10 Reasons Why You Should Come to nErDcamp

I (Colby Sharp) love the Nerdy Book Club for many reasons. One of the biggest reasons is that Nerdy Book Club members don’t look at the summer as a time to separate ourselves from our jobs. We look to the summer as a time to grow.

 

Do we relax? Sure. We sit by the pool…and read. We go on road trips…with books. We spend time with friends and family…and end up adding to our list of books to read.

 

What we don’t do is go back to school in the fall as the same teacher who left school at the start of summer. We do things like participate in Donalyn Miller’s Book-A-Day Challenge. We participate in Twitter chats like #engchat and #titletalk. Some of us are lucky enough to attend conferences like American Library Association or All Write.

 

Nerdy Book Club members are always: growing, learning, collaborating, and, of course, reading.

 

After chatting with a few Nerdy friends, we decided to throw a literacy version of Ed Camp. Not familiar with the Ed Camp model? Check out the video below.

 

 

We are not really sure if this crazy little idea is going to work, but after seeing Nerds from eight states register in the first week, we feel like we might have something special on our hands. I know that any time I get together with my Nerdy Book Club friends, I learn all kinds of great things.

Click here to check out the nErDcamp registration page.

The nErDcamp team came up with 10 great reasons as to why you should consider coming to nErDcamp Battle Creek.

1. Keeps you energized during the summer months. – Brian

(As you anticipate next school year, nErDcamp is a chance to ramp up your energy and excitement about all things literacy during the summer months. – Jen)

2. Michigan is BEAUTIFUL in July. – Brian

3. You’ve been learning and making connections with your Nerdy Book Club friends on Twitter. NOW you get to learn together and make connections in PERSON! Beware – spontaneous read alouds may occur. -Niki

4. You are surrounded by people that LOVE books as much as you do! You are with your tribe! It is the best feeling in the world! – Niki

5. This is a fantastic way to get great ideas about reading and writing from really smart people. – Suzanne

6. This is a fantastic way to share your great ideas about reading and writing with other really smart people. – Suzanne

7. Paying it forward is underrated — you have something special to share with other teachers that can help make them better.  - Alaina

8. We promise we won’t make you clean anything or do any chores (mow the lawn? drive your kids around town…).  We can’t guarantee that if you choose to stay home. – Alaina

9. There is nothing like the smell of cereal in the morning! Battle Creek, Michigan is THE cereal capital! Tony the Tiger says, “nErDcamp BC is GRRREAT!” – Niki

10. The entire Ed Camp experience is all about you taking charge of your own learning. At nErDcamp, you choose which topics you want to learn about…and if you get to a session and decide you want to switch it up, it’s totally up to you. Go where your heart leads you! – Jen

11. ***It’s FREE! – Jen

I know that many of you don’t live anywhere near Battle Creek, Michigan, so you might not be able to join us for nErDcamp.  BUT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE HASHTAG #nErDcampBC

Please leave a comment and let us know how you plan to develop your inner Nerdiness this summer.

For more information visit the nErDcamp website.

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BIOS

 

Niki Barnes is a 2nd grade teacher in Michigan. Her secret inner book nerd was released when she was introduced to Twitter by Donalyn Miller. She is a proud (library) card carrying member of the Nerdy Book Club. She feels very blessed to share ideas and her love of books with so many amazing authors, teachers and librarians. You can find her on Twitter @daydreamreader or writing about books on her blog www.daydreamreader.com.

 

Brian Wyzlic is a 7th and 8th grade teacher in Michigan. He has a secret love for author bios, so he’s going to get out of the way so others may have room to tell of themselves. Follow him on Twitter at @brianwyzlic if you’d like. He doesn’t [usually] bite.

 

Suzanne is a fourth grade teacher in Michigan. She has been teaching a while now, but is a first-year Nerdy member (and so happy to be part of this team). She has loved seeing how a classroom library transforms kids’ concepts of reading, how technology can bring authors and readers together, and how kids who are readers and writers feel about themselves as learners and as people.

 

Alaina Sharp teaches high school chemistry, probably has ADD, and reads just for fun.  She’d really love to share this enthusiasm with her students and is actively searching for creative ways to do this as a science teacher.  You can find her (if you dare) at @sharpsgalore or westernchemistry.blogspot.com or sharpchemlove.blogspot.com or…no that’s it.

