Dino Manners

Binky Patrol Needs Your help on Groupon

 
Groupon's G-Team is helping Binky Patrol Comforting Covers for Kids (a 501c3) earn money to buy batting.  We need you to tweet and post to your FB profiles to help us out. You can also join us for this online event and donated $10 toward this all volunteer organization.

Binky Patrol makes blankets and gives them away to children and teens in need of comfort. Those who are ill, abused, in shelters, homeless all get binkies.  PLEASE help us out for this online event.http://gr.pn/w0S2Bo

 

PLEASE RETWEET THIS, POST IT - share it - Binky Patrol needs your help!

 

Dino Manners tips for outdoor concerts.

After attending another outdoor concert last night at the Oregon Zoo it struck me that some of the attendees could use some help when it comes to outdoor concert etiquette.  If you were at the Cyndi Lauper concert last night, you know who you are.  Just had a rant I had to get out this morning.

Dino Manners Book Signing to Benefit Friends of the Trees

Neighbors SW/Sexton Mountain 3rd Annual Neighbors Night Out Event

Come meet your neighbors and local businesses while enjoying free ice cream, music, and local artists.

I'll be there to sign books and visit with my neighbors. This is a great way to spend an evening with neighbors.  Please join me!

Event Date	Thursday, August 05, 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location	Murrayhill Marketplace (14555 SW Teal Blvd)

Getting Ready to Book Fall Events

The wheels are turning.  There are a few schools that will be having book reading, signing events for Dino Manners and Susan Finch, but how about boutiques and independent bookstores?  A few of those will round out fall beautifully.  We'll let you know when they are set, hopefully by August an initial schedule will be up of where you can buy Dino Manners in person and get it signed.

If you can't wait, you can always buy directly here by clicking on the link at the top to "BUY THE BOOK."

If you are in the Portland area or Northern Oregon and would like Susan Finch (me) to do a signing of "Dino Manners" at your business, let me know.  Typical wholesale prices apply.

Party Idea - Invite an author to your event

Tired of the bouncy house idea for parties?  Why not invite a local author?  Check the SCBWI website to see if there is one near you that would be happy to come to your event for a signing or reading.  The money would be better spent giving the children the opportunity to speak with a real author, have a book signed and ask questions.

Great idea for a charity event, too.

What about a corporate event or workshop weekend?  Invite a topic related author to your event to talk about what they've written about and then answer questions, sign books, etc. This is much more memorable than a magician or quartet.

This is also a wonderful gift or donation for a school.  Many schools have courses on the writing process. Why not inspire them to continue to develop this skill by bringing in an author to talk to them directly about what it takes to write a book?

Consider it. 

If you are in the Beaverton/Portland area, contact me about these events. I'd love to work with you.

Illustrators also like to get out of their creative caves to speak and inspire.  Again, try the SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) website to find someone near you.

Raleigh Hill School Gallery Night

Gallery Night is a fundraiser for Art Literacy at Raleigh Hills School. I've been invited to bring Dino Manners to share with the attendees, as well as sell as a fundraiser.  How can I say no?

There will be jazz music, a violinist, an exhibition of art from all classes produced throughout the year, donated  refreshments to be sold as a fundraiser, areas for children to make more art and decorate paper to be made into plates.  I'm so glad, I was getting low on plastic plates for camping!

The cafeteria will be transformed, as will the rest of the school.

To see what this school does in their Art Lit program, you can see the projects and download the lesson plans at: http://www.artlit.us.

Event:

April 29, 2010 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Beaverton, Oregon

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From Dr. Seuss to 'Dino Manners,' we can't get enough kid book events. By Kristen SchottPublished: March, 2010

Wow – this week is like a kids-book bonanza. Let me tell you a little bit about what's been going on here, and what's happening this weekend: On Tuesday, in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, I participated in the National Education Association's Read Across America Day. This was the second year in a row that I've taken part in this grand book-themed adventure, and I was so excited to be able to participate again. The program actually runs year-round and works to motivate kids and teens to read – and it all culminates on Dr. Seuss' birthday (of course!)

Nothing Prehistoric About Good Manners

From the Laguna Beach Independent:

Fledgling author Susan M. Finch, a former Laguna art gallery owner, and illustrator Alison Seda will read from and sign copies of their new children’s book, “Dino Manners: Some Prehistoric Lessons Featuring Our Friends from the Cretaceous Period,” from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 6, at Latitude 33 Bookshop, 311 Ocean Avenue.

Good manners matter to both dinosaurs and contemporary young children: eating your friends, for example, is bad form. That’s the message behind “Dino Manners,” which aims at teaching kids important life lessons, such as treating your friends with respect and remembering that great friends are your best treasures.

For more information, call 494-5403.

With the Help of Dino Manners, Kids Learn Safety Isn’t Only For the Birds

Author Susan Finch puckers up before Officer Byrd plants a kiss

They’ve been partners for 33 years, the turquoise-and-orange macaw and retired Los Angeles Police officer Michael Simonsen.

Chief John Welter answers a question about dinosaurs from Austin Finch

“He was the seventh animal at LAPD,” Simonsen told dozens of awe-struck children Friday at the Anaheim Family Justice Center. “His name isn’t James Bond; it’s James Byrd, and he’s not trained to shoot. He’s trained to poop.”

More than 50 children – some participants in APD’s Cops4Kids program – watched Officer Byrd’s every move as he rode a mini bicycle, picked up trash and looked both ways before he crossed the street.

Simonsen – and former Anaheim Web designer Susan M. Finch – visited the justice center to read from their children’s books, “The Adventures of Officer Byrd” and “Dino Manners.”

“It was so much fun to watch the children pick up important safety tips in such an entertaining way,” said Kerith Dilley, executive director of the AFJC Foundation.

Police Chief John Welter and City Attorney Cristina Talley read Dino Manners to the children. Afterward, Welter handed out gold APD badge stickers. And local McDonald’s owner Scott Frisbie donated refreshments.

“It’s nice to see the generosity of our community,” Dilley added, noting the authors offered 30-percent of book sales to AFJC. “And it’s always refreshing to watch young children interact with and build positive relationships with our police officers.”

Readers can buy Dino Manners until the end of March and a portion of the sale will benefit the foundation, Dilley said. “The book would be a great gift for the women and children in our survivor’s academy,” she said.

Kids enjoyed Officer Byrd's safety messages

Filed under: Community Programs, Family Justice Center | Tagged: LAPD, Los Angeles Police Department, Officer Byrd

Celebrating Read Across America Day - March 2 - Archer Glen

Archer Glen Elementary School in Sherwood, Oregon is welcoming Susan Finch Tuesday, March 2nd for an author visit with our Kinder - 2nd graders. Susan will be reading, Dino Manners to the students.  Big screen will be set up so they can all follow along and enjoy the book. 

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss' Birthday and "Read Across America Day" - seems like the perfect day.