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TITLE: Principal
Sam and the Calendar Confusion
RELEASE DATE:
February 14, 2017
AUTHOR: Paul
Semendinger, Ed.D
PAGE COUNT: 32
ISBN: 978-1542790963
IMPRINT: Sunquills
CATEGORIES:
Children’s Books/Holidays
AUTHOR BIO:
Dr. Semendinger has been a passionate child-centered educator for almost
30 years. He first enjoyed a successful career as a middle school history
earning numerous awards including “Teacher of the Year” and the prestigious
“A+For Kids” grant before moving on to administration. Dr. Semendinger has
served as a high school vice principal, a middle school principal, and is
currently the principal of the most wonderful elementary school in the whole
world!
Dr. Semendinger has enjoyed working in various professional organizations
including serving as the President of the New Jersey Middle School Association.
In addition to the above, Dr. Semendinger has worked for the Educational
Testing Service (ETS) and he has served as an adjunct college professor at both
Ramapo College and William Paterson University.
An enthusiastic presenter, Dr. Semendinger brings his passion for
children to his positive, happy, and engaging presentations. As an accomplished public speaker, Dr.
Semendinger has successfully presented workshops at many conferences including
those run by the New England League of Middle Schools, STEMCON, the New Jersey
Middle School Association, the Madison Institute, local ASCD Chapters, and many
others.
Dr. Semendinger is also an accomplished writer. His first book of
motivational passages, “Impossible is an Illusion” will be released in June
2017 by Ravenswood Publishing. Dr.
Semendinger’s first novel, “Scattering the Ashes” will be released in August 2017
also from Ravenswood. In addition, Dr. Semendinger writes picture books. His first picture book for children
“Principal Sam and the Calendar Confusion” is currently in post-production and
should have a 2017 release date. Dr.
Semendinger’s original and unique history of the New York Yankees “The Least
Among Them,” is also currently in editorial review. In additional to his (soon to be) published
writing, Dr. Semendinger also frequently publishes on eduTopia and on his
highly successful blog.
Dr. Semendinger leads an active life. He enjoys running and, to date, has
completed twenty marathons including the New York City Marathon five
times. Dr. Semendinger also plays
competitive men’s softball and enjoys backpacking and hiking. He also plays the
saxophone and piano (but wishes his skills in those areas were much (much)
better.) (He’s working on it.) In his free time, Dr. Semendinger enjoys
reading, travel, and passionately rooting for the New York Yankees.
Dr. Semendinger volunteers his time in many ways. Dr. Semendinger was a three-sport coach
(baseball, basketball, and soccer) for sixteen years as his children grew up
and was also active in the Boy Scouts where he designed and led outings to
historical sites that included Gettysburg, Washington’s Crossing, Valley Forge,
Philadelphia, Washington DC, and New York’s Central Park. Dr. Semendinger has also successfully led two
Boy Scout crews through the two-week backpacking experience at Philmont Scout
Ranch hiking treks of more than 90-miles.
Dr. Semendinger also is a daily contributor to the Radio Home Visitor
(88.5 FM – Wilkes-Barre, PA) run through King’s College. The Radio Home Visitor brings news to
shut-ins in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley.
Most often Dr. Semendinger reads the daily health column and contributes
an inspirational passage as well.
More than all of this, a family man, Dr. Semendinger enjoys and greatly
values the time he can spend as a husband and “Dad” with his wife and three
sons. There is nothing he is prouder of
than the fact that he is a good dad and husband.
Guest
Post – The Idea for Principal Sam
The
idea of the Principal Sam character came as a result of the way I typically
talk with students. I try to be a
principal who is accessible to the children.
I try to make personal connections with each child. At times, I use humor to make kids smile and
laugh. Is there anything more wonderful
than a happy child? A number of years
ago, on a holiday, I honestly don’t remember which one it was, I purposely said
something silly to a student such as, “I am so glad it’s Valentine’s Day. I can’t wait to go trick-or-treating.” The child laughed. I realized that whenever I say things like
this, the children always seem to enjoy it.
I then thought, “There’s a storybook character there – a principal who
is kind, and works hard, but who also confuses simple things.” That is how Principal Sam was born.
I
shared my idea with my wife and children who liked the idea. I then “pitched” the first story, about
confusing holidays, to an industry professional who fell in love with the
character. She asked if there were more
stories in the series. I stated that I
could come up with as many as she needed.
That night I wrote the first draft of “Principal Sam Gets Fit,” a story
where Principal Sam confuses sports. Soon after, “Principal Sam and the Three
Bears” was developed. The literary
professional and I never made a business deal, but I knew then I had a special
character that had potential.
One
of the great aspects of the Principal Sam stories is that the children are the
real heroes. They have the ideas that
allow Principal Sam to find solutions to the things that confuse him. It is wonderful when adults can learn from
children. This book series highlights
that fact.
I
next reached out to my good friend, John Fredericks. Our friendship goes back to our college days
together. He is a great artist. I asked him if he’d be willing to draw a
likeness of Principal Sam. He created
the exact character I envisioned Principal Sam as being. From there, John became Principal Sam’s
illustrator.
I
was so thrilled with Ravenswood Publishing saw the potential in this character
and his book series. While the first books
talk about simple things that Principal Sam confuses such as holidays and
sports, some books that will be coming out in the near future will deal with
serious issues for children including bullying and STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineers, and Mathematics) learning.
Principal
Sam is a character that children can relate to because they also get confused
about simple things. Because Principal
Sam is a character they will grow to love and enjoy, when he does get serious
about certain things, like bullying, children will be able to learn from
him.
I
am very excited about the future of Principal Sam! The children in his school help him and he
will be able, in turn, to help other children everywhere.
KEYWORDS:
Children’s Books, Kid’s Books, School, Holidays, Principals, School Children,
Action/Adventure
ONE LINER:
How in
the world could Principal Sam get his holidays mixed up? The kids at Sunnyside
rush to his aid in this adorable picture book that will have your child smiling
and laughing with delight.
BLURB:
Principal Sam is the principal at Sunnyside School. An
excellent school leader, Principal Sam works hard to make his school one that
is a positive and enjoyable place of learning for children. There’s only
one problem, Principal Sam is forgetful and he often confuses simple things.
When this happens, it’s up to the children and the teachers in the school
to come to Principal’s Sam’s assistance.
SYNOPSIS:
Sometimes Principal Sam can't remember.. what day it is!
When Principal
Sam starts to mix up the holidays, it’s up to the schoolchildren to help him
out!
How will
Principal Sam learn to keep his holidays straight? Find out inside!
AUTHOR LINKS:
Website: https://drpaulsem.com/about/
TWITTER: @DrPaulRSem
and @PrincipalSamBks
EMAIL: principalsambooks@gmail.com
BUY LINKS:
AMAZON US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5UIVHH AMAZON UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N5UIVHH
AMAZON CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01N5UIVHH
CREATESPACE: https://www.createspace.com/6892824
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