Just put the final edits on an Activity Kit with my kickin’ designer colleague, Jen Steele for the picture book, Adventure Annie Goes to Work.
Author, Toni Buzzeo declares it “spectacular.” The fine folks at Penguin say it is the “best thing ever.”
Adventure Annie’s superheroine adventures are thwarted when Mom gets called into work on a Saturday to find a missing report. Adventure Annie finds adventure, though, in the hunt for the report and in the many other distractions of the office.
This book (illustrated by Amy Wummer) is a boon for working moms who have to explain that work sometimes has to come first and that with a little bit of compromise and imagination, the change in plans can be (gasp) fun.
The Activity Kit extends that theme by creating ready-made office based activities that can be whipped out at any expected office stay.
Curious City is looking to promoting the book and activity kit to working mom bloggers.
Wee Thoughts for Creators:
-Think about how you make your picture book USEFUL to someone beyond just a good read-aloud
-If you publisher cannot provide an activity kit, use someone like me or a teacher to brainstorm activities. You can likely write the activities yourself (the wunderkind, Toni Buzzeo did in this case).
-Ask your publisher for high res images from the book to jazz-up the activities
-Hire a designer. It is NOT as expensive as you would think. Tips on that (perhaps) later.
Illustration by Amy Wummer.
