Today was the Book Launch Party for PENGUIN CHA-CHA at my local Barnes & Noble. What a toe-tapping, knee-knocking, rocking good time!
My dashing penguin companion made sure all was ready. |
A wonderful local bakery, Fresh Baked by Tracy, made the cakes with my illustrations on them. |
The cakes turned out adorable. |
I signed my first Penguin Cha-Cha book. Yay! |
The line formed. |
The stand-up cut-outs were a hit. |
Turn yourself into a dancing penguin! |
I read the book to the kids. |
We learned the basic cha-cha-cha step. |
Then we learned how to hold our hands to make them into pretty Latin dancing hands. |
Put the steps and arm motions together to cha-cha! |
A sweet group of friends. |
A darling dancer. |
Thank you to all who came and helped my penguins to dance into the hands of readers!
5 Comments on Penguin Cha-Cha Book Launch, last added: 10/13/2013
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Looks like you had some very happy customers...love the cover of your book and I love to cha cha... :)
Looks like the kids had lots of fun. Congrats on a successful launch party!
Love your stand-up penguins, stuffed penguin and cakes! Do you have a matching scarf as well? Did your pub'r help with these?
Thanks, Catherine, Jennifer, and Kayleen!
Kayleen, yep, my scarf has penguins on it too. I bought it from Etsy. My husband's sign company, www.signsoveramerica.com, made the stand-up cut-outs. My mom made the stuffed penguin for me. And my friend's bakery, www.freshbakedbytracy.com, made the cakes. I had won a marketing grant from www.scbiw.org to help with it all. It was a fabulous time!
What a fantastic book launch! Congratulations, Kristi!