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Both Guinea Pig Power and Cowboy Cooper are running promos right now! Guinea Pig Power is free and available on Kindle Unlimited. Cowboy Cooper is part of a Kindle Countdown Deal and is currently priced at just 99¢. Update: Thank you to everyone who took advantage of these deals! Cowboy Cooper made it into the Top 6 in two of its categories, and GuineaContinue reading “Fall Promo and Countdown Deal”

Take a look at the kid’s coloring pages A big thank you goes out to friend and educator Katy Alexander for sending in this picture.

Check it out here.

Some spooktacularly good news this Halloween! 🎃 Great news came in about Cowboy Cooper and the Ghost Town. It is officially out of the slush pile and a contender in this year’s Chanticleer Little Peeps Picture and Children’s Books competition. The book made the long list, along with a host of books from various authorsContinue reading “Cowboy Cooper & the Ghost Town Longlisted at the Chanticleer Book Awards”

Big thanks to everyone who entered. As of right now My books are on over 1700 reading lists on GoodReads. Guinea Pig Power also jumped to the #2 and #4 spots on two Amazon charts as the giveaway wrapped up.

Word is out about the recent award wins and brand new contest! Among the news features is local outlet the California Newswire, Daily Jefferson Country Union, The Daily Independent, and the Associated Press to name a few. Guinea Pig Power has gone nation-wide. This story has been featured in the Associated Press and picked upContinue reading “Guinea Pig Power Hits The News Across the U.S.A.”

Celebrate going back-to-school with Guinea Pig Power To celebrate a new season of learning and fun, as well as the book’s recent 2nd place win in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards we have 100 KDP ebooks up for grabs over at Goodreads. Contest ends September 30th. Enter To Win!

The editorial review for Cowboy Cooper and the Ghost Town is now live “Cowboy Cooper and the Ghost Town is a children’s picture book written and illustrated by Ben St. James. It follows Cooper McGee, affectionately known as Cowboy Cooper to his family and friends due to his love for the Old West. One day,Continue reading “Cowboy Cooper: Reader’s Favorite Review Page is Live!”

The Purple Dragonfly Awards, run by Story Monsters LLC, recognize excellence in children’s literature across multiple categories. Guinea Pig Power has tied for 2nd place in the Humor category at the 2025 Story Monsters Purple Dragonfly Book Awards. Judges look for books that are well-written, visually appealing, and engaging for young readers.

Cowboy Cooper shows staying power as a new release After being released July 4th, Cowboy Cooper and the Ghost Town has maintained Top New Release status for a full 4 weeks in a row on Amazon.com

Cowboy Cooper holds steady at the top spot for over 1 week since launching. Cowboy Cooper held onto its top Hot New Release status in 4 categories: Children’s Exploration (Paperbacks) Children’s US Western Historical Fiction (eBooks) Children’s Exploration History (eBooks) Children’s Western American Historical Fiction (eBooks) Here is what some readers are saying on Goodreads.Continue reading “7 Days at #1”

A surprise update from North of the Border The Cowboy Cooper paperback book reached #22 in Children’s Books on the History of Exploration & Discoveries & #1 in the Hot New Releases sub category in that format.

A new design to promote the book I’ll be sharing these on my adventures. There are other promotional items that you can print out at home as well. Free Downloads: Cowboy Cooper Coloring Page, Word Search, & Answer Key

Traditionally published Children’s author Natalia Paruzel-Gibson wrote a detailed review of the soon-to-be released book “Cowboy Cooper and the Ghost Town” Natalia wrote “A Picture Day to Remember”, published by Clavis Books, as well as her self-published debut “Something Lost, Something Found”. She shares special insights into the upcoming story “Cowboy Cooper and the GhostContinue reading “Early Review by a Fellow Author”

Visited the L.A. Festival of Books this weekend and finally met one of the authors I’ve worked with online in person. The festival felt bigger than ever — packed. Maybe audiences are turning back to books.