Jigsaw Jones, The Musical: Both Thumbs, Way Up
Friday, April 30th, 2010 Posted in Current Events, Happenings, Jigsaw Jones, School Visits | 1 Comment »I want to share a few photos and give my belated reaction to seeing the musical, Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Class Clown. From left to right in the above photo: Benjamin K. Glaser (Jigsaw Jones), Jill Kurzner (Helen/Athena), ...
Empire State Book Festival: April 9-10
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 Posted in Current Events, Happenings | No Comments »It's coming to Albany and -- who knows! -- maybe it will be fun. I know I'll be there, signing books (1:45 - 2:45) and participating in a Panel Discussion, "Get Real," along with Jan Cheripko, Daphne Grab, Todd Strasser, ...
Book Signing: Schenectady, October 24th
Monday, October 12th, 2009 Posted in Happenings | 2 Comments »In the past, I have perhaps groused about book signings in these go-go days, when folks are busy and the notion of going to a bookstore to meet a real, live, and possibly clean-shaven author feels like an enormous undertaking. ...
I’m Going to the Little League World Series (but 36 years too late)
Friday, August 21st, 2009 Posted in Happenings | No Comments »As a 12-year-old Little Leaguer, I never dreamed of playing in the Little League World Series. We didn't have the sports saturation of ESPN back then, and my World Series dreams were of the Major League variety. That's me, back row ...
A Day at Tokeneke
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Happenings, School Visits | 1 Comment »No, I never did learn how to pronounce it. But last week I enjoyed a visit at Tokeneke School in Darien, Connecticut. Just a really nice day in a beautiful new building, filled with more than 400 pre-kindergarten through ...
Greg Ruth Strikes Again . . . and Again . . . and Again!
Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in A Pirates Guide to First Grade, Happenings | No Comments »Greg Ruth is a remarkable illustrator and, from what I can gather, an all-around good guy. He's currently finishing up the illustrations for our upcoming book, scheduled for sometime in 2010, A Pirate's Guide to First Grade (Feiwel & Friends). ...
Whoops
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in Happenings | 1 Comment »Sorry I haven't posted this week. I have about a dozen different topics that are ready to go -- ranging from drunk squirrels to adorable daughters -- but I'm trying to get past a technical difficulty before I proceed. In the ...
Book Signing: September 27
Friday, September 12th, 2008 Posted in Happenings | 1 Comment »Book signings can be uniquely depressing events, the classic party where nobody comes. You go to a store, someone hands you a Sharpie, you sit at a desk behind a short stack of books . . . and nobody shows. ...
Come to Sunnyside!
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in Happenings | No Comments »I've been fortunate enough to participate in "Children's Book Day" at Washington Irving's Sunnyside twice over the the past several years. I encourage any children's book lover to come spend the afternoon with more than 60 children's book authors and ...
Skribblers Magazine
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Happenings, Readings | No Comments »One of the central ideas for this blog is that I hope to communicate about what's going on right now. The life of a writer, I guess -- not that my life is so exciting or brillliant, but, um, it's ...