Matt Tavares
http://matttavares.com official page of children's book author-illustrator Matt Tavares
14/12/2023
Happy to see Dasher Can’t Wait for Christmas on the Indie Bestseller List for the 3rd week in a row, at #12 this week. Thanks, independent bookstores!
08/12/2023
Three Dasher tour events this weekend-
I’ll be at The Blue Bunny in Dedham, MA tonight at 6:30.
Then I head up to Maine for The Village Toy Funatic in Ogunquit on Saturday at 1, and Booktenders in York on Sunday at 11…
On, Dasher!
07/12/2023
"A new holiday classic" - Mother Magazine
Excellent review of Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas, with some adorable photos of kids reading it ❤️
https://www.mothermag.com/dasher-cant-wait-for-christmas/
28/11/2023
Here's my interview from last night's episode of 207! https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/maine-childrens-author-to-produce-a-best-selling-book-about-dasher-santas-reindeer/97-8d102d2e-1c3e-48c2-b4f2-ef51137fc6de?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwAR112DWHPhY-LUYa0iGMPU5IzxyE4oV0YCQcs5Gw2n2y1_FRkF3lU3VdsW0
Maine children’s author to produce a best-selling book about Dasher, Santa's reindeer He went to a zoo to photograph reindeer, but that was just the start.
22/11/2023
Really excited for this Dasher/ Red & Lulu event in Portugal! 🇵🇹🎅🏼🦌❄️
O autor MATT TAVARES vem a Portugal e estará na nossa bookshop no sábado dia 23 de dezembro para uma sessão de autógrafos. Poderão também pedir os livros com uma dedicatória através de mensagem privada.
DISPONÍVEIS:
* RED & LULU em português e/ou inglês
* DASHER
* DASHER CAN'T WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS
Matt Tavares
03/11/2023
Book giveaway! Candlewick Press is teaming up with Little Free Library to give away 100 copies of Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas!
Enter to win here: littlefreelibrary.org/books/
16/10/2023
The Dasher Tour Merch Store is open for business!
I decided to keep it simple and just sell dark green unisex t-shirts in kids & adult sizes & women's v-neck t-shirts. Ours arrived a few days ago. They came out nice!
Order yours here: https://matttavares.com/shop.html
08/09/2023
Save the date! On Saturday, November 4th, 2023, 11am, join us for a storytime as New England author/illustrator Matt Tavares shares his new picture book, Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas, a follow-up to his modern-classic Dasher! A joyful ode to helping others - and another holiday classic in the making.
“If you ever get lost, just look for the North Star.”
06/09/2023
Announcing the DASHER CAN'T WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS Tour!
I'll be spending most of November & December reading, drawing, and signing books at bookstores around the midwest and New England. If you're near any of these cities & towns, come say hi!
Can't wait! 🦌❄️🎅
DASHER CAN'T WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS comes out TODAY!!!
To celebrate, I'm giving away 5 signed copies, one for each of the social media platforms I'm on.
To enter:
1. Follow me
2. Like, comment, or share this post (or do all 3 to enter THREE TIMES! Feel free to enter on multiple sites too).
I'll announce the winners on Friday morning, 9/8. 🎅
UPDATE: I just notified the winner. Thanks, everyone!
Coming in September…
03/08/2023
Excited to share the details of this awesome national preorder campaign for Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas, courtesy of the American Booksellers Association & Candlewick Press!
Preorder from your local independent bookstore and you'll receive an exclusive Dasher play scene, while supplies last.
Over 50 stores are already on board, from Maine to Florida to Alaska and lots of places in between. Link in comments to a map of participating stores. And booksellers, there's still time to join in!
Coming 9/5. I can't wait!
25/07/2023
Tomorrow! Honored to help celebrate the grand opening of the brand new Barnes & Noble store in Brunswick, Maine! I’ll be signing HOOPS and other books at noon.
25/07/2023
Summertime story time! Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 25 at 9:30 am, I'll be reading and drawing outside my local library, Ogunquit Memorial Library. If you're near Ogunquit, come join me!
06/06/2023
Heading to Milwaukee for the American Booksellers Association Children’s Institute. First time sharing this one with booksellers.
I can’t wait! 🦌❄️🧭🎄
29/05/2023
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27/04/2023
Heading to Nevada this weekend for the Henderson Reads Book Festival! Here's where I'll be…
18/04/2023
Really enjoyed chatting about HOOPS with Julie Chavez, on the Ask A Librarian Podcast!
Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-a-librarian-with-julie-chavez/id1608406645?i=1000608721746
12/04/2023
Today on the TeachingBooks.net blog, I share a step-by-step look at how I created HOOPS, along with some advice from my dad that helped me as I ventured way outside my comfort zone.
"Divide and Conquer: How I Made Hoops, My First Graphic Novel"
https://forum.teachingbooks.net/2023/04/guest-blogger-matt-tavares/
10/04/2023
It’s “Dress as a Book Character Day” at the school where my wife works, and this awesome teacher dressed as Judi from Hoops! 😊🏀📚
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