What happens in the cafeteria when kids are in class? Not only does the school lunch staff fight crime, but they get their groove on! Check out the brand new Lunch Lady video below!
A HUGE thank you to Recess Monkey for putting together such a killer song! You can download the song here!
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I've just visited with the students at Oak St School in New Jersey. And wow, what a creative community!
School librarian Sue Philhower greeted me in the parking lot as Lunch Lady! |
PTO moms Elyse Rhead and Beth DiCesare "Vanna White" one of the many posters they created and plastered around school! |
The kids knew how to pronounce my last name and were WAY psyched:
The projects that the kids had on display throughout the school were unreal. Check out this model of Lunch Lady's school:
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Hey, all you reader guys out there. We survived yesterday. You what day I mean--the one devoted to all the stuff that makes MANLY MEN like us shudder in our manly boots. The day devoted to kissing and hugging and romance. In other words, Valentine's Day, the one devoted to looooove!!!
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars--The Colossus of Destiny by Jeremy Barlow; art by the Fillbach Brothers
This was a great story. Jedi Master Mace Windu speeds to the planet Simocadia to stop a Separatist invasion but Yoda appears and tells him it's a mistake. Mace goes anyway and has to face the results of his decision. This one has lots of good Star Wars action, cool artwork and Mace Windu, one of the best Jedi Masters. How could you go wrong?
The Adventures of Daniel Boom aka Loud Boy: Game On! by D. J. Steinberg; illustrated by Brian Smith
If you like cartoon series with whiz-bang action and goofball humor like Fairly Odd Parents or TUFF Puppy, you'd like this graphic novel series. Loud Boy is one of the five kids who've discovered they have super powers. In this one, Loud Boy and friends are charged by their Uncle Stanley to keep the Flooggget out of the hands of Old Fogey and his evil cohorts. But along the way, Loud get sucked into a video game--literally! Unless he can win the game and get out, every kid on earth will disappear into cyberspace.Can Loud Boy do it? Read and see--and have a really good time as you do!
Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown by Jarret J. Krosoczka
I've been a fan of Lunch Lady, the cafeteria supervisor and crime fighter, for a long time. In this book, Lunch Lady and her sidekick Betty.are working a summer camp--which supposedly has a swamp monster in the lake. It couldn't be true--or could it? Lunch Lady will have to use all their high-tech school cafeteria crime-fighting equipment to save the camp! I really like these graphic novels--mystery, suspense, and good campy fun. CAMPY fun!!!! I just made a joke! Har, Har Har, Har!!!!!
And to prove that I'm not the only one who enjoys graphic novels, here's a review from our old friend Michael:
Lunch Lady, book 8
Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril
by Jarret J. Krosoczka
Lunch Lady, Betty, Hector, Terrence, and Dee are all back! When a school photographer scams school kids out of thousands of dollars and then runs, it's up to Lunch Lady to find her, or the student council's fund will be ruined. I do think that the scene transitions are a bit jerky, but there's an action scene that I consider the best of the series so far. Plus, does the ending suggest the start of a serial? I guess book 9 will reveal that. But for comic book readers, this is a good one to check out!
And here's one more from Michael:
Mal and Chad, book 3
Belly Flop
by Stephen McCraine
Comic-book duo Mal and Chad are back for their third and longest adventure yet! When Mal learns that Megan is pushing him away, he wonders how cool he has to be to hang out with her. Also, a talent show is being held at Einstein Elementary, and Mal sees this as an opportunity to show his level of coolness. Plus you can expect plenty of episodes with his inventions. Comedy, romance, sci-fi, inspiration, and action all come into play in this book as well as the other books in this series. As far as graphic novels go, this is one of the best! I was a little bored during the first few chapters because this book focuses more on the romance and inspiration than anything else. The five elements I listed above did not blend together as well as it has in previous books. However, what action there was was very well-done, and this book is definitely worth reading!
Michael Lanier
Pianist, guitarist, banjoist, autoharpist, jaw harpist, Ukeist, Mandolinist
So you see, guys really do LOVE graphic novels! If you'd like to read about more graphic novels, click on the "graphic novels" tab under this post. And what about YOU? How you read a good graphic novel lately? One that you LOVED? Write in and let us know! And remember--these graphic novels are:
Guy Tested--Guy Approved!
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Well, this summer, I will find out! I'm thrilled that I'll be a keynote speaker at the School Nutrition Association's ANC conference this July!
I'll be speaking to a room filled with 3,000 school nutritionists form across the country! I cannot wait!
This is the invitation that is currently being delivered to just about every school cafeteria in America....
Wowzers!
