The newest in the I’M series of picture books by Michael Ian Black and Debbie Ridpath Ohi (me!) launches from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Feb. 24th! In I’M BUSY, Flamingo and Potato help a very busy girl slow down and find a healthier life balance.
Educators! Help us celebrate and I’ll record a special video just for your students. More about I’M BUSY launch celebration activities here.
Shortlisted for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS is my love letter to books and reading, with visual nods to the Toronto Public Library (including TPL’s Palmerston branch, where I worked) and Toronto indie bookstores like Mabel’s Fables.
Interior illustrations include my parents, who used to take me and my siblings to the library every week.
Read more here about my book, as well as how the book was made.
I’ve decided to make it a goal to visit all 100 branches of the Toronto Public Library, and will be posting about my quest on social media via the hashtag #100Branches.
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In this fifth book in the series from New York Times bestselling author Michael Ian Black and celebrated illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi, a flamingo, a girl, and a potato tackle what it’s like to feel super-busy-all-the-time. Check out I’M BUSY launch day activities! So much to do and so little time! Can . . .
What are YOU busy doing? Help us celebrate by customizing your own I’M BUSY door hanger! You can download a free, print-ready template here. To educators: if you combine this activity with our book with young readers, I’ll record a special video message just for your students! Submit a photo . . .
To help celebrate next week’s Feb. 24th launch of I’M BUSY, I’ve create these free, print-ready templates. Feel free to download and customize! Also note that I’m seeking I’M BUSY reader gallery photos. Educators, feel free to use this as a classroom activity with our book with your young readers! . . .
Thanks to my friends Karen Krossing, Helen Kubiw, Caroline Fernandez, Adrienne Kress, and Kevin Sylvester for these fun “I’m Busy” photos! I’ll be adding them to my “Reading the I’M… picture books in the wild” Reader Gallery on Pinterest, and would love to add yours, too. For guidelines and to . . .