| Pretty amazing,really! I received news yesterday that a publisher in the Czech Republic has offered (and we accepted) to purchase the rights to publish Geek Dad:Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share. I’m chuffed! This is the 5th non-American language the book is being translated into. Though I do [...]  Image by Bob Knetzger I follow BoingBoing.net religiously,as they are a purveyor of all things cool,underground,Make-y,and more. So how delighted was I to see this image in a recent post by Mark Frauenfelder,relaying a report from Bob Knetzger about his discovery of a very Maker-friendly section of one of [...] The lovely folks over at Craft have put out a great book list gift guide,and been kind enough to include Geek Dad:Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Parents and Kids to Share on the list. Have a great dad (or uncle,or big brother) on your list? This book is full of [...] Just a wonderful review of the new book by Chris Singer over at BookDads.com: Ken Denmead keeps raising the bar with each installment in this series. I can’t wait to see where the next one takes us (please tell me there’s going to be more!!). Read the whole thing here. This kind of review just makes me happy. Thanks so much! Once again,Denmead has compiled a wonderful list of activities for the family. My little geeks and I have had a great time reading and completing them together. The real joy of this book comes from working and learning as a family and [...] Love this animated gif advertising the book. The GeekDad Book for Aspiring Mad Scientists hits the shelves today,and I’m doing a radio tour. If you live near one of the stations in the list below,tune in and hear me promote the new book! The Geek Dad Book For Aspiring Mad Scientist RMT [...] With just a little over a week until the new book hits the shelves,things are getting exciting. But a few early-copies have gone out to press,friends,and friends in the press (I’m not telling). Somehow,a copy ended up in the hands of a man who,while being a true-blue GeekDad in his [...] Thanks so much to Nicole Wakelin for her wonderful review of my new book! Here’s a great quote: Whether you’re looking to inspire a love of science in your young child,or to encourage an older child to hold on to their curiosity about how things work,this book is sure to give you [...] | |