I don’t think I’ve ever shared that “Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom” has been translated into French and Portuguese. The German edition should be coming out soon, too. Here is the Portuguese cover:And here is the French cover: As you can see, Helium books (in France) did their own artwork. I’m not sure […]
Mission Quite Likely Impossible: George Clooney
I’m very belated in writing this, but please read on – it’s worth it. This summer, not one, but TWO Ontario librarians – from here on in I will refer to them as my GALS (Gutsy, Amazing Librarians) – tried to deliver my book, Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom to the man himself […]
Word Nerd Poem
Last week I received a package of letters from grade six students at Earl Haig School in Toronto. Their teacher, Mr. Salsman, had read “Word Nerd” aloud to the class, and apparently it was a big hit. These letters were really amazing; very thoughtful, very insightful and shockingly smart. Included in the package was a […]
Luther Wright
For the detail-oriented among you, I’m doing this little post. In Word Nerd, Ambrose and Cosmo serenade Amanda with a “Luther Wright and the Wrongs” song – it’s Ambrose’s idea, to help Cosmo win Amanda back. Well, I caught up with Luther Wright in the flesh last week! Luther is actually one of my oldest, […]
I Have A Great Mom
This is just one small example of what a great mom I have. As I think I posted a few months ago, “Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom” won a CBC Bookie Award in the Best Young Adult Novel category. My mom (a big fan of the CBC, as am I) kept asking, “Have […]
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