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Open the flaps to follow Nessie Baby over the course of a fun-filled day in a fantastical imagining of Scotland's Loch Ness.
Nessie Baby! features sturdy flaps on every spread that reveal fun, unexpected and friendly characters or hidden aspects of each scene.
About the author
Elias Barks is a writer who lives with his cats, Agnes and Magnus, beneath the gray skies of Astoria, Oregon. He is the author of many beloved children's books, including
I Believe in You,
I'm Programmed to Love You,
Alien Baby! and
Bigfoot Baby!
Summary
Open the flaps to follow Nessie Baby over the course of a fun-filled day in a fantastical imagining of Scotland's Loch Ness.
Nessie Baby! is swimming with fun references to the world's most famous cryptid along with Scotland's lesser known but no less amazing mythic creatures, including selkies, kelpies, and the mythical white stag. Young readers and pre-readers will discover the details of this beautiful world alongside their Nessie Baby avatar, as every spread features a flap revealing a fun,
unexpected character or surprise.
The durable, interactive flaps make this an ideal multisensory experience for hours of fun at schools, libraries, homeschool or stay-at-home activities.
Foreword
- Print run: 7,500
- Co-op available
- Advanced reader copies available
- DRCs available by request on Edelweiss
- National advertising plan likely to include Shelf Awareness and School Library Journal
- Pandemic-willing, booth presence and signage at major events will include: San Diego Comic Con, WonderCon, ALA Midwinter, BEA, Seattle Children’s Book Festival, Portland Book Festival (formerly known as Wordstock), Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle), Rose City Comic Con (Portland)
- Online / social media campaign: Instagram paid ads, Facebook paid ads, Google AdWords and Amazon AdWords
- Promotion through publisher's and illustrator's social media accounts (combined 80K+ followers)
- Books will be aligned to Common Core Standards and Lexile Measured