 

Colby Sharp teaches fourth grade in Battle Creek, Michigan. He helps out with #nerdbery, #titletalk, #nerdybookclub, and #SharpSchu. He really loves reading. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiu6ujRmal0

 

Jen Vincent is a Teacher Leader supporting new teachers through the Teacher Mentor Program in the suburbs of Chicago. She caught the Edcamp fever after organizing Edcamp Chicago in April and is honored to be working with this amazingly nerdy team to bring nErDcamp to Battle Creek this summer. She is on Twitter as @mentortexts and blogs at www.teachmentortexts.com.

 

 

 

School Lunch Lady Superhero Day

When I was aligning all of the elements to launch School Lunch Superhero Day, there were many questions. Would a national organization come on board? Would we be able to get some sort of press release out to media to encourage people to celebrate the day? The answer to these questions was eventually answered in the affirmative, but all along I knew that I only needed one thing—The Nerdy Book Club. If I crafted a day that supported literacy and encouraged the imaginations of our young readers, I just would need to put up the Nerd Symbol over Nerd York City and my heroes would arrive. Of course, the Nerd Symbol in question would be the hashtag: #NerdyBookClub.

I am constantly amazed by the passion that the Nerdy Book Club members put into their work as educators. It really is like the Justice League of awesome educators. You have librarians, classroom teachers, and reading coaches from across the country meeting virtually to discuss what is most important to them—the welfare and education of our nation’s youth. To underscore the power of the Nerdy Book Club, I was approached by a librarian who was shocked to learn that School Lunch Superhero Day was my idea. “I thought it was just something the Nerdy Book Club made up!” they scoffed. See, the NBC has already reached mythical status.

School Lunch Superhero Day is an event that I hope will work on many levels. The most obvious would be the support of our nation’s school lunch staff. They are often the unsung heroes of our educational system, yet they are responsible for feeding 32 million school children every day. That’s a staggering amount of children with full bellies who are ready to learn! But the act of giving is as equally beneficial as the act of receiving, and I am just as excited for what these acts of goodwill on May 3rd will do for our kids. Selflessness is an important lesson that we must instill in our children. The actual acts of celebrating the day will also inspire creativity. While I have activities for download at SchoolLunchSuperheroDay.com and a Pinterest board at Pinterest.com/studiojjk, I can’t wait to see the imaginative ideas that students will come up with on their own. I already get to see the magic that they create when they write me with drawings of their own Lunch Lady gadgets and adventures.

I am giddy with excitement for May 3rd. School Lunch Superhero Day has already taken on a life of its own and I know the Nerdy Book Club will do it up. Some folks will have the time to celebrate with elaborate plans, but if you don’t have the time, don’t worry. To celebrate School Lunch Superhero Day, you simply need to head on over to your school cafeteria and say, “Thank you.”

 Jarrett J. Krosoczka has been passionate about storytelling through words and pictures since he was a kid.  He began his professional career by illustrating educational readers for a national publisher while still an undergraduate at Rhode Island School of Design. Then, just six months after graduation, Jarrett received his first contract for a trade book that he authored. Knopf Books for Young Readers published Good Night, Monkey Boy on June 12, 2001 and Jarrett hasn’t stopped or slowed down since. He currently has  authored and illustrated eighteen published books—ten picture books and eight graphic novels. His Lunch Lady series has twice won a Children’s Choice Book Award, in the Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year category, and was nominated for a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award. In the summer of 2013, Jarrett will have his chapter book debut with the publication of Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked. His Punk Farm and Lunch Lady series are both currently in development as feature films. While Jarrett awaits seeing his work adapted for the silver screen, he can be heard on The Book Report with JJK, his new radio segment on Sirius XM’s Kids Place Live. Jarrett is happily living out his childhood dream in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he resides with his wife and daughters and their pug, Ralph Macchio.

You can find him online at http://www.studiojjk.com and on Twitter as @StudioJJK.

