Book Reading In Los Angeles!!!

Boom isn't feeling angry today. Nope. He's feeling EXCITED!

Why, you ask? Because he will be at the Emotes book reading in
Los Angeles, California...

BORDERS BOOKSTORE
Westfield Shopping Mall
10250 Santa Monica Blvd. Century City, California
Saturday December 6th, 2008
2pm

Storytime! Meet The Authors! Prizes! Giveaways!
Meet Boom And Super LIVE In Person
Have Your Emotes Book Signed!
FUN FUN FUN

A story about being afraid...

When I was at the Miami Book Fair, a mother and her 7 year old son came to our booth to say "hello." They both loved meeting the Emotes. The boy quickly picked up a Jumpi toy (he is the scared Emote) and hugged him. Next, he began to read Jumpi's book, "Jumpi Goes To Camp". It's a book all about being afraid. Jumpi has scary dreams and is afraid of doing things that he has never done before. The boy said that he was having scary dreams too.

I said, "It's okay to be scared. It's a totally normal feeling. Everyone feels scared sometimes. I'm glad that you could tell me about it."

I wondered what was making the boy feel scared. The boy's mom told me that he was going to the hospital soon. He was going to have an operation, and would have to stay in the hospital for quite a long time.

"I understand why you are afraid," I said. "I bet that you both have MANY different feelings." The boy and his mother both nodded their heads "yes."

We talked for a long time. The mom and I both had tears in our eyes. I was feeling many different feelings too. One feeling that I had was happiness. I was SO happy that the boy and his mom were talking about their feelings. I was also very happy that the boy had made a new friend in Jumpi, and didn't have to be alone with his feelings. I gave the boy the Jumpi toy and Jumpi's book. This seemed to make the boy happy too.

I have been thinking a lot about this boy and his mother. I hope that Jumpi will help to remind the boy that it is okay to be afraid. I also hope that Jumpi will remind the boy that he is not alone. He has people (and Emotes) that care about him and love him.

Emotes In Sunny Miami, Florida

Hello, Florida!

The Emotes team went to Miami, Florida to attend a book fair. Many people met the Emotes for the first time, AND many people went home with a brand new Emotes book. Happy reading!

Here's a picture of our booth. This is where we hung out. We talked about the Emotes books and answered questions. We also had a "tattoo station" where we helped kids put on Emotes temporary tattoos. There were even some adults who wanted one. How cool is that?!

Here's Matt getting ready to read to a bunch of very excited kids. Cant was feeling frustrated because the sun was really bright. Where are their sunglasses? Sheesh, it is SUNNY Florida after all.

Look at all the kiddos! They had lots of good ideas about how to handle their feelings...

"Talk about them!" "Keep your cool!" "Take a deep breath!"

Emotes Invade New York!!!!

Here's the Border's Store in New York City where we met some new friends. We read the Emotes book "Can't Loses His Cool".

Everyone seemed to have a lot of fun. We talked about the feelings of disappointment, anger and frustration.

Then, we talked about what to DO when you are feeling disappointed, frustrated or mad. How about taking a few deep breaths, and counting to 10? We all did this together and felt VERY relaxed. What makes you feel frustrated? What helps you to feel relaxed?