{"id":57,"date":"2013-10-01T17:14:59","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T17:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigereyesmovie.com\/blog\/?p=57"},"modified":"2013-10-01T17:14:59","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T17:14:59","slug":"scriptchat-and-the-100-great-childrens-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigereyesmovie.com\/blog\/scriptchat-and-the-100-great-childrens-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Scriptchat and the 100 Great Children’s Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to all who joined Larry and Judy on #scriptchat last weekend. It was a lively discussion on what it was like to turn Tiger Eyes<\/strong> from a book into a film. For those who missed it, the archive of the discussion may be found HERE<\/a>. \u00a0As the discussion occurred on the night of the series finale of Breaking Bad<\/strong>, Judy made sure that the chat didn’t spill over. She’s a fan of the show. But before everyone ran for the TV, Larry dropped a scoop about where Tiger Eyes is headed next. See if you find that in the transcript.<\/p>\n

The next day, Judy was up bright and early to participate in the launch of the New York Public Library’s 100 Great Children’s Books list and a showcase of\u00a0The ABC of It: Why Children\u2019s Books Matter<\/em>\u00a0exhibit. She appeared with equally iconic children’s author Eric Carle<\/a> (The<\/em>\u00a0Very Hungry Catepillar<\/em>).<\/p>\n

As the opening event was attended by elementary students from\u00a0Public School 41 in Greenwich Village and Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem, Judy recounted to them what it was like for her as an elementary school student. “I was for a while shy and quiet in first grade, second grade and third grade. For some reason, I had a complete change and I became more outgoing. I always had stories inside my head, ALWAYS, but I never told anybody about them because I thought if I did, they would think I was weird. I kept my stories to myself. I never wrote them down, never dreamed of writing them down. They were there for me.”<\/p>\n

Her advice for starting to write? “Start on the day something different happens.” Also, if you’ve ever wanted to Judy Blume to read to you, you’ll really enjoy the video.<\/p>\n

The event was live streamed, but also recorded and you may watch their chat here:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n