Just a few of the terrific pirate and monster pictures from today’s visit to Radez Elementary. Fun day!
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Pirates at New Scotland Elementary
Check out the sign made by this team of pirates at New Scotland. Made my day.
Willow Field
The past few schools I’ve visited have had some of the most interesting and creative projects I’ve seen in long time. Just check out what these kids did at Willow Field Elementary.
Even sixth graders need haircuts:
A wall of cakes:
And a wall-sized pirate ship. Great work!
Castleton Elementary
Check out these terrific projects from the kids at Castleton Elementary:
A wall of Lion’s Share cake math projects:
Bean Thirteen self-portraits drawn in the style of the author portrait at the back of the book:
And finally, this amazing cake for everyone who showed up for the big event in the evening:
Great projects, great questions, great food. What a terrific day from start to finish. Thanks to everyone at Castleton who made it happen!
Poestenkill Elementary
Some amazing artwork from the kids at Poestenkill Elementary, spotted during author night last week.
A wall of pirate maps:
Some awesome monsters:
And a real life Uncle Frank’s Pit. Amazing!
Monster Haircuts at Forts Ferry
At a recent visit to Forts Ferry Elementary School I came upon these amazing before/after monster haircut illustrations. What a great project!
Rochester Children’s Book Festival
Just back from a great day at the Rochester Children’s Book Festival, where I caught up with some old friends who also happen to be amazing writers. (Pictured, left to right: Dan Mahoney, some hack, Larry Tuxbury, Jeff Mack, Tedd Arnold, and in the front, Andrew Seniawski)
Backbeard sighted at Split Rock Elementary
The hairy pirate Backbeard was spotted this past Halloween at Split Rock Elementary school, dressed in his principal Todd Freeman costume. Outstanding job, Backbeard!
The world’s coolest art room
At a visit to the University School in Milwaukee this week I had a chance to visit what might be the most interesting, inspiring art room I’ve ever seen. The art teacher, Mr. Geniusz (pronounced “genius”) has created a classroom that’s a work of art in and of itself. The picture above doesn’t begin to do it justice.
I saw an inflatable banana filled with air from 1963. I saw towers and bridges made from popsicle sticks and a life-sized cow designed to fit over a bike. And I saw trains everywhere. One train ran back and forth along a wall-length art history timeline, while others circled overhead in the rafters. Some were part of sculptures, others were sculptures themselves. Everywhere I looked there was something new to discover, and everything in the room looked like it would be fun to try to make.
I can’t tell you how much I wanted to sit down at one of those tables and get to work.
Eagle Point Elementary
An awesome Backbeard picture from my visit to Eagle Point Elementary today.
Upcoming book signing events
Larry and I will be at two upcoming events, signing books and looking handsome. If you’d like to pick up a signed, personalized copy of Even Monsters Need Haircuts or Benjamin Franklinstein Lives in time for Halloween, here’s your chance. Plus, even if you don’t buy a book, we’ll look a lot less lonely if you swing by and pretend to talk to us. It’s win-win!
Sunday, Sept. 19
Celebrate Children’s Books Day
Washington Irving’s Sunnyside, Tarrytown, NY
Washington Irving’s Sunnyside is the storybook setting for one of HHV’s most popular events, a day-long festival for young readers, families, and friends, who can meet more than sixty of their favorite authors and illustrators including Jules Feiffer, Rebecca Stead (last year’s Newberry winner), Jerry Pinkney, and more.
Sunday, Sept. 26, 2:00pm
The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
1475 Western Avenue, Albany NY
(518) 489 – 4761
The Book House is a terrific independent bookstore, one of the best I know. Larry and I will be there signing from 2:00pm until the line dies down, probably around 2:02pm, maybe even later. Even if you don’t feel like buying one of our books, why not swing by and pick up something else?
Deposit Elementary
As much as I wish I could write about every author visit I do, there just isn’t time. I did a string of great visits these past few weeks, and each had its own terrific story.
I’m going to have to pick just one. I visited Deposit Elementary for the second time in three years, and the return visit was just as great as the first one.
SLMS 2010
This past weekend Larry and I spoke at the NY State SLMS Conference for school library media specialists. We ate a delicious lunch, then spoke for a little while about writing Benjamin Franklinstein Lives! and screened our new video.
Wow, what nice people those librarians are. Turns out I even had some food on my jacket and no one said a thing.
Also, we’ve launched a new website for the book. If you get a chance, check it out…
Windom Elementary
A few weeks ago I had a wonderful visit out to Buffalo, NY to visit Windom Elementary. I hadn’t been back to Buffalo in almost seventeen years, and it was comforting to see how many of my favorite sites were still just as I remembered them. It even snowed for me on the last day – just a little bit, but enough to remind me of the old days.
Malta Avenue Elementary
Yesterday I visited Malta Avenue Elementary and caught up with my longtime friend, librarian Colleen Leclaire. We did a full day, then an evening reading program that drew over two hundred people – a great turnout for a Friday night. Kudos to the Malta Avenue parents and everyone who worked so hard to make it all happen.
Below are a just a few of the pirate designs for Backbeard’s crew made by the kids at Malta Avenue…
