On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Bob Grumman <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> I self-published 500 copies of my children's book, and have sole most of
> the copies over the years through word of mouth. All the commercial places
> I've tried it at seemed to find it too "advanced" for children, and too
> silly for adults. But teacher friends who had it in their elementary school
> classes told me the kids fought over who would get to read it next, and most
> adults who have read it seem not to have thought it too advanced (although
> they were all friends of mine or relatives, so may have wanted to be nice to
> me). I'm now gearing up to try again to get a commercial publisher to take
> it. I made it in black & white before I had a computer. With a computer, I
> can add color, and I have ideas for lengthening it. Just got to get the
> energy to do it.
>
I take it this is "*A StrayngeBook*"?
http://www.irvingweiss.net/catalogue_list.html
?
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