tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81780528897364286162023-11-16T05:51:46.336-08:00PANDA AND POLAR BEARMatthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-55204669991121530612014-08-22T12:54:00.003-07:002014-08-22T12:54:43.410-07:00Poonya the Red PandaMy next book is call POONYA THE RED PANDA. <br />It's only being published for the Korean market for now.<br />
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<br />Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-24920784821126384882013-08-29T12:26:00.002-07:002013-08-29T12:27:53.541-07:00Panda and polar bear Japanese translation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Panda and Polar Bear Japanese version is now on sale in Japan!!!</div>
Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-31155025836252823482012-11-29T12:31:00.000-08:002012-11-29T12:31:04.799-08:00Using Pand and Polar Bear for an Art project<a href="http://crayonwishesandpopsicledreams.com/story-art-panda-and-polar-bear/">http://crayonwishesandpopsicledreams.com/story-art-panda-and-polar-bear/</a>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-61756483302931580302012-11-29T12:28:00.001-08:002012-11-29T12:28:32.127-08:00Korean parent's blog about Panda and Polar Bear<span class="userContent"><a href="http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=kam96&logNo=140144618055&categoryNo=39&viewDate&currentPage=1&listtype=0">http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=kam96&logNo=140144618055&categoryNo=39&viewDate&currentPage=1&listtype=0</a></span>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-55902839450288895832012-11-29T12:26:00.001-08:002012-11-29T12:26:51.697-08:00Ms. Schindler's Kindergarten - "Panda Polar Bear Screen"<h1 data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;">
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North Elementary </span></span></span></span></span><span data-mce-style="line-height: normal; font-size: 24pt;" style="line-height: normal;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: %value;">Education
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span data-mce-style="line-height: normal; font-size: 24pt;" style="line-height: normal;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: %value;"><span style="color: olive;">Ms. Schindler’s kindergarten class chose to do an art piece on the topic of
friendship, based upon a book called "Panda and Polar Bear" by Matthew J. Baek.
In addition, Miss Schindler and the ARP parent utilized the kindergarten
curriculum to teach the children how to write a story in three basic sections;
beginning, middle and end. The artwork is a triptych (three panels)
representation of these three sections of the story. <span data-mce-style="line-height: normal; color: #808000; font-size: 12pt;" style="color: olive; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">In the
beginning, there were two bears who had never met. </span><span data-mce-style="line-height: normal; color: #808000; font-size: 12pt;" style="color: olive; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">In the
middle, Panda and Polar Bear met each other. </span><span data-mce-style="line-height: normal; color: #808000; font-size: 12pt;" style="color: olive; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">In the
end, the bears became best friends despite of their differences. </span><span data-mce-style="line-height: normal; color: #808000; font-size: 12pt;" style="color: olive; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">We read
the book several times together so as to reinforce the topic ofhow to write a
short story and the concept of friendship. The childrenrecreated the polar bear
and panda bear characters with felt, glued on the eyesand noses, helped wrap the
wooden boards with material and used a saw to cutthe bamboo. </span><span data-mce-style="line-height: normal; color: #808000; font-size: 12pt;" style="color: olive; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">Everyone
had a lot of fun working together!</span></span></span></span></span></h1>
