http://madisonia.com/blog1 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:32:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Scholastic just added 100 Days and 99 Nights to their book club starting in March in paperback! http://madisonia.com/blog1/2009/12/10/good-news-for-100-days-and-99-nights/ Velma was nominated for Monarch Award which is the Illinois' K-3 readers choice award. How appropriate!! With Velma's love of Monarch butterflies this is the most perfect fit. I hope this nomination metamorphosizes into an award for Velma. http://madisonia.com/blog1/2009/11/22/2010-monarch-award/ Last week I really had a lot of fun doing a videoconference for the California Young Reader Medal as part of their meet the author series. I sat in a room alone ... staring at a blank screen... 'way sad'. But then several classrooms of children appeared from all over ... http://madisonia.com/blog1/2009/11/20/video-conversation-with-california-1st-graders/ Velma Gratcha and the Way Cool Butterfly was nominated for another award! Which to me of course is "way cool." The award is 2010-2011 Nebraska Golden Sower Primary Award and will be voted on by Nebraska school children. I don't know that much about Nebraska - I've been to Omaha ... http://madisonia.com/blog1/2009/09/20/nebraska-thinks-velma-is-way-cool/ One of my favorite things is to get letters from people who have read my books. I get letters from all over the country. The one I've attached from Washington State is one of the bestest ones I've ever gotten. I love the pictures on top! So I shout out ... http://madisonia.com/blog1/2009/06/25/keep-those-letters-coming/ What a great day. I took the train from NYC down to D.C. and met my friend Hank. We walked around Washington for a while and checked out some exhibits at the National Gallery. Then we went over to Gardenfest at the Smithsonian. It was great. They had all sorts ... http://madisonia.com/blog1/2009/06/20/smithsonian-adventure/ I was supposed to do a reading at the Manhattan Day School, but I got the Butterfly Flu - which really isn't so bad, but I didn't want anyone else to catch it so I had to cancel and stay home until I got better. Does anyone have any good ... http://madisonia.com/blog1/2009/05/31/butterfly-flu/ Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly was selected to be put on as a play by the Open Book Players on May 30th and 31st. They are located in Gardiner, Maine. I wish I could figure out a way to get up there to see the performance. It sounds ... http://madisonia.com/blog1/2009/04/15/velma-on-stage/ I am thrilled to announce that VELMA GRATCH AND THE WAY COOL BUTTERFLY by ME and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes has been nominated for the 2010 New York State Reading Association (NYSRA) Charlotte Award ballot in the Primary category! This is very exciting for me since NY is where I ... http://madisonia.com/blog1/2009/03/31/gratch-nominated-for-the-charlotte-ward/ This morning I read Velma Gratch and the Way cool Butterfly and The Littlest Grape Stomper at Trinity School on the Upper West side of Manhattan. The school is beautiful and the kids wonderful. It was a first grade - and one of the little girls, Morgan, was my favorite ... http://madisonia.com/blog1/2009/03/18/trinity-reading-way-fun/