So I know how much you all love the graphic novel
Smile by Raina Telgemeier. Look who I got to meet at the
Kids Read Comics event at the Ann Arbor District Library this past weekend:
Yes, that's me with Raina Telgemeier, author of the awesome graphic novel,
Smile:
Not only did she sign a copy of
Smile for me, but I also got a
Smile t-shirt too! I can't wait to wear it to school when we come back in September.
Other cool things at the Kids Read Comics Event:
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| Artist Chris Houghton signed a copy of Reed Gunther for me and then drew a personalized picture for my classroom. |
Raina also gave a "turn your life into a comic" workshop at the
Robot Supply and Repair Shop
a couple blocks from the library. It was such a fun workshop about turning your life into a comic. Well, I
say fun, but for me it was quite stressful since I can't draw even a
stick figure to save my own life. It was much more inspiring to watch
Raina at work than to try to do any sort of drawing myself.
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| Raina makes an outline of a story from an audience volunteer |
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| Raina draws a comic from the story outline right on the spot | |
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| The hilarious finished comic |
Overall it was a fun day of getting to
hang out with friends and of course meeting great authors and artists.
Oh, and let's not forget that I got a
Smile t-shirt and a copy of the book signed. Yay! You will definitely see me sporting my
Smile shirt when school starts back up again.
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| Guenter likes Smile too |
I hope you all are enjoying your summer. What cool things have you done/will you do?
Hi Mrs. Shaum! How's your summer been?
ReplyDeleteNext time something like this (i.e., book signings, author visits, etc.) comes up, let me know about it! Anyway, that sounds pretty cool. I loved smile, and I'm feeling pretty jealous about the t-shirt.
Summer has been going good for me. I was recently in Grease. I was a bit surprised by the character they cast me as. I was Roger, the mooning king of Rydell High. It was very interesting. My sister and I are also in Oklahoma! at the Grosse Pointe Theatre with Jessica and her sister.
My parents are also thinking about taking us to Maui in late August. See, my family is a last-minute-vacation-planning-family, and it always has been. We didn't even know we were going to the Florida Keys until one and a half weeks in advance.
-Andrew B.