A really cool Even Aliens Need Snacks display at Frank Knight Elementary in Seneca Falls. Just one of a school full of great projects by some very talented artists/readers.
Return to Richfield Springs
Had the pleasure to return to Richfield Springs on Friday for another visit (last one in 2009) and it was every bit as fantastic as I remembered. I arrived to find the presentation room filled end to end with hundreds fantastic book-related projects that the kids worked on during the weeks leading up to the visit.
Here are just a few samples, where the kids imagined new Benjamin Franklinstein-style titles: Henry Corn Meets George Carwashington and Jackie Robotson Attacks Duke Scarington. I would totally read both of those.
Allen Creek Elementary
In case you’ve ever been curious about what goes on at an author visit, I think these photos from my recent visit to Allen Creek Elementary in Pittsford, NY should explain it pretty well.
Snacks at Scott M. Ellis Elementary
I love this Even Aliens Need Snacks snack stand spotted at a recent author visit at Scott M. Ellis Elementary, made from a cleverly disguised easel. Even better, it comes with a book of amazingly disgusting alien recipes created by a bunch of the students. Genius!
Franklinstein Portraits at Craig Elementary
Spotted these amazing Benjamin Franklinstein portraits at a recent visit to Craig Elementary in Niskayuna, Ny. Great work!
Breakfast Cupcake Party at Cayuga Heights Elementary
What’s better than arriving at a school for a visit and finding a breakfast cupcake party? Absolutely nothing, that’s what. Let me repeat: breakfast + cupcakes + party. It doesn’t get better than that.
How could the rest of the day measure up, you ask? Well, it did. It was a great day all around with a bunch of amazing readers. Thanks, Cayuga Heights!
Episcopal Lower School
Visiting the Episcopal Lower School in Little Rock, AK, I got to present in the room below. It’s a former mega-church purchased by the school some years ago and now used as their auditorium. (It was a little bigger than the libraries where I usually present.) Great fun!
Bean Thirteen in Korean
One of the best parts of being an author is when a foreign edition of one of my books arrives. I feel like it’s a glimpse into an alternate universe where things are almost – but not quite – the same. When the book is set in a supercool Korean typeface, the effect is magnified all the more.
(Plus, I just love the thought that children in Korea – who I will never meet – will be reading this book I wrote one long winter far away in upstate New York.)
Monsters Wins Nebraska’s Golden Sower Award
I’m proud to announce that Even Monsters Need Haircuts has just won the Nebraska Golden Sower Award (primary division), the state award for children’s literature. My thanks to the thousands of Nebraska readers who voted for the book! More information here.
Coles Elementary
A whole wall of Backbeard outfits spotted at a recent visit to Coles Elementary in New Jersey!
New Monsters at Hubbard Elementary
Inspired by my books Even Monsters Need Haircuts and Even Aliens Need Snacks, the students at Hubbard Elementary in New Jersey took it upon themselves to create some even better sequels:
Richard E. Byrd Elementary
A library full of floating aliens and crazy pirate costumes awaited me at Richard E. Byrd Elementary in Glen Rock, NJ today…
Ben Franklinstein at Harrison Ave Elementary
Check out these two cool Benjamin Franklinstein posters made by talented artists at Harrison Avenue Elementary…
Visit to Washington State
Just before Christmas I had the chance to travel out to the tri-cities area in the southern part to Washington state to visit a bunch of schools. The landscape was not at all what I imagine when I think of Washington.
Everyone was so warm and welcoming, I really felt at home the whole time I was there. I visited fourteen schools and saw about ten thousand kids. (My apologies if I don’t remember all your names.) Check out some of these crazy aliens they made:
And just in case I run into some writer’s block down the road, the students at Marcus Whitman Elementary made me this amazing book of inspirational starting points, including story ideas about yetis, flying pigs, and kung foo cats. I’ll never run out of ideas again!
Real Alien Snacks at J D George Elementary
A really fun visit to J.D. George Elementary today, where I was blown away by the amazing preparations. These kids were ready for the visit! Just a few of the terrific projects below…
Mrs. Collins’ dessert is better than the illustration!
A real live Ben Franklinstein “Are Dogs From Mars?” science fair entry
A life-sized alien snack stand made by the 6th graders
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