School visits!

I have seventeen school visits this spring and I've done about twelve of them. All have gone so well, I thought I'd share a few of the photos.

From a school in College Station! Some librarians should be artists!

The next one is from Plano:

This is my Paradise visit! :-)

They went all out!

My camera broke for most of the visits and I just bought a new one, so this is all I have, but if you're thinking about doing school visits--they are really fun (as you can see!) I receive many questions from the kids, but mostly they want to know if I'm famous. I tell them I'm only famous to my mother--but that's not good enough for them. They WANT me to be famous! LOL! One kid got SOOO angry with me that he crossed his arms and "Grrrd!" at me when I said I wasn't. Then he wanted to know if I made a lot of money. Because he was so miffed that I wasn't famous, I decided to play along and tell him what he wanted to hear, so I said yes. Well, he REALLY got mad then. He yelled, "That's not fair!" and stomped away.

Kids. Hilarious!

Here are some funny fan letters I've received:

I love the line at the end: "Do you think you could come to my house?"

This cute letter warmed my heart (and I LOVE they way she spells): "Where did you get your name Pam Calvert because I think it is butiful. You are the best arther I no."  Awww...

I love this line: "I haven't read all your books but I'm thanking they're still good." LOL!

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Celebrity Apprentice: Children's Lit Edition--My Thoughts

I was overjoyed when I finally got to see the Celebrity Apprentice episode this week. Princess Peepers did indeed receive her FIVE SECONDS of fame!! And believe me, this is five seconds more than I would have ever thought would have appeared on that show or any other show for that matter. So, I was IMMENSELY HAPPY!!

There's a lot to talk about behind the scenes--mainly that Margery Cuyler gave A LOT of advice to the contestants, but it only appeared that she quipped a few sentences. I loved seeing her sparkling face during the skits when the contestants presented their plays, and overall, thought the teams did a fantastic job in the little amount of time they had.

It's HARD to write a good children's book.

Neither team wrote a particularly charming children's story and both didn't have much in the way of creativity. I knew that Margery had given Princess Peepers as an example of story structure and it looked as if the men's team's offering was a blatant copy of that structure--(kids making fun of a child who was unsure about their looks; kid finally realizing they were great just they way they are.) Unfortunately, there wasn't anything to escalate the drama nor did the child solve the problem--the teacher did. So, don't lose heart, children's authors! They didn't produce a winning children's book in a day (as most people think it's easy to write a picture book). And neither did the women's team, but I liked their rendition better--the kids seemed to enjoy it more, and it was way more kid-friendly, imho.

Overall, I was pleased with the show--especially when the screen flashed all the Marshall Cavendish books! If you didn't get to see the show, you can enjoy it here: Celebrity Apprentice: Child's Play  And you can do what I did--pause the video when all the books are being shown! Maybe obsess over Princess Peepers being on the table--in the hands of some of the contestants. LOL! ;-)

If you want to read more about some people's thoughts on the show, here are a few funny and interesting blog posts:

1. Lynne Kelly's blog: More Children's Books from Celebrity Apprentice

2. Michael Rex's take: My Time in the Tower

3. Tara Lazar's thoughts

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Celebrity Apprentice!

What does Donald Trump...

Latoya Jackson....

And Princess Peepers have in common?

They all might be on the show, Celebrity Apprentice on March 13th 9/10 pm ET/PT! Well, for sure the first two. I just got word that my publisher, Margery Cuyler of Marshall Cavendish, was asked to be a judge for the show's project of writing a children's book. And Margery chose to show PRINCESS PEEPERS as a good  example of story structure! WOW! Of course, it "might" be mentioned. It also could get cut in the final editing. SO, now I'm praying!!!

At least Margery chose it to be a great example. I feel very blessed and honored even if it doesn't make the cut. :-D

In the past, I've watched the show incessantly, but this year I haven't simply because we moved and I don't have a good cable provider (I hate Suddenlink! We're switching to DirectTV like TODAY!) You can bet that I'll be glued to the set this Sunday night!

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WINNERS!

My very own Princess Peepers picked the winners today out of a pink treasure chest. And here they are:

GRAND PRIZE!

Mary Tara!!!!


Winners of the new Princess Peepers Picks a Pet:

Daisy Haffner

Becky B

Tragic Optimist

Lovingmama

Williams Family08

Congratulations!

If you won, please email me at pam@pamcalvert.com with your mailing address and I'll get those out! Thank you SOOOOOOOO much for participating. I love celebrating new books.
HUGS!

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Reminder! Last day for contest entries!!!

Well, I have over 100 entries for the Princess Peepers Picks a Pet contest! Wee! But you still have a little more time to earn more entries. If you had wanted to post a pic of your little princess (or prince), it's not too late.

BUT

I'll be announcing the winners tomorrow--by noon, CST.

Good luck, everyone!

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Yet another Princess Peepers with her AMAZING pet!

This Princess Peepers went ALL OUT to find her pet. Click here to see her in action actually painting just the right backdrop to celebrate Princess Peepers Picks a Pet. Way to go, sweetie!



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A Princess Peepers and all her Pets!

In honor of Princess Peepers Picks a Pet which came out today and received a glorious review by Kirkus: Princess Peepers Picks a Pet review, here's a special princess who has entered the PPPP contest!



What a cutie! I love all those glasses wearing pets and friends--just like in the first Princess Peepers book! This little darling will receive princess bubbles, a bookmark and TWENTY entries into the PPPP contest (plus she has many more entries since her mom has been flitting all over the internet spreading the news about the new book! YAY!)

If you have a picture of your little princess (or prince) holding Princess Peepers, please send it to me at my email: pam@pamcalvert.com

Have a royally splendid day!

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