I went on the Social Discasting podcast to talk about life during quarantine, trying to figure out what my Wikipedia page means by “Internet Writing,” and playing Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine almost every day. Listen and subscribe here.
Hourly Comic Day 2021
Hi, all.
February 1st, 2021 was annual HOURLY COMIC DAY, and I’ve always wanted to participate — and this year, we also had a book to promote — so I did. First on Post-its®, then on a tablet I’ve been trying to get the hang of, and then back on Post-its®.
Cameos from Jennifer Wright, Zoom co-workers, and TV’s Lupin.
Princess Dinosaur illustrator, Ashley Quach, also (brilliantly, adorably) did her hourly comics as Princess Dinosaur — thread here.
Pick up Princess Dinosaur here or from a local bookstore near you — and find everything Ashley draws as Sassquach.com
Princess Dinosaur Promo Poster by Ashley Quach
Princess Dinosaur 👑🦖 promo poster by @sassquachcomics. 40 pgs hardcover from Little Brown Young Readers. Order a copy for a toddler near you (or not near you) at http://bit.ly/princessdinosaur 📚
'Good Job' Everyone Who Didn't Do A Terrible Job.
Hi, all. The previous administration is over.
Not pictured: Jennifer’s Rainbow Bagel on account of it being disgusting.
Whatever happens next, whatever fractious nightmare, whatever entrenched evil, whatever global catastrophe defines the next era, it will not be this exact flavor of cruelty and stupidity and for that alone I am grateful.
This entry is a bit of an experiment — I’ve moved the newsletter over to my website’s blog section so that I only have to update one website and it still (fingers x’d) reaches your inbox. You have a lovely inbox, by the way. I saw a spider on my way in, but I didn’t kill it because guess what I DIDN’T see? That’s right — other bugs.
My plan for this blog / newsletter going forward:
Shorter.
More frequent.
More interesting, honestly.
Entirely free.
But thank you to everyone who had a paid subscription, now more than ever because—
First official Dad Joke.
We’re having a girl and Jennifer is due in July. If you’re able and feeling generous, our baby registry is here: http://babylist.com/kibblewright
— because, oh god, they need so many little chairs WHY DO THEY NEED SO MANY LITTLE CHAIRS?
Okay, good luck everyone. Let me know if you want me to take the spider outside on my way out and deposit it in the grass, I’ll need an index card and a Dixie cup.
On Sale Now: Princess Dinosaur
Cover by Ashley Quach
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith & Illustrated By Ashley Quach (Santa’s Husband)
Via Little Brown Young Readers:
Perfect for fans of Princesses Wear Pants, this spirited and expectation-defying story introduces a spunky heroine who knows she can be anything she wants.
Princess Dinosaur loves wearing pink dresses and hosting fancy tea parties. But she also loves roaring and making messes. Embodying both parts of her personality to the fullest, Princess Dinosaur isn’t just one thing, she’s a princess and a dinosaur (and some other things, too)!
Hardcover : 40 pages
ISBN-13 : 9780316457606
Reading age : 4 - 8 years
Grade level : Preschool - 3
Pick it up here (along with printable .pdf coloring sheets) or from a beloved local bookstore near you — and join us via Crowdcast on Sat. 1/9/21 at 1pm EST for our virtual release and reading with Books of Wonder.
Also: It’s a rhyming book. Okay, I think that’s everything.
Thanks and Happy New Year,
Daniel Kibblesmith
Illustration by Ashley Quach.
P.S. As long as I’m announcing things, my wife, Jennifer Wright, and I are having a baby. It’s a girl and, probably, a dinosaur.
Podcast: Here's Where It Went Wrong: Vampire History and Blade With Daniel Kibblesmith
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I went on Here’s Where It Went Wrong to talk about my favorite film franchise and it’s baffling, fascinating third installment. Listen and subscribe here.