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<br />Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-42365839329142383682012-11-29T12:13:00.003-08:002012-11-29T12:13:41.080-08:00Panda and Polar Bear rights were sold to Japanese Babel co. LTD. publishing!Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-54971909138544911012012-04-09T16:47:00.003-07:002012-04-09T16:50:59.389-07:00N is for North Korea proofs have arrived!<span>Received<span style="font-size: 100%;"> the first proofs. Colors look good, layout looks good, everything looks good! Very excited about this book.</span></span><div><span><br /></span><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwaUiIklVAXGKovo5MfxO89mxIBDIFZHEGQGWALm5lTJF4lOPwoMw9-Rk7wzRJyTLxdC4F9zw6h0YPuf7p-bfLbzh5Wx2BtxAyjdO_LeJW4unByEKbOwyR7VcelFGmvbCP1CxmCk7RS8/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729552431710764690" /></div></div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-44238213448169015652012-03-27T09:23:00.002-07:002012-03-27T09:25:52.722-07:00Our family pet Guinea Pig, Browny<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaINFtT-SgwDg-wgiXZl0oszwX34yhKcoU2b6hD8AVMnx1o1wCXKLim4eoeZpby8tCz7dIpGHHSMXWqccKfwcQtCu6amAJuhvv9eqqlUfaA3aLAroG2apf5UFzU1e63pGDnvcYQF14Ss/s1600/248770_1861480890003_1030374798_31807312_7179950_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 298px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724613918515677922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaINFtT-SgwDg-wgiXZl0oszwX34yhKcoU2b6hD8AVMnx1o1wCXKLim4eoeZpby8tCz7dIpGHHSMXWqccKfwcQtCu6amAJuhvv9eqqlUfaA3aLAroG2apf5UFzU1e63pGDnvcYQF14Ss/s400/248770_1861480890003_1030374798_31807312_7179950_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Inspiration for my next book...let him inspire us all....</div><div> </div><div> </div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-10932858145056505302012-03-27T09:16:00.002-07:002012-03-27T09:23:07.654-07:00Beruang Kutub & Panda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsmJYShRZH6Y1kTZWnPh5XxsUMRkCl6R1CdjbfG_xYkcJaXbx22BobKKgsFacVaVtzWfXSCf773Q-ncWSS0uCB8KIOyar-KiAulySCx-Ct-30dMDb6kFOfM-qzo9liQg9C98vghb39zM/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 299px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724612588751974450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsmJYShRZH6Y1kTZWnPh5XxsUMRkCl6R1CdjbfG_xYkcJaXbx22BobKKgsFacVaVtzWfXSCf773Q-ncWSS0uCB8KIOyar-KiAulySCx-Ct-30dMDb6kFOfM-qzo9liQg9C98vghb39zM/s400/photo.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Indonesian version of PANDA AND POLAR BEAR. Korean and Chinese translations coming out this year, I think....<br />I just love the sound of the title. Beruang Kutub, I think that's so cute! :-)Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-74258815253462473752012-03-27T09:02:00.001-07:002012-03-27T09:12:00.824-07:00Book Signing at B&N<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI1bTDULtCZbrBayEs9SoHmUSBzUSzmjew8DrqH-OIkWjU0rocQhfIbrFkSc-ioUmtC9uSfLY-z6jtBNQfAfRUICEd8lDJaNSGKOV7aMVSN6ZqKeBwVq9BCeoqUVUVRRo73f_LnvfDyM/s1600/208063_1776880295041_1030374798_31696368_2352802_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 299px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724610327064444114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI1bTDULtCZbrBayEs9SoHmUSBzUSzmjew8DrqH-OIkWjU0rocQhfIbrFkSc-ioUmtC9uSfLY-z6jtBNQfAfRUICEd8lDJaNSGKOV7aMVSN6ZqKeBwVq9BCeoqUVUVRRo73f_LnvfDyM/s400/208063_1776880295041_1030374798_31696368_2352802_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div>I've been slacking off on postings and now I'm doing it all at once. I'm not even sure when this event took place. Some time in '11 I suppose....</div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-52581145684059694702012-03-27T08:26:00.007-07:002012-03-27T12:02:44.217-07:00N is for North Korea<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvTaJLCk91-PU9JLiqmIhtl0ElFKqL6EKDvpCBTURwN_tgT5yjSknEn12-g2n1LXGkxv1NKXmGpOj9CKVkHEQdXZroxw3yQBlnFlm3g3nbBLUwWAGNS7fR23NE2qxkollJkutTEf3H5Y/s1600/N_is_for_NK-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 309px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724654362365421906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvTaJLCk91-PU9JLiqmIhtl0ElFKqL6EKDvpCBTURwN_tgT5yjSknEn12-g2n1LXGkxv1NKXmGpOj9CKVkHEQdXZroxw3yQBlnFlm3g3nbBLUwWAGNS7fR23NE2qxkollJkutTEf3H5Y/s400/N_is_for_NK-1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs8buKKBzmR9xtloWHzupSX1hIrsso-1IdkEF8H_j6NjybodzwA-jP0bP33R1kXenzYQ2gw6iwSoUDI_KWHu4gyqeDswR3BOjWMmI42WsAwKzLIrcWf_JjontotaGG9BGdN89tPzafMw/s1600/402582_2879185651986_1030374798_32429804_44127675_n.jpg"></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22G8aLeJQk1n7ZD5E2c53l7s56r-eBKPDldJ5sutRl9NpE_SfotlIGkDe-bREk_iskDbA4V8ywIslf2hf0WBCta9gteCSXv4XEDfqzFOMEcxgf8Mgpz6j03CHOVgqIrprKNu6exEsFic/s1600/402582_2879185651986_1030374798_32429804_44127675_n.jpg"></a>N is for North Korea – a new book coming out in Aug 2012. The North Korean issue is a serious matter and I did not take it lightly. It's a human-rights issue that touches my deep core and I hope this book adds to the public interest of it. