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Paul, here - Peter's twin brother. Peter's always busy, but I keep track of his goings on and thought it would be nice to share with you. Read on to see what Peter has been up to!

Cheers,
Paul

peter's twin brother paul. click on his photo to learn more about him.

As of November 27, 2009

Peter and Paul Reynolds on NECN: Massachusetts Twins Make Mark in Business, Literary World

Peter H. Reynolds once again appeared on NECN, this time in a segment with his twin brother, Paul. The segment also featured Peter's books, the Reynolds family Blue Bunny book store, and their media company FableVision. For a comprehensive glimpse into the "twinergistic" world of Peter and Paul Reynolds, watch the video below.


As of October 20, 2009

Peter H. Reynolds on NECN’s “Morning Report”

Peter appeared live on NECN's morning news program "Morning Report" with Leslie Gaydos for their "Off the Shelf" segment on October 20th.  Watch below to hear about his latest storybook, Rose’s Garden, a sweet fable to Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy that celebrates the spirit of community, the beauty of nature, and the power of faith and imagination.


As of August 11, 2009

Danforth Museum of Art Announces Peter H. Reynolds "Make Your Mark" Exhibit!

The Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, MA has announced a Peter H. Reynolds "Make Your Mark" exhibit from September 13, 2009 - December 13, 2009. The exhibit will located in the Children's Gallery on the second floor of the museum. An Opening Reception will take place on Sept. 12th, and a book signing on Oct. 4th. Come help us celebrate!

Click here for more information.



As of July 13, 2009

Peter H. Reynolds Named 2009 Entrepreneur of Year Finalist - voting has begun!

cast your vote for Peter H. Reynolds for Entrepreneur of the YearEntrepreneur magazine has just announced that Peter H. Reynolds has been selected as one of five finalists for the Entrepreneur of 2009 award. Your vote could help him top the list! The deadline for voting is October 12, but we hope everyone will vote soon and encourage others to spread the word too.

We’re excited about what the spotlight means for FableVision’s efforts to move the world to a better place using media, storytelling and technology. 

A video clip about Peter and FableVision (his company), along with an easy voting link - can be found here.  The finalist receiving the most votes will earn the title of Entrepreneur of 2009.

In case you need to copy and past the link for some reason, you can see video clip & vote here:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/e2009/vote/established.php#584




As of April 19, 2009

Tuning Into A Good Story About Storyteller Peter H. Reynolds - on The Story!  

Peter was featured on Public Radio's The Story, which is produced at North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC and is hosted by Dick Gordon. The show is co-produced and distributed by American Public Media.  Special thanks to Carol Jackson at WUNC for helping make this happen!   Click here to hear the entire segment.


As of April 14, 2009

The North Star book cover thumbnailAnnouncing the Release of Peter H. Reynolds' book THE NORTH STAR 10th Anniversary Edition

Today is the official release of Peter H. Reynolds' newest book, which is also his oldest book: THE NORTH STAR 10th Anniversary Edition! All new art - but same message: FOLLOW YOUR DREAM! Journey over to The Blue Bunny bookstore for copies of The North Star signed and personalized by the author!


As of March 28, 2009

Draw On! Week Celebration!

This is the logo Aldrich Museum asked Peter to create for the Draw On! Week event. Doodle something today... on anything! Back of an envelope, a piece of wood, a t-shirt, whatever is handy! And get someone else to do the same. Share your creative spirit!



As of March 22, 2009

Blogging in Bologna

Peter's been having a great time making connections, as well as reconnecting with old friends at the Bologna Book Fair in Italy. While there, he's been blogging about his trip. Read more about it in on his blog, the Stellar Cafe.


As of March 13, 2009

Boston's Mayor Menino Announces New Gaming Intiative at FableVision

The City of Boston and the State have been throwing the spotlight on Peter's company, FableVision, for its gaming/learning work – as well as giving FableVision support and resources. Mayor Menino really wants BOSTON to be the hub of gaming – so he chose to launch the new PoweringUp Boston initiative at FableVision. FableVision's mission is to create non-violent, smart games.



