I'm in lovely Palm Springs this week at the QRCA Conference -- more on that in a minute. You may imagine that I'm enjoying warms sunny days, but actually, I was freezing in my pashmina during a day of board meetings inside the hotel. It was a long day, and I got up feeling rather uninspired. But then ... [trumpets going da-da-da-daaaaah here please]
My e-mail flashed me back to two years ago at the AGILE Alliance conference, for agile software developers. They let me run a panel for them, and we had a ball. Which is where I met Tom Coulson, who signed a poster of A Girl Named Pants for me. This is a new character Tom was developing because he wanted his own little girl to grow up strong and courageous, able to do anything.
Turns out Tom's been busy, as only a developer can be. He's launched a delightful new site, where you can see videos -- which are engaging! And you can read all the books for FREE. [Yes, you can also buy the books, so you don't have to take your laptop to bed when you read to the kids every night.]
There are even downloadable coloring pages you can print out. How cool is that. He says it best in his own words:
Susan -
You hoped our paths would cross again...here's a quick cross...
I mentioned my hobby when we were together in Toronto...Children's books.
Well, I launched a new website a couple nights ago and I am trying to spread the word.
My new site is totally kid-safe and everything is free. Kids can read all of
the Pants books, download illustrations and coloring pages, download
motivational posters, and watch two new awesome web shows; a series called “Kids
Save the Planet,” and a series called “Stuff Kids Need to Know.”
The website is www.agirlnamedpants.com. Check it out! And, if you find any
bugs, please let me know. It’s a new site…there are always bugs.
Thanks!Tom Colson
I love it when small entrepreneurial companies do such lovely work that could easily have been launched by a big company. It gives me great material to use as examples in my innovation projects.
So Tom, I read one of the books this morning, and now I have the courage to face another day of meetings.
I love that you are giving away the books. I bet you'll make a ton of money selling them and speaking to kids, and all because you are trying to do something good in the world. I may have to frame the poster [currently tacked to my cork-board].Back to my travels -- for the rest of the week, I'll be soaking up great brain food at the QRCA conference, which is the annual back to school event for qualitative researchers. With any luck, I'll be able to sneak off for some pool time later. Wishing you a courageous rest of the week!