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Announcing the 2012 Middle Grade Fiction Nerdies

I feel blessed to be able to spend my days talking middle grade fictions with fourth graders in my classroom. I’ve spent the discussing the books with my students that won 2011 Nerdies. Is Origami Yoda real? – is a conversation that students regularly discusss. What would you wish for if you had a magic bread box? -every fourth grader loves thinking about their answer. What did you think about how the two stories came together in Wonderstruck? – Wow! is a common response to that question.

My students and I have spent the first half of the school year falling in love with the books that, today, are being named Nerdie winners. It should be no surprise.  Isn’t falling in love with books what Nerdy Book Club is all about?

The One and Only Ivan

By: Katherine Applegate

Harper Collins

 

I feel like I could write a 30-page single-spaced essay on how much I love this book. But let me just say this, most of all: I respect the pacing of this book with every core of my being. It moves so gently, and so slowly, in a way that I haven’t encountered in a MG book before. And it so totally works. And the exact day that my 6-year-old said, “I’m wondering if anything exciting is going to happen in this book,” Ruby the elephant showed up (and so it got exciting). It was heartbreaking and beautiful. My 8-year-old said, “I like how what it says on the back — ‘I am Ivan. I’m a gorilla. It’s not as easy as it looks” — is like a perfect little poem that describes the book.” There you go

Julie Falatko

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Wonder

By: R.J. Palacio

Knopf Books for Young Readers

At some points during my reading of Wonder I kept thinking what people on Heavy Medal would say about the book. It felt like I was looking for the book’s weakness. Probably has something to do with the fact that I read it Newbery weekend. Thankfully, I was able to remind myself that Newbery really doesn’t mean as much as some(me) make it out to be. My job isn’t to look for faults in a book. My job is to enjoy the story, savor the message, and fall in love with the characters.

This book is amazing, and everyone should read it. I had to stop with 3 pages left because I was sobbing. The thought of the book ending broke my heart. Three days later I was able to finish this 5 star read.

Me

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Liar & Spy

By Rebecca Stead

Wendy Lamb Books

 

An wonderful MG book that I look forward to recommending! It reminded me a bit of one of my favorite childhood books, Harriet the Spy. Stead is a fabulous story teller and makes you feel like you know the characters first hand. The ups and down of life, middle school, friendship, and family relationships are all explored with excellence.

Sherry Gick

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The False Prince

By: Jennifer Nielsen

Scholastic Press

What a fantastic middle grade read! The action begins right from the very first pages and there were many twists and turns that will keep readers hooked to the very end. Lots of action, great dialogue, and plenty of mystery make this a great recommendation for dormant readers…boys or girls! Can’t wait for book 2!

Susan Dee

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One For The Murphys

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

 Nancy Paulsen Books

I had read 40 pages into ONE FOR THE MURPHYS before I had to leave for family activities yesterday.

So, I picked the book back up, and with a cup of coffee, I sat out on the back deck to read some more.

And then, I ended up finishing the book.

Those in my reading community often wonder what books we will love in the next reading year, and we have certainly had some wonderful titles in 2012 already, but I think ONE FOR THE MURPHYS is a game changer for sure.

Read the reviews. Get a feel for the book. But you won’t know it’s “heart” until you’ve actually read this beautiful book.

For what it’s worth, ONE FOR THE MURPHYS comes with Mr. Hankins’s highest recommendations.

Paul W. Hankins

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Colby Sharp is a fourth grade teacher in Battle Creek, Michigan. He helps out with #Nerdybookclub, #titletalk, and the #sharpschu book club.

Book Trailer Premeire: Mal and Chad: Belly Flop! by Stephen McCranie

The Nerdy Book Club is honored to debut the book trailer for Stephen McCranie’s Mal and Chad Belly Flop!

Click on the cover of Belly Flop! to get a sneak peak at the first 40 pages.

Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time The Graphic Novel Adapted and Illustrated by Hope Larson Reviewed By Tamara McKinney & Violet Kennedy

I can think of few things more intimidating then being asked to adapt a beloved childhood tale like A Wrinkle in Time. The last 50 years have done nothing to lessen the impact and relevance of Madeline L’Engle’s revered story and (especially for young women) the character of Meg Murray. A book that has intense personal significance and deep emotional ties for generations of women is not something to be taken lightly, and Hope Larson has done a phenomenal job turning a childhood classic into a graphic novel that will be warmly received by L’Engle devotees and a new generation of readers.