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22G8aLeJQk1n7ZD5E2c53l7s56r-eBKPDldJ5sutRl9NpE_SfotlIGkDe-bREk_iskDbA4V8ywIslf2hf0WBCta9gteCSXv4XEDfqzFOMEcxgf8Mgpz6j03CHOVgqIrprKNu6exEsFic/s1600/402582_2879185651986_1030374798_32429804_44127675_n.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22G8aLeJQk1n7ZD5E2c53l7s56r-eBKPDldJ5sutRl9NpE_SfotlIGkDe-bREk_iskDbA4V8ywIslf2hf0WBCta9gteCSXv4XEDfqzFOMEcxgf8Mgpz6j03CHOVgqIrprKNu6exEsFic/s1600/402582_2879185651986_1030374798_32429804_44127675_n.jpg"></a> </div><div> </div></div></div></div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-33584998382542783172012-03-27T08:23:00.002-07:002012-03-27T08:38:24.262-07:00Speaking engagement at Bel Pre Elementry School<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MkPSVnI8mGBfpbqhB_pqXbCKnZ5dXY7ens_yGE2K5XkLoJLQLefD9jqVoQwZ2OFPENjr4s-dR_6igjfWQr-zdyKz6rg1VJONBF5VL-PN4P-I8nSXzhjHYH4a5Ym__MWSSm6jINGvi6w/s1600/422407_3020796272163_1030374798_32488211_911089929_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px; height: 300px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724598521070467090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MkPSVnI8mGBfpbqhB_pqXbCKnZ5dXY7ens_yGE2K5XkLoJLQLefD9jqVoQwZ2OFPENjr4s-dR_6igjfWQr-zdyKz6rg1VJONBF5VL-PN4P-I8nSXzhjHYH4a5Ym__MWSSm6jINGvi6w/s400/422407_3020796272163_1030374798_32488211_911089929_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSv1L1wfwNqKT44F6LvEpIVikXtEMBeZ3MwcpPBXZHwc9VgEBSLQljU7jhsuFRVM24oc0x5ZkQ3NX1Yg3XJEiAVUHzCrrL2bwk6lhtgw9fhoEu6fUftSRPRbp2XJabYpVU6r2Z1PjknU/s1600/423349_3020800232262_1030374798_32488229_755949391_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px; height: 300px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724598506878365730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSv1L1wfwNqKT44F6LvEpIVikXtEMBeZ3MwcpPBXZHwc9VgEBSLQljU7jhsuFRVM24oc0x5ZkQ3NX1Yg3XJEiAVUHzCrrL2bwk6lhtgw9fhoEu6fUftSRPRbp2XJabYpVU6r2Z1PjknU/s400/423349_3020800232262_1030374798_32488229_755949391_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zDPxL9fEZSm53yIJEFO747WTUhIdQhZz0boxZP_jdZav39GkHwzeh5yGhiN67KXQ3gJCeK-uJjr2Y3mHhrw3p7BBp8XLNPOtXoOC3DkJft5WF9HawzFb7ozY53kDHS9x9I_gVXIpBGI/s1600/431220_3020809112484_1030374798_32488232_150939773_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px; height: 300px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724598495637444338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zDPxL9fEZSm53yIJEFO747WTUhIdQhZz0boxZP_jdZav39GkHwzeh5yGhiN67KXQ3gJCeK-uJjr2Y3mHhrw3p7BBp8XLNPOtXoOC3DkJft5WF9HawzFb7ozY53kDHS9x9I_gVXIpBGI/s400/431220_3020809112484_1030374798_32488232_150939773_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-28338758001072122552012-03-27T08:18:00.006-07:002012-03-27T08:38:12.642-07:00Speaking engagement at Lutherville elementary school<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLJfu8NaZ-X5K62KRqPo-B9mAC_hfgev4Jx6kJAOlFdoipzDaUaRxsbfNeYDDs3hU6rrHyK0j5CTUCFeqYBUNSbdk2DNd4pvGG6I6Xtc37lANUKAygnnt-v3N0ZqOfBAFIWMud8BaX7k/s1600/11445_1187131631693_1030374798_30527184_3692832_n.jpg"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM41DBWSy4yto1B0vqKYhHbfohQQcur_C2p2ymH2KAdOTZddacvwJ1CR7WyiIG-8VvPIuOgZd0p4NPRZtwCtlOay8C9nTPnUjd_JEqPUVJlFKqrznKioFKKceWuPkuca-biHyhjMPArIY/s1600/11445_1187130911675_1030374798_30527182_6169462_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px; height: 225px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724597387350245986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM41DBWSy4yto1B0vqKYhHbfohQQcur_C2p2ymH2KAdOTZddacvwJ1CR7WyiIG-8VvPIuOgZd0p4NPRZtwCtlOay8C9nTPnUjd_JEqPUVJlFKqrznKioFKKceWuPkuca-biHyhjMPArIY/s400/11445_1187130911675_1030374798_30527182_6169462_n.