Nighttime Ninja Adventures! Join in the fun!

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Nighttime Ninja explores the wilds, becomes lost and found, squeezes through tight spots, findis hidden treasures, and solves mysteries! Join the fun at www.barbaradacosta.com.

Mighty Moby Coming in August!

Mighty Moby
by Ed Young and Barbara DaCosta

Take the sea voyage of your life in Ed Young and Barbara DaCosta’s latest collaboration, Mighty Moby! 

The creative team behind bestselling award-winner Nighttime Ninja have crafted another thrilling adventure, this time based on Herman Melville’s great novel Moby Dick. This classic American tale is retold in collages of pictures, prose, and song, along with a humorous twist. Available from Little, Brown August 1, 2017 at stores near you and online!

Available now for preorder.

Visit the Mighty Moby website for more news and information!

Nighttime Ninja's Dinovember Hijinks

Dino Ninja spotted searching for nighttime treats!

Visit Dinovember for further sightings!

Nighttime Ninja Wins Children's Choice!

Thank you, everyone! What an honor! From Publishers Weekly:

The winners of the sixth annual Children’s Choice Book Awards were announced May 13 at a ceremony in New York City hosted by the Children’s Book Council. Book of the Year awards went to: Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta, illus. by Ed Young (kindergarten to second grade); Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel (third to fourth grade); Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess by Rachel Renée Russell (fifth to sixth grade); and The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (teen). Jeff Kinney was named author of the year for Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7: The Third Wheel, and Robin Preiss Glasser was named illustrator of the year for Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet, written by Jane O’Connor. Watch the ceremony here.

Read Kiddo Read: Vote for Nighttime Ninja!

Nighttime Ninja has the honor of being selected as a finalist for James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read literacy project. You can vote for Ninja and other books at the website.

Nighttime Ninja Launches Soon!

Nighttime Ninja goes on sale September 18th at stores near you and online!

• Publishers Weekly gave Ninja a starred review, saying "The depth of feeling DaCosta and Young give to the boy’s fantasy makes this a standout." 
• Kirkus Reviews praised Ninja's writing and art: "Succinct language full of vivid verbs describing the action sets the mood for Young's lushly textured illustrations." 
• The Junior Library Guild has selected Ninja as one of its fall titles.

Daytime Ninja in Training for Nighttime Adventures

Here's Emmett, who not only loves Nighttime Ninja, but has had a video made about his own training and exploits. What are your favorite ninja activities?