As of February 27, 2009

FableVision Named One of the Fastest Growing Private Companies by the Boston Business Journal

The Boston Business Journal, through its third annual Pacesetters Award program, has named Peter's company, FableVision, the award-winning educational media developer and publisher, as one of the region’s fastest-growing private companies. The honor recognizes FableVision’s ability to manage a rapidly growing company in the competitive educational media market. Effective business strategies, a focus on quality and a unique creative approach has enabled them to delight customers and show robust revenue growth. To learn more, click here to read a full press release.


As of February 10, 2009

Introducing: Heart of the Square

New York Times Best-selling author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds and jewlery designer, Diana Gaikazova (who also happens to be his talented wife) are exited to open a new gallery, Heart of the Square, in the heart of Dedham Square, MA. The gallery features Diana's exquisite heart jewelry, as well as Peter's magical art. To learn more, visit http://www.museumoffinehearts.com.



As of January 30, 2009

Tweet Us!

You can now follow Peter H. Reynolds on Twitter /peterhreynolds. You can also follow me (Paul Reynolds) and our company, FableVision, on Twitter /fablevision. Just another way to stay in touch, and keep up to speed on all that's happening in our Twinergetic world!


As of January 9, 2009

Peter H. Reynolds to Emcee the 2009 LINK-live Presidential Inaugural Gala

Exciting news! LINK-live Inaugural Gala announced today that CEO/Founder of FableVision and New York Times Best Selling Author/Illustrator Peter H. Reynolds will emcee the 2009 LINK-live Presidential Inaugural Gala at The Corcoran Gallery of Art on January 20, 2009.
                 
As emcee, Peter will lead the LINK-live Presidential Inaugural Gala’s program that focuses on “technology serving humanity” and advances President-elect Obama’s vision of how investments in science and technology can drive prosperity to improve the lives of all Americans. At the January 20th Gala event, Peter will unveil an original commemorative illustration that depicts the theme of the evening – how technology can improve and support humanity in four areas – Life, Information, Nature and Knowledge (LINK). The original pen, ink and watercolor of this illustration will be auctioned off at the LINK-live Presidential Inaugural Gala – along with 100 signed and numbered museum-quality giclee prints of the illustration. All proceeds will support President-elect Obama’s Share Our Strength (SOS) campaign to eradicate children's hunger.


As of June 4, 2008

Peter H. Reynolds' Opens "The Stellar Cafe"

Join Peter for some creativi-tea at his new blog - The Stellar Cafe!


As of March 26, 2008

WBZ-TV Viewers Get to Know Peter H. Reynolds

As part of WBZ-TVs news series Know Who's Who With Lisa Hughes, Peter H. Reynolds was featured by Lisa Hughes as a person in our community "worth knowing". "Local author, artist and businessman Peter Reynolds continues to inspire students and encourage them to follow their 'North Star,' which means to pursue what they love," reports Hughes, "... he gets us thinking about where we are going, and how we can make the journey better for others." Click here to watch the interview.



As of March 11, 2008

Less TV - More Drawing, Reading, Running, Singing, Family, Kite Flying...

Turn Off Your TV Week is April 21-27, and to help inspire kids during that week, Peter H. Reynolds created a special "Turn Off Your TV Week" coloring sheet/poster. It's a great way to kick off the week, and gives kids just one of many things to do instead of watching TV. Peter wishes kids of all ages a very fun, creative and inspired week - and he hopes it will encourage people to continue turning off their TVs, long after April 27th passes! Click here for a PDF of Peter's "Turn Off Your TV Week" coloring sheet/poster.



As of March 4, 2008

Peter H. Reynolds Gives Time and Inspiration to Wednesday's Child

WBZ-TV’s Jack Williams visited The Blue Bunny in Dedham Square to film this week’s segment of Wednesday’s Child. Sixth-grader, Cheyenne met with author and illustrator, Peter H. Reynolds, who gave her an animation lesson and a personalized journal.

