by Peter McCleery | Feb 11, 2017 | News
Remember that time when your publisher sent you a box full of your first book? I sure do! It happened...
by Peter McCleery | Dec 30, 2016 | News
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by Peter McCleery | Nov 29, 2016 | News
Kirkus reviewed Bob and Joss Get Lost! and to my delight they liked it! Here’s a quote: “This clever home-away-home arc with a “go with the flow” twist has the added bonus of motivating readers’ engagement.”...
by Peter McCleery | Jul 14, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
I finally got my first look at a BOB AND JOSS GET LOST as an F&G. What’s an F&G? It’s a first preview of the book in book form. It’s all the pages folded and gathered (get it? “F” and “G”). Publishing lingo! I couldn’t be happier with the...
by Peter McCleery | Jul 14, 2016 | News
I’m happy to announce that my debut book, BOB & JOSS GET LOST, will be published by HarperChildren’s! The very talented Vin Vogel will illustrate. From PW Weekly: McCleery Gets ‘Lost’ at Harper Kids In a six-figure deal, Peter McCleery sold his debut picture book, Bob and Joss Get Lost, to Margaret Anastas at HarperChildren’s. The title will feature illustrations by Vin Vogel. Agent Heather Alexander at Pippin Properties, who brokered the North American rights sale, said the story follows two boys who are stranded on a desert island “in a classic comedy-duo style” that recalls Abbott and Costello. Bob and Joss is set for fall...
by Peter McCleery | Jan 14, 2015 | News
AUTHOR OF THE MONTH! I recently received the Highlights Author of the Month Award for my story “Invasion of the Space Monkeys” in the October 2014 issue of Highlights Magazine. They sent me this very shiny plate with my name on it. It’s just the right size for my tuna...
