This is White Dog; Superpower: running fast! #favecolorfaveanimal #GoForthAndBeSuper @KnopfBFYR pic.twitter.com/orywoDHjAY

— Kristy Dempsey (@kristydempsey) May 21, 2016

 

These big and little superheroes made my day celebrating the release of Superhero Instruction Manual. We chose our superhero names (favorite color + favorite animal — Mine is “Red Lion”) and decided on our superpowers. (After all, “superheroes don’t just wake up one day with superpowers. You must work hard to discover your inner BAM-BOOM-POW!”)

Here are a few images from this Zoom-Vroom-SUPER day!

 

 

From almost 200 entries for the free school visit giveaway for Greenville, SC elementary schools, THE WINNER IS:

Samantha Nemchek!

Samantha is a teacher at Mitchell Road Elementary School. Congratulations, Samantha! I sent you an email and will be in touch to schedule with your school!

Just as Superhero Instruction Manual gives you the power to turn yourself super in seven easy steps, these super books give teachers and their students the power to turn the summer (or the whole school year!) super in just a few pages. These are some of my own favorites, both brand-new on the scene and time-honored in the superhero tradition.

Boom . . . Smash . . . Kazam! Get reading, heroes!