And yes, this just happened to someone in my region who I interviewed here on the blog, PB author Barbara Jean Hicks.
The category was Literary Monsters for $1000
In a Barbara Jean Hicks story, monsters are tricked into
eating these veggies when told they're giant trees.
What is...?
You could probably guess the answer even if I didn't have a picture of the book over there. But still! How cool is that to have your name and book on national television?! And check out the other authors in the category: Mary Shelly, Jules Verne, R.L. Stine and Rick Riordan. Pretty sweet!
Congratulations, Barbara Jean!!
20 comments:
What a story! How surreal. Congrats Barbara on such a fun experience :)
That's just NUTS!! Can you imagine?
xoxo -- Hilary
Dude, that is so cool! I dunno if that, or having a Wikipedia page, is cooler... I remember freaking out when I saw that Dooce had a Jeopardy clue!
That's so cool! Congrats to Barbara!
Oh! That is fantastic! I think I would scream.
I saw it! I saw it!
And it was very cool.
Marissa: Surreal is the perfect word to describe it!
Hilary: I get goose bumps just thinking about it :)
Kristan: Haha, a Wikipedia page is pretty amazing too :)
JEM: Very, very cool!
Tricia: I think I would scream, too!
Sarah: I'm so glad that I heard about this from you because it's SUCH a cool thing!
I found out about this when a friend called after seeing it. I told her,
"Get outta here!" (She's the kind who would happily pull my leg.) "Surreal" and "nuts" are definitely the words I'd use--especially because I am simply the un-coolest, so out of the mainstream, so NOT pop-culture oriented picture book author out there. But hey--Alex Trebek is a hunka-hunka, and I'm milking it for all it's worth. :-)
That is so cool! Ah, a new aspiration...
That is the ultimate in recognition, I guess! Cool!
OK, that's pretty awesome! I'd die and go to heaven to be in any category with Riordan.
:)
Congrats, Barbara!! Now when people ask "What kind of books do you write?" you can say, "Oh, childrens' books. They mentioned my book on Jeopardy..."
;)
Awesome. Yay, Barbara. ;-)
That would be so awesome!!! =)
Barbara Jean: So excited for you!!
Elana: I know, right?
Lydia: Yeah, national recognition!
Susan: No kidding! The other authors were impressive but having Rick Riordan in the category takes it to a whole new level for me :D
Kari: Yeah, not everyone gets on Jeopardy!
Tyhitia: My sentiments exactly :)
Carolyn: Yes it would!
That is soooo cool!
Wow! How awesome is that?! :-)
We can only dream! Only I want to be on Oprah first, then Jeopardy.
No. Way. That is fabulous.
Now that IS cool!
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