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We are feeling incredibly grateful here in the Krosoczka house to be celebrating Halloween this evening. The hurricane's fury avoided us completely. Our hearts go out to all of the folks in the affected areas. And I feel lucky to even be home. I had been in Austin for the Texas Book Festival. I had already canceled Sunday's appearances, but was scheduled on a flight out on Sunday morning. On Saturday afternoon, while signing books with Dav Pilkey, Lisa McMann and Mac Barnett, I glanced at my phone and saw that Massachusetts was in a state of emergency. I took off to pack my bags and head to the airport and got on the last flight of the evening. Sadly, many of my Northeast author friends are still stuck in Austin. Not a bad city to be stuck in, but I would far rather be home with my kids. Not only to shelter them from the storm, but to decorate pumpkins like this:
My three year old drew this. So proud! |
Sept 18:
LL8 Virtual Comics Workshop - tune in from across the country to make a collaborative comic!
Sept 22:
Steward, NE
Plum Creek Literary Festival
Sept 23 @ 3 pm:
Washington D.C.
National Book Festival
Oct 7 @ 2:30 pm:
Athens, GA
Westabou Festival
Oct 14 @ 10:30 am:
New York, NY
New York Comic Con
Oct 27-28:
Austin, TX
Texas Book Festival
Dec 12:
Holyoke, MA
Barnes & Noble, benefit for Northeast Center for Youth and Families
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For Nora's birthday, her mom sneaked all of her Lunch Lady books from her room, mailed them to me and then Nora was presented with the entire LL collection, autographed on her big day.
This is the thank you note Nora sent. It is simply the best ever and it will hang in my studio to remind me of the kids reading my books!
Keep reading, Nora!
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In exactly two months, I will be celebrating the release of Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril by offering free virtual comic workshops throughout the day! We'll all write one big ol' comic together and learn more about the medium of comics. LL #8 will have published one week prior, so come armed with a few questions about Lunch Lady's latest adventure!
Click here for all of the information you'll need to connect with me on September 18, 2012!
Recently on Twitter, I was asked by a group of librarians if I would design a League of Librarians T-shirt. Apparently, they had adopted the name for their team in The Summer Throwdown, an online competition between teachers and librarians to see who could read the most books over the summer months. Originally, they were Team Librarian, but took on the monicker of League of Librarians (from the 2nd volume in the Lunch Lady series) to strike fear in the hearts of their opponents. Needless to say, I was honored and much to their surprise, designed something up and placed it on Zazzle. Their enthusiasm was just fantastic. After the book was published, I did receive a few messages from librarians who were pretty angry about the book. This really upset me because the book was meant to be a cheeky love letter to librarians and I hate the thought of my work upsetting a group of people that I hold in such high regard. As an author, you can receive heaps of praise, but you remember the few voices of dissent above all else. The excitement from this group over on Twitter erases all of that beyond measure.
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For all of my Portuguese-speaking friends, Lunch Lady #1 is now available in Portuguese! You can order A Senhora da Cantina e o Substituto Ciborgue here.
My favorite part of foreign translations of the Lunch Lady books is learning what the gadgets translate to. Well, scratch that. That's my second favorite part. My favorite part is the thought that kids who live on the other side of the planet, who speak a language I don't eve understand, can read one of my books. That is just mind-blowing!
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At a recent visit to Motts Road Elementary outside of Syracuse, the librarians had a brilliant idea. They hid Lunch Lady throughout the library and kids had to find all 19 hidden ladies in yellow. It wasn't a competition, just a fun exercise to pump the kids up for my visit, and of course -- to get them exploring their school library! (They even put their own lunch ladies' faces on a few!)
Can you spot Lunch Lady?
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I had a great week of school visits in Merrimack, NH visiting with the students at Reeds Ferry, Mastricola and Thorntons Ferry Schools. Everyone went all out! Check out the Bagheads that arrived at my presentations:
The lunch ladies at all of the schools were gifted yellow aprons from the reading teachers. They certainly had fun playing with the kids' perceptions of them. They fastened Spork Phones to their visors, and even provided dinner theater, chasing teachers and librarians through the cafeteria at lunchtime!
Kids invented their own super-creative gadgets. Their brilliant ideas were posted at each school for all to see!
Every detail of the trip was so well-considered!
Thank you to everyone who made these school visits a reality!
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I love living int he future.
Thank you to all who connected for the Virtual Book Talk for Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes!
I'm not certain exactly how UStream's metrics work, but on average there were about 50 people signed in to watch each book talk. While I'm live, I can see who is signed in, but I'm not too sure how many people watched, but didn't sign in to chat. Most signed in from a classroom or library, however a few watched on their own. Averaging all of that out, there were about 40 sets of eyeballs behind each "live viewer". There is no way to know for certain, but this could mean that I spoke to about 14,000 young readers throughout the day. All from the comfort of my studio. I'm astounded that there is that much of an interest to watch me yap away about my books. But I can tell you with certainty—I'm incredibly grateful.
