Penguins Can't Fly

The final zoo on the epic #Notarule Tour was in Sioux Falls South Dakota. We got to plug into a literacy program at the Great Plains Zoo in which Jason was the guest author. He got to share some stories from Penguins Can't Fly, then read the crowd an owl book, introducing screech owls as "rule breakers!" Then we got to unveil the rule-breaking animal guest, Aries the screech owl. You'd assume it's a baby because it's little... nope! You'd assume it is loud because of it's name... nope! Or that it even screeches... nope! This owl is breaking rules left and right, as his head turns …

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We were excited to spend a beautiful Sunday at Como Zoo in St. Paul Minnesota to help promote Penguins Can't Fly and encourage people to break rules that don't exist. Especially popular at this stop was the opportunity for parents to draw on their children: It's fun being permission granters! And the results were pretty spectacular:  …

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It's been very exciting to see people finding the prints I've hidden as part of our Find Marty Art Drop. It works like this: I hide a limited edition signed print somewhere in the world and post a clue on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. A tiny penguin (aka "Marty") is included with the print, along with a note containing instructions and a little bit about Penguins Can't Fly. The winner is the first to find it. If he or she takes a picture with it and tags us online, we send them a free autographed book. The photos above are some of our favorites, with locations like Green Bay, …

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The #Notarule Tour has taken us to some interesting locations. A bookstore, of course, but also some zoos, ice cream parlors, and an old bank. It's been a fun chance to experiment, and one of the most "experimental" stops was St. Charles, Illinois. That's where we had our first ever house party. It all came about after all of the locations we had in mind for the Chicagoland area fell through (mostly due to store owners with Adultitis). After one with a full-blown case treated my wife rudely, I took to Facebook to vent. And Beth, who had attended an Escape Adulthood Summit with her …

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Ice cream parlors are among the best Adultitis Hospitals, and we recently visited two as part of our epic #Notarule Tour. The first was at Pied Piper Creamery in Nashville, Tennessee. This cool place was in a neat little neighborhood and featured some creative flavors, such as "Trailer Trash," which is Vanilla with Oreo, Twix, Butterfinger, Nestle Crunch, Snickers, M&Ms, and Reese’s Pieces. Lucy was a big fan of that one. I really enjoyed my choice: "Oatmeal Raisin in the Sun." Not only was it a beautiful night for hanging out, but we …

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The Madison stop for the #Notarule Tour was held on Saturday, in conjunction with the beloved Art Fair on the Square, and it was a huge success! We originally wanted to hold it at the local zoo near the penguin exhibit, but like many zoos we ran in to, they weren't that interested. As fate would have it, the exact morning we got a thumbs down from the zoo is the same day we stumbled into the Dream Bank for the first time. The Dream Bank is a neat community space sponsored by American Family Insurance. It's in an old, renovated bank, and they offer all kinds of free community programs, from …

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The #Notarule Tour is a curious cavalcade of unusual events united in the purpose of helping you break rules that don’t exist. Fueled by the message of my new book, this is one unconventional book tour, with stops at all kinds of unexpected places. We're taking advantage of the great opportunity to experiment, and we're really having fun with it. We just had our first stop at a zoo, and in the next week, we have two more unique events going down. The first is this Saturday in Madison from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at the Dream Bank across from the State Capitol. In conjunction with Madison's …

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