Whether you are reading A Wrinkle in Time for the first time or have a deep love for this book, I hope you will give Larson’s graphic novel adaptation a try. Her art is spare and deft, and that simplicity melds beautifully with the text and dialogue she has carefully chosen to include. The story is somehow new, yet true to the emotional feel and intent of L’Engle’s words.

Larson’s wonderful illustrations grab you right from the start. They thrust you immediately into Meg’s head and paint a vivid picture as she reflects on her faults and recent failings.

Not everyone will love the black, white and blue palette, but it really does grow on you and the color (or lack of color) becomes insignificant and recedes as you move through the story. I personally love how all her memories and thoughts are coated in a blue haze – consistent, yet distinct from the other panels and a lovely visualization of the mind’s ability to cloud or alter our memories.

The uncanny connection between Meg and Charles Wallace is not diminished in Larson’s adaptation, but is now shown to us through glances and expressions that are as carefully crafted as L’Engle’s words are in the original novel. Larson does a wonderful job of capturing the specialness of Charles Wallace and shows that he is both sweet and gifted.

For many (including myself!), a clear benefit of the graphic format is the illustrations that accompany the explanation of the Tesserract and the five dimensions. Larson has taken the most important parts of the original story and shown us with words and pictures what an amazing home and family the Murray’s created and clearly demonstrates how different individuals can thrive and grow together.

If you know someone who hasn’t read A Wrinkle in Time, or have a reluctant reader who needs to be inspired, this adaptation is a great introduction to the Murray family and the Time Quintet!!

By Tamara McKinney & Violet Kennedy

Tamara McKinney is the director of Reading Seed Children’s Literacy Program in Tucson, Arizona which annually provides over 3,000 emerging and struggling readers with the one-on-one mentorship and support they need to succeed. As an unabashed bookworm and lifelong nerdy book club member, she is on a mission to ensure that every child in her community has access to free books. She is also the marketing co-chair for the Tucson Festival of Books, the nation’s 4^th largest book festival and an incredible celebration of books and authors. When she isn’t working or reading, you can find Tamara making time with her husband, their two amazing daughters and their seriously goofy puppies.

You can learn more about Reading Seed and its parent organization Literacy Connects at www.LiteracyConnects.org. You can also follow Tamara on Twitter @ReadingSeed and @LitConnectsAZ.

The Chicken Problem: Jen and Billy Interview Each Other

The Nerdy Book Club is excited to celebrate The Chicken Problems today with Mr. Johnny Schu and Mr. Colby Sharp.

Be sure to check out The Chicken Problem book trailer on Mr. Schu’s blog. We think you’ll enjoy reading what his students thought of the trailer.

Mr. Sharp was suppose to interview Jen and Billy for today’s trifecta, but his fourth graders took matters into their own hands.

Now it is Jen and Billy’s turn.

Jen and Billy work closely together. So for this blog, we thought we’d take turns interviewing each other! Here goes:

BILLY: So Jen. Were you a nerd?

JEN: I would say yes. I was a nerd. And I still am! I didn’t spend a lot of time reading books as a kid, but I did spend a lot of time drawing comic strips. What about you, were you a nerd?

BILLY: I was always weird in one way or another. Sometimes I studied way too much. Sometimes I didn’t study at all, just played music. But I guess that still makes one a nerd, so I guess yes, I’ve always been a nerd too. And I’m not ashamed!

JEN: Neither am I!

BILLY: So would you say being a nerd is cool?

JEN: If you asked me when I was younger I would have said no, it wasn’t cool, but that never bothered me. If you ask me now, I’ll say yes it’s cool to be so into what you do that you don’t care what others think.

BILLY: Well I think you’re REALLY COOL, so whatever you are, that’s cool.

JEN: What’s the first thing you ever wrote?

BILLY: I used to make up plays for my brother and sister, and force them to be in them. What’s the first think you ever drew?

JEN: I don’t remember the first thing I drew. But my mother tells me that when I was two or three, I asked her to show me how to draw an elephant, and she told me she didn’t know how to draw. So I threw the entire box of crayons at her in frustration. In that moment she knew I was going to be an artist!

BILLY: Funny story! So, it’s like you’ve always been an artist…and I’ve always been a writer. It’s just been this lifelong adventure for both of us. Anyway, one more question. You’ve been so successful creating characters for TV, why did you want to make a book?

