Now available for mail-order delivery from Fahrenheit Books

a picture storybook for young readers and adults who love illustrated books and Native American lore

THE LEGEND OF HOBBOMOCK was selected as the only Connecticut book to be featured on Booking Across the USA, which launched on 25 February 2013. A new teacher's/fun guide accompanies the book for classroom use in the 3rd to 5th grades. Click HERE for details.

THE LEGEND OF HOBBOMOCK was awarded a 2012 Connecticut Press Club Award in the Children's Fiction Book category. According the to the club president entries were judged by the Colorado Press Women to encourage judging impartiality. No winners were awarded by default, and not every category or rank had a winning entry.

Cover illustration Copyright © 2011 by Jesse J. Bonelli

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Top Praise for Hobbomock

"I just picked up this book up for my son after reading the article in the New Haven Register. My son loved it! He was so excited about it that he wants his teacher to read it in class tomorrow. From a parent of a second grade boy who I'm trying to encourage to read more, I just wanted to say thank you and Jesse Bonelli for working on this book. My son has always asked questions about Sleeping Giant as we live in New Haven and see it frequently. Now he knows the legend. Again, thank you as you have hopefully sparked an interest in reading for a young mind."

- Chris Fiore, East Haven, CT

Hobbomock's author and illustrator are happy to make school and library visits. For more information click HERE

PRESS Articles About the Book

Connecticut Outdoors Radio Interview 14 Feb. 2012

Ann Nyberg's NETWORK CONNECTICUT interview 26 Dec. 2011

SHORE LINE TIMES 2 Dec. 2011

NEW HAVEN REGISTER Life Feature 21 Nov. 2011

THE DAY Daybreak Feature 20 Nov. 2011

SHORE PUBLISHING Living Feature 15 Nov. 2011 

Also Available

Do you like readable poetry; poetry that's easy to understand and highly memorable at the same time? Then you'll enjoy Jason's collection of poetry, ODE ON A MARTIAN URN. This 60 page perfect-bound trade paperback book is illustrated by Noel Belton of Deep River, Connecticut. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher's website.

Click HERE to read a feature newspaper story on the book.

Jason's forthcoming titles

The Man in the Black Frock Coat,  a novel in stories (Fall 2013). Preview HERE.

The Growing Sweater. This multi-award winning children's story will finally appear as a stand-alone picture book (Fall 2013). Preview HERE.

The Island People, a novel in stories (May 2014). Preview HERE.

  Photo by Terri Marshall

Hobbomock illustrator Jesse Bonelli (left) and writer Jason show off their book at Meigs Point, Hammonasset, Connecticut, August 2012.

Photo by Kelley Fryer/East Haven Courier

Close to 50 children came out to the Hagaman Memorial Library to hear Dana Wilcox tell the tale of the giant slumbering in their backyard in August 2012. Wilcox, a poet, writer and actor, was reading from The Legend of Hobbomock-and she had the book's author, Jason J. Marchi (right) and illustrator Jesse J. Bonelli (with book) on hand to help. The trio answered questions and Marchi and Bonelli signed books after the reading.

Photos by Brian M. Murray, Sr.

Three scenes from the Barnes & Noble North Haven, Connecticut bookstore signing in November 2011. Over 500 copies of Hobbomock were sold from this store leading up to the New Year, and thus Hobbomock became this store's single bestselling book title in hardcover in 2011.

Photo by Chuck Miceli

A young Samuel L. Clemens (AKA Mark Twain from the days before he wore only his signature white suit) visits with Jason at the Big E during Connecticut Day, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Jason took a break from signing copies of The Legend of Hobbomock at the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association table in the Connecticut building to chat with Mr. Clemens about his forthcoming Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume II.

 

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