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If Santa doesn't come, Ralph is a solid back-up. Hope everyone is having a safe and happy holiday season. See you in 2010!

In the meantime, here are some downloadable activities to keep you busy.

Finish the Story!
Download a high res version at www.lunchladycomics.com/llfinishthestory.pdf



Paper Doll Fun

Download a high res version at www.lunchladycomics.com/llpaperdoll.pdf

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Welcome to the official announcement of the winning entries of the Lunch Lady Photo Contest! Our judges have been working tirelessly, agonizing where to place the many wonderful entries! So without further ado...


The third runner-up is....... *drum roll*

The fabulous lunch lady of Smith Elementary in Frisco, TX!

Say the judges:
MATT: "Very glamorous."
ELEANOR: "So fashionable!"
ERIC: "She looks like she could conjure up a...

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Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta hits shelves today!

Dee, Terrence, and Hector are very excited about Author Visit Day. Lewis Scribson is the author of the famous Flippy Bunny books, and Hector is a huge fan! And it gets Dee and Terrence out of math class.

But something is a little off about this special guest. And Coach Birkby, the gym teacher, mysteriously disappears the day of his visit.

What evil designs does this world-famous writer have on his agenda? Lunch Lady's going to get to...

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sketches from Giddy Up, Cowgirl

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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls....announcing the mystery judges for the Lunch Lady Photo C0ntest!

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First we have Matthew Holm, illustrator of the trailblazing Babymouse graphic novel series!

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Next up, we have Eleanor Davis, author/illustrator of the brilliant Secret Science Alliance!
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And last, but certainly not east, we have Eric Wight, author/illustrator of the innovative Frankie Pickle series.
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Eiland Elementary in Houston, TX hosts a Young Author's Day every year. To help get the students psyched up about literature, the teachers dress up as book characters. Check out the 2nd grade teachers below. ROCK!

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This past week, I marked the anniversary of a major turning point in my career. I consider December 10th the anniversary of when I "made it". Ten years ago, on December 10th, I walked into the offices of Knopf Books for Young Readers at Random House Children's Books for the first time.

I had previously illustrated a few readers for an educational publisher in January and March of 1999, but those were books that I didn't write and I'm sure that you didn't see them. It's doubtful that you will f...

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sketches from Bubble Bath Pirates!

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The entries for the Lunch Lady photo contest are due today! Send a photo of your crime-fighting lunch lady to contest@lunchladycomics.com.

The mystery judges will be announced next week and the winners will be announced on December 22, the same day that LL3 hits book shelves.

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A few weeks back I had a chance to reunite with old friends at NCTE. Gina and I grabbed lunch with Grace Lin and Alvina Ling. Because of blogs and Facebook I feel like I see them all the time, but in reality, it's been some time. We failed to get a good group picture, but at least managed to get this shot:

(pic lifted from the Blue Rose Girls Blog)


And here is Grace with Al Roker on the Today show!!!

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