The Literary Elite Party with Mr. Darcy, Plus The Making of the Gala Video
So then, we just hosted the Children's Choice Book Awards Gala!!! (CLICK HERE for the behind-the-scenes scoop). After the show the fun continued into the night.
That's right! There was a dessert party!!! Who's that with Peepy? Why it's winner Nick Bruel . . .
Of course, Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy had a lovely time. He always does. Here he is with finalist Kim Baker and former National Ambassador of Young People's Literature Jon Scieszka
. . .
Newbery winner Katherine Applegate got all Harlequin Romance-y (she used to write those books!) and gave Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy a kiss. Agent Nancy Galt did the same.
Newbery medalist Lois Lowry showed him a good time . . .
As Caldecott winner Brian Selznick had his moment with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy, MacMillian VP/Asso. Publisher Angus Killick waited patiently for his turn . . .
Scholastic VP Publicity, Tracy van Staaten, who coined the phrase "got Peeped," hung out with her two favorite peeple, until Charisse Meloto, Exec Direcor of Print/Digital for Scholastic, wrestled Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy away from her . . .
The evening's Impact Award winner, NPR's Michele Norris, wasn't about to leave without taking to these two . . .
Book award finalist Shelley Rotner wasn't about to leave without her Darcy moment . . .
The nightclub lighting made for disco moments as bestselling authors Meg Cabot and Michael Grant boogied with Mr. D . . .
Meanwhile, glorious bags of swag from the Children's Book Council were being readied for the Gala guests . . .
Inside were finalist books, chocolate!!!
Lots of people were talking about the video that my 15-year old son Ben directed, starring Moi. Here's how we did it. We started with a concept -- that I may not be worthy to host after luminaries Jon Sciezka and Jarrett Krosoczka. I wrote the script and then we broke it down into scenes . . .
The opening shots involved donuts . . .
And worms . . .
Ben came up with the idea of featuring the finalist books with stop motion . . .
The picture book finalists played Hide 'n' Go Seek . . .
Here's Ben setting up the shot for the Teen book finalists . . .
I came up with the idea of having Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the video . . .
After my scenes were shot, Ben had to piece everything together . . .
Then I added the voices and sound effects, including Mr. Darcy's!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TWO-MINUTE VIDEO that opened the Show.
At the end of the evening, my agent, Writers House's Jodi Reamer was chatting with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. Jodi and I usually get along quite well. However, that evening we had a little tiff over who Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy belonged to . . .
Who won? Why, this person . . .
In case there is any question about it . . .
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Oh, look! If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's, tell them who you'd like me to sign it to, and they will mail it to you!"
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That's right! There was a dessert party!!! Who's that with Peepy? Why it's winner Nick Bruel . . .
Of course, Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy had a lovely time. He always does. Here he is with finalist Kim Baker and former National Ambassador of Young People's Literature Jon Scieszka
. . .
Newbery winner Katherine Applegate got all Harlequin Romance-y (she used to write those books!) and gave Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy a kiss. Agent Nancy Galt did the same.
Newbery medalist Lois Lowry showed him a good time . . .
As Caldecott winner Brian Selznick had his moment with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy, MacMillian VP/Asso. Publisher Angus Killick waited patiently for his turn . . .
Scholastic VP Publicity, Tracy van Staaten, who coined the phrase "got Peeped," hung out with her two favorite peeple, until Charisse Meloto, Exec Direcor of Print/Digital for Scholastic, wrestled Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy away from her . . .
The evening's Impact Award winner, NPR's Michele Norris, wasn't about to leave without taking to these two . . .
Book award finalist Shelley Rotner wasn't about to leave without her Darcy moment . . .
The nightclub lighting made for disco moments as bestselling authors Meg Cabot and Michael Grant boogied with Mr. D . . .
Meanwhile, glorious bags of swag from the Children's Book Council were being readied for the Gala guests . . .
Inside were finalist books, chocolate!!!
Lots of people were talking about the video that my 15-year old son Ben directed, starring Moi. Here's how we did it. We started with a concept -- that I may not be worthy to host after luminaries Jon Sciezka and Jarrett Krosoczka. I wrote the script and then we broke it down into scenes . . .
The opening shots involved donuts . . .
And worms . . .
Ben came up with the idea of featuring the finalist books with stop motion . . .
The picture book finalists played Hide 'n' Go Seek . . .
Here's Ben setting up the shot for the Teen book finalists . . .
I came up with the idea of having Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the video . . .
After my scenes were shot, Ben had to piece everything together . . .
Then I added the voices and sound effects, including Mr. Darcy's!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TWO-MINUTE VIDEO that opened the Show.
At the end of the evening, my agent, Writers House's Jodi Reamer was chatting with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. Jodi and I usually get along quite well. However, that evening we had a little tiff over who Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy belonged to . . .
Who won? Why, this person . . .
In case there is any question about it . . .
===========================
Oh, look! If you'd like an autographed book, order from Vroman's, tell them who you'd like me to sign it to, and they will mail it to you!"
Disclaimer: No proofreaders were harmed (or even used) in the creation of this blog.
Want to check out Lisa's NEW AND IMPROVED website? Simply CLICK HERE.
Interested in having Lisa speak at your school, library or conference? CLICK HERE for more information.
Lisa Yee
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