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We’ve been back from ALA Midwinter for almost two weeks, and it’s about time I posted some thoughts. I can’t figure out how to fit the entire conference experience into one blog post — so I’ll do several….starting with set-up.
This is one of my favorite (and least favorites) parts of a conference.
Pros:
1) You get to see all you friends (and make plans for dinner later) as you walk through the crowded and messy aisles to find your booth.
2) You’re filled with adrenaline from the flight and in anticipation of a great show.
3) I find it a fun intellectual challenge to fit the contents of all those boxes into the limited space of a trade show booth.
Cons:
1) You just spent time in an airport.
2) You definitely forgot something.
3) At least one box is missing.
4) At least one table or riser is missing or broken.
So how did things fare on set-up day at this ALA Midwinter in San Diego? All of the above.
We found our booth easily, but one of our table skirts was torn and when we tried placing the tables, it seemed that our booth was about 3 inches short of 20 feet. Luckily, the exhibits people leave a card in the booth with a phone number. It took a couple of hours, but they did come and change the skirt and kick one of the poles holding up our “back wall” over a few inches.
Also, our supply box never arrived — it’s still AWOL as of today. Fortunately, we’re in a great business. With tape from one colleague, a box cutter from another, and some plastic ties (for tying the banner to the poles) from another, we did get our lovely booth set-up in good time. And we went shopping (Staples and Target) for a few much needed items the next morning.
That evening, we had dinner with friends and former colleagues. I spent the evening with folks from Macmillan and Egmont — and the Caldecott committee was also eating our restaurant. FYI, the committee still looked rested at that point. We, however, all felt a little sweaty from all the box lifting. But we were definitely ready to spend the next four days talking about books with librarians — the best kind of days!
You may have seen the big news: a few weeks ago, just in time for the 2010 Christmas season, the first 19 books of the Boxcar Children Mysteries became available as ebooks, thanks to our partnership with the digital content company Open Road Media.
The digital transition has come with some memorable moments—won’t forget the little rush of excitement I felt when I reviewed the ebook files just before the launch and saw, for the first time, the classic L. Kate Deal silhouette art of Book 1 appearing on an iPad. And when I spot-checked the Kindle previews I had to keep myself from getting too absorbed with the storylines of Surprise Island and The Yellow House Mystery to do my job. They weren’t just “digital files”—they were books.
Then there’s the bonus material that the folks at Open Road have created for the launch. This fall, a film crew visited Putnam, Connecticut, Getrude Chandler Warner’s Home town, to shoot footage of the Warner museum (housed in a boxcar!) and interview museum volunteers and Ms. Warner’s former students. The film clips accompany the box set of the first 19 Boxcar Children ebooks, and there’s a wonderful preview on the Open Road Site. On Barnes & Noble’s Unabashedly Bookish blog, Rachel Chou of Open Road shares her experiences of the Putnam visit along with some photos of the museum.
(For even more pictures of the museum, see Josalyn’s account of her trip here on the Whitman blog.)
More Boxcar ebook titles will become available in 2011, so stay tuned!
Exterior of the boxcar (before it's recent paint job)
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Digital Adventures of the Boxcar Children, last added: 1/12/2011
By Josalyn Moran
When I think of the book fair, I think of everything larger than life…the sculptures around the fairgrounds…
like the Hammering Man, a large kinetic sculpture created by Jonathan Borofsky that stands at the foot of the Messeturm. The black sculpture, which seems to be hammering at a constant pace, symbolizes the working man. It is made of steel and stands 21.5 meter (71 ft) tall. The Hammering Man was erected here in 1991 at the occasion of the completion of the Messeturm. The sculpture is part of a series; other Hammering Man sculptures can be found in cities such as Seattle, New York and Seoul.
Inside the fair jumbo-sized items were also evident if it was the Darth Vader made out of Legos at the DK booth,or the largest book of all time, At the Millennium House booth one could view the world’s largest book, the platinum edition of Earth. Opened it measures 6 by 9 feet. It showcases the craftsmanship of more than 100 international cartographers, geographers, and photographers. Only 31 copies will be produced, so one should place one’s order quickly. The retail? Only $100,000…
…Or the weighty marble and stone bookends for sale at the market on the grounds. The one I brought home weighed four pounds and was sculpted from beautiful blue Brazilian granite (azul bahia).
If you're in the Cincinnati area over the next few months, please drop on by the the main public library for the KNUFFLE FUNNY: The art and whimsy of Mo Willems exhibit, which will be running until November 14th.I've mentioned the solo exhibit of my work before (here & here) and the library has a slideshow of some of the pieces as well.Also, thanks to you City Dog, Country Frog spends its 2nd
We’ve been publishing books since 1919, which means we have one heck of an archive. Every Friday we highlight one of our more unusual, beautiful, or hilarious titles unearthed from the storage bins.
