Author Meeting Author
I had an opportunity to hear Jodi Picoult speak about her new book Small Great Things. It was great fun for me to meet another author. P.S. The book is riveting! Purchase my book, Bumbling Bea at https://www.amazon.com/Bumbling-Bea-Deborah-Baldwin/dp/1500390356 Contact Deborah at dhcbaldwin@gmail.com or Bumbling Bea.com
Ten Years Later: A Chat with Beatrice
I thought it might be fun and interesting to interview Beatrice ten years after the story ended. So, I posed the idea to her and she happily agreed.
Notable Quote from Bumbling Bea
Michiko slapped her script and blurted,” Ms. Phillips this script is inaccurate. This is a mistake. Pocahontas did not wear any clothes when John Smith met her. She was naked.” The whole cast broke out in fits of laughter. The fifth graders were no longer bored and several turned bright red in the face. Peter’s eyes […]
Notable quote from Bumbling Bea
Popular kids have a special talent that nobody else noticed but me. They are fortune tellers. They can see the future for all of us. “So-and-So is on her way to Broadway!” and “Hollywood, here comes So-and-So!” the popular kids say after the school play is over. Sometimes at football or basketball games or maybe […]
Notable quote from Bumbling Bea
Ms. Phillips sighed loudly and said, “Since this rehearsal is a bust, I think it would be best if we just played some drama games for the rest of the time. Michiko and Beatrice, I want you to go out in the hallway and practice Michiko’s part together.” Bumbling Bea appeared out of nowhere. […]
Notable quote from Bumbling Bea
As I took Peter’s place on stage, there was another rustling and gasp from the cast and Ms. Phillips. Michiko had whisked off the scarf on her head and stood smiling happily. There on top of her usually pretty blue black hair was a thin plastic cap. I think it’s used by hairstylists to hi-light […]