Kids Love Bad Apple

Some adult reviewers have mentioned being a bit turned off by the worm/apple aspect of Bad Apple but luckily there are children to read children's books.

Check out this very charming piece on how at least some children react:

http://readingwithrhythm.wordpress.com/tag/edward-hemingway/

Ed Guest Blog on NY Metro Parents: Bully & Bad Apple

Excerpt:

Recently, while touring schools in the Midwest with my children’s book, “Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship”, I was asked a great question by a rather serious first grader.

“Mr. Hemingway, were you ever bullied?” she wondered.

What’s so great about that question, you ask? And what self-respecting children’s book author can honestly answer such a question in front of 200 kids without revealing he’s a total dork deep down inside?

And wait a second, do I look like someone who was bullied as a kid?
The answer to that last question is, of course I look like someone who was bullied as a kid, because just about everyone has been bullied at some point in their childhood-No matter how tall and arguably charming they grow up to be. (And yes, 6 feet is still considered tall.)
And getting back to my original point, the first grader’s question is a great one because a first grader chose to ask it at all.

Full text:

http://blogs.nymetroparents.com/bully-on-me-by-edward-hemingway/

Bad Apple Signing, Livingston MT Nov 30

Come see Ed today in Livingston, MT if you are in the area:

http://livingstonbuylocal.com/holiday-stroll-edward-hemingway-book-signing/

Art Show in Bozeman, MT

Ed's art show in Bozeman, Montana garnered this very nice review:

A mixture of opening your favorite book, standing in an intimate art gallery and settling in for a bowl of popcorn before a movie: “Tiny Pie,” by Edward Hemingway, is a show you need to experience.

http://www.bozeman-magpie.com/thebigmt-full-article.php?article_id=557#.UKU5VBp9_DR.facebook

Ed in Great Falls, MT Friday, Nov 16

Ed will be in Great Falls, MT next week, if you are going to be there then, check it out:

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20121109/LIFESTYLE/311090018/Hemingway-signs-books-Nov-16-17?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

Ed at Irving Elementary School, Bozeman MT

Ed had a warm reception at Irving; in fact, his entire book tour has featured interactive sessions with children which have all gone well.

Check out the banner the kids made for his visit:

And the poster they made:

Ed in action in a photo by Claire Sands Baker:

Bad Apple: PW Anti-bulling Resource

Bad Apple made Publisher's Weekly's

Bullying Resources: A Selected Listing

In fact, it is first on the list, which you can check out here:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/54460-bullying-resources-a-selected-listing.html