Pressroom: Dedham Students Win Part in Acclaimed JUDY MOODY

Dedham Students Win Part in Acclaimed JUDY MOODY by Author/Illustrator and Fellow Dedham Resident Peter H. Reynolds
Girls Make “Guest Appearance” in Newly Published Chapter Book
DEDHAM, MA
Stacey and Erin Radley of Dedham, sixth and fourth graders at Dedham Country Day School, were recently presented with the newly published copies of Judy Moody Saves the World in which their names were included in the book's illustrations by Dedham Resident Peter H. Reynolds. The unusual opportunity was part of a winning bid for a fund-raising auction held at Dedham Country Day School two years ago. Part of the acclaimed Judy Moody early chapter book series, Judy Moody Saves the World hit bookstores this August and has already gone into its third printing and has hit Publisher's Weekly Top 10 Book List.
Peter Reynolds invited the Radley family to his house and art studio in Dedham where he presented both girls with signed copies of Judy Moody Saves the World, a paper back edition of the original Judy Moody book and a large watercolor illustration of Judy Moody which he painted for the occasion.
Gail Radley, the girls' mother admits, "We had a sneak preview in Hyannis last month - when we saw a four foot Judy Moody cardboard cutout - and went wild - going straight for the bookshelves!" Mrs. Radley and her daughters were welcomed by the surprised bookstore manager who joined in the party's excitement searching for the girls' names in the book's illustrations.
Already approached by Dedham Country Day for a similar "guest appearance" donation in a future Peter Reynolds' book, Erin Radley surprisingly passed on her family bidding. Her face beaming, she exclaimed, "I want someone else to feel the joy I felt when I saw my name in the book!" Mrs. Radley appreciates the sentiment, but admits it won't stop her from bidding up the exclusive item when the time comes.
Author and Illustrator of The North Star and several other books with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Serendipity, Sydney's Star), Peter Reynolds heads FableVision Studios (www.fablevision.com) which produces quality books, animated programming and educational software for classroom, home and museum. PBS, ZOOM, Noggin network are among FableVision's growing roster of national, cross-media clients in search of the studio's thoughtful, quirky storytelling, character design, illustration & animation.
Judy Moody, Judy Moody Gets Famous, and Judy Moody Saves the World are all written by Megan McDonald, who is currently working on the fifth book in this bestselling series. Candlewick Press, an independent children's book publisher based in Cambridge, MA, publishes books for children of all ages -- from board and cloth books to babies, read-aloud picture books for preschoolers, exciting nonfiction and fiction for first readers through young adults - including the award-winning, best-selling Guess How Much I Love You, Where's Waldo? and Lucy Cousins' Maisy.
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Judy Moody Gets Famous was just nominated for the 2002 Bay Area Book Reviewers Association award as one of the five best children's books of 2001 by a Northern California author.

New England Children's Bookselling Advisory Council (NECBA) Fall "Pick" for 2002

Named to master list for the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award

Named One of the Best Books of 2001 by The Los Angeles Times

Honored with Starred Review in Publishers Weekly; Publishers Weekly also selected it as its PW Daily (on-line newsletter) Book of the Day

Thumbs Up reviews in School Library Journal; Horn Book Magazine; Kirkus Reviews

International Reading Association Children's Choice title. Megan will be at the conference (April, San Francisco) and we'll be highlighting it at our booth, plus there's a special exhibit of Children's Choice titles and there will be articles that run in the association's various publications, among them THE READING TEACHER. We will also add this to www.candlewick.com and include mention of it in our next e-newsletter.

Judy Moody is on the master list for the Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Awards for 2002-2003. Children throughout the state of PA will read the books on the master list and vote for their favorite. Winner to be announced Spring 2003.

Judy Moody Gets Famous is among the nominees for the 2002 Bay Area Reviewers Association Award as one of the five best children's books of 2001 by a Northern California author. The 21st annual BABRA awards ceremony will be held the first week in April.

Megan spoke at the California Reading Council (Santa Clara, CA) and the San Jose Reading Council (Asimolar, CA).

Our house reps are just out selling Judy Moody Saves the World, and the response has been very good. No real details yet, but I know that Borders bookshops will be taking the standee nationwide.

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