A Kid of Their Own
A companion book to A Crow of His Own
- Published on February 11, 2020 with Charlesbridge, illustrated by Jessica Lanan
- 1580898793 (ISBN13: 9781580898799)
- Order from Independent Booksellers, or at Amazon.
- The entry on GoodReads is here!
- A CCBC Choices 2021 title
- Included on the 2021 Mass Book Awards Long List as a Must Read title in the Picture Book/Early Reader category.
Now that Clyde the rooster has mastered his crow, everyone at Sunrise Farm asks him to take it down a notch when newcomers Fran the goat and her kid, Rowdy, join the gang. How will Clyde adjust to having a new kid around?
Many thanks to the Massachusetts Center for the Book for including A Kid of Their Own on the long list for the 2021 Mass Book Award as a “Must Read” title in the picture book/early reader category.
So pleased to see A Kid of Their Own included on the CCBC Choices 2021 list. It’s under the heading “Picture Books for Young Children,” and I am thrilled to see it alongside some remarkable titles from 2020.
Advance Praise:
“A sweet and unusual new-baby story with an uncommonly broadening vocabulary.” – Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review!
Read the cover reveal post at Mombian.com: A Kid of Their Own Offers “Twice the Dads and Twice the Dad Jokes”
“I’m very excited to be bringing you the official, full-cover reveal of A Kid of Their Own, by Megan Dowd Lambert, her second picture book about a group of barnyard friends and the two farmers—a gay couple—who care for them. Lambert also shares with Mombian readers a little about her motivations, the importance of language when talking about adoptive families, and why her fictional world includes both anthropomorphic animals and humans….”
A Kid of Their Own Book Launch and Author Tour!
I am delighted to announce my scheduled appearances marking the release of A Kid of Their Own! Reach out to me via my Contact page if you would like to host a storytime and book-signing in your store, or at a library or school.
This link will let you access a PDF with A Kid of Their Own Author Tour Events scheduled as of 01-17-2020.
- Saturday February 8, 2020 11:00 a.m. storytime and book-signing at the Northshire Bookstore, 4869 Main Street, Manchester, Ctr., VT
- Tuesday February 11, 2020 storytime at the Cushman Scott Children’s Center, Amherst, MA (closed to the public)
- Sunday February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., storytime and book-signing at the The Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College Street, South Hadley, MA
- Friday February 21, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. storytime and book-signing at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.
- Saturday February 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. storytime and book-signing at Belmont Books 79 Leonard Street, Belmont, MA
- Sunday March 1, 2020 10:30 a.m. storytime and book-signing at the Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
- Sunday March 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., storytime and book-signing at Blue Bunny Books, 577 High Street, Dedham, MA
- Tuesday March 10, storytime visits with grades kindergarten through 3, Wildwood Elementary School, Amherst, MA (closed to the public)
- Sunday March 22 3:30 p.m. storytime and book-signing at An Unlikely Story, 111 South Street, Plainville, MA
- Stay tuned for more news!