Welcome to the Project Play Blog! As I gear up for another exciting year in the children’s book industry, I decided now is the perfect time to jump on the blog bandwagon for my new book series, created under the umbrella of Project Play.
To give you a little background, I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin playing backyard games like “Kick the Can” and “Follow the Leader.” I was inspired to create Project Play after realizing that today, scheduled activities, electronic games, and organized sports have replaced the carefree days of playing in the backyard, where creativity is born.
With this inspiration, I founded Project Play and wrote Treasure Hunt, Follow the Leader, and Just a Baseball Game—children’s books that inspire young readers to follow the lead of the Edgebrook gang as they entertain one another in backyard games.
I am excited to say that since its debut in the fall of 2008, Project Play has been picked up by a number of publications, including Chicago Parent magazine, Time Out Chicago, South Florida Parenting Magazine, BusinessWeek, the Midwest Book Review, FamilyCorner.com, and The Newton Kansan.
This year has proved equally promising as I recently secured a major distribution contract with BookMasters, Inc. As a result, the books are now available to bookstores at www.AtlasBooks.com and to consumers through Amazon.com and Target.com.
During these next few weeks, I’m hoping the books will be made available through Barnes & Noble, and I plan to release my fourth book in the series—Kick the Can—this spring.
It’s important to me, as I continue to introduce this series with my wonderful illustrator Jesse Graber and dedicated team at Celtic Marketing, to have the support of family, friends, and individuals who are passionate about encouraging creativity and imagination in children.
Thank you for your ongoing dedication to Project Play, and I hope you enjoy the blog!
— Marlene
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