JEN: I’ve always wanted to work on a children’s book. I guess now that everything’s digital, it feels more magical than ever to hold something that you made in your hands and touch it. How about you?

BILLY: Yeah. I love picture books. You have so few words, every one of them is so important. And I love the way the words work with the pictures. And that the reader can control the pace at which the story unfolds.

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BILLY ARONSON’S plays have been produced frequently by Ensemble Studio Theatre and published in five volumes of Best American Short Plays. His writing for the musical theater includes the original concept and additional lyrics forRent, and the book for the Theatreworks USA musical Click Clack Moo. His TV writing includes scripts for MTV’s Beavis & Butt-head, Cartoon Network’sCourage the Cowardly Dog, Sesame Workshop’s Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures, and Nickelodeon’s The Wonder Pets!, for which he was head writer and won an Emmy Award. Billy lives in Brooklyn with his wife Lisa Vogel and their offspring, Jake and Anna.

JENNIFER OXLEY was born in Hollywood, California, and made her first film at the age of seven. She’s the recipient of an Emmy Award for her role as director on Nick Jr.’s Little Bill. Most recently she created the look and animation style for the award-winning television series The Wonder Pets! Jennifer has directed over 15 short films that have been screened at festivals around the world. Her most recent film, The Music Box was just acquired by the Museum of Modern Art for their permanent children’s film collection. Jennifer lives and works in New York City as an independent filmmaker and artist.

Skype Tour: Stephen McCranie

When graphic novel author and illustrator Stephen McCranie starting telling me (Colby Sharp) about his idea to Skype with as many classrooms as he could, I got extremely excited. I have found that connecting my students to authors/illustrators via Skype is one their favorite things that we do in our classroom. When Stephen shared his idea of how he was going to draw for the students during the Skype I got even more excited. Nerdy Book Club friends, this is an opportunity you do not want to pass up.

Check out what Steven, Mal, and Chad have to say about this amazing adventure by reading the comic below. If you mention Nerdy Book Club in the “questions and comments” section Stephen will email you a pdf of the first chapter of the next Mal and Chad book.

Skype Visits are currently: Available until the end of 2012!

FAQ

Can you give me a more detailed description of the visit?

Each visit will be 20 minutes long and will include a short introduction, a presentation on how to draw comics, and then drawing requests.

What about a time for question and answer?

After the visit, students can contact me directly with questions via email or twitter. Teachers may also email me a list of the class’s questions for me to answer.

How can I arrange a test call to make sure skype is working properly?

I’ll be calling you a couple minutes before the talk to make sure everything works, but if you don’t feel confident about your setup and want to make sure everything will work right, we can arrange a time to do a test call the day before.

I’ve never read Mal and Chad. Do my class and I need to read it before the skype visit?

Nope! I’ll cover everything you need to know to make the presentation enjoyable during my introduction. (If you have read the books though, you’re my hero.)

What happens if I have to cancel last minute or skype doesn’t work?

It’s cool! I know stuff comes up. We’ll just reschedule.

I don’t have a skype account.

Well, click here to get started!

Have any more questions? Feel free to email me!

Application

First Read Aloud

Big thanks to everyone that sent in a picture of their first read aloud. A lot of lucky young readers out there.

First Read Aloud Pictures by Colby Sharp

Many Nerdy Book Club members are teachers and librarians that are getting ready to, or have already headed back to school. If they are anything like me, the first book they read aloud to students is something that they think about for most of the summer. Maybe they read the same book every year, maybe they are super excited about a new first read aloud book they are going to read this year.

Whatever the case, whatever the book, Nerdy Book Club wants a picture of you holding the first book you plan on reading aloud to your students. It doesn’t have to be the very first book you plan to read aloud. If it is a book that you are super excited about reading the first two weeks of school, snap a picture of it and send it to Nerdy Book Club. If you are not a teacher or a librarian we would still love a picture. Just send us a picture of you holding a book that you will be reading over the next couple of weeks. We will be running a video of all of the pictures Labor Day.

Deadline for pictures is Friday, August 31, 11:59 P.M. EST.

