Books with both SCIENCE and FUN

 It's a delight to share the news that during the sale on Smashwords in July, my book Science Critters from Doublejoy Books was Smashwords #1 most downloaded book on BIOLOGY.

It's a book of patterns to knit and crochet toys. And for those weeks, it was more popular than formal textbooks on biology, or books of popular science.

 It was pretty popular among books on crochet and knitting, too. But just as there are scientists happy with their crocheted spiders and knitted squids, the book was popular from a science perspective as well as craft-making. How fun is that?

As well, during that sale on Smashwords, my picture books for children were popular in the Zoology and Animals categories. Both Bat Poop Sparkles and Otters Hold Hands were leading in downloads of ebooks in categories of books for children. It's a great thought that people will have those ebooks on their phones or tablets, to read with children and talk about the pictures.

 

 

Smashwords Sale of My Books at Five Rivers

Another great ebook sale for this summer! Five Rivers Publishing has just announced a half-price sale of all their ebook titles on Smashwords, for the month of July. Time to load up on summer reading.
The ebooks on sale include my novel Tower in the Crooked Wood, which makes excellent summer reading as a novel short enough to read while you can still remember the beginning. Or if you're into print copies, it's a book slim enough to fit into your lunch bag or beach bag.

For those who are more sports oriented, my bio of hockey hero Larry Kwong will score. King Kwong is also available in print copies that fit neatly into a sports bag for moments when you're sitting around waiting for the game to start or your ride to get there.