Wednesday’s Child feature is designed to help find homes for children waiting to be adopted.



As of February 4, 2008

From Peter H. Reynolds - A Postscript for Patriots Fans: Keep Believing!

As a Boston-based author/illustrator, Peter can't help but cheer for the New England Patriots. Naturally,he was disappointed on February 3, when the New York Giants beat the Pats in Super Bowl XLII. Peter extends our congratulations to the Giants and their supporters. For Pats sympathizers, Peter offers an original poster he designed. Keep believing, and get your Red Sox cap ready--baseball season approaches! Click here to download the poster PDF.



As of January 25, 2008

Mass Gov Deval Patrick and Peter H. Reynolds Collaborate on Youth Civic Engagement

Peter H. Reynolds and Deval Patrick, the Governor of Massachusetts, share a common belief: Civic engagement is one of the cornerstones of school success.

Recently, Governor Patrick offered the annual "State of the Commonwealth" address to the citizens of Massachusetts. On the day after his speech, the Governor visited the Greenlodge School in Peter's hometown of Dedham, Massachusetts. At the request of State Representative Paul McMurtry, Peter joined the Governor in helping promote the state's education plan with a particular focus on taking action. In his remarks, Governor Patrick talked about the need to educate the whole child, and specifically, how the Massachusetts Readiness Project will meet that need. Knowing that he and the Governor share a similar educational philosophy, Peter created a Civic Engagement poster, which the Governor gladly signed and Peter donated to the Greenlodge School.

Click here to find a PDF of the "Shaping the Course" poster that you can download the print!


As of November 16, 2007

The Boston Globe Spotlights Peter H. Reynolds

The Boston Globe recently featured a stellar article about Peter and his company, FableVision. Click here for a PDF of the print article!


As of November 7, 2007

Peter H. Reynolds' Book The Dot Receives La-Belle Prize For Empowering Females

Author/illustrator and FableVision co-founder Peter H. Reynolds has been awarded the Lab-elle Prize for his book, The Dot. Given by the Lab-elle Association in partnership with the University of Geneva, the Lab-elle Prize honors authors and literary works that portray women and girls in non-traditional, empowering roles.

The Dot tells of Vashti, a young student who has convinced herself that she cannot draw. Her teacher dares her to make a mark, and Vashti's one small dot begins a colorful journey. At the end of the story, she shares her knowledge with classmate Ramon and encourages him to make his mark.

In his letter of acceptance, Peter wrote: "The Dot is more than a book about art. It is a book that encourages us to be brave about expressing ourselves." This is the same courage that we need as learners - inside the classroom and out.


As of October 24, 2007

ReadBoston’s Early Words Campaign Kickoff

ReadBoston's Early Words Campaign kicked off at Boston’s South End Settlements with CBS Host Lisa Hughes, the Mayor of Boston ~ Tom Menino, Peter H. Reynolds, and Chairman and CEO of Staples, Ron Sargent. Staples is a partner and corporate sponsor of Early Words.

The Early Words program provides training and seminars that teach parents the importance of talking to young children and how to increase the level of talking during everyday activities.

With the assistance of several volunteers, Peter read The Dot to over 200 early learners and teachers in the audience. Peter was also assisted by two four-year-olds who did a great job representing Vashti and Ramon. As Peter left the South End Settlements, the program director asked Peter to “Make His Mark” and he drew a beautiful mural on the wall outside some of the pre-school classrooms.


As of October 12, 2007

Rhode Island Children’s Book Award, presented to Peter H. Reynolds

"Charlestown School was the site of the presentation of the Rhode Island Children’s Book Award, presented to Peter H. Reynolds, illustrator of the 2007 winning book by Megan McDonald: Stink, the Incredible Shrinking Kid. The staff and students worked very hard to make this special event a huge success. The backdrop for the stage was created by students from Mrs. Moskosky’s and Mrs. Safford’s first grade classes, and put together by Mrs. Reiser-Jones and Mrs. Rich. Third grader Sergio Valdivia created the picture of “Stink” for the backdrop.

