BOOKS
MY NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK SERIES!
Puggleton Park & Puggleton Park: the Curse of the Canis Diamond
Written by Deanna Kizis, Illustrated by Hannah Peck
“Whimsical descriptions of animal adventures by Kizis (Please Don’t Read This Book!) in this sweet story about friendship and finding one’s forever home.” - Publisher’s Weekly
BOOK ONE: Penelope is a resourceful little pug in quite the quandary: All she can remember is that she lost her Lady in the park while chasing a most dreadful squirrel. Now she dreams of finding a new Lady and a forever home, so when she finds herself taken in by the kind Lady Diggleton, she can’t believe her luck!
But Penelope soon discovers that Lady Diggleton is searching for her previous owner and worries she will have to leave the Lady she’s come to love. To make matters worse, that dreadful squirrel turns out to be a nemesis for the ages. However shall she keep herself from chasing him and ruining all hopes of tea parties, elegant balls, and a forever home?
BOOK TWO: Penelope’s adventures continue when she and Lady Diggleton are invited to meet the Queen at Windsor Castle! Unfortunately, Duchess, the Queen’s snooty dog, is one of the rudest canines Penelope has ever had the chance to meet. She decides to avoid the royal dog at all costs, but when the Queen's prized diamond ring goes missing and Duchess stands accused, Penelpe realizes that Duchess didn’t do it. Now she has to race against time to figure out stole the ring before Duchess is sent away to the Wayward Home for Lost Dogs forever!
“A surprising layer of emotional nuance. Penelope, wide-eyed, pudgy, and eminently huggable, will win even a cat (or worse, a squirrel) lover over. - Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books
Praise for Please Don`t Read This Book!
“Rib-ticklingly funny … Allows listeners to feel bold and enjoy some silly, supervised rule-breaking."
--Kirkus Reviews
"'Please Don’t Read This Book!' is hard to resist — and that’s clearly the plan." --The Virginian-Pilot
“A book that will energize children, filling them with laughter. It does a brilliant job of engaging even the most reluctant reader, showing how much fun a book can be.” - New York Journal of Books
Praise for How to Meet Cute Boys
A fun, fab debut novel by "someone who knows" (Kizis is, after all, Elle's West Coast editor) … a must-have for fans of "Girlie Porn" (fashion mags) and "Girlie Crack" (shopping for clothes that cost more than what you make in a month). - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Kizis shines in this debut novel that details the emotional turmoil of unrequited love. More Nick Hornby than Bridget Jones. Libraries should be sure to pick up a copy or two. - Booklist
“SASSY…FUN…FRESH. Peruse the pink quizzes and how to pieces sprinkled amid the chapters - People, Starred Review
“Hot pic!” - Us weekly, Starred Review
“Cute, totally of the moment” - Nylon magazine
“An impressive debut from one of America’s top writers.” - Roberta Myers, editor in chief, Elle
Finishing Touches
FINISHING TOUCHES’ greatest appeal lies in its straightforward and unpretentious manner .. An enjoyable meditation on the ones we love, the ones we lose and the healing virtues of cute furniture. - LA Weekly
Reminiscent of GOOD GRIEF by Lolly Winston …Touching, funny and bittersweet, Deanna Kizis has written a novel sure to glue you to your couch for the afternoon! - Fresh Fiction
“Sometimes, a story will surprise you with its realness. Her characters do a remarkable thing — they don’t just trot along doing what the plot requires them to do, they’re complicated, funny, sad and not always likable ... Smart, never insulting and always entertaining.” - Curled Up
A tragic comedy that makes for a breathtakingly optimistic read. - Fantastic Fiction
Praise for Behind the Bedroom Door
“It is likely readers will recognize their own untold stories and sexual selves … In essays that explore the wealth and variety of female sexual experience, making for a gender-transcending tale of sex lives that manages to be philosophical, poignant—and a great bit of naughty fun.”— Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Behind the Bedroom Door is a hottie among hotties …I hope this anthology and its many fine sisters become a door to a more extended experience for all.”- Los Angeles Times
“Confessed stories are often illuminating and hilarious, the anthology is most fascinating for all of the contradictions it lays bare.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Because so much in this book is so personal, I wager the reader’s experience will be personal too….I hope this anthology and its many fine sisters become a door to a more extended experience for all.”—Los Angeles Times
“A collection of smart, steamy, and incredibly honest essays about sex by women writers.”- Redbook
“Essays by 26 accomplished women writers … Their stories are as sad and vulnerable as they are provocative — a baring of naughty bits and transgressions, but most notably, hearts.” - Detroit Metro Times