Here are a few pictures that I pulled from the Twitters and blogosphere.
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Ahead of this Saturday's Meltdown, I brought the whole family into the radio station with me to chat with Monte Belmonte, even my extremely shy wife. You can listen in here!
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The time is almost here for the Mutant Mathletes! In just under a week, the latest Lunch Lady comic will be made available to the world! When Hector, Dee and Terrence join the Thompson Brook mathlete team, they have more than tough equations to contend with. Fortunately, our lady in yellow keeps close tabs on her kids and she's there to save the day when it needs saving! I hope that you will all join me in my studio via UStream.tv/channel/StudioJJK on the day of the book's publication on March 27th. I'll be going live every hour on the hour from 10 a.m. EST to 3 p.m. EST. This time around, I'll also have a special evening edition at 7 p.m. for public libraries, book clubs and anyone else who may not be able to tune in during daytime hours. Full information and tips on how to connect successfully with a group of students can be found on my website here: http://www.studiojjk.com/LL7virtualbooktalk. I look forward to answering your questions and teaching you how to draw Lunch Lady and Betty! Also, as a special treat to those connecting, I'll be providing a link to exclusive behind-the-scenes content, which you can use with your students to learn about the revision process. Want a copy of the latest Lunch Lady (or any of the previous books) autographed and personalized? Order them through my local bookshop here. By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka, on 2/27/2012
We are one month away from the release of Lunch Lady and the Mutant Matheletes! I hope that you will virtually join me in my studio as I give free book talks I will be giving all day via UStream.tv/StudioJJK! Live book talks happen every hour on the hour from 10 a.m. EST to 3 p.m. EST. There will even be a special evening edition at 7 p.m. for public libraries, book clubs and bookstores!
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Starting this month, you'll be seeing Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute in the Scholastic Book Club! Needless to say, I am ecstatic. My work has never been featured in the Scholastic Book Club and I'm delighted that Lunch Lady will be my first book to make it to the club! Look for it in the "Lucky" edition, on the cover of the catalogue of all places! And check it out, the lady in yellow is also featured in Scholastic's February book talk video: I'm over the moon. On February 22nd, I'll be chatting live with readers on Scholastic Book Club's Facebook page from 8-8:30 pm. See you then!
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I've had a wonderful few days visiting with the wonderful students of Hess Elementary in Mays Landing, NJ. The 1,400 students were pumped, no doubt thanks to the dedicated librarians who enlisted help from both the art teacher and the lunch ladies! That's art teacher Carla Burke on the left and librarians Janet Wynghans and Kristen Mulraney on the right. These posters adorn just about every doorway around the school: These 14 lunch ladies and lunch dudes serve up lunch to 1,400 students daily! 500 of which are a part of the school's Breakfast Bunch as well! That's a lot of food. True superheroes! Kids also made their own comics: Excellent work all around! And the library helpers got a special party in honor of their dedication to helping out the library! Yes, in a school this big there are ninety library helpers! They do all the work and I get to eat the cake! The Press of Atlantic City also stopped by to cover the events. You can read all about it here! Thanks for a great visit, Hess Elementary!
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Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril will be out in fall 2012. Here's a super-tiny sneak preview:
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And LL7 comes out on March 27. Just sayin...
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If you make it to St. Louis, stop by Puddn'head Books' new location. Authors are tagging up their bathroom walls. Thank you to the awesome staff! And for this awesomely delicious cake: And great big thanks to school librarian Melissa Biehl for getting me out there! She went above and beyond the call of duty. Aside from getting me to the airport for my 6 a.m. flight, she arranged for former students from her from comic book club, who had since graduated to junior high, to return to school to meet me. Amazing, right?! Here are some of the great projects her students made.
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My author/illustrator pal Dan Santat posted this to his Facebook today. You can almost hear me saying "WHOA!" from wherever you are. (That would be a Bill and Ted "WHOA!", not a Joey Lawrence "WHOA!") RIGHT?! Amazing! Which is what his graphic novel Sidekicks is—AMAZING! Did you get your copy yet?
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Thank you, JLG!
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School librarian Mr. Schu trekked out on his annual summer road trip and brought along a copy of Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians. He read it in all sorts of places, check it out: Clearly a librarian in a league all his own! You can follow his adventures on his travel blog. If you were to follow only one kid lit Twitterer, make it @MrSchuReads. And be sure to bookmark his great blog where he catalogs book trailers.
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Thanks, Jarrett. Your pictures are awesome. We loved having you visit us. Thanks for two wonderful days at Hess School!