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLJfu8NaZ-X5K62KRqPo-B9mAC_hfgev4Jx6kJAOlFdoipzDaUaRxsbfNeYDDs3hU6rrHyK0j5CTUCFeqYBUNSbdk2DNd4pvGG6I6Xtc37lANUKAygnnt-v3N0ZqOfBAFIWMud8BaX7k/s1600/11445_1187131631693_1030374798_30527184_3692832_n.jpg"></a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLJfu8NaZ-X5K62KRqPo-B9mAC_hfgev4Jx6kJAOlFdoipzDaUaRxsbfNeYDDs3hU6rrHyK0j5CTUCFeqYBUNSbdk2DNd4pvGG6I6Xtc37lANUKAygnnt-v3N0ZqOfBAFIWMud8BaX7k/s1600/11445_1187131631693_1030374798_30527184_3692832_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px; height: 225px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724597529030319170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLJfu8NaZ-X5K62KRqPo-B9mAC_hfgev4Jx6kJAOlFdoipzDaUaRxsbfNeYDDs3hU6rrHyK0j5CTUCFeqYBUNSbdk2DNd4pvGG6I6Xtc37lANUKAygnnt-v3N0ZqOfBAFIWMud8BaX7k/s400/11445_1187131631693_1030374798_30527184_3692832_n.jpg" /></a><br /> </div><div></div></div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-46253231585500983822010-02-24T13:38:00.001-08:002010-02-24T13:41:26.301-08:00Interview with Harper's Bazaar Korea - Korean Power 101<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuaS3Zxa0o_HLYBNtJsAtHDIDruNadOtp97BeVTXUHxTDuv5cWUOePKgWrOFNukCAh947ZNe0ok6QyD0I3xseDahCJ1jsgvgbtDbEt1pxlBAhxLvpHsXSke7v12hd1C1Y1cXniqaEBZY/s1600-h/bazaar+cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441927827962837154" style="WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuaS3Zxa0o_HLYBNtJsAtHDIDruNadOtp97BeVTXUHxTDuv5cWUOePKgWrOFNukCAh947ZNe0ok6QyD0I3xseDahCJ1jsgvgbtDbEt1pxlBAhxLvpHsXSke7v12hd1C1Y1cXniqaEBZY/s400/bazaar+cover.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtWCKdZurvAE45XntcFDtK5bdoLZYxsVVcgl0NhyphenhyphenRFTcNKd_498AaFEMT93jrJOmRPhOQi0Cce9kcgWb6Vce6k344USPqNAARfbYduklcyiistCBo-4oXzDPNuRrZ1eXP8H-urr4JsbU/s1600-h/KoreanPower-matt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441928189643266786" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtWCKdZurvAE45XntcFDtK5bdoLZYxsVVcgl0NhyphenhyphenRFTcNKd_498AaFEMT93jrJOmRPhOQi0Cce9kcgWb6Vce6k344USPqNAARfbYduklcyiistCBo-4oXzDPNuRrZ1eXP8H-urr4JsbU/s400/KoreanPower-matt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-67091888909958882302010-02-24T13:25:00.000-08:002010-02-24T13:34:28.861-08:00San Francisco Book Review of Panda and Polar Bear<p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprK8jfemcdK8cmJCdqMT3AEqmWDrqzfzx2HTgHhm7ona99_Lp87RLViPeBB4SygQ0EXJRBy8D4z4pLIde0JngS4maaNmLGq5HuUn5wWeFeflqOBSUadMPLNCxp2MkhEiw82d0_yM8UGI/s1600-h/san+francisco.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441924541289453266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprK8jfemcdK8cmJCdqMT3AEqmWDrqzfzx2HTgHhm7ona99_Lp87RLViPeBB4SygQ0EXJRBy8D4z4pLIde0JngS4maaNmLGq5HuUn5wWeFeflqOBSUadMPLNCxp2MkhEiw82d0_yM8UGI/s400/san+francisco.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">When I read first few pages of Panda & Polar Bear, I thought of Stellaluna as well as Owen and Mzee. How sweet their friendships were, despite their differences. A baby polar bear met and befriended with a baby panda bear quite by accident after falling off the cliff from his cold and wintry world. He landed in a patch of soft, squidgy and brown mud that transformed his outer look to be like a panda bear.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Not knowing the difference, both Polar and Panda enjoyed each other’s company… climbing trees, playing hide-and-seek, and following the leader…until their tummies called for attention. Panda loved bamboo but Polar had to catch fish. Polar shared and explained his snowy and white world with Panda. The more he talked about it, the more he felt homesick. Like the best buddy, Panda helped Polar to get home whatever it took.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">When we appreciate our differences and treasure our similarities, our worlds become richer, bigger and a more enjoyable place to live in. Panda & Polar Bear is a great book to read and learn the way of life. I won’t be surprised if it receives an award.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Reviewed by Sophie Masri<br /></span></p></span>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-86957588127024425202009-10-22T11:22:00.000-07:002009-10-22T11:30:49.059-07:00Library Visit on Oct. 16, 