Category: WondLa
July 15, 2011
At last, I can reveal the title of the second book in the WondLa trilogy: A Hero for WondLa. Here is the official summary from the publisher:
July 5, 2011
I hope everyone had a fabulous Fourth of July. I took a weekend off from WondLa 2 and enjoyed some food, fireworks and finding fireflies. Also, I uploaded all sorts of DiTerlizzi-themed downloads to the site. If you read about each title under the BOOKS section, you’ll now find lots of cool FREE stuff, like …
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June 16, 2011
We’ve returned to our home in Amherst this week and I am happy to be back in New England. I’ve handed in the first draft of the second WondLa book and will be starting the jacket art very soon. Yay!
June 4, 2011
Back in March, Cecilia Gault of Scholastic News Press Kids Corps interviewed yours truly right after my Today show appearance.
May 3, 2011
Although it is not out until early next year, DiTerlizziland has been in a twitter for The Search for WondLa as a paperback edition. We decided to redesign the jacket for the paperback, a process similar to one that I’ve gone through before with Spiderwick. For WondLa, it was a chance to capture the mood …
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April 1, 2011
Daily Variety revealed today the announcement of Chase Palmer to adapt The Search for WondLa for Paramount Pictures and I couldn’t be happier. I am thrilled with Chase’s vision of the world that I created in WondLa. His enthusiasm, passion and understanding of the material in the book will undoubtedly create the blueprint to bring …
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March 20, 2011
Friday, May the 18th, was awesome. A circle-in-the-universe moment for Angela and I. When we moved from NYC in the fall of 2002, Ang was a make-up artist for several NBC shows including Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and the Today Show. Having powdered and poofed many celebrities, including authors like Stephen …
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March 7, 2011
I’m still over the moon (and still trying to lose weight) in preparation for my TODAY Show debut scheduled to air this month. As I had posted earlier in the year, The Search for WondLa is the featured title for Al Roker’s Book Club for Kids. The live interview with yours truly is scheduled to …
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February 17, 2011
I took a coffee break this afternoon and walked back into my Florida office to see this perfect still life. It reminded me that I should announce that the second installment of the WondLa trilogy is well on its way. When I started outlining The Search for WondLa, I planned what I hoped to be …
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February 4, 2011
YES!!!! …doing a happy dance around the studio…
January 31, 2011
On this morning’s TODAY show, Al Roker revealed that the next choice for his “Al’s Book Club” segment was none other than The Search for WondLa! To say that I am stunned, excited, over-the-moon and thrilled would be an understatement. Wow. The segment is tentatively schedule to air next month. I’ll post a firm date …
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December 10, 2010
11-year old artist, Gabby, decorated an awesome THANK YOU card that was sent to me and signed by every student in her class! I had visited Gabby’s school, The South School, in northern California while on book tour this fall and had a WONDERFUL time telling stories and talking WondLa with the students. I don’t …
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November 30, 2010
Happy Holidays! I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend surrounded by family and loved ones. I enjoyed some much-needed time off from my whirlwind WondLa tour. Thanks again to all of you who came out to see me at the various events. You keep me going. I feel so fortunate that I’ve wanted to …
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November 22, 2010
Kaye Cloutman, with the San Francisco Book Review, did a great interview with yours truly recently covering a variety of topics including book tour, San Fran and (of course) the creation of The Search for WondLa. Grab a cup of coffee and give it a listen.
October 29, 2010
Woo! My first WondLa fan art! It was given to me last month while on book tour in Kansas City. There, I did a special presentation about my process to a group of kids, parents and a great gaggle of art students and teachers. I’ve been toying with the idea of touring the major art …
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October 24, 2010
“Tonight the people were so fine They waited there in line And when they got up on their feet they made the show And that was sweet… But I can hear the sound Of slamming doors and folding chairs And that’s a sound they’ll never know” –Jackson Browne, “The Load-out”, 1977 I am home recovering …
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October 4, 2010
Sahil Abbi, a thorough young up-and-coming reporter for TIME magazine for Kids did a great interview with yours truly last week just before the New York City launch event of The Search for WondLa at Books of Wonder (which featured the fabulous Uma Thurman reading chapter 1 while I drew away like a madman). Check …
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September 28, 2010
The WondLa tour will be bringing me up to the lovely Toronto for a SINGLE event at Indigo Books. Here are the details: October 20th @ 7 PM Indigo Yorkdale 3401 Dufferin Street Toronto, Ontario store: 416-781-6660 …Seeya there!
September 20, 2010
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers has launched The Search for WondLa site in preparation for tomorrow’s release of the novel. Yippee! There, you can download some spiffy wallpaper for your computer, play some amazing games, listen to a sample of the audio book and totally explored the interactive “augmented reality” map. Have fun! …
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September 19, 2010
Here’s the flyer for the Books of Wonder event in New York City next week (Click the image to view it larger). I’ll be happy to sign whatever books, cards and games you bring! I’ll seeya there or at one of the other stops on the fall WondLaFul Tour!
September 15, 2010
With The Search for WondLa’s release fast approaching, I thought I’d leak chapter 1: “Alone” of the audiobook read by none other than the loverly Teri Hatcher. I’ve listened to the entire disc and Teri did a fantastic job with the numerous voices and characterizations – at 10 hours long, that’s some serious storytelling. Take …
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September 7, 2010
Here at last is my complete fall itinerary for The Search for WondLa book tour 2010. I will be doing a short presentation, drawing and Q&A. I will sign ANY of my old books, cards and stuff that you bring, but please check with the store first about their signing policy. (I go into this …
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September 5, 2010
August 20, 2010
We are still in the midst of finalizing tour dates for the launch of The Search for WondLa, but I wanted to drop a couple of confirmed events from the first leg of the tour: Wednesday, September 22 @ 3:30 PM Books, Bytes & Beyond 197 Rock Road Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (201) 670-6766 Wednesday, …
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August 18, 2010
With a little more than a month to go before the release of The Search for WondLa, I am finally able to share some jpegs of my favorite illustrations in the book (there are 70 total). These are all 2-page spreads that open up each chapter. There will be a small block of text on …
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