I think my favorite archive find so far has been rediscovering this series from the 1930s and 40s in our bins. This collection has dozens of titles, all of them pocket-sized hardcovers with gorgeous, unique jackets. It was all I could do to keep from photographing every last one.
These books were a Works Progress Administration (WPA) endeavor from the Great Depression. The Pennsylvania Writers’ Project, an offshoot of the Federal Writer’s Project, provided work for writers, editors, and consultants in the production of these books for Albert Whitman & Company. The Children’s Science Series consisted of nearly forty books about nature and technology, with titles like Aircraft, Warships, The Book of Stones, The Romance of Rubber, and Life in an Ant Hill.
They originally sold for fifty cents each (note stamp with price increase). A small price to pay for optimism, don’t you think?
The Bienes Museum of the Modern Book at the Broward County Library in Florida has a collection of these books along with other WPA children’s books. You can read more about them here and even view digital images of the entire collection. Browse away, and have a great weekend!
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We recently exhibited at the Follett Library Resources/BWI National Sales Conference. We spoke with their sales reps from all over the country. This was the first time I’ve been to this event, and it was fabulous. And although much smaller, it was remarkably similar to any number of trade shows we do throughout the year: 1) We had to set-up our table/booth at an odd hour and make it look pretty and inviting,
2) We spent hours on our feet talking about our books with people who love books, and
3) we spent time joking and working with our colleagues at other publishers. This third similarity is the real topic of this post.
Sales and Marketing from Heinemann-Raintree, Capstone, Scholastic, Random House, PBS, HarperCollins, and Albert Whitman
On my first day in children’s book publishing, my young just-out-of-college self was told that no one works in children’s publishing by accident. I kept quiet, but my first thought was that I was there by accident. I hadn’t planned on this career throughout school. I didn’t fully understand that my boss didn’t mean that everyone in the business grew up thinking “I want to make and sells books when I grow up.” What she meant is that children’s book people are good people for whom books are not “widgets” and kids are not “end users.” This is true at every level, and in sales and marketing, in particular.
Children’s book marketing and sales people are – for the most part – friendly and hardworking. And we’ve all worked together in some form or another (for each other, with each other, for each other’s bosses, and so on). As such, it’s a very small and collegial community.
I’ve helped roll posters in other booths, and my colleagues have jumped in to hand out post-its to suddenly very long author signing lines. At the Follett event mentioned above, several of us almost set up a table for a latecomer. At large breakfast events or conference panels, I’ve seen large publishers help small publishers put freebies on the chairs. On “Newbery-Caldecott Morning,” fellow publishers are the first people in the winners’ booths with hugs and hearty congratulations.
I’m told that this is not true in other industries – or even in the books-for-grown-ups world. And I don’t mean to imply that every person in children’s book publishing is a kind and benevolent soul – I’m not that much of a Pollyanna (despite my rose-colored glasses). But the exceptions don’t tend to stay long and don’t reap the benefits of good relationships with other publishers. I also don’t mean that children’s book publishers are not extremely professional and intelligent marketers – we are (after all) FOR PROFIT COMPANIES. That means that we create marketing plans, have proprietary mailing lists, keep company secrets, and in general, want to sell more books than the other guy. But fortunately, none of this means we can’t be friendly competitors.
Maybe it’s because we spend hours together in slow exhibit halls or hotel lobbies or airports. Maybe it’s because we’ve all worked in the same places at some point. Maybe we all know that most of our customers can and do buy more than one book. Maybe we know that we all really work for the kids. Or maybe my first boss was right and we’
I've just returned from a quick break to some exciting news regarding City Dog, Country Frog.The New England Independent Bookseller's Association has just named it Children's Book of the Year. As New Englanders, both Jon & I are thrilled by the nod from some of our favorite booksellers. Jon Muth will be accepting the award at the NEIBA convention on Sept. 30th. I, unfortunately, can't make it
I'm very pleased to announce the availability of a new sculpture entitled "UH OH!". The powder Coated Stainless Steel, 16.5" x 2" x 6.25" is limited to an edition of 16 and available at Gallery Henoch in New York. Much like a wire sculpture, but much less fragile, it is made in part to be viewed as a projected shadow.(I have a long history with Gallery Henoch, having worked there in the 80's and
An awesome package came in the old mail bag recently. The very first set of PIGEON GAMES!First off there's the awesome Pigeon doll.But, wait a second! That's not a doll! It's the packaging for THE PIGEON WANTS A MATCH!, the brand new matching game that's more fun than driving a bus!Each game has tons of scenes from your favorite Pigeon adventures:Plus brand new, never been used in a matching
The studio is going to ease up on posts during the summer in order to focus on some work (and focus on some playtime).Do check back on occasion as there will be some fun stuff this summer including my visit to ALA in Washington, DC, a very cool exhibit at San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum (along with work of Jeff Smith!), brand new Pigeon games and puzzles, and assorted bits of oddness.And as
My Reading Animals print series is on display in the children's book section of the
Coeur d'Alene Public Library through the middle of June. The images are all at kid eye-level so they can enjoy the works while they browse the stacks.