"Under the guidance of fourth grade teacher Ms. Miceli, Chevy Ready, Suzanne Healy, Hunter Clark, Samantha Johnson, Elizabeth Vazquez, Noel Russo, Katherine Caparco, and Dakota Morehouse presented a Readers’ Theater scene from the book. Entertainment also included book reviews by Elizabeth Vazquez and Corey Merritt, a song by the fourth grade chorus group, and a movement activity by Mrs. Rhodes’ first grade class. The mistress of ceremonies for the event was Karli Nelson, and Alexandra Huzyk presented the award to Mr. Reynolds.

"We would like to give special thanks to Rhode Island Children’s Book Award Committee Chairperson Brooke Strachan, the Charlestown Parent-Teacher Organization for the wonderful reception following the award ceremony, and to Charlestown School staff members: Mrs. Reiser-Jones, library/media specialist, Mrs. Fiske, physical education teacher, Mrs. Sherman, music teacher, and Mrs. Rich, art teacher. This was truly a multi-disciplinary and school-wide effort!
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Donna Fitts, Principal
Charlestown School


As of September 30, 2007

Peter H. Reynolds Receives Literary Lights for Children Award

As one of four authors honored by the Associates of the Boston Public Library, Peter received the Literary Lights for Children Award during its ninth annual tea party at the beautiful Copley Fairmont Hotel in Boston. Literary Lights for Children seeks to raise awareness of children's literature, promote literacy, honor children's authors and raise money for the Boston Public Library's children's services and collections. Proceeds from this event will specifically fund conservation and restoration of the library's Alice B. Jordan collection.

During the event Peter spoke about his mission to make the world a better place through his art, his words, and involvement in his community. He also invited its 500 participants to draw with him, and had the opportunity to meet children from all of the Boston Public Branch Libraries as well as The Epiphany School, Beacon Academy, Josiah Quincy Upper School, Mother Caroline, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston.

And Peter is in excellent company! Previous award recipients include Marc Brown, Matt Tavares, William Steig, Mary Pope Osborne, Eric Carle, Lois Lowry and David Macaulay.


As of September 22, 2007

Peter H. Reynolds Visits Florida School for Deaf & Blind

Author and Illustrator Peter H. Reynolds opened the 5th Annual Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Writing Expo in St. Augustine, Florida where he was welcomed by the incredibly talented staff and 750 amazing K-12 students.

While all of Peter's trips are special, this one had particular significance. Peter's unique abilities to connect and communicate with children were stretched in new and meaningful ways. "These amazing children challenged me as a storyteller to rethink how people who can't see or hear experience a story," said Peter. The culmination of two wonderfully full days of meeting, drawing and sharing with teachers and students was the students' "choral reading" of The Dot. "Truthfully, they taught me more that I taught them," Peter remarked.

The second edition of The Dot, published in Braille, is now available from our good friend, Bruce Curtis, at BrailleInk: http://www.brailleink.org/dot.php. This new edition has a sturdier binding and is not as big or heavy as the first one.


As of July 17, 2007

Community of Caring

Peter was the featured speaker at July's Community of Caring National K-12 Character Education Conference in Las Vegas. Peter and his company, FableVision, support the Community of Caring's mission to strengthen five core values: caring, respect, responsibility, trust and family. In the words of its founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, "In Community of Caring, we believe the quality of caring we give to our parents, to our brothers and sisters, to our families, to our friends and neighbors, and to the poor and the powerless endows a life, a community with respect, hope and happiness."


As of July 17, 2007

Gift Gallery Anniversary Special - 20% off all items!

To celebrate the 4-year anniversary of the Peter H. Reynolds website, we're offering a limited Gift Gallery Special... 20% off all items in the Peter H. Reynolds Gift Gallery! This offer ends September 30, 2007.

If you've been tempted in the past, this is the time to carpe diem!

Click here to start shopping!