How to Submit a Photo:

1. Send the picture to the Nerdy Book Club email: nerdybookclubblog@gmail.com

2. Tweet your picture using the hashtag #nerdybookclub

Deadline:

August 31- 11:59 PM EST

For the last several years I have read Fig Pudding as my first read aloud. This year I have chosen a different book as my first  read aloud to my fourth graders. I can’t wait to share my new book choice in the video:)

Colby Sharp

@colbysharp

Colby is a fourth grade teacher in Battle Creek, MI. He helps out with #titletalk and #nerdybookclub.

Dedication by Annette Simon

Annette’ childhood copy of Green Eggs and Ham

To you, my companion, The Picture Book.

Together, we’ve smelled flowers with Ferdinand and walked to Paris with Henri, planted a rainbow and grownvegetable soup. We’ve rocked in our school shoes. We’ve rhymed with dust bunnies. Under a red tree and anowl moon, we’ve gone on a bear hunt to where the sidewalk ends. We’ve interrupted a chicken, flown the polar express, looked at Lincoln, and beheld the bold umbrellaphant. We’ve heard Maestro play, beseeeechingly. We’ve chicka chicka boom boomed, tikki tikki temboed, crash bang walloped, click clack mooed and oink-a-doodle-dooed. This is just to say, we’ve gone, Dog. Gone! (If not exactly taken Grandfather’s journey.)

Fortunately, we’ve enjoyed tea with Fancy Nancy, bread and jam with Frances, blueberries with Sal, and green eggs and ham. In a boat. With a goat. In the rain. On a train. We gave a mouse a cookie; we’ve shared nine kinds of pie. (Mmm…affirmative!) We’ve devoured stone soup, a leaf, an apple, a pair of pears, three plums, four strawberries, five oranges, cake, ice cream, a pickle and some cheese. Someone else swallowed a fly. Arnie the Doughnut is safe.

You and I’ve made life-long pals: Olivia, Sylvester, Strega Nona, Maisy, Amos McGee. Corduroy, Cinderella,Thumbelina and a curious monkey. The Great Pumpkin, the Happy Hocky Family, Scaredy Squirrel, Viola Swamp, Miss Rumphius and Eloise. Tra-la-LAA!–Captain Underpants! The Grinch and Stinky Cheese Man.Elephant and Piggie and the velveteen rabbit. Officer Buckle and Gloria, Shark and Train and Hippo! No, Rhino.Yo! Yes?

Once upon a twice, we pressed Here and traveled There. We’ve wished for wings that worked. We’ve made way for ducklings, been too absolutely small for school. We’ve questioned brown bear, brown bear, and survived a monster at the end of this book. We’ve whispered goodnights to a gorilla, a chair and an iPad. We’ve loved to the moon and back, but we’ve yet to let a pigeon drive the bus. (Maybe on a snowy day…?)

Ah, if we were in charge….We’ve contemplated polkabats and octopus slacks, a red thread, a freight train, aduck on a bike, what if we had duck feet, flotsam, stars, snow music, 17 things I’m not allowed to do anymore,dinosaur vs. bedtime, the moon in my room, a bird on your head, balloons over Broadway, the mysteries ofHarris Burdick, the adventures of Hugo Cabret, the fantastic flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, and that some days are like that, even in Australia. We’ve pondered all the world. And that Libby died.

Thanks to you, cherished chum, I know a lot of things. I know that if you shake your fist and throw your cap to the ground, copycat monkeys will, too. I know how the sphinx got to the museum and how to get a kite from a tree. I know a hole is to dig, an egg is quiet, dragons love tacos, and children make terrible pets. I know where the wild things are, who took my hat, and how to get a king out of the bathtub. And while I don’t know where we’re headed next, I know that I can’t wait.

May I bring a friend?

Annette Simon

Annette says that when she was in kindergarten, she was named Best Artist in her class.

When she was in the third grade, she won her school’s Fire Prevention Week poster contest.

After she graduated from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, Annette earned awards as an advertising creative director.

Now, she writes and draws for young readers. Simon says she could not feel more honored.

Annette wants to know what picture books are your favorite. Leave a comment letting her know two or three of your favorite, and on August 4th we will randomly draw one winner. The winner will receive a copy of Annete’s book Robot Zombie Frankenstein!