Eight Year Old Releases His Third Book, The Mudhogs, Published by Outskirts Press

Jan. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- Dalton James is on a roll.  Outskirts Press today announced publication of The Mudhogs, the third book Dalton has written and illustrated.  It is remarkable enough that anyone has three books to his credit, but even more remarkable in Dalton’s case.  He is eight years old.


The Mudhogs is the third book Dalton has written and is unrelated to his series of imaginary adventures with his dad, The Sneakiest Pirates and The Heroes of Googley Woogley, both of which have received excellent reviews.  Dalton has a knack for matching the imaginative reality of his peers in his clever stories, and any or all of his books are perfect gifts for a book happy eight year old to enjoy.


The Mudhogs is about Dalton’s favorite animals, pigs.  Narrated by a tick named Fangs, who lives on one of the pigs, the book tells the story of a group of three friendly pigs who love to play in the mud, but one day find their mud has disappeared because of a recent lack of rain.  The three friends try everything they can to make it rain, but they have no luck and so embark on an even greater adventure to different cities, states and countries to try put some  mud back in their home yard.


Although ultimately unsuccessful in their search, the three arrive back home and are surprised to find everything they were looking for and in doing so, they learn a valuable lesson.


Dalton James is the quintessential young author and loves to give talks about writing to other third graders in local schools.  He particularly appreciates it when he is paid in chocolate chip cookies.


Dalton’s family held a contest last year for other children to submit books they had written and illustrated.  There were hundreds of entries and Amanda Chamber’s winning book, Lunar and Hamlet, was also published by Outskirts Press.  The James are holding the contest again this year on a much wider scale and are using the contest for teachers across the country to promote reading and writing within their classrooms.  The contest is free and without obligation.  Teachers seeking more information can contact the James family at daltongjames@yahoo.com.  


ISBN: 978-1-4327-4560-8               Format: 8.5 x 8.5 color paperback         SRP: $13.95

Genre: Juvenile fiction/Readers/Beginner


About the author:


Dalton is currently in the third grade and is illustrating his third book in his imaginative adventure series with his dad, Super Pete Saves the Day, while writing another book on pigs, Snouter Pig, and brainstorming the second book in his mudhog series.  Dalton has a large collection of stuffed pigs of all shapes and sizes as well as his own small library of books about pigs.


He holds a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and likes to practice and enter tournaments.  He also plays basketball, baseball and runs five kilometer races. Dalton wants to be a fireman, a policeman, a detective, a doctor or a writer when he grows up; depending on the day you talk to him.


For more information or to contact the author, visit http://outskirtspress.com/mudhogs .


About Outskirts Press, Inc,: Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.