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVypW91QzYRamM9oDw3qK4IYHnbQcwc4Rp8jE8hJUc7rRc4vCFFXNukGfWiljZJPJpxzQqEpA_-WM07NEliEVfripcWvhtz0PsimGiT9BNbOvGZ-TM9TylCLVw2afi_7FjikrjsVa-VU/s1600-h/10430_1169034699281_1030374798_30480352_1342778_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395493449165867154" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVypW91QzYRamM9oDw3qK4IYHnbQcwc4Rp8jE8hJUc7rRc4vCFFXNukGfWiljZJPJpxzQqEpA_-WM07NEliEVfripcWvhtz0PsimGiT9BNbOvGZ-TM9TylCLVw2afi_7FjikrjsVa-VU/s400/10430_1169034699281_1030374798_30480352_1342778_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cQKjA3TbbVNmI9fvJlCT68WKbQNoRh4S3btvlQaiW86vl_COZU8Lum8WNqy6KpAFzj_WqgrLSTfubqV9HGdYaVH7_liqIS23tXu71bQUTvphGyKkoCSGrKoHMAsgBm3h4Jb8Y8NMpK8/s1600-h/10430_1169034739282_1030374798_30480353_5861366_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395493450284580226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cQKjA3TbbVNmI9fvJlCT68WKbQNoRh4S3btvlQaiW86vl_COZU8Lum8WNqy6KpAFzj_WqgrLSTfubqV9HGdYaVH7_liqIS23tXu71bQUTvphGyKkoCSGrKoHMAsgBm3h4Jb8Y8NMpK8/s400/10430_1169034739282_1030374798_30480353_5861366_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5-7dk_QtjY78km0IIPyBG3UGkpgz4M8rJqeinqVm60BrmXJyCwETMqs3gh4pfkTvSsWuJ2KECpWbjQfeGpduhCvcYDUlMN0KqDpM_1JkOMf94c-WAOefko8fFtt3LfEwgpXYh7UYPfg/s1600-h/10430_1169034579278_1030374798_30480349_3115397_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395493442985048322" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5-7dk_QtjY78km0IIPyBG3UGkpgz4M8rJqeinqVm60BrmXJyCwETMqs3gh4pfkTvSsWuJ2KECpWbjQfeGpduhCvcYDUlMN0KqDpM_1JkOMf94c-WAOefko8fFtt3LfEwgpXYh7UYPfg/s400/10430_1169034579278_1030374798_30480349_3115397_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMk1QHLa9GyjGghPl2fLW7Ylklh7g1UuZvi0My378SgTlPeMcTjmsKq1U1qhtrHYvJ6yAzxGRbXXnfmh646DK-3PvHW6lu_KPF2DyLBaVrQFwvnz5tPqNduk6LzrZ-0QIzz_pyxlRBoU/s1600-h/10430_1169034539277_1030374798_30480348_7273422_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395493438195450322" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMk1QHLa9GyjGghPl2fLW7Ylklh7g1UuZvi0My378SgTlPeMcTjmsKq1U1qhtrHYvJ6yAzxGRbXXnfmh646DK-3PvHW6lu_KPF2DyLBaVrQFwvnz5tPqNduk6LzrZ-0QIzz_pyxlRBoU/s400/10430_1169034539277_1030374798_30480348_7273422_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The event was held at the Savage Public Library and then again at the Elkridge Public Library. I read from both BE GENTLE WITH THE DOG, DEAR! and PANDA AND POLAR BEAR, and spoke about the process of publishing. After that I took challenges from the crowd to draw whatever they wanted me to. I drew T-rex but it turned out looking like Barney (Let us not forget that Barney is a T-rex).</div></div></div></div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-20336320111820943812009-10-22T11:16:00.000-07:002009-10-22T11:22:14.704-07:00Elementary Reading Specialist Symposium<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYy-YAknSpARVmWoGBdgRSt1ZRYBkIaKKb1ulNvLPH1TwXNk_W6U3wUgvOOrgXW3_XAhYpizeRTzCzS4xS8UZxOFDOWhyY8aSTpy8v3tR1OkNPuhBydvdq1hctYWUjOZUWK3I95PjczM/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395491306292491010" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYy-YAknSpARVmWoGBdgRSt1ZRYBkIaKKb1ulNvLPH1TwXNk_W6U3wUgvOOrgXW3_XAhYpizeRTzCzS4xS8UZxOFDOWhyY8aSTpy8v3tR1OkNPuhBydvdq1hctYWUjOZUWK3I95PjczM/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCydqWH3yIBhuBsow6MP-5hFcHEgGoJ4TO5r5nG-EAQnFC9GSrI8vbtjxfy-oNLBZ-B-jAH5yyszJFFLgHpln1iLJ7Hvrwk3gJkYfaYlcfhbSj6cPU77pZYOg2PDOu5EpE2FxaKldnbTA/s1600-h/2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395490974279708386" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCydqWH3yIBhuBsow6MP-5hFcHEgGoJ4TO5r5nG-EAQnFC9GSrI8vbtjxfy-oNLBZ-B-jAH5yyszJFFLgHpln1iLJ7Hvrwk3gJkYfaYlcfhbSj6cPU77pZYOg2PDOu5EpE2FxaKldnbTA/s400/2.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2GyPlOaqlV3T86Ufa70TYBjOuDXksTKm_9apmV5jW8PTfLmBEBoHSQE0dhiYon1XxYyFPW_zFxdstq7mfdocUrnF3uK8dHRu957ZpmhLm7n7JSx-SmkrZ-NZ2pbL6orhJX2EgWy3PMU/s1600-h/7425_1166517956364_1030374798_30474325_1104989_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395490972075203554" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2GyPlOaqlV3T86Ufa70TYBjOuDXksTKm_9apmV5jW8PTfLmBEBoHSQE0dhiYon1XxYyFPW_zFxdstq7mfdocUrnF3uK8dHRu957ZpmhLm7n7JSx-SmkrZ-NZ2pbL6orhJX2EgWy3PMU/s400/7425_1166517956364_1030374798_30474325_1104989_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzMpzGVbewjY-r9ft-0AujROy1w5hUnUH3t45fbG1YZaLHVJo5HbUameh-1BX-enavCSlQCGw3Km1l-jOgWz6BbVOYoB3jzHsTjgocEVmsoQxpF-Hx6DbE_tOcUMT02iNVI-pqV7bI-g/s1600-h/speech.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395490254522356834" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzMpzGVbewjY-r9ft-0AujROy1w5hUnUH3t45fbG1YZaLHVJo5HbUameh-1BX-enavCSlQCGw3Km1l-jOgWz6BbVOYoB3jzHsTjgocEVmsoQxpF-Hx6DbE_tOcUMT02iNVI-pqV7bI-g/s400/speech.