You can see the whole series
here.
The past week was a whirlwind of activity at both BEA and the National Cartoonist Society convention.It was a very busy time and I found myself signing at various locales, bumping into a KAJILLION* pals, and (particularly at the Cartoonist shin-dig) meeting new folks whose work I admire.One of the special events of the week was an exhibition featuring some of Jon Muth's paintings from the
On May 10th, 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant stood near the front steps of Memorial Hall to formally open the Centennial Exhibition and invite the world to see how much America had grown since 1776. The Centennial Exhibition served not only as America’s 100th birthday party, but more importantly was the third World’s Fair to be held in the United States! Did you know that bananas, kindergarten and the telephone were first introduced to many Americans at the fair?
Opening day of the Centennial Exhibition, May 10, 1876
View from the steps of Memorial Hall, looking toward the Main Exhibition Building. The bleacher seating was for the VIPs—Centennial Commission members, U.S. and foreign political figures and special guests.
Image Courtesy, Robby Cohen Collection
In addition to introducing America as an industrialized nation, the Centennial Exhibition also introduced the world to numerous new and exciting discoveries and inventions. The Centennial closed on November 10, 1876, and in those short six months over 10 million people had come to Philadelphia to see and experience the excitement and grandeur of the Centennial Exhibition!
On Monday, we will be celebrating the 134th anniversary of opening day with special Centennial themed programming throughout the museum. The day’s programming is intended to highlight major themes of the Centennial Exhibition, while introducing our young audience to the concept of history through age appropriate, familiar, and fun activities.
Kids will be able to paint, explore transportation of the period, and play with reproduction Froebel blocks throughout the day in the Program Room. The Story Castle will feature carnival themed stories at 10:30 and 3:30. Visitors will get the opportunity to interact with collections objects during a stereograph themed KidGlove Program at 1:00 in the Centennial Train Station. In addition, there will be parades in the Centennial Train Station at 12:00 and 2:00.
And grown-ups, don’t worry we didn’t forget about you, we will be offering special $10 guided Centennial Tours at 2:00 Saturday, May 8th to Monday, May 10th.
This week's Collections object is a Diego action figure!
Extreme Rainforest Rescue Diego, especially designed for toddlers, comes ready for adventure with his snap on backpack. This Diego action figure is based on the character from the Nick Jr. television show Go Diego Go! The animated television series was a spin-off from the wildly popular Dora the Explorer, a bilingual cartoon geared towards preschoolers.
Put on your looking eyes and see if you can find it during your next visit! For more info about Hide and Seek of the Week, click here.
Starting tomorrow with Earth Day (April 22) and all the way through Arbor Day (April 30), Please Touch Museum will be celebrating Earth Week with the goal of promoting environmental awareness and stewardship. By building for their own futures and understanding their role or place in the world, children grow to care for nature and learn about individual responsibility.
Join us for Earth Week themed Story Times in the Story Castle where families will receive "Creative Re-Use and Play for Everyday!" booklets, which are filled with wonderful ideas on how they can be "green" while playing with their children and having fun. The booklets are printed on recycled paper and offer tips on how to support environmental awareness by using recycled materials, reducing waste and learning to practice creative re-use at home. In addition, Earth Day Kits donated by Plan Toys will be given out tomorrow, April 22, specifically for Earth Day. Be sure to get yours!
Check out this list of educational programming:
• Recycled print making and 'decorate the museum' with high school ACES students in the Program Room on Saturday, April 24 by creating recycled collages on chairs to be used in front of the Kids Store.
• March, move, shake, rattle and roll using recycled musical instruments at the End of the Day Parades.
• Hide and Seek out author Dan Lipow's Original Prints from "I Love Our Earth" (pictured above and below).
• Take a trip to the great outdoors without even leaving the Program Room during the Creative Dramatics Camping Kids Playtime.
• Join the silly Chefs Charlene, Sean and Sheldon at the Kooky Cooks Recycling Show in the Supermarket as they discover how to renew, reuse, and remake using everyday household items, a little imagination, a very special cooking pot, and lot of laughs!
• Look for appearances from Corny the Acorn Puppet: Corny is often seen in the Exploring Trees: Inside and Out exhibit, making sure visitors are doing “Oak-Kay” while they play and learn about trees and nature.
Looking for ways to celebrate Earth Week at home?
• Read Dr. Suess’ book "Lorax" and Dan Lipow's "I Love Our Earth"
• Plant flowers
• Sign up for a park or community clean-up
• Create a family tree, literally! Get together with your family to spend the day outside and plant a tree. You will be able to watch it grow as your family grows!
• Enjoy the outdoors by taking a nature walk through Fairmount Park
Yay – I see The Goodbye Cancer Garden made the center of the banner! The booth looks fabulous.
Kristi–
The Goodbye Cancer Garden was actually the most asked about book from the aisle (those people asking based on the banner)!
–Michelle