Thursday, April 15, 2010

Wicked Witch Test Art


Here's one more special look at the Lost in Oz Comic Series Art, drawn by Benjamin Kissell. This photo is a the four different versions we tested of Bastinda, The Wicked Witch of the West, including the final version!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

OUR 200TH POST! COMIC SURPRISE!





We decided to celebrate with everyone, our 200th post on this news blog, by finally revealing some of the beautiful Lost in Oz comic artwork by Benjamin Kissell. Fans of Lost in Oz on Facebook had the chance to view these photos first! So, here's a sneak peek at a few characters from the upcoming Lost in Oz Comic Series!

© 2010 Benjamin Kissell for Lost in Oz
www.LostinOzBook.com

Reminder: Oz-Stravaganza

Just a quick reminder that Joshua will be appearing at Oz-Stravaganza in Chittenango, NY! June 4-6, 2010: L. Frank Baum's home town honors their favorite son with this annual festival (formerly known as Oz Fest). This year the festival will honor the centennial of The Emerald City of Oz, and its dedicatee, Baum's niece, Cynthia Baum Tassini, who was from the area and died in 2004. Special guest appearance by Jerry Maren, the middle member of the Lollipop Guild and Joshua Patrick Dudley, author of the Lost in Oz Trilogy. Joshua can be found in the Author's Alley, a new attraction at the festival, located near the Munchkins! For more information, see the festival's website at oz-stravaganza.com, or the town's website at www.chittenango.org

It's getting close, if you haven't made travel arrangements yet, you better hurry!

Friday, April 09, 2010

Accelerated Reader

Make reading practice more effective for every pre-K–12 student with Accelerated Reader, the most cost-effective and successful reading software
of all time. Lost in Oz and Rise of the Dark Wizard have just been submitted, by your request, to the AR program! However, if you really want Lost in Oz on AR, you should suggest it, too! Visit the link below and fill out all of the information.

http://www.renlearn.com/ar/customercare/titlesuggestions.asp

Here's the information you may need:
Quiz Type: Reading Practice
-English
Book Title: Lost in Oz
Series Name: Lost in Oz
-Entire Series
Author’s First Name: Joshua
Author’s Last Name: Dudley
Publisher: Lulu
Estimated Interest Level: Middle Grades (4-8)
Year Published: 2007
ISBN Number: 978-1430312789

Though not required, including the ISBN allows us to provide far more
valuable feedback for your request.

Thursday, April 01, 2010

Buzzillions - 4.9 Stars!

Buzzillions.com has given Lost in Oz 4.9 out of 5 stars!

Buzzillions.com is a product reviews site that helps shoppers avoid costly mistakes. Buzzillions offers product reviews and tools for you to research purchases before you buy. They've collected over 10 million reviews across a wide range of categories and their reviews come from real people - not paid reviewers. They work with their network of retailers to identify people who have purchased a product and ask them to write a review. Buzzillions collects and analyzes these reviews to help you with the decision making process.

http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/lost-in-oz-reviews#bz-model-reviewTitle