***** --Lynn Rutan,GoodReads Wild Things novel, age 9-12, 241 pps illustrated by the author Front Street, imprint of Boyds Mills Press 5/09 Book the author Quail Ridge TheRegulator Order at Amazon    B & N Buy books in Carrboro Stories Behind the Story From the BMP catalog Download BMP's catalog Poster, Prints and Cards A Couple of Artists Talk: author/artist Clay Carmichael & sculptor Mike Roig make art from life and a life together from art here.

More praise for Wild Things:

Carmichael casts a spell over the reader with her spare beauty of language and the enchantment of her tale….This is a book for those who love the sounds and silences of the natural world, for those who crave both love and independence, and for anyone, of any age, who wonders. Read it once for the story, again for its beauty, and many times more for its unsentimental, down-to-earth, heart-lifting spirit.
--Luli Gray, author of Falcon’s Egg

“I loved the story [and] all the characters, especially the girl and the cat…I loved the element of mystery and slight hint of magic…I read it in one sitting, so it certainly kept me hooked…congrats to you on another wonderful piece of work. I continue to be a big fan! (You rock!)

Karin Michels, Head of Youth Services, Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill, North Carolina