I'M BORED is a starred selection in The Canadian Children's Book Centre's "Best Books For Teens and Kids" Spring Guide 2013

Thanks to The Canadian Children's Book Centre for choosing I'M BORED for their Guide!

I'M BORED in Belgium!

Recently added to the I'M BORED In The Wild reader gallery: this photo of my friend Cédrick Caumont in FNAC, Gallerie Toison D'Or in Brussels (Belgium) with the French version, JE M'ENNUIE. Cédrick is a board game publisher at Repos Production, a company that publishes my favorite board game: 7 WONDERS (you can also find out more about 7 Wonders on BoardGameGeek). Repos also publishes other great games, including a poetry writing game and other games for adults as well as younger kids.

Anyway, I am SO EXCITED about the fact that I'M BORED (or rather, JE M'ENNUIE) is sitting in at least one bookshop in Brussels right now. :-)

My copy of JE M'ENNUIE just arrived!!

Love this! Also, saying "Je M'Ennuie" is SOOOOOO much more satisfying than "I'm Bored."

:-D

Also see:

How to say "I'm Bored" in other languages (including Klingon)

and

How a picture book gets translated into other languages

Now available: I'M BORED Summer Book Club Party Kit

Just added the I'M BORED Summer Book Club Party Kit to the I'M BORED Bonus Page, which can be adapted for any kids' book club event. Includes print-ready invitations, activity sheets, snack and activity suggestions, and resources for those who want to start up their own book club for young people.

Thanks to the Kindergarten & First Grader students at Avoca West

@inkyelbows @mmeprincipal I'm Bored won our 1st March Madness kindergarten/1st grade bracket :) twitter.com/SusanGeidner/s…

— Susan Geidner (@SusanGeidner) April 23, 2013

One of my favorite I'M BORED reviews ever

Easter Potato Decorating Experiment = FAIL

Ok, it SEEMED like a worthwhile experiment at the time. But look (Flash required):

Just doesn't seem quite as festive as colored Easter eggs, does it?

Later edit:

Ok, I've been told that the experiment might have been saved if I had skinned and boiled the potatoes first. Thanks, April Brown and Stacie! Hm, and now I'm hungry for some reason.

A tweet from my friend Amy McNally: "It didn't fail!  The colors just turned out a little boring.  *cackles with laughter*  ...Ahem.  Sorry.."

I'M BORED on a dogsled near Mt-Tremblant, Québec

 

I went dogsledding in Québec over the March Break, thanks to my mom-in-law and Expedition Wolf. SO MUCH FUN, especially during the downhill bits.

Our guide, Olivier:

In the photo above, Olivier is watching the road to let us know when we could all cross without fear of being hit by a truck. Photo taken after sledding, when we were heading back to the Expedition Wolf cabin.

To his credit, Olivier didn't think I was weird for wanting to take a picture of I'M BORED during the trip. He even volunteered to take the photo above.

In fact, he was curious about the process and about the book. I really wished I could remember more French, but I did tell him about the French version being available now: Je M'Ennuie.

Fun adventure, and it was kind of cool to connect with someone over children's books.

Flowers from I'M BORED readers

A while back, I received the wonderful photo above from Paula Speer White and her students in Arlington, TX, and they gave me permission to post it in my I'M BORED In The Wild gallery. Paula wrote:

This book is excellent for teaching verbal irony at the secondary level and self-efficacy at the elementary level~I give it a 10! Humorous, courageous, and witty!

In thanks, I sent them a signed copy of I'M BORED. Then THEY sent me these gorgeous flowers on the weekend:

Thank you for the thank you! :-D

I'M BORED, GoingVeggie.com and Un-Boring Potatoes

Thanks to Amanda Socci for mentioning I'M BORED in her article for Going Veggie: "Un-Boring Potatoes (and Pomegranate Aioli Recipe)."