[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-dont-call-me-grumpycorn-launch-party":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/944655_original-03d17f2632.jpg\" width=\"550\">\\r\n\\r\nYesterday we had a virtal launch party up in orbit, on the Unicorn Space Station, for my picture book \u003Ci>\u003Cb>\u003Ca href=\"https://jabberworks.co.uk/dont-call-me-grumpycorn/\">Don't Call Me Grumpycorn\u003C/a>\u003C/b>\u003C/i>! Here are three of us from my urban family unit, looking after the station control room. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ciframe data-link=\"https://vc.videos.livejournal.com/index/player?player=new&record_id=1416423&ad_template_id=9268\" data-thumbnail=\"https://l-stat.livejournal.net/img/flatmedia-nocover-video.png\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"394\" src=\"https://vc.videos.livejournal.com/index/player?ad_template_id=9268&player=new&player_template_id=3869&record_id=1416423\" width=\"700\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">\u003C/iframe>\\r\n\\r\nThe party's over, but \u003Cb>the \u003Cfont size=\"3\">FABULOUS PLANET COMPETITION\u003C/font> runs all week\u003C/b>! The winner gets a picture of either them or someone in their family with Unicorn in space! Draw the perfect planet for Unicorn, a planet that's custom-made for you (with all your favourite things), or a dream planet for any of the characters in the story - Mermaid, Narwhal, Jellyfish, even little Goldfish! (This video is the only time Goldfish has ever had a speaking role):\\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"4624\"/>\\r\n\\r\nHere are a few glimpses of yesterday's launch party up on the Unicorn Space Station. There was a Narwhal Bar! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"4625\"/>\\r\n\\r\nNarwhal makes a great bartender, he is really very skilled at mixing drinks. Here was the menu people could choose from:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/939494_original-4620bf29ca.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nEveryone who ordered at the bar got a drink and a piece of the special galactic gateau. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/939899_original-df8b1b9a56.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/939734_original-9e29963da4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for lots more under the cut!-->\\r\nThe party was co-hosted by my publisher, Scholastic UK, and independent bookseller Stephen Holland at Page 45. Here's a blog interview Scholastic published yesterday. (\u003Ci>Why did you make Unicorn so TERRIBLE at playing with others?\u003C/i> and further questions... \u003Ca href=\"https://www.scholastic.co.uk/blog/40132\">read that here!\u003C/a>)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.scholastic.co.uk/blog/40132\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/940289_original-ffb1bedbd7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAnd then the speeches! A big thanks went to my agent, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JodieHodges31\">Jodie Hodges\u003C/a> at United Agents, who's absolutely brilliant. Thanks again, Jodie! Here she is, in her lockdown bubble:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/940164_original-561808c5db.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd many glasses were raised by Stephen and the Scholastic crew, and even a reader and librarian! Big thanks to all of you! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"4626\"/>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/942099_original-020d9620fb.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/942518_original-7b39dc4c63.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Page 45\u003C/b> are absolutely brilliant - \u003Cb>Stephen Holland\u003C/b> knows his books inside-out - and he's very much taken part in the launch! Here he is, in his space herbarium... \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/942687_original-4832677b21.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nYou can read \u003Ca href=\"https://www.page45.com/store/Don-t-Call-Me-Grumpycorn--s-c--Exclusive-Signed-Page-45-Bookplate--9781407199955.html\">Stephen's review of \u003Ci>Don't Call Me Grumpycorn\u003C/i>\u003C/a> (which has a lot of previews of the artwork), and the first 100 people to buy from Page 45 (hardcover or paperback) get a special bookplate edition! \u003Ca href=\"https://www.page45.com/store/Philip-Reeve-And-Sarah-McIntyre.html\">Here's their shop - they ship planet-wide!\u003C/a> \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.page45.com/store/Don-t-Call-Me-Grumpycorn--s-c--Exclusive-Signed-Page-45-Bookplate--9781407199955.html\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/944281_original-6c970d4c13.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAnd finally, a huge thanks to people who took part in the activities! Here's \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/writes_kate\">@writes_kate\u003C/a>: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/940610_original-e73d4347f6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/940801_original-c4c4a0f4c4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MakexBelieve\">@MakexBelieve\u003C/a>:\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/941077_original-5fd69572ed.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/941461_original-867ce3fdd7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd writer-illustrator \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Alexmilway\">Alex Milway\u003C/a>, who creates the marvellous \u003Cb>Hotel Flamingo\u003C/b> illustrated chapter books - \u003Ca href=\"http://www.alexmilway.com/\">do check them out! \u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/941590_original-86846cbf32.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd finally, a lovely glimpse through this spaceship window from \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/spellegance\">@spellegance\u003C/a>, people busy at work! You can find these activities \u003Cb>on my new webpage\u003C/b> (designed by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.hammerheadrabbits.com/\">Dan Fone\u003C/a>) at \u003Ca href=\"https://jabberworks.co.uk/dont-call-me-grumpycorn/\">jabberworks.co.uk\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/941979_original-441727160e.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd just in this monrning, from Rudra and \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DadMoonstruck\">@DadMoonstruck\u003C/a> in New Zealand: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/945126_original-132ab987ea.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/945274_original-9b93b8fb4d.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nIf you go back on my blog, \u003Ca href=\"https://jabberworks.livejournal.com/tag/grumpycorn\">on the \u003Cb>Grumpycorn\u003C/b> tag\u003C/a>, you can see all my previous posts about the first book!","2020-05-06T08:30:00.000Z","dont-call-me-grumpycorn-launch-party",[],"Don't Call Me Grumpycorn launch party!",1776628730580]