I had a nice bit of luck recently when the Horn Book had me do their "Five Questions" feature in the most recent Horn Book e-newsletter. Read it here.

My Newest Book!

Grin and Bear It
Written and illustrated by Leo Landry
Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 9781570917455, hardcover, $12.95

Bear dreams of becoming a comedian. His jokes are unbearably funny, and he wants nothing more than to make his friends laugh. But Bear has a problem. He has stage fright. When Emmy, the comic hummingbird, discovers Bear's jokes, Bear learns that there's more than one way to achieve your dream. Told in seven short chapters.

"A deft balance of punchy, dialogue-driven text and expressive, appealingly naïf pencil-and-watercolor pictures make this well suited to newly independent readers. With humor and subtlety, Landry's words and art impart a smart message about partnership, ingenuity, and pursuing one's goals.— Publishers Weekly

"Landry's droll pencil-and-watercolor illustrations are filled with humorous graphic elements and little details that will encourage children to slow down and enjoy the text and the pictures. The seven very short chapters move along quickly, helping new readers gain confidence. With more words per page than generally seen in an early reader, this is an ideal bridge to slightly more challenging books. Everyone—Bear, friends and readers—will laugh in the end.—Kirkus Reviews

Space Boy is now available as an e-book for the iphone and ipad from the itunes app store!

Space Boy
Written and illustrated by Leo Landry
Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN: 978618605682, hardcover, $16.00

This world, decides Nicholas, is too noisy for him. Time to take a trip. He packs a snack, puts on his suit, and takes off...to the utterly quiet craters and vast deserts of the distant moon. In this utterly charming picture book, the allure of space travel and the longing for peace and quiet entice a young boy to take his space rocket to the moon for picnic.

"The spare and jovial watercolor illustrations brightly feature a nifty rocket and moonscapes surrounded by the starry universe. This has all the elements of a far-out bedtime read, including an understanding of the need to delay the inevitable (bedtime), buoyantly combined with space travel and moon walks." — Kirkus Reviews