My Thoughts on The Guardian Herd #3, LANDFALL, Cover

What a thrilling week it's been! The cover of LANDFALL has been revealed in a whirlwind blog tour full of informative interviews and swag giveaways! Everyone's response to the cover has been fantastic.

In case you missed it, here it is!

The Guardian Herd #3
Coming to Stores 02/02/2016
Art by David McClellan

The interesting thing about this cover is that I thought it would be the most difficult to draw. The scene pictured takes place in the Trap, which is a thick, dark forest. In my mind, the scene was quite busy and  dim, but I really wanted a forest scene.

These are my exact notes to my editor regarding my vision for the cover:

"I think it would be cool to show Star posed on the ground. I see him posed protectively in the thick forest with bright rays of sunlight streaking down from above. It's late spring/early summer, so there can be little wild flowers and green moss and ferns, and pine trees. And a few pegasi could be standing behind him as though he's protecting them. Of course, I'm open to anything! All the covers have been just fantastic :)"

And from this simple description--look at what the artist came up with! Later Mr. McClellan told me that forests are one of his favorite landscapes to draw. Doesn't it show?

And who can tell me the names of the two flying pegasi? Anyone, anyone?

They are the fraternal twins, Echofrost and Bumblewind. It's thrilling to see my characters brought to life and in full color. They're as beautiful as I imagined them. (Meet the Guardian Herd characters HERE)

Thank you to everyone who participated in the cover reveal with me! Click on the links below as many of the giveaways are still LIVE and you can still WIN--signed paperbacks, posters of LANDFALL,  book bags, and character trading cards!

Specifically:

• Middle Grade Mafioso, who reprinted my interview with the cover artist, David McClellan
• Kid Lit Reviews, who showcased some awesome art by readers
• This Kid Reviews Book, who debuted the interview with the Guardian Herd Audio Book Narrator, Andrew Eiden
• Beachbound Books, who debuted the interview with Rockwing's filly, Shadepebble and showed off her sketch, which will appear in book #3
• Doodles, Doodles, Everywhere, who debuted the artist interview with David McClellan in India
  
  
  
  

Much appreciation to Andrew Eiden, David McClellan, and Shadepebble for their willingness to leave their busy lives for a few moments to share "behind-the-scenes" glimpses of how they contribute to the Guardian Herd series.

Special thanks to my agent, Jacqueline Flynn, my publisher, HarperCollins Childrens Books, and Deyan Audio, for promoting the blog tour.

An extra special thank you to Karen Chaplin, the editor of the Guardian Herd series for making sure I had everything I needed in time for the blog tour. 

And last, but never least, thank you to the readers who feel as passionately about this series as I do!

Thank You for Dreaming with Me!