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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.

Check out this month’s #drawthis I’m going to try to keep up with the monthly prompts, especially if I am in writing mode, like I am this year. This one was fun and it was completed in time for tonights astrological event the spring Pink Super Moon.

Check out my newest coloring page, it features Cooper McGee and his horse McKinley. You can download it via the link below. Download here!

A quick update! A song I co-wrote for a secret project got recognized as a semi-finalist in the American Songwriter contest. I don’t get to do music much so this was a fun happening and it is an honor to be recognized.

I recently sat down with Feathered Quill to chat about Guinea Pig Power, my journey from ghostwriting to accredited author, and what’s next! I shared how a guinea pig rescue inspired the story, the challenge of creating the book and it’s upcoming sequel. Check out the full interview on Feathered Quill for more behind-the-scenes details!

Share Literacy – get a Free Book! To celebrate my live author reading at Everest Value School as part of their Literacy Workshop, I am giving away my debut book “Guinea Pig Power” this weekend. Its free on Amazon KDP. Click the link below. https://a.co/d/2IEGmjM Update: Guinea Pig Power flew to #1 and #2 inContinue reading “Guinea Pig Power Ebook Free This Weekend”

Find out what he thought about Cowboy Cooper Cowboy Cooper and the Ghost Town was such a fun read! What better way to educate children about the importance of historic preservation than having Cowboy Cooper learn the hard way the negative ramifications of taking historic artifacts for his personal collection rather than leaving them inContinue reading “Cowboy Cooper Review by Historian Travis Boley”