Children's Book Authors

Free Promotion Day

2012-11-01T10:36:00.001+00:00

Download Pookey for FREE

Saturday 3rd November 2012

Pookey The Mousepig is an illustrated story for small children. A small girls imagination takes her on an adventure with her new found friend Pookey The Mousepig.

Join Mia and Pookey as they adventure through arid deserts, explore sunken pirate ships in shark infested waters and take a ride on a magic carpet.

Also available in paperback format from

Amazon.co.uk

Amazon.com

Extra 20% discount on paperbacks

2012-10-24T18:39:00.004+01:00

Lulu.com are offering an extra 20% discount on top of the 25% discount that is already offered on my paperbacks. Simply enter the code JEKYL at checkout for the added discount. (Valid until 26/10/2012)
Link to Lulu.com

Amazon Bestsellers Rank

2012-07-04T22:04:00.002+01:00

Just briefly checked my bestsellers ranking on amazon and I was pleased to see the results below for Pregnancy Diaries

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #19,685 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

#14 in Kindle Store > Books > Humour > Parenting & Families
#26 in Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Families & Parents > Fatherhood
#51 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Parenting & Families > Family Relationships

Your chance to own a signed Pookey card!

2012-07-02T07:37:00.003+01:00

I am now offering the chance to own a certified signed business card reading "Best Wishes, Thomas Taylor", or the message of your choice. Go to ebay and place your bids.

Also included in this deal is a glossy fridge magnet of Pookey The Mousepig. An ideal collectors gift or novelty children's gift.

Haappy Bidding :)

Now on Twitter

2012-05-31T19:13:00.000+01:00

I have only just set up a Twitter account. I know, where have I been???
Please show your support and hit the tweet button on the left hand side of the page.

Thanks guys....

FREE FREE FREE

2012-05-31T08:43:00.001+01:00

Free eBook Alert!

Due to the recent success with the second book to the Pookey series, I am promoting the first ever Pookey book for FREE.

As a special treat for all my valid readers, Pookey The Mousepig will be FREE tomorrow (01/06/2012).

Also available in full colour paperback from Amazon.

Brief Description:

When two unlikely friends meet for the first time, they are instantly thrown into a world of magic and peril. Follow the journey they take through the magical world.

*contains mild danger

KDP Free Promotion Success!

2012-05-30T09:39:00.001+01:00

On Saturday (26/05/2012), I put Pookey The Mousepig The Backyard Rainforest up for a free promotion. I haven't had much success in the past with this book, probably because I have put it up for free on the wrong days. Also, I think it might be slightly overshadowed by the success of the first book.

However, on Saturday 814 copies were downloaded from Amazon. I was extremely happy with the result. I didn't do much promotion and the copies sold spectacularly. It only makes me wonder that if I had have heavily promoted then maybe the results would have been even better.

I wonder if anyone else has had similar success or in some cases even more success. Please leave your comments below and share your results with everyone else. Thanks.

Another FREE eBook!!!

2012-05-25T13:02:00.002+01:00

26/05/2012
Another chance for you to download Pookey The Backyard Rainforest (Second book in series)

FREE eBook!!!!

2012-05-25T12:41:00.001+01:00

Pookey The Mousepig is FREE AGAIN!!!
Don't miss out folks.........

Pookey The Mousepig

FREE eBook for Children

2012-05-24T11:01:00.003+01:00

Pookey The Mousepig is FREE

Download your copy of Pookey for FREE today. Let your children dive into the realms of imagination with magical characters and wild adventures.

Available for download with the kindle app with Android, Blackberry, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Kindle, PC and just about any device....

Don't Delay, It's FREE Today!!

Free for Download

2012-05-20T11:30:00.001+01:00

Pookey The Mousepig is FREE to download.

I have decided to enroll Pookey The Mousepig into the Kindle Select programme again. It will be available free on Friday 25th May 2012.

Brief Description:

Mia Bella is a young girl who has a passion for creating wonderful things from her imagination. When she meets Pookey for the very first time, they are sent to a world of mystery and adventure. Follow their magical journey in this enchanting tale.

A children's book with full colour illustrations intended to be read to children between the ages of 3 and 7. Although older children may enjoy reading the broad vocabulary.