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />Speaking at the Howard County Elementary Reading Specialist Conference on Oct. 12, 2009<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-61478814234106816192009-10-10T11:38:00.001-07:002012-03-27T08:58:57.432-07:00Book Signing at Hooray 4 Books in Alexandria, Virginia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirInYL71vtIiTTbfRRC7jlPVgoT2xqV3Mrjbmmn0y5gPJpOiMsoHETOUdetMhVIyKeecgJGAKZS0P-8DkVZmSuv95O6KDf6vVnQhqnmoSdODdQi1dLcdMtaB_jQFD2hDTRsRv1wEJkoA/s1600-h/DSC_0791.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391043332544507266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirInYL71vtIiTTbfRRC7jlPVgoT2xqV3Mrjbmmn0y5gPJpOiMsoHETOUdetMhVIyKeecgJGAKZS0P-8DkVZmSuv95O6KDf6vVnQhqnmoSdODdQi1dLcdMtaB_jQFD2hDTRsRv1wEJkoA/s400/DSC_0791.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZPDTYglGorxuEaz6ZE6d0t8uevN9Rr5BBGbLFv6OK8UNubiPUu8pUgYNnXRk7lE5hbbi2GvTXpXemEJlxRqvQdmg8wjLF9pYIAysr-wPkNUorcj4iiGS4mJEJ1E5wveWbPJ4myUgIMU/s1600-h/DSC_0798.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391043811390491730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZPDTYglGorxuEaz6ZE6d0t8uevN9Rr5BBGbLFv6OK8UNubiPUu8pUgYNnXRk7lE5hbbi2GvTXpXemEJlxRqvQdmg8wjLF9pYIAysr-wPkNUorcj4iiGS4mJEJ1E5wveWbPJ4myUgIMU/s400/DSC_0798.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibsv1NqUI0JqGdXObKVnrgyEhWCVzatzVUch2BCSREPJZL4vUEiUERsohNcKCwlz-d4yYIspRhyj2Ldlw30u0bEfZi7U-3MrPsXBDFnRr-0CeUBj-c7MprMcNp_rib4VV2iSwFg6YQ4Q/s1600-h/DSC_0808.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391043363717408546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibsv1NqUI0JqGdXObKVnrgyEhWCVzatzVUch2BCSREPJZL4vUEiUERsohNcKCwlz-d4yYIspRhyj2Ldlw30u0bEfZi7U-3MrPsXBDFnRr-0CeUBj-c7MprMcNp_rib4VV2iSwFg6YQ4Q/s400/DSC_0808.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5S6h8xwGP2fr_WtGTMFlTpM-hlGH5nXy0HaVbG9A6FpQvvZ0dOFKIy6_Is5gjiDcaGCpf7D7z3ShbobjITEkz79Mgc7-mHEaT_mHYElR1nU_wyii-HaEu9HJoIXoEBJmOyF-Tpud6ax4/s1600-h/DSC_0802.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391043356132803426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5S6h8xwGP2fr_WtGTMFlTpM-hlGH5nXy0HaVbG9A6FpQvvZ0dOFKIy6_Is5gjiDcaGCpf7D7z3ShbobjITEkz79Mgc7-mHEaT_mHYElR1nU_wyii-HaEu9HJoIXoEBJmOyF-Tpud6ax4/s400/DSC_0802.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQYqmrxGAHVH2UnqGa03eiegNe_sFv3Pl6ezFQmG80CbgBZiYLxewlW8XZapiM36cvx4FukBmUw14v2c-kQu8ZKNVzi9xVglhKN8fQV-7dWN7LotqhNSXPHi2CvyH9yYTHqfFXvbVZUA/s1600-h/DSC_0810.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391043348311029314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQYqmrxGAHVH2UnqGa03eiegNe_sFv3Pl6ezFQmG80CbgBZiYLxewlW8XZapiM36cvx4FukBmUw14v2c-kQu8ZKNVzi9xVglhKN8fQV-7dWN7LotqhNSXPHi2CvyH9yYTHqfFXvbVZUA/s400/DSC_0810.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwM-Ei7lLYVNvzA3zEqFVtmGNmdsJY-ezkMLnZSDKsmAyrEpWwbkdMoaZx_NJLsh4LeAxYX5df2vnYBCYZkymF-R0EQz65KcQLsqsur7qfHlV7QvCcv8jSkQBFxkqm574uvUXWQHG5QI/s1600-h/DSC_0795.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391043338795945618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwM-Ei7lLYVNvzA3zEqFVtmGNmdsJY-ezkMLnZSDKsmAyrEpWwbkdMoaZx_NJLsh4LeAxYX5df2vnYBCYZkymF-R0EQz65KcQLsqsur7qfHlV7QvCcv8jSkQBFxkqm574uvUXWQHG5QI/s400/DSC_0795.JPG" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>On October 10, 2009, I visited Hooray for Books in Alexandria, Virginia.<br />I read PANDA AND POLAR BEAR and did some sketches and took questions. The store folks and visitors were so nice. I loved visiting Hooray for Books. I met a girl named Min Joo, she was adopted from Korea. I was excited that God has blessed her with loving parents.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-14247841394759190552009-09-27T20:04:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:07:56.797-07:00Baltimore Book Festival<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUW76bnJgTTEyQ8S-U0D2dYdVu_3eFId7vi5XuXqCSn6rtynrcSZkvYQSPFb3qxmy6iueo0Ga_lQ_vJGfHAItBPbav_PHiK0tFBodVrN0LCEOD3UU9U0k2HtnRX61QOlcyY3sIscOEN8/s1600-h/DSC_0771.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386350936226915554" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUW76bnJgTTEyQ8S-U0D2dYdVu_3eFId7vi5XuXqCSn6rtynrcSZkvYQSPFb3qxmy6iueo0Ga_lQ_vJGfHAItBPbav_PHiK0tFBodVrN0LCEOD3UU9U0k2HtnRX61QOlcyY3sIscOEN8/s400/DSC_0771.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGmmxN3nfgEdjJfBsdqUIFkxIBMxNLqQncBwn_BMahyphenhyphen3alYKJd8HKeLXMmQpDkUSrQw6IQtuV8Dvb-c5a6xWqa42I2oa2mOHxp6RdS-k6bK2I4eJM-CB80xs9a3L1qSwwRiuH6-avN1Q/s1600-h/DSC_0764.