The Attorney General’s Brain
Spent the morning being gesticulated at with a rubber brain. Who knew Maine’s Attorney General had an extra?Well he does and he has put it to fine use. Maine Attorney General, Steve Rowe is out stumping for the brains of wee ones. Citing the incredible figure that 85% of brain development occurs by the age of three (90% by age 6), he made the case that it made good economic (if not moral) sense to support early childhood development.He showed a brilliant graph of educator salaries laid over the arch of brain development. A college professor making an average of $60K serves us at our...
Read MoreComic Book Heroes
South Portland, Maine middle school librarians, Connie Burns and Dan Wolotsky strike a pose after an evening celebrating kid created comics.Check out the comics created in Comic Life by Memorial Middle School kids and Mahoney Middle School kids.These two never fail to take advantage of every grand opportunity books or authors offer. This year they pulled off a fabulous school wide read of Maria Testa’s Something About America and a comic book workshop with Anne Sibley O’Brien for The Legend of Hong Kil Dong.They are also known to careen across the bridge with students for author...
Read MoreTournment of Turtles
Mad Turtle, indeed. Cathryn Falwell and I trundled up to LL Bean in Freeport for a few hours to promote SCOOT! on the flagstones of their mighty flagship store. Using Cathryn’s cleverly simple puppet form, kids created every variation of tussling turtles.Always say, “yes” to a LL Bean signing. They are very dedicated to the books and authors they host.More Photos Share...
Read MorePirate or a Pest?
We were pleased (as punch) to throw a small event for Geoffrey Hayes for his grand early reader comic book, Benny and Penny in Just Pretend.Geoffrey read to the crowd about Benny, who insists that he has a pirate ship and his younger sister, Penny, who declares in a younger-sister-pest-like way, that it is a BOX. Rather funny sibling squabbling ensues.Geoffrey’s audience was rapt during the reading, settled in to create their own comics and then took turns having Polaroid snapshots taken in the H.M.S. Toon.The H.M.S. Toon was our tribute to the new line of early reader comics, Toon...
Read MoreCookin’ Up Somethin’ with Baby Bundt
Kirsten Cappy may not have bun in the oven, but perhaps a bundt. We are pleased to be working with the bright and hilarious board book line from author / illustrator Jamie Harper, Baby Bundt.Big sister will be doing some bossy social networking and using her brother’s charms to wheedle their way into to baby gift baskets across the country. Share...
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