Pass on the word about this free download, (Usually $1.49).

New Crime Novel takes the Forefront

2012-05-10T10:19:00.003+01:00

Like most writers, I have many projects on the go all at once. I have been writing the third book to the Pookey series, In Outer Space for a few months now. Unfortunately, due to a little writers block it has been put on the back burner. My main focus has been on my crime novel "Lost".

I dreamt the story up a while back and that too stayed on the back burner, while I was focused on the Pookey series. However, recently my creative juices have been flowing and "Lost" has come to the forefront. It is aimed at an adult audience and will be the first in a series of books about DCI John Wickers.

Brief Description:

When a suspected suicide victim calls for DCI John Wickers with her last dying breath, he is hurled into a world wrapped around mystery and heartache. He tries to unravel the truth to her identity and the lonely life she led, not to unsimilar to his own. A tattered photo of an infant child plaques the DCI's mind. Could this person help identify the body? He takes a personal quest to locate and find the lost child and finds some chilling discoveries along the way.
It is quite frustrating having so many book ideas in my head at one time. That in itself may be a contributing factor to writers block. So, I have made it into a habit of writing my ideas into a notebook. That way I can come back to them at a later date. Since writing "Lost" is coming to me so easily, I am going to stick to solely writing it until it is finished. Which unfortunately means that Pookey The Mousepig In Outer Space will not be available until further notice.

I will keep you all posted about the progress of the next Pookey book.

New Sister Blog for Authors of Adult Literature.

2012-05-01T16:48:00.002+01:00

New Book Authors.

Helping New Authors Promote and Share their Work.

I have set up a sister blog to co-exist alongside Children's Book Authors, for exactly the same purpose, but for the authors of books intended for an older audience. Due to the success and popularity of Children's Book Authors, I decided that the sister site would provide the same support for those of you who have a passion for romance novels, sci-fi, thrillers, non-fiction and anything else intended for adults.

New Book Authors will basically be an exact replica with the odd difference. Shortly I will be adding an authors list page for those aspiring authors out there. Keep posted for updates.

Increase Your Book Sales.

2012-05-01T00:11:00.002+01:00

Hey Guys,

If you are a self published author, you will know the difficult task of promoting your own work. Having the perfect book to sell is all well and good, but you need people to be able to know of its existence. I stumbled upon this site, that offers traffic to your website/blog (presuming you have one).

The beauty behind TrafficG.com is that you sign up and list your website/blog address and they refer visitors to your site. It couldn't be easier. The even better idea behind it is that by refering and adding in the referal link, you recieve more visits to your own site...AND It's free to sign up!

Another cheap way of hopefully selling books or at least getting them more noticed.

Check it out for yourself!!!

Doodles of Pookey

2012-04-27T09:59:00.005+01:00

Free Children's books on Kindle.

2012-04-25T10:54:00.000+01:00

Today's free children's books on Amazon (UK) and Amazon (US)

Facebook pages

2012-04-23T15:00:00.001+01:00

Hey Guys,
I could do with some Facebook loving. If you like any of the books I have written, please go to my Facebook page and hit the like button.

Pookey The Mousepig Book Page
Pookey The Mousepig The Backyard Rainforest Book Page
My Author Page

Pookey On Amazon

2012-04-23T13:16:00.000+01:00

Front Cover

Back Cover

Pookey The Mousepig has been available on Amazon in Kindle format for a few months now. The paperback edition is now available on Amazon (UK) and Amazon (US).

Business Cards Update.

2012-04-23T12:37:00.003+01:00

Business Cards Have Arrived.

In an earlier post, I wrote about the different approaches I had taken to promote my book. One of those approaches was making a simple business card to hand out to potential buyers.

Well, they have arrived. I am extremely happy with the finished result. I thought a simple approach would work better and hopefully achieve a sale. As can be seen in the picture, I uploaded my own picture. I also added the name of the book, a brief sentence to describe what the product is and where it can be found on the internet. So far, I have carried the cards with me everywhere I have been. This way if I get the chance to talk to people about my book, I have a card to give out so they can hopefully download/buy a copy.

