Friday, 26 October 2012 — Today I had a Beijingbelly breakfast. Here it is:
Beijingbelly Breakfast
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Alvin Lands in Beijing!
It takes 14 hours to fly from Newark to Beijing. (It used to take 19.)
It also takes 14 hours to memorize a list of Mandarin nouns and verbs. (It used to take four years.)
… lemon… library… where is the phrase ‘I am lost!’?
Before I knew it, I was in Beijing, just like that. Continue reading
If Only I Could …
If only I could charge $1 an autograph, I’d be rich.
Look what arrived from my publishers yesterday:
Signed book plates on left, unsigned book plates on right.
Fan Interview: Aidan, age 9
This is Aidan.
Aidan, Alvin Ho fan, enjoying the fall (season, not actual falling, but watch out!).
Dan Yaccarino Interviews Himself
Welcome to my glob’s first interview!
I thought it would be fun to do a twist on the old interview and have my subjects interview themselves!
So once a month you might find an interview here in which an author/illustrator/editor/other friend of mine asks themselves the questions they wish interviewers would ask them.
Or you might not. Continue reading
Absentee Ballot
Today, many hours before the first presidential debates 2012, I went to cast my vote.
When you’re an author, if you live in a country that gives you a vote, you must vote. Continue reading
Okay, well, I guess the cat’s out of the bag, to use a cliche! But it’s a good cat, no? And it’s been squirming for a while! Thanks for the help, Debbie!
I’ve really enjoyed blogging and connecting with people around the world through a variety of networks over the years. I’m especially fond of connecting with all of my friends and family on Facebook and enjoy having my outlets there. This past year, I decided to grow in my skills on Twitter. What an amazing resource Twitter provides educators with! I love how I can keep up with superstar authors left and right, in addition to getting inspired by amazing educators around the world. I adore subscribing to various blogs and getting new ideas, reading new book reviews, and watching how others implement new ideas and use resources when educating others. I’m so happy that I keep trying new technology. Some of it flops and some are just the thing I couldn’t believe I lived without in the past!
Once in a while I connect with authors in a special way…
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