Hey All…

What a spring!

Before anything, way back in 1995, when I was still teaching middle school in the New York City public schools in the Tremont section of the Bronx, the Fugees and Blues Traveler visited my classroom! When you have about 10 minutes, check out this news feature fron CBS. Pretty cool!

Now check out this pic I found. This is me in nursery school! Rockin’ the red kicks!

Okay, returning to the here and now…

This spring, I’m all over the place — Texas a couple times, Connecticut, Arizona, New Jersey, Nevada, Tennessee and China! Yes, China! The Shanghai American School!

So last year, I worked with some amazing students from Caldwell Heights Elementary School in Round Rock, Texas. They created an incredible book trailer for my picture book, THE HALLELUJAH FLIGHT, which was nominated for the 2011-2012 Texas Bluebonnet Award!

Check this out!:

Also last year, along with about 35 author and illustrator friends, I helped put together a video for the anti-bullying, “It Gets Better Project.” If you have a few minutes, please give it a look and help us spread the word.  Our goal is to have teachers, librarians, educators and schools share this video with EVERYONE.

What else?

My latest picture book,  “THE UNFORGETTABLE SEASON,” got some serious love!   The book earned great reviews, including THREE STARRED ones from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal.  This was my first non-fiction book, the story of the epic 1941 baseball season. Since this year is the 100th anniversary of Boston’s Fenway Park, it’s the perfect time to catch Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and all the amazing action!

And check out this FANTASTIC book teaser created by a group of way cool fifth graders from Canyon Creek Elementary in Round Rock, Texas:

Finally, 2010 marked the exciting conclusion to my Sluggers series. Book #5 “Blastin’ the Blues” and Book #6″Home of the Brave” and all the books are now available. They’re available as ebooks as well. So if you want to read them on a Kindle, Nook or iPad, you most certainly can!

So come on in.  Take a long around.  Explore my website.  Let me know what you like, what you don’t like, and what else you’d like to see!

Peace,

Phil