My next step is to lend a copy of the paperback version to my daughters nursery. They have shown great interest in reading the book. I will be leaving a number of cards with the teachers so that if the children like the book, the parents have a card to take action on and hopefully buy the book.
I have been lending my copy out left right and centre to primary school teachers and parents, but until I recieved the cards, there was no way of informing them about how to attain a copy for themselves. Fortunately, the business cards have changed that now. I hope that this small investment will pay off. I will post about the results (if any) on a future date.

Writers block! Whats your remedy?

2012-04-22T14:51:00.001+01:00

Well guys, the third book in the series is coming along, albeit slowly. Pookey The Mousepig In Outer Space as you all probably know will hopefully be released at the end of April/ beginning of May. Most of the story has been written and all I have left to do is all the drawings.
This addition to the series has proved a little more difficult to write/illustate. I have had writers block for the last couple of weeks and it has been hard to shift it. Slowly but surely I have managed to put a few ideas down onto paper. I suppose most writers go through the same sort of troubles?

I was wondering how other writers managed to get through their blocks and which remedy they found most affective. Please leave your comments below, I could really do with the help!

Pregnancy Diaries One Man's Perspective Movie.

2012-04-15T11:46:00.000+01:00

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/13293204/pregnancy-diaries-one-mans-perspective

Pookey The Mousepig In Outer Space, Exclusive First Chapter Preview.

2012-04-15T10:56:00.003+01:00

Chapter 1

It was a beautiful Summers night and Mia was staring up at the stars. The smell of charcoaled sausages and sizzling burgers still filled her nostrils. It was nearly her bedtime, but she begged to stay up for five more minutes just so she could see a shooting star.
Earlier that day at school, Mia had been learning all about the planets and stars in the Universe. Mia's teacher Miss Hoot, had told all the children about outer space and all the mysterious things that exist out there. All the children joined in adding what they thought might exist in outer space. Christopher, a small boy who always had a finger up his nose, said, "I think that shooting stars are gigantic fire flies that flit through the sky at night."
"Well, I think that the moon is made of cheese, the really smelly kind," Margaret butted in.
"My Dad says that aliens live on the moon," Cory said smugly.
Miss Hoot tried to quiet the children as they shouted over each others ideas, "That sounds very imaginative children, but I'm not too sure if any of that is strictly true."
Mia's head was tingling with ideas of what she thought space might really be like. She couldn't wait to scribble down her ideas onto paper when she got home. Then Miss Hoot spoke, "Today children, I would like you to design and make something to do with space."
She looked down her thin steel rimmed spectacles at the children, "Anything at all. Aliens, astronauts, planets; if it's in space then you can make it."
The classroom cheered with excitement. Mia's eyes lit up, all of her ideas were bursting from her head. She knew exactly what she was going to make.

Chapter 2

Unfortunately, Pookey had been left at home while Mia attended school. The last time she snuck him into school, the school janitor's cat almost gobbled him up whole. Although Pookey staying at home was for the best, he did sulk a little when Mia told him about all the fun she had had. Pookey was trying to entertain himself in Mia's bedroom. The days seemed long for him and the only company he had was the soft toys that sat by the doll's house until…..

Pookey The Mousepig and Pookey The Mousepig In The Backyard Rainforest are available for download now at Amazon

Hi, I'm Pookey.

2012-04-05T13:44:00.000+01:00

Hi, I'm Pookey The Mousepig.

You can read about my adventures in my new books. Pookey The Mousepig and Pookey The Mousepig The Backyard Rainforest. Look at the tabs on the top and read through the free previews.

New Blog for New Authors.

2012-04-05T10:30:00.001+01:00

Help to promote your work with this blog.

A sister site has been created for all of you who have written adult literature as well as children's books.

New Book Authors is still a work in progress. I am aiming to keep it to the same format and layout as this site. Please feel free to leave comments or suggestions.

Thank you.

New Book in Progress

2012-04-04T15:14:00.002+01:00

Sneak Peak!!!

A special sneak peak for all my blog viewers. Hope you enjoy.

The new book to accompany the Pookey The Mousepig series. I'm sure you can guess from the front cover and title, what the story is about.

I am hoping to publish the story by the end of April. Expect to see it on amazon soon......

Any comments are extremely welcome.