Every book starts somewhere. A question, an image, a memory that won’t let go. For the Night Buddies series, it started with a little boy who had trouble falling asleep, a father who refused to let that be a problem, and one night when a red crocodile named Crosley showed up and changed everything. If […]
We’re excited to share some big news—Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264 by Sands Hetherington has won the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best Juvenile Fiction in the Summer 2025 awards! Presented by the North American Bookdealers Exchange (NABE), the Pinnacle Awards recognize outstanding books each season across a wide range of categories. Winning […]
While a certain red crocodile and a boy in the Borough who has trouble falling asleep have become of the stuff of legend, the backstory behind the Night Buddies Adventures is just as fascinating. Sands Hetherington’s took an unexpected journey into single fatherhood. The plot had another twist, and he became an author. Today, we […]
We might be a few days late, but we didn’t want to miss the chance to celebrate the dads who inspire us, especially the ones found between the pages of our favorite books. There’s something timeless about a great literary father figure. Whether they’re brave, wise, quirky, or deeply loving, book dads often remind us […]
Before Sands Hetherington became an author, he was just a dad with a knack for storytelling. Every night, he and his son, John, would make up wild bedtime adventures, complete with daring escapes, silly twists, and, of course, a bright red crocodile who had a serious thing for pineapple cheesecake. That crocodile—Crosley—quickly became a favorite, […]
Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. Her husband, Franklin Roosevelt, served four terms as president. Today, presidents can only serve two terms, so Mrs. Roosevelt holds the record as the longest-serving First Lady.In 1945, she made a trip to Greensboro, North Carolina, and stayed with Night Buddies […]
You can meet Night Buddies author Sands Hetherington at the Burlington Local Author Book Fair on June 15th. Sands will join twenty other local authors for an afternoon of meeting readers and signing books. Food trucks and local favorites will make the afternoon a true celebration of reading. May Memorial Library and Pernsickety Books will be […]
Night Buddies Author Sands Hetherington will be at the Burlington Local Author Book Fair on June 15th. Sands will join twenty other local authors for an afternoon of meeting readers and signing books. Food trucks and local favorites will make the afternoon a true celebration of reading. May Memorial Library and Pernsickety Books will be […]
Sands Hetherington is the creator of the Night Buddies Adventures. The four books were born out of bedtime stories he made up with his son John. The unique banter and fun words were created in the nightly give-and-take. Sands majored in history at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) and has an MFA in […]
With three titles in print and a fourth coming this summer, we revisit Night Buddies author Sands Hetherington’s journey to becoming an accidental author. It started when he found himself a surprise single father. When Sand’s ex-wife announced she planned to move and take their young son, John, Sands tried to talk her out of […]
Today we jump in the way-back machine to retell author Sands Hetherington’s favorite ghost story. But first, let’s explore why we like ghost stories. An article in the Harvard Business Review summarized the psychology behind why we love (or hate) ghost stories. Three reasons we are drawn to horror stories are: They provide Stimulation. “Fright […]
Every writer has been given the obvious, but kind of heartbreaking piece of advice, “Don’t quit your day job.” As in, don’t ever expect to be able to live off of your passion. Some callings are always meant to be side hustles, not real, pay the bills, careers. As always, we can look at the […]