Early Twitter Reactions to Plesiosaur Peril
Whew! It’s always a wonderful and slightly dream-like experience to release a new book, and my latest paleofiction storybook Plesiosaur Peril is no exception. From signing a contract to holding the finished book in your hands, these things take years to bring to fruition. Sometimes it feels that they’ll never quite exist—and then poof, they’re out! It catches you by surprise.
Happily, despite my astonishment at this long-scheduled release, the book is now hitting stores (including Skeptic.com, Amazon.com, and Amazon.ca.).
Also gratifying, the first few Twitter reactions to Plesiosaur Peril seem quite positive:
Science writer Brian Switek (author of My Beloved Brontosaurus and blogger at National Geographic) was among the first to reveal the cover:
Oooo… @Daniel_Loxton's latest book just arrived pic.twitter.com/1BabN1NXlf
— Brian Switek (@Laelaps) February 24, 2014
Skeptic publisher Michael Shermer (Scientific American columnist and author of The Believing Brain) gave the book a warm welcome:
Proud & pleased to announce Dan Loxton’s new book Pleisiosaur Peril. He’s such a brilliant illustrator & storeteller! http://t.co/JpdJfunBdH
— Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) February 25, 2014
Phil Plait (author of Death from the Skies! and the Bad Astronomy blog at Slate) has generously recommended the book to his eighteen zillion followers:
Know a kid who loves dinosaurs? Duh. I suggest the new book “Plesiosaur Peril” by @Daniel_Loxton. Part of a trilogy! http://t.co/czQJuOLaVZ
— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) February 25, 2014
And, to the infinite delight of my eight year old photography assistant, Plesiosaur Peril has even been recommended by “Dr. Scott” (host for Dinosaur Train on PBS)
If you’re looking for great kids books on prehistoric life, check out @daniel_loxton books like Plesiosaur Peril. Beautiful stuff!! — Scott D. Sampson (@DrScottSampson) February 27, 2014
But my favorite tweet so far may be this one from Point of Inquiry host Lindsay Beyerstein, who interviewed me earlier this week about Abominable Science! and Plesiosaur Peril:
.@Daniel_Loxton‘s new book Plesiosaur Peril has it all: Photorealistic dinos & a strong female character. http://t.co/kJRPqqSWW0
— Lindsay Beyerstein (@Beyerstein) March 5, 2014
Writing and illustration are solitary undertakings, so I can’t tell you how much I love finally getting feedback for all the lonely months of work that go into these projects. For comments or questions, follow me on Twitter!
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Looks great. Will definitely alert my friends with kids!
Got all 3 for a 5 yo. They are such beautiful books.
I hope the child will learn to read and use this as the basis. Much better than “See Spot run!”
I hope so, too! And please accept my thanks for supporting the books.