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386350590435602434" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGmmxN3nfgEdjJfBsdqUIFkxIBMxNLqQncBwn_BMahyphenhyphen3alYKJd8HKeLXMmQpDkUSrQw6IQtuV8Dvb-c5a6xWqa42I2oa2mOHxp6RdS-k6bK2I4eJM-CB80xs9a3L1qSwwRiuH6-avN1Q/s400/DSC_0764.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGmmxN3nfgEdjJfBsdqUIFkxIBMxNLqQncBwn_BMahyphenhyphen3alYKJd8HKeLXMmQpDkUSrQw6IQtuV8Dvb-c5a6xWqa42I2oa2mOHxp6RdS-k6bK2I4eJM-CB80xs9a3L1qSwwRiuH6-avN1Q/s1600-h/DSC_0764.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5s5xgiS7R45iwrPT5GZb8Swf27VOZuh9WwZXtKdbZ0U1dCVrIzIcPfKAECn7j-xRHDc2k7GIxaf0Xl1n0sYmAGMVbEHzNlLIVfhc4mVGSwIs68SjhnoPMZOFp9lh7BioUhTAHktz4Icc/s1600-h/DSC_0759.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386350579141366818" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5s5xgiS7R45iwrPT5GZb8Swf27VOZuh9WwZXtKdbZ0U1dCVrIzIcPfKAECn7j-xRHDc2k7GIxaf0Xl1n0sYmAGMVbEHzNlLIVfhc4mVGSwIs68SjhnoPMZOFp9lh7BioUhTAHktz4Icc/s400/DSC_0759.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5s5xgiS7R45iwrPT5GZb8Swf27VOZuh9WwZXtKdbZ0U1dCVrIzIcPfKAECn7j-xRHDc2k7GIxaf0Xl1n0sYmAGMVbEHzNlLIVfhc4mVGSwIs68SjhnoPMZOFp9lh7BioUhTAHktz4Icc/s1600-h/DSC_0759.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOeGVtG9_tTzkj7K6UJkIfo0bdtmgGTeTygBO1ZKYhuuMsMZKilhydiGK8akrow1m3aHEIGZUAUiYu4pWnYkqdViFKnTy9VWyQ-UzJNgsH-tk-hSBLeU-Aig04R2LIK-h6EuSRUpvN_s/s1600-h/IMG_1471.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386350570667361522" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOeGVtG9_tTzkj7K6UJkIfo0bdtmgGTeTygBO1ZKYhuuMsMZKilhydiGK8akrow1m3aHEIGZUAUiYu4pWnYkqdViFKnTy9VWyQ-UzJNgsH-tk-hSBLeU-Aig04R2LIK-h6EuSRUpvN_s/s400/IMG_1471.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOeGVtG9_tTzkj7K6UJkIfo0bdtmgGTeTygBO1ZKYhuuMsMZKilhydiGK8akrow1m3aHEIGZUAUiYu4pWnYkqdViFKnTy9VWyQ-UzJNgsH-tk-hSBLeU-Aig04R2LIK-h6EuSRUpvN_s/s1600-h/IMG_1471.JPG"></a><br />I was at the Baltimore Book Festival speaking at the Children's Book Store Tent. Despite the rain there was a big turnout. Wish I could have been there longer to enjoy the festival.Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-62165965493142478482009-08-31T20:24:00.001-07:002009-08-31T20:24:41.328-07:00Check out what readers think about PANDA AND POLAR BEAR<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6594483-panda-and-polar-bear">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6594483-panda-and-polar-bear</a>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-82991524543154744042009-08-31T19:59:00.000-07:002009-08-31T20:10:43.367-07:00Book Reading and Signing at Gaithersburg Barnes & Noble<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsEHP4NFMvT-e0a6YfePqpRy3nyy5VYSgmcfAjVwGy4sDpUp_ctMEuKeqYwh-2EXBx-LEYDYeqaM2tFqR-zp9xA_ULChjuidLSHmWQ0CqkZ7TTmHmsLeF1aS8bUT27FyCAdAhbNCgksI/s1600-h/window.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376330880309685426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsEHP4NFMvT-e0a6YfePqpRy3nyy5VYSgmcfAjVwGy4sDpUp_ctMEuKeqYwh-2EXBx-LEYDYeqaM2tFqR-zp9xA_ULChjuidLSHmWQ0CqkZ7TTmHmsLeF1aS8bUT27FyCAdAhbNCgksI/s400/window.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGKFDGBpsx1m-2iDt7i4UH2s_Oik2tKzHuTeBJtcQciUnl_fl1s0jLztwQ50zJXgyTSyGWMd7YvP3I1mG5oPNb5-BtAxVc6TF_Elt-CYOdmBbL9NrtecMnvRaqb-9ucwqi__C8abcuo8/s1600-h/audi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376330750046109074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGKFDGBpsx1m-2iDt7i4UH2s_Oik2tKzHuTeBJtcQciUnl_fl1s0jLztwQ50zJXgyTSyGWMd7YvP3I1mG5oPNb5-BtAxVc6TF_Elt-CYOdmBbL9NrtecMnvRaqb-9ucwqi__C8abcuo8/s400/audi.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376330144386351810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaErEWsBApPKpJ4HQOhkQyLQUAvFDPvPyZpIRrFBLDob_2K_qG10EtrMSKJzF_i5wUK-xj07vwAgFMBCr3pG2rGGtH8Ub6LyzPPfd-XA4aH5SOvu2CVLDze3ibjAEGIB85HPNG2p345Yg/s400/audi2.jpg" border="0" />The book reading/signing was held at Barnes & Noble in Gaithersburg, Maryland to an attendance of about 20 people. The book was read by a school teacher and she really made the book come alive.<br />My next book signing is at Towson Barnes & Noble.