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Kids Ask the Greatest Questions

PAMELA JANE
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Recently, A VAMPIRE IS COMING TO DINNER! 10 RULES TO FOLLOW was reviewed on http://www.theresabook.com/ and I was asked twenty questions by a three-year-old (who had just a little help from his mom!)  The questions were great and so much fun.  Here are a few of my favorites:Do you use crayons or paint?Crayons. I love the way they smell.I thought vampires were mean, the one in your book isn’t. Why?In A VAMPIRE IS COMING TO DINNER, the illustrator and I are having fun with the vampire, so he isn’t a mean one. In fact, you might end up feeling a little sorry for him at the end when he just wants to take a nap!Did your dad ever blow anything up at your house?My dad was a scientist, but as far as I know he never blew anything up at our house or at his laboratory either. He did discover a medicine called Polymyxin, however (Neosporin) but he only got $1.00 … Read on

Pamela Jane is the author of over thirty books from board books to memoir. She is also a writing coach, freelance writer, and public speaker. Learn more about her by booking a school visit, perusing her blog, or reading her memoir, An Incredible Talent for Existing: A Writer's Story.

Do a Blog tour, Go on Vacation and wear Comfy Clothes all at the Same Time!

PAMELA JANE
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One of the benefits of a blog tour is that you don’t have to leave home (or change  out of your comfortable clothes) right?  But recently, when my family and I took a long-awaited trip to visit old friends in Ashland, Oregon, I actually got to meet reviewer Marya Jansen-Gruber, the editor of Through the Looking Glass Children’s Book Review in person at her lovely home in Ashland.  It was just a coincidence that after she’d agreed to review my book on her website, I discovered she lived in Ashland.  So I got to go on vacation, meet a wonderful children’s book reviewer, personally hand her a copy of my new book, and wear comfortable clothes all at the same time.  That’s the kind of blog tour I can go for!  You can read Marya’s review of A VAMPIRE IS COMING TO DINNER! at http://www.lookingglassreview.com/books/current/board-and-novelty. … Read on

Pamela Jane is the author of over thirty books from board books to memoir. She is also a writing coach, freelance writer, and public speaker. Learn more about her by booking a school visit, perusing her blog, or reading her memoir, An Incredible Talent for Existing: A Writer's Story.