to make them bigger.
I’m so excited about today! Ooh – picking Cathy Brett up from the station in half an hour! Better get my outfit ready for our fun and games with Years 5 and 6!! 😀
Jo Cotterill 
As a single dad, I look at your blog for books. I’ve become an expert at children’s literature. I just read “Cooking With Mr. C.” by John Contratti to my kids. It’s a wonderful picture book with a GREAT message. We need more books like that. Have you read it? Thought I’d share. Keep up the great work.