</div></div></div></div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-21679831096545760352009-08-15T10:48:00.000-07:002009-08-15T10:52:54.174-07:00Storytime at Bowie Town Center Barnes & Noble<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3VcquLrQMQcOW1X6JNp3wAPzs84lACHgGSmBcGWJMUL7NH9MsAJv8A2piaszuWgbQhNE709wQ4nUiFZRNMe6Hrrb04YCkwrLLytXNkySMoNVh-ZS_2InwF0e0oWfqnOx1APZRJZYvcU/s1600-h/booksign+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370249976245933650" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3VcquLrQMQcOW1X6JNp3wAPzs84lACHgGSmBcGWJMUL7NH9MsAJv8A2piaszuWgbQhNE709wQ4nUiFZRNMe6Hrrb04YCkwrLLytXNkySMoNVh-ZS_2InwF0e0oWfqnOx1APZRJZYvcU/s400/booksign+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0ELb0VoJTaLnxXZJPRmg54MidNw1EWWmfVusEEXOr0lMgbZQZfsLQb_VKo7k93fXacMm9Q4F5zwByydNvHphRLfspAmlBaaOiXaEMT0JWiwSBnuLKCrJxWSYwx7Plue1Y9FCGo4AKh8/s1600-h/booksign+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370249720789378914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0ELb0VoJTaLnxXZJPRmg54MidNw1EWWmfVusEEXOr0lMgbZQZfsLQb_VKo7k93fXacMm9Q4F5zwByydNvHphRLfspAmlBaaOiXaEMT0JWiwSBnuLKCrJxWSYwx7Plue1Y9FCGo4AKh8/s400/booksign+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-vB10-u68a9kmpbtTKd37QKOA2U7KWVUF_BLyn1kt97WR2kxg-T4PuqQCoMj0YJtRsmW8XDNcHvXXb7MDV8KNoxnWkF-XE3CTHBzYpxgFoIgef1Ky3bLMt4ng1EKG47wi-2nojg_sZ0/s1600-h/booksign+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370249716663702658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-vB10-u68a9kmpbtTKd37QKOA2U7KWVUF_BLyn1kt97WR2kxg-T4PuqQCoMj0YJtRsmW8XDNcHvXXb7MDV8KNoxnWkF-XE3CTHBzYpxgFoIgef1Ky3bLMt4ng1EKG47wi-2nojg_sZ0/s400/booksign+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNwHaX_0gHK-9bxBO_ucneUbpdBHv8-Xz_EM3lwYmLTZGSM9r-JcTLT27bFjwhk4h-GCvzz9S43TCtqPBPiSWWitAc0zyORNmF_PLyx_Lt5PbcxGRrmadVKo8_brn-vv9uypavQxG5Ig/s1600-h/booksign+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370249707623271618" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNwHaX_0gHK-9bxBO_ucneUbpdBHv8-Xz_EM3lwYmLTZGSM9r-JcTLT27bFjwhk4h-GCvzz9S43TCtqPBPiSWWitAc0zyORNmF_PLyx_Lt5PbcxGRrmadVKo8_brn-vv9uypavQxG5Ig/s400/booksign+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-83667127503834593432009-07-27T20:04:00.000-07:002009-07-27T20:11:02.011-07:00Be Gentle with the Dog, Dear! recommended by Independent Children's Booksellers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9BB7F7ld5y1u_xHSYNz4naJKKHx-NakKVjrZmHOn0kxN0RRN_aN4Y35UWtToXALk9M73eou6mHCiXFBX-wUpslDnlHDwTQ1sph5yJ6VnX89ENxExmIsGPaAyEXW2Kcc7kVbc-xOmi-4/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363342923733425954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 283px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9BB7F7ld5y1u_xHSYNz4naJKKHx-NakKVjrZmHOn0kxN0RRN_aN4Y35UWtToXALk9M73eou6mHCiXFBX-wUpslDnlHDwTQ1sph5yJ6VnX89ENxExmIsGPaAyEXW2Kcc7kVbc-xOmi-4/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Be Gentle with the Dog, Dear! has been selected by the independent children's booksellers from across the nation in 2008 ABC Best Books for Children Catalog</div><div> </div><br />The ABC Best Books for Children Catalog is a full-color 20 page consumer circular which is distributed through ABC member stores in the fall.<br />The catalog features 225 frontlist and 30 backlist titles, with an annual print run of about 400,000. The catalog is fully vetted, and features bookseller favorites, award winners, and critically acclaimed titles.<br /><br /><a href="http://theabfc.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/2008-abc-catalog-low-res-for-web.pdf">http://theabfc.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/2008-abc-catalog-low-res-for-web.pdf</a>Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178052889736428616.post-62656350657186645432009-07-19T16:13:00.000-07:002009-07-20T04:33:39.297-07:002009 SCBWI Summer Conference<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPj3iLUXO11qgnNcXLT8fp1hcqh1nG3voZjMYTR4A5JnE0sUuQLjc0fFpekZPdAhyH2Zm9hInmuotbCLQv2l7qTgmMeDByzCpW-Q-wDR5y3DWBt27stWg3GhGby2fiuhHh3-chu-0Bog/s1600-h/shiloh.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360314438608330994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPj3iLUXO11qgnNcXLT8fp1hcqh1nG3voZjMYTR4A5JnE0sUuQLjc0fFpekZPdAhyH2Zm9hInmuotbCLQv2l7qTgmMeDByzCpW-Q-wDR5y3DWBt27stWg3GhGby2fiuhHh3-chu-0Bog/s400/shiloh.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Just came back from SCBWI summer conference weekend. It was a blast, I met so many great members and learned a lot. The photo is of Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, author of Shiloh, and me. She is such a sweet lady.Matthew J. Baekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698789036080850942noreply@blogger.com2