School visits

I love doing school visits, and one of the things I enjoy most is seeing how the kids use my characters, such as my obnoxious teen chef, Neil Flambé.

Samantha used my "how to draw Neil Flambé" video to do this great angry Neil face. (the video in on the neilflambe.com website and somewhere here on the blog).

And Zack, Alex and James made a booklet... and if you flip the pages Neil is waving his fist at you!

And all the kids at Martha Cullimore school greeted me with amazing Neil's outside the great library!

I love visiting schools to talk about all my books, and if you'd like me to come and talk to your students you just have to contact me through the link at the top of this page, or on my website at kevinsylvesterbooks.com

ah winter!

Re-post for no reason

Yeah, I should be working... but am too distractible for some reason.

I still find this photo hilarious. I look like Gordon Ramsay's ventriloquist dummy.

I wonder what he'd have me say?

"Get back to writing you donkey!"maybe?

Baker Street

Me looking more like a Witless Watson at an interesting address in London. Did I mention Neil Flambe #5 is set in London.

Neil isn't a baker, per se, but maybe he's a Sirloin Holmes?

SHOWTIME!

Here's the hardcover version of spring 2013 release SHOWTIME! From Annick press. 

I take a look at the people behind the scenes at big theatrical events.
Everyone from Al Domanski the laser and pyro guy who worked on the Roger Waters Wall tour to Machiko Weston, who makes these amazing miniature stage sets... so that designers will know whether a life-sized set will work or not.

So many, many more....

Choreographer Bradley Rapier.

Critic Lynn Slotkin.

Trick driver supreme Ben Pinel.

Poster designer Dan Ibarra from Aesthetic Apparatus. They do the posters for the Decemberists, a band I listen to as I write my books.

You'll have to check out the book (out soon) for even more!

Intimidating

I did a full day of presentations at John Wanless school in Toronto.
I had a blast, but as I walked outside the library I noticed a wall of distinguished former students.
Below, side by side... the great Barbara Reid and some dude named Neil Young.
Doing a presentation at Barbara's alma mater was cool, but intimidating.

And..... you know who else went to Wanless?
Miss Moneypenny! (aka Lois Maxwell!)

I often describe Neil Flambe as a mix between The Joy of Cooking and Casino Royale, so this was quite a nice bit of cosmic aligning today.

Creemore!

I had a great day in Creemore, Ontario. I visited two great schools! Here's me at NCPS, apparently yelling like Tarzan.

Thanks to Jenn from the great Curiosity House book shop for the pic and for being my guide today.
By the way, Creemore is also well know for great beer and great dairy.

Jenn recommended Miller's Dairy chocolate milk, and HOLY MOLY is it good!

Now I might go have the beer.