The third book in the No More Nice, No More Nasty series is coming out this fall! In Too Much Flapdoodle, Simon's spoiled cousin Parker decides he'd rather spend the summer with his flakey Great Aunt and Uncle than at some dumb computer camp.But once he gets there he discovers he can't get any of his favorite toys to work: he's in a cell phone, video-game, Internet black hole. He doesn't have time to sulk, however, because someone is trying to force his Great Uncle Philbert to sell his farm, Aunt Mattie mysteriously disappears, and Parker has to come to the rescue.

You'll Flip!!

Quentin Fenton Herter III "was seldom seen and never heard/He always did what he should ought/And never did what he should not." But too-good-for-his-own-good Quentin also "had a shadow/Never good and always bad. Oh,/he was bad as bad could be/Was Quentin Fenton Herter Three." Can they ever get along? Illustrated by Giselle Potter. Find out more ...

Please, Malese! The tale of a wily Haitian trickster who outsmarts all his friends. Illustrated by Emily Lisker.

Winner of the 2002 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio "Best Book" Platinum Award.

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I hope there will be something for everyone in this site - kids, teachers, and parents.

For kids and parents, there is background information on me and each of my books, telling how I came to write them. And Writing Tips for kids who like to write. A new Frequently Asked Questions section is designed for kids and parents who want to publish their work.

Teachers will find a Classroom Activities link on each of my book pages. These activities were created by me or by teachers for use with my books and passed on to me. (If you have created similar activities, please email them to me - I'd be happy to post them on the site.) There's a new Frequently Asked Questions section for student and adult writers. And there's ample information about school visits, how to arrange them, and my touring schedule; more detailed biographical information; and I've just added a few Good Links to other resources for teachers, writers, and students.

-- Amy

OTHER EXCITING NEWS

Cousin Ruth's Tooth
Out in Paperback

Houghton MIfflin released Cousin Ruth's Tooth in paperback last spring, eight years--and hundreds of thousands of copies--after its first publication. Eight years is a long run in hardcover these days!

Publishers Weekly wrote of the new edition ($5.95): "The irrepressible Fister family is back, this time in high dudgeon over a younger clan member's missing tooth. 'The hunt is on, with the supremely silly family's wild-goose chase charted in an ideal marriage of text and art-work,' wrote PW in a starred review."

Other books by Amy that have remained in hardcover for an exceptional number of years include Little Beaver and the Echo (thirteen years) and Rachel Fister's Blister (twelve years).

No More Nasty Makes 11
Children's Choice Lists

No More Nasty has been selected for slews of "Children's Choice" annual reading lists. At last count, it was on lists in Oklahoma, Indiana, South Dakota, Iowa, New Hampshire, Louisiana, West Virginia, Missouri, Pennsylvania,Tennessee, and Rhode Island...and counting!

Also, Please Malese and Quentin Fenton Herter III were shortlisted for awards in Maine.

*National Teacher Workshops*
Amy Joins Kennedy Center Arts-in-Education Touring Program

Last summer Amy was selected to become part of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts "Partners in Education" Touring Program. This program provides resources for schools interested in professional development for teachers using an arts-integrated approach to learning. Amy will be one of 30 artists available to teach workshops nationally.

For more information on her workshops, and her touring schedule, click here.

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