In this bedtime tour of a spooky alternate universe, Quinn (the Not for Children Children's Books series) and Spires (the Binky the Space Cat series) show that monster and fiend parents face the same challenges getting their offspring to sleep as their human counterparts. As dawn threatens to break across the sky, a tired-eyed ghost … Continue reading Reviews: Buzz about the Toddlers of Terror →

Lil G (Illustration: Ashley Spires) Sunday morning Diane, Olivia and I drove to Brooklyn to Powerhouseon8th, a gem of a bookstore, community hang, makers' gallery and book club. It's the creative spawn of DUMBO's famed Powerhouse Arena. Think of it this way: if Powerhouse Arena is Godzilla, Powerhouseon8th is Baby Godzilla. It's small but mighty. … Continue reading #brooklyntakeover with the Creeps! →

Briarcliff Manor's A Maze in Pottery studio artists have rendered the creepy cute illustrations of Ashley Spires as a dinner plate fit to haunt your Halloween Feast Kids, do you enjoy Crazy Stories? Want to try your hand making your own spooky, fun art? Do you sometimes howl at the moon when it just needs howling? Well, my … Continue reading Halloween Art and Book Parties for Kids! →

A quick one. Our Toddlers of Terror got the nod in Amazon Book Review’s blog OMNIVORACIOUS, where Seira Wilson wrote: "Monster parents and children, including mummys, ghosts, and the Frankensteins—all pictured with smiling or sleepy faces—go through the rituals of bedtime in a sweet, rhyming story that’s a delight all year round, and perfect for Halloween." It's … Continue reading Creeps Make Amazon Kid List →

What are you doing for Halloween ComicFest? Here's where I'll be... come say hello and bring the little monsters for tricks and treats and story time! (And as always, unlimited signatures on any of my stuff, whether its for the kids or not.)

Where and when can you meet the Little Creeps in person? Here's a work in process list of upcoming author events. Most of them are free, though some are ticketed. Leave me a comment below if you'd like me to save time for an event at your store, school, library, coffee shop or graveyard. September … Continue reading Live Events: Go To Sleep, Little Creep (Updated 10/3) →

Just a quick one... to let you know that I've donated copies of my new children's book ... to the excellent children's book collections of two local libraries... Ossining and Briarcliff Manor. (Sometimes you have to think locally.)

I'm foresworn to deny you the recipe for Diane's Kid Cthulhu Cupcakes -- an old family secret -- but I can tell you that if you come to one of our Go to Sleep, Little Creep launch party/signings, you can have one on the house. Both the new children's picture book and the ectoplasmic sugary … Continue reading Of Course We Brought Kid Cthulhu Cupcakes! →

Where and when you can come to a Go To Sleep, Little Creep event, participate in a signing or discussion, and get your book signed? I'm about to tell you. But first, a few images to illustrate the Toddlers of Terror on the road this summer, in California and right here in Sleepy Hollow Country. I've … Continue reading Go to Sleep, Little Creep on the Road →

I've had the pleasure of meeting and talking to Ben Herman, as well as enjoying savvy pop culture blogging, including some enjoyable and thoughtful close readings of some of my own stories, so he was one of the first people I showed my new children's book. Thanks for the recommend, Ben! I will be reading … Continue reading Preview: Go To Sleep, Little Creep by David Quinn and Ashley Spires →