February Video Blog




Discussed in this video:

- BIG thank you to everyone of my readers. January was the best month ever for the blog.

- Children's Author Birthdays - Judith Viorst (Feb. 2), David Wiesner (Feb. 5), Jane Yolen (Feb. 11), Mo Willems (Feb. 11), Simms Taback (Feb. 13), Barbara Joosse (Feb. 18), Walter Wick (Feb. 23), and Uri Shulevitz (Feb. 27)

- Mo Willems, Elephant and Piggie Birthday Skit - Click here to Watch!

- Birthday memories from Jane Yolen and Walter Wick.

- Upcoming new birthdays celebrations including Stephen Gammell (Feb. 10)

Comments

  1. UnknownFebruary 6, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    What a great idea Eric. Doing a skit to get your kids involved. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. GatheringBooksFebruary 7, 2012 at 3:00 AM

    Great video clip! Enjoyed watching it. :)

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    1. Eric VanRaepenbuschFebruary 7, 2012 at 5:20 AM

      Thank you Myra -- I am still new to the Video blogging and appreciate a positive comment!

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  3. Playing by the bookFebruary 7, 2012 at 3:28 AM

    Oh, sorry to miss Wiesner's birthday, but great that I'm still in time for Yolen and Willems in particular.

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    1. Eric VanRaepenbuschFebruary 7, 2012 at 5:19 AM

      Let me know if you do anything for Yolen and Willems' birthdays. I will post a link on my posts!

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  4. UnknownFebruary 7, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    You're doing some of my favorite authors this month and I'm really looking forward to your BD celebrations!

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  5. Eric VanRaepenbuschFebruary 7, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    Sandra, You are so right! February is packed with great authors to celebrate!

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  6. Renee LaTulippeFebruary 8, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    Eric! Loved the video rundown and your Mo Willems skit -- too funny! Your daughter is a natural on the stage, haha! And you are great on video...are you suuuure you don't want to join me with a video poem over at NWR? :)

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    1. Eric VanRaepenbuschFebruary 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM

      Thanks Renee! So, glad you watched the video blog! The Mo Willems skit was a blast! My daughter was a natural -- she totally just did it with little assistance!

      I would love to be on NWR -- but my poetry is awful.

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    2. Renee LaTulippeFebruary 8, 2012 at 10:43 AM

      Haha! Maybe if we work together we could squeeze a nice little poem out of you. I'm game if you are.

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  7. NatalieFebruary 9, 2012 at 6:07 AM

    Eric! I love your blog. What a cool concept you have going here. Mo Willems is one of my favorite children's authors, so I am going to click over and watch your skit in just a bit. Can't wait.

    I also loved the birthday memory that Walter Wick's shared. What a cool Mom, he has! :)

    Looking forward to more birthday posts...

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    1. Eric VanRaepenbuschFebruary 9, 2012 at 6:48 AM

      Thanks Natalie! Mo Willems is fabulous. Last year, I was actually nervous about posting about his birthday because he is such a popular author. I couldn't believe I got a Tweet back from him!

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    2. NatalieFebruary 9, 2012 at 7:06 AM

      He's a genius, isn't he? I'm actually doing Leonardo the Terrible Monster for PPBF tomorrow. I LOVE his stuff. So clever!

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    3. Eric VanRaepenbuschFebruary 9, 2012 at 8:17 AM

      Looking forward to your post! Leonardo is one of my favorites of his!

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  8. NatalieFebruary 9, 2012 at 6:13 AM

    Skit was AWESOME!!! Loved it! I agree with Renee, your daughter is a natural! :)

    Great job, guys!

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    1. Eric VanRaepenbuschFebruary 9, 2012 at 6:48 AM

      Thanks again. I will let her know you enjoyed her work as Piggie :)

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