Towed By Toad arrives on the bookshelves of your favorite bookstore today! It’s been quite a journey—Toad’s been on my mind in one form or another since 2020. I shared the first dummy with my agent in April ‘22 and, a few days later, Toad found a home with Tara Walker at Tundra Books.
The day I turned in my revised draft for Toad, my car was rear-ended.1 At a glance, the damage wasn’t too bad, but the car’s backup sensor was destroyed. This shorted the onboard computer and, as a result, the car would not drive and—you guessed it—I ended up needing a tow.
I wish I’d taken photos just because they’d be fun to share now, but I was pretty shaken up by the whole thing as it was happening.
Material for the next Toad book, I suppose!
Toad Easter Egg
Skunky van der Stink’s car was inspired by the Mirthmobile from “Wayne’s World”! I didn’t include the flames painted on the side, though—I was worried it would make his car trouble look worse than it was!
Toad at the Strand
There’s still time to subscribe for the Strand’s Book Hook Up—the Little Readers box will feature Towed By Toad and the first 50 subscribers will get a signed copy! Fall boxes deliver in September.
Toad at Society of Illustrators
Towed By Toad will be included in this year’s Society of Illustrators Original Art Show! The exhibition will run from October 26th to February 1st, and the opening reception will be held on November 15th at the Society, at 128 East 63rd.
Super Story Time
Next week I’ll be doing an Instagram Live event with
! Stop by on Wednesday, September 11 at 1pm EST to hear us chat and read aloud.Thanks for reading!
Jashar
We had just paid off the car a few weeks earlier. It was also the day before Valentine’s Day.
Yay!! Looking forward to story time together—it'll be so fun!