Celebrate National Jellybean Day Today!

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Come celebrate National Jellybean Day at a book signing and reading at the Deptford Free Public Library in Deptford, NJ, on Monday, April 22, 2013 from 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm.  Author Maggie Pajak will be on hand to read her children’s book, “Jellybeans Morning, Noon and Night.” The event is free and open to the public.

Attendees, adults and kids alike, are invited to make a free craft while they wait for the reading to begin at 7:30 pm. Before and after, Mrs. Pajak will be available to sign copies of purchased books. Credit cards are accepted.

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Book Signing and Reading – Rowan Barnes & Noble

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Book Signing and Reading at the Rowan Barnes & Noble in Glassboro, NJ, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm. Author Maggie Pajak will be on hand to read her children’s book, “Jellybeans Morning, Noon and Night.” The event is free and open to the public.

Attendees, adults and kids alike, are invited to make a free craft while they wait for the reading to begin at 7:30 pm. Before and after, Mrs. Pajak will be available to sign copies of purchased books.

The hardcover book along with jellybeans will be available for purchase at the event. Credit cards are accepted.

Celebrate National Jellybean Day!

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Come celebrate National Jellybean Day at a book signing and reading at the Deptford Free Public Library in Deptford, NJ, on Monday, April 22, 2013 from 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm.  Author Maggie Pajak will be on hand to read her children’s book, “Jellybeans Morning, Noon and Night.” The event is free and open to the public.

Attendees, adults and kids alike, are invited to make a free craft while they wait for the reading to begin at 7:30 pm. Before and after, Mrs. Pajak will be available to sign copies the book. The book is $16.99 (credit cards are accepted).

Book Signing and Reading – Rowan Barnes & Noble

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Book Signing and Reading at the Rowan Barnes & Noble in Glassboro, NJ, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm. Author Maggie Pajak will be on hand to read her children’s book, “Jellybeans Morning, Noon and Night.” The event is free and open to the public.

Attendees, adults and kids alike, are invited to make a free craft while they wait for the reading to begin at 7:30 pm. Before and after, Mrs. Pajak will be available to sign copies of purchased books.

The hardcover book along with jellybeans will be available for purchase at the event. Credit cards are accepted.

Be a Sweetheart

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February 14th is a special day and it’s not because it is Valentine’s Day (although that is pretty sweet too). February 14th at 8:56 am EXACTLY will be the last moment my Kickstarter campaign will be a live project.

I am hoping that on this day I will not just be celebrating Valentine’s Day with my husband and kids, but celebrating the success of my Kickstarter campaign being funded because a sweetheart like YOU made a pledge for some sweet rewards!

There is one whole week left to pre-order your copy of the children’s book “Jellybeans Morning, Noon And Night” through Kickstarter and get it before Easter! If this project is not 100% funded, this book will unfortunately not be printed at this time and you obviously will not be charged. You only will be charged if the book is funded 100% by February 14th at 8:56 am EXACTLY.

This children’s book is already 50% funded. We are half-way there! And there is a whole week left to go! So …

If you Love JELLYBEANS More Than …

Kermit Loves Miss Piggy

If you Love JELLYBEANS More Than …

Willy Wonka Loves Candy

Or you just want to support this Army wife, Mom of boys and Aunt of niece

Then click here to order your copy of

Jellybeans Morning, Noon And Night!

Thank you in advance and may your dreams be as sweet as jellybeans and filled with love and laughter!

Touché My Clever Kids, Touché

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The characters in the children’s book, “Jellybeans Morning, Noon And Night,” remind me of my own clever kids and here is just one example of how.

I was babysitting my nephew who is 4 years old and trying to reason with my five year old about how we need to SHARE our toys. I explained to him that his cousin was our “guest” and that we let our “guests” do what they “want” to when they visit. That included sharing our toys with our cousin.

Immediately I could see the light bulb come on inside my five year old’s head.

Light Bulb!

Without skipping a beat he turned to his cousin and asked him, “Do you “want” to go to Chuck-E-Cheese [a pizza and arcade place for kids].”

