Back in 2005, I had my first Comic Con adventure in San Diego. It was filled with tons of comics, fish tacos, gorgeous weather, people dressed in costume, a jaunt down to Mexico, more comics, a visit with an old high school friend of mine on artist row (Scott Kolins—we used to draw superheroes in… Continue reading Kid Beowulf
Author: Blake Hoena
Review — Campfire Crisis
What Jen Thinks: I have always thought there needed to be more choose-your-own-adventure books in the world. I remember reading the R.A. Montgomery books when I was younger and loving them. One thing that was very different about this chose-your-adventure type book compared to others that I have read, is that readers are given a choice… Continue reading Review — Campfire Crisis
Review — Campfire Crisis
Here we have a chapter book style adventure that places you, the reader, front and center in the decision making chair as you choose everything from what to pack to which way to go to who to send (or not) for help. It’s a perilous place to be, yes….but, should you make the wrong decision,… Continue reading Review — Campfire Crisis
My Werewolf Movie Watching List
Or what I like to call research! One thing that helps me get started on a project is watching documentaries about the subject at hand, whether it’s Dinosaur Planet (2003) for a recent dinosaur book I worked on or Trouble the Water (2008) for something I wrote about Hurricane Katrina. A little TV watching is… Continue reading My Werewolf Movie Watching List
Review — Campfire Crisis
Blake Hoena is the author of more than 50 books for children, including DC Super Heroes chapter books, Sports Illustrated graphic novels, and the retellings of classic tales like the Perseus myth, but none of his books are as unique as his newest release. Campfire Crisis (Adventure Kids) is the result of mixing books for… Continue reading Review — Campfire Crisis
Dinosaur Trivia
Like most young kids, I was BIG into dinosaurs. They were carnivorous beasts—fierce and voracious. They were lumbering giants—docile and majestic. They inspired my imagination. They made me wonder what life would be like with dinosaurs roaming about my backyard—I lived on a farm, so thankfully had a BIG yard. I had my coloring books… Continue reading Dinosaur Trivia
Review — Campfire Crisis
“With your two best friends, Mike and Carla, by your side you go on a camping adventure filled with all the excitement you could ever anticipate in one trip. Will fire consume you, wolves find you or could you possibly get lost in the woods? It’s all up to you and the choices you make… Continue reading Review — Campfire Crisis
Cinquains
One of my publishers recently asked me to write a few children’s poems for an anthology on friendship, and there were specific forms that they wanted the poems to be written in. I was ecstatic to learn that one was a cinquain—that’s one of my favorite forms. I even have a twitter feed DaillyCinquain that… Continue reading Cinquains
Review — Campfire Crisis
“When danger strikes, one has to make many decisions and the right ones in order to save everyone’s lives. “Campfire Crisis” is an interactive adventure book in the “Choice Chapter” series (the reader’s decisions determine how the adventure unfolds), about a camping trip, in which the reader is put in the role of the hero… Continue reading Review — Campfire Crisis
Bird Trivia
Recently, I’ve been working on a research project about birds. It’s fun learning about the animals that wake me up every morning with their song. I’m also lucky to have an uncle who’s an ornithologist. He studies birds for the American Museum of Natural History in New York. So he expects me to know a… Continue reading Bird Trivia