Wendy and Roberta would like to thank you all for supporting them with your votes and your encouraging comments.
Also, a big thank you to Rita Mills the founder of the ABC’s Children’s Picure Book Competition for all of her hard work behind the scenes.
While we don’t know the outcome of the competition yet, we believe wholeheartedly that Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up is a wonderful story with a great message and we’ve enjoyed sharing it with all of you!
The winner can be viewed in late October of 2009 at: http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/
Thanks again everyone… it has been fun!!

I thought I’d leave you with this video treat to thank you….. now bring on the pumpkins!!

There’s still time to vote for Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up, 5 more times!
http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/SorryDoesntCleanItUp.html
We still have Tshirts and ice cream scoops and ice cream certificates to give away at:

http://sorrydoesntcleanitup.blogspot.com/

A comment anywhere in the blog enters you into the grand prize drawing of the Blue Super Hero Cape….oooooh!!!

….and don’t for get to check us out on YouTube!

We are having a giveaway over at the Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up Blog. This T-shirt size Large with the Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up illustration can be yours…. just leave a comment here on this post or head over to Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up Blog and leave a comment on the T-shirt post there.
This giveaway will remain open until Friday at midnight the winner will be announced on Saturday morning!

And don’t forget to vote daily for Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up.

http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/SorryDoesntCleanItUp.html

The voting has begun!! I hope you’ll take the time to vote daily at:
http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/SorryDoesntCleanItUp.html
Then go to the official blog of Sorry doesn’t Clean it Up and leave a comment!
All comments will be entered to win the grand prize. This child size blue Super Hero Cape!
The winner will be announced on October 5, 2009.

We have daily ice cream certificate giveaways and other fun story related prizes so go to the Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up blog daily and check the side bar for posted winners!

Voting day is just around the corner. All the preparations and planning are pretty much done! This is one last push to remind you to vote.
During the contest we will be giving away fun story related prizes, beginning with the grand prize of a nifty super hero cape, tune in tomorrow for pictures. The fun is just beginning!
* The voting starts on Sept. 20 and ends Oct. 4, 2009

* Only one vote per day, per IP address

* Please tell everybody who is planning to vote to make sure they have their computers/Internet browser set to “allow cookies” or their votes will not register.

Voting link:http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/SorryDoesntCleanItUp.html

Below is a coloring page for the kids. You can print Here and email it back to me. Then check back to see your work on the Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up Blog

If I’ve driven you crazy with my rambling and promotional posts bear with me a bit longer…. you all know how hard this industry is to break into…. that tasty carrot forever dangling in font of the nose. I would just like a little nibble!!
A big thank you to Caroline Soer for adding my button to her side bar… and to all of you who visit my blog and leave your encouraging comments. I feel as though we are a all neighbors in the world’s coolest neighborhood!

We’re making whirlwind ice cream in a bag over at the
Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up Blog!
Check it out for some fun with the kiddies!

BTW…. voting in the competition starts in four days…. September 20 and runs through October 4, 2009. Vote Here!

http://sorrydoesntcleanitup.blogspot.com/2009/09/heres-story-with-help-from-children.html

Here’s a link to listen to Wendy Rogalinski author of Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up reading the story to a group of children  at the library. The children then contributed their own artwork.  Too cute!

So Tyler and I and Liv of course…. put our acting shoes back on… OK…technically Liv’s too young to have any…. to make this book trailer-ish video!

Guess who is who… and I am not grandpa!

Voting starts soon!

• The voting starts on Sept. 20 and ends Oct. 4, 2009

• Only one vote per day, per IP address

• Please tell everybody who is planning to vote to make sure they have their computers/Internet browser set to “allow cookies” or their votes will not register.

Voting link:

http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/SorryDoesntCleanItUp.html

Last year I participated in the ABC Childrens Picture Book Competition Round 4… and what do you think happened?

A hurricane named Ike came right through Houston and knocked the power out, leaving us with no lights, no water, no air conditioning for two and a half weeks. Yep… right in the middle of  the competition!!  There was no way to promote much less find out what was going on in the outside world!

So this year… I’m back for Round 5 of the competition!

I’ve been chosen to illustrate a scene from Sorry Doesn’t Clean It Up by Wendy Rogalinski. It’s an adorable story about a whirlwind of a boy who blows through rooms leaving a mess in his wake! Talk about a hurricane!!

• The voting starts on Sept. 20 and ends Oct. 4, 2009

• Only one vote per day, per IP address

• Please tell everybody who is planning to vote to make sure they have their computers/Internet browser set to “allow cookies” or their votes will not register.

Also, if you would consider highlighting “Sorry Doesn’t Clean it Up” and the competition on your blog… or post this picture below to your side bar through October 4th….I’d be be so grateful!
# Voting link:

http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/5th_comp/SorryDoesntCleanItUp.html

…weather permitting… that is!!!

Last day to vote!!

Whew!….

http://www.abcbookcompetition.org/fourth_comp/MrsArgyle.htm

Click image to see the print size.