A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended our virtual launch party for THE ELEPHANTS’ GUIDE TO HIDE-AND-SEEK! So wonderful to see so many new and familiar faces there. If you missed out, I’ve posted the video below for your viewing pleasure.
The highlight for me was being inspired by all Gladys Jose had to say—I’m thrilled to have had the chance to make this happen with you Gladys! And we even had elephants attending!
My son Lars dressed up!
If you attended (or watched the video later) and would like a bookplate signed by both Gladys and me, send me a message by April 24, 2020 to let us know (US residents only). We’d be happy to send you one! (note they may take a while but we will send if you ask). Books can be ordered anywhere books are sold but here’s a link to my local indie, Village Books—they can ship at media rates (in some cases only 99 cents!).
Download our activity kit—Gladys says the Elephant game was an instant hit with her daughter!
The activities for kids we mentioned during the launch are all posted here on my website, including:
A fun activity kit made by our publisher
Our virtual hide-and-seek game, where you can share silly creative hide-and-seek pics
A link to a Pinterest page with elephant crafts of all kinds
A link to a curated playlist of silly and wonderful elephant videos
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Check out Gladys’s webpage to learn more about her other books
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A huge shout out to Joni Sensel for reaching out and offering to help us with tech support. Joni is an incredible writer for all ages. I’m especially a fan of her work related to creativity and grief. Check out her website here.
This image only captures one screen’s worth of attendees—loved seeing how many showed up!
If you want a signed bookplate, let me know by April 24. Happy to send one!
Thanks again to everyone for helping us celebrate our joyful book during a difficult time. Especially because the world is unsure and hard right now, I hope you find some time to play in the middle of it all.
Wishing you enormous fun!⠀