Peepy Gets Dallas-Styled

Recently, my Peep and I flew from Minneapolis to Dallas for our American Girl, KANANI, book tour . . .



The flight was a nice one, especially since 1) there was no one sitting next to us, and 2) I was reading an ARC (advanced readers copy) of Jeanne Birdsall's new THE PENDERWICKS AT POINT MOUETTE. (It's brilliant, and I'm trying to read it slowly to savor each page.)


(See that man in the photo. I'll bet he was sooooo jealous that I had the book and he didn't.)

Our hotel was IN the Dallas Galleria, and there was an ice skating rink there. Even though I had my blizzard clothes all packed, I decided not to do triple sawcows (or whatever they are called) on the ice . . .



I had a WONDERFUL dinner at this brand new place called Grand Lux Cafe, and liked it so much that I ate there the next day, too . . .


(Later my waitress told me that it's not new, it's a chain that The Cheesecake Factory is rolling out. If they ask me to be the spokesmodel for it, I will.)

The Dallas American Girl Store ordered spectacular weather for me, and it was in the 70's!


We had a great time . . .



Peepy was particularly pleased because she got to explore the store and hang out with her friends . . .



As you know, Peepy loves to be pampered. She was thrilled to see the salon, and immediately made an appointment . . .



We didn't think it was possible, but Chris made Peeps look even more beautiful than normal . . .



Afterward, Peepy was so exhausted (beauty is hard work), she took a nap . . .



NEXT BLOG: Visiting Atlanta, Georgia!

Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.

PLACES I WILL BE SOON, AND HOPE YOU WILL BE, TOO . . .



Here's the video invite for the WARP SPEED and BOBBY THE BRAVE (SOMETIMES) Launch Party . . .


BTW, here's a LA TIMES review of books about bullies, and WARP SPEED is included!

Live in the Boston area? I'll be at the Natick American Girl store this Friday. Plus, I'll be signing WARP SPEED and my other books at The Blue Bunny Books and Toys this Saturday, February 26th at 11 am. in Dedham, MA.

If you're in the Los Angeles area, stop by my book signing at Apostrophe in Long Beach, CA on April 2nd.

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Warp Speed Launch Party Video!!!

I know that last blog I said we'd be blogging about Dallas today, but we interrupt tour American Girl book tour blogs (having been here and here and here, to bring you this exciting news . . .

WARP SPEED and BOBBY THE BRAVE (SOMETIMES) LAUNCH PARTY
March 13, 2011 at 2 pm
Vroman's Pasadena

And in honor of this, the handsome and talented Dan Santat, illustrator of the BOBBY series, and I made this Oscar-worthy (Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Original Script, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Costume, Best Editing, Best Klingon) video invite!!!!

But first, here's an exclusive behind-the-scene photo expose of the shoot . . .



Only, we weren't able to shoot as much at Vroman's as we wanted, because Dan's video camera batteries were (both) dead.

However, like Captain Kirk, we didn't let that stop us! While Dan's batteries were recharging, I went home and learned how to speak Klingon. (I watched lots of Star Trek clips and tried to imitate them -- and later realized that all the Klingons I saw were MEN and that's why I was speaking so deeply!!!)



Here's the video. Be sure to hang around for the BLOOPERS. We almost couldn't make this because we were laughing so hard . . .





Live in the Boston area? I'll be signing WARP SPEED and my other books at The Blue Bunny Books and Toys on February 26th in Dedham, MA at 11 a.m. . . .


This month, also look for me at the American Girl stores in these cities . . .



(CLICK HERE and scroll down for information about other American Girl events I'll be at.)

Plus, if you're in the Los Angeles area, stop by my book signing at Apostrophe in Long Beach, CA on April 2nd.

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