Just a quick entry—between Sesame Street, which I love, and Barney and Friends, which I REALLY don’t—to tell you about Melissa Walker’s Release Week Covers Extravaganza! Melissa’s celebrating the release of her new book, Lovestruck Summer (out today!) with a bunch of stories about book covers and how they came to be. I am flattered that Along for the Ride is the kickoff, so click over to check out the story of how we came up with the cover and other fun behind the scenes facts and info.
Also, I’ve been hearing from a lot of people who are looking for the links to finding me on Twitter, Facebook and Sarahland, the Ning Community. To find them all, just head over to my website, where we have links at the bottom of the page. The direct link to Sarahland is here.
Ugh. Barney is singing again. Why do I feel such animosity towards a big purple dinosaur? No idea. But I do.
Oh, and one more thing. Today is my brother’s birthday. Happy birthday, Michael!
Have a great day, everyone!
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My mother went to high school with the guy that plays Babybop. :] A female does the voice over, but my mother’s friend physically portrays the green dinosaur.
My kids are older now, but I always found Barney to be the most annoying character on TV – in fact, I did not allow Barney in my house! There are (and were) plenty of other great (and much less annoying) shows on TV for them to watch!
Thanks, Sarah! Loving all the comments on your cover. It’s a breezy hit!
I babysit an adorable 2 year old, and thankfully he doesn’t like Barney. He loves Ni Hao Kai Lan, Wubbzy and numerous other Nick Jr shows, which I can stand. His favorite is Ni Hao Kai Lan which is about a Chinese preschooler and she teaches the watchers some Chinese. I like it. I think it’s a great idea and much less annoying than Dora The Explorer.
Ahh I’ve been babysitting too much!!
The comments about your cover are great!
along for the ride appearance
Seventeen picked your book as a great beach read! Exciting! that definitely reaches your target audience!
Barney Vs Sesame Street
Haha, that’s so funny that you feel that way! My parents say that ALL the time! They remember Sesame Street things more than I do… I guess because thee are all these hidden jokes for adults as well? Unfortunately for them, I was obsessed with Barney. =)
have a good day!
I must say, I adored Barney and was never a Sesame Street kid. My cousin, on the other hand, watched Sesame Street all the time because my aunt refused to have Barney on.
sesame street! 20 years later and i still get excited when i see elmo. i was never a barney fan…something about his voice and laugh just creeped me out. elmo’s song beats the “i love you” song any day!
Barney
Oh! I really dislike Barney, too! He used to scare me as a little kid…especially when he sang that “I love you” song. *shudders*
I dunno, I was pretty obsessed with Barney as a kid. :p
I just finished rereading Just Listen. It was even more phenomenal the second time around. (Read it for the first time about a year ago.) I think you’re brilliant, and you’re my inspiration.
-Rachael
The thing that occurred to me a couple of years ago about Barney is that his coat (scales? fur?) doesn’t help – after all, the colours purple and green are often depicted as representing rage and envy!
The one that really freaked me out was Teletubbies. My daughter was transfixed by them when she was a baby but I found them very disturbing. Are they still on?