Monday, April 11, 2022

HERE WE COME! Starred Review & Appearances, Too!

What a delight to kick off the release of HERE WE COME! with a starred review from the Horn Book, lovely posts from book bloggers, visits to PreK classes at The Oaks Academy Fall Creek & Brookside, a Kids Ink Children's Bookstore launch party in Indianapolis, signing at Parnassus Books in Nashville...and more fun to come! Illustrator Christine Davenier and my editor/publisher Allyn Johnston's team at Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster did such a beautiful job preparing this book for little readers. My heart-felt thanks to them for partnering with me.💝

For various purchase options & two adorable coloring pages, visit this Simon & Schuster link (scroll down to "Resources/Downloads" then "Activity Sheets" for coloring pages): https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Here-We-Come!/Janna-Matthies/9781534417878










Thursday, March 10, 2022

HERE WE COME! trailer & song!

HERE WE COME! is all about the joys of making music and inviting others to come along. It's a rhythmic, rhyming read-aloud that I plan to sing-aloud, too! This little trailer gives you a taste 🎶:


Monday, February 7, 2022

HERE WE COME! coming 3/15/22

With whimsical watercolor illustrations by Christine Davenier, my new picture book HERE WE COME! is almost here! Inspired by my pre-K and kindergarten students and the belief that there's a musician inside us all, this book is a cumulative, rhyming read-aloud that features a parade of little musicians under the moonlight. 

The first review is out, and The Horn Book gives HERE WE COME! a 🌟. How appropriate for a dreamy, night-time celebration of music.