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What's New:
Last Modified: Sept. 9, 2005 - (remember to sign up for the mailing list to get news when it's even newer!)

• Axle Annie and the Speed Grump, illustrated by Tedd Arnold (Dial Books for Young Readers).  Why do Axle Annie and her school bus make Rush Hotfoot so grumpy?  Rush is always in a hurry and in a bad mood, but Axle Annie can handle him. She has two hands on the wheel and nerves of steel!   This action-packed, hilarious companion to AXLE ANNIE should help the school year get off to a great, safety-conscious start. See author comments and reviews in BOOKS

  Author Day for Room 3T illustrated by Chuck Richards (Clarion Books). The kids in Room 3T have prepared and prepared for a visit from their favorite author, Harry Bookman. Even so, this author visit is packed with surprises!  "A sublimely silly offering," "a surefire hit," and "a great springboard for any other visit." (All according to School Library Journal.) See author comments and reviews in BOOKS.

• New in paperback, Christmas for a Kitten. "The tale is so warm and the art so sweet, the book will immediately put everyone in a holiday mood." -Booklist
• New Links
  • Jane Goodall Institute (learn about chimpanzees as well as authors, when you read Author Day for Room 3T
  • A link that makes school bus safety fun
  • New and updated links to other children's authors and illustrators
• New in Fun Stuff: a Chuck Richards drawing of Room 3T's surprising author visit. Print out and color!
• New in Books: author comments, notes and reviews for both Author Day for Room 3T and Axle Annie and the Speed Grump.
• New at Mimi's Motifs: a Harry Bookman puppet, from Author Day for Room 3T. And don't forget that you can order punctuation puppets to use with Punctuation Takes a Vacation (one of SLJ's "Best Books of 2003").
• Don't Forget: Steve Spangler Science (in Links) offers an Axle Annie kit (includes the book) that lets you make your own snow. Great stuff!

Coming Attractions:

March 2006 - Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day (Holiday House), a companion to Punctuation Takes a Vacation, illustrated by Lynn Rowe Reed. Nouns and verbs learn how much they need each other and it's more fun to work together!

School Visits

2005:
October 14: Paddy Hill School, Greece, NY
October 26: Lincoln Elementary School, Newark, NY
November 16: Ginther School, Brockport, NY
November 22: Tioga Elementary school, Tioga, NY
December 19: School #22, Rochester, NY

2006:
March 16: Cheektowaga Primary School, Cheetowaga, NY
April 4 and 5: Potsdam Elementary School, Potsdam, NY (evening presentation for families, April 4)
April 12: Ivan Green Primary School, East Irondequoit, NY
April 26 & 27: Potsdam Elementary School, Potsdam, NY
May 11: Millard Hawk Primary School, Central Square, NY

Author Appearances

(New Books: Axle Annie and the Speed Grump and Author Day for Room 3T, as well as paperback edition of Christmas for a Kitten will be available. Also, Punctuation Takes a Vacation and Axle Annie!)

2005:
August 27: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Corning, NY. Festival of Books. I'll be reading twice during the day, Axle Annie and the Speed Grump.
September 16: 7 p.m. Pittsford, NY, Barnes & Noble, reading and signing.
September 24: 11:00 a.m. Montpelier, Vermont. Bear Pond Books, reading.
October 9: Anthony Road Winery
October 29: 1 p.m. Skaneateles, NY. Reading and signing at Creekside Books and Coffee, a delightful independent bookstore.
November 5: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 9^th Annual Rochester Book Festival. A gathering of many children's authors and illustrators, who will be giving readings, workshops and autographing books, at Monroe Community College. Fun for the whole family!

2006:
October 9: Genesee Valley Quilt Show, Webster, NY. Book signing. A Punctuation Takes a Vacation quilt will be raffled off for a worthy cause.
October 14:  Luncheon speaker, Niagara Frontier Reading Council annual meeting, Cheektowaga, NY

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