As of June 24, 2007

Peter H. Reynolds teams up with Mayor Menino for ReadBoston

While Boston Mayor Thomas Menino read Peter's book The Dot aloud, Peter drew and animated his story to the hundreds of school children gathered in the Boston Common's Tadpole Pond on June 22nd for ReadBoston's Storymobile kickoff event. Participants were sporting the new Storymobile T-shirts that Peter designed for the event, and each child was presented with a copy of The Dot to enjoy at home, compliments of Staples. For the past decade, ReadBoston, founded by Mayor Menino and his wife Angela, has been working to ensure all children in Boston are reading at grade level by the end of third grade. For more information on ReadBoston and the Staples Literacy Program, see www.readboston.org/.


As of May 22, 2007

Peter Delivers Commencements, Receives L.H.D.
Encourages Graduates to Be Brave Enough to Follow Their Dreams

Peter H. Reynolds made a trip in the way-back machine to his alma mater of Fitchburg State College (FSC) to deliver the commencement address and to receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree (pictured here with FSC President Bob Antonucci). Peter presented the address to graduates of Fitchburg State College's 111th commencement ceremony on May 19th, and was awarded the title Litterarum Humanarum Doctor (L.H.D) because of his substantial contributions to education and the arts. Since graduating from FSC with a bachelor's degree in communications media in 1983, Peter received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1999 from the college.

As a vocal advocate of public schools and the state education system, Peter spoke to over two thousand Fitchburg State graduates, family, friends and members of the college community. He also spoke at the annual Chelmsford High School commencement, his first alma mater. His wish for every graduate is to "make your mark and see where it takes you."


As of April 10, 2007

Peter H. Reynolds' New Book, Someday - #1 New York Times Best Selling Book

Very exciting news to share! Peter's new book Someday (illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, written by author Alison McGhee) is a New York Times #1 Best Seller Children's book! Someday is a "storybook for all ages" that celebrates the potential we see in our children and the yearning for them to live life to its fullest. To get your personalized and autographed copy of the book, hop over to The Blue Bunny at www.dedhambluebunny.com - the Reynolds family bookstore.

FableVision has created a free SOMEDAY eCard especially for Mother's Day!
Click and send your Mother's Day Message here...


As of March 17, 2007

New Megan McDonald/Peter H. Reynolds Book Released

Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers, the third book in the Judy Moody spin-off series about Judy's little brother Stink, was released last month. In this book, Stink's amazing sense of smell makes him seem like a "Nose-it-all", but then something unexpected happens... Yep, you'll have to read the book to find out!

Peter's illustration collaborations with author Megan McDonald on the Judy Moody and Stink chapter books have reached millions of children around the world. Stay tuned to find out what's coming next in the RARE world of Judy and Stink Moody!



As of February 28, 2007

Making Our Mark! - The Big Dot Event

On Februrary 26, Peter H. Reynolds joined officials from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's administration at the Massachusetts State House- along with friends from Harvard University, Citizen Schools and the Dan Marr Boys & Girls Club - to talk to middle school students about being brave & creative enough to "make their mark" - as students helped paint the world's biggest kid-created dot! This was part of a nationwide initiative called Entrepreneurship Week USA sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation.


 

Upcoming Events

California CUE
March 4-6, 2010  
Palm Springs, CA

Visit the FableVision Learning Booth, and don’t miss Peter H. Reynolds’ workshops on Animation-ish! Peter will also be signing books, including Rose’s Garden, his latest book about Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mother of Jack, Bobby, and Ted Kennedy.  


The Nebraska Education Technology Association (NETA) Conference
April 29–30, 2010
La Vista, NE

Peter H. Reynolds will offer the keynote at NETA this year.


Constructing Modern Knowledge
July 12-15, 2010
Manchester, NH

Constructing Modern Knowledge (CMK) is a minds-on institute committed to creativity, collaboration, and computing. Engage in intensive computer-rich project development with peers and world-class educators including Alfie Kohn, Deborah Meier, James Loewen, Gary Stager, and Peter H. Reynolds. Register now for a $75.00 discount. Super early-bird registration ends December 20.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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