Well, I don’t have to tell you what his answer was because you know it was, “Yes! I “want” to go to Chuck-E-Cheese!”

I was witnessing what was happening, but I almost couldn’t believe it. Was I really about to be outsmarted by my 5 year old and his 4 year old cousin?

Yes, yes I was.

My five year old son then turned to me and said, “Mom, since my cousin “wants” to go to Chuck-E-Cheese and he is our “guest” I think we should take him!”

OMG! He totally went there! I was outsmarted and outplayed by a five year old!

Touché my son, you clever kid you. Touché!

If you want to get to know more about the clever kids in the children’s book, “Jellybeans Morning, Noon And Night,” you can find the book on Kickstarter here:

A Dedication to the Troops

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Welcome home ceremonies after 10 months in Iraq.

My name is Maggie Pajak. I am the author and publisher of the illustrated children’s book,“Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night.” I made up this story years ago when my husband was deployed in Iraq in 2005.

This story was the bribe that got my son to sleep in his own bed at night. Sleep was hard to come by as it was, not knowing what news I would wake up to with the thought that my husband could be in harms way. Having a two year old rolling around all night in your bed didn’t exactly bring a restful night’s sleep either.

As the parent on full-time “night-night duty,” I read more than my share of bedtime books that year. One night I decided to mix it up a bit and came up with this silly story about a boy and his love for jellybeans.

THIS BOOK IS MORE THAN A STORY

Me and my giggly son

To me this book is more than a story about two brother’s love for jellybeans – ALL of them and their plan to get Mom to let them eat them morning, noon and night. It is more than a lesson of moderation and letting your kids learn a lesson on their own.

To me it brought a few giggle-filled moments with my son at the end of some very long and trying days.

It is for this reason I decided to dedicate the book, not just to my husband and our son, but to all of the troops and their kids.

I know my son and I were not alone. I know I was not the only parent on full-time “night-night duty.” I know my son was not the only child missing their parent. And I know I was not the only wife missing their husband.

Dedication page in “Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night”

To the left is an image of the dedication page in my book, “Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night.” It displays a pic of my son Matthew (who’s 10 now) holding a pillow with a photo of my husband in uniform back when he was deployed in Iraq. I hope that “Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night” can bring some levity to others as it did for me and my giggle son those many years ago and as it did for my younger son Andrew (5) while my husband was deployed in 2011.

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Download a free sample of “Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night” on Kickstarter here.

#Crowdfunding is More Than A Bunch of “Projects”

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Maggie Pajak

I just want to formally introduce myself. I’m Maggie Pajak, the Author of the children’s book Jellybeans Morning, Noon and Night currently on Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform. I’m an Army wife and mother to two boys Matthew (10) and Andrew (5) and reside in Glassboro, NJ. But that’s all public on my Kickstarter #crowdfunding project page.

What you don’t know is what this crowdfunding “project” really means. Right now I’m in a crossroads if you will.  My life can go into two completely different directions and YOU are playing a key role in helping me decide which direction I will go.

Here’s what I mean by that …

I spent the SUMMER packing and moving to South Carolina so my husband could extend his military tour there for a second year making his superiors happy. It involved me quitting my long time and secure position with a company I had been at for 12 years. It involved moving several states away from family and uprooting the kids from their schools and friends.

On the positive side, we were going to be able to stay together as a family vs. seeing each other for a weekend once every 30-60 days like we had already been doing for a year.  My husband and I also looked at it as an even BIGGER adventure, as it was also going to give me an opportunity to explore making a living at doing something that I love and that’s writing children’s books.

Long story short, just a month after we moved to SC, those orders that my husband had received and brought me to uproot our family had been rescinded due to “budget cuts.”

So I spent the FALL packing and moving back to Jersey (not complaining … just explaining).

This brings me to the crossroads part …

Getting this Kickstarter project funded would not just help me print the book Jellybeans Morning, Noon and Night, it’s much BIGGER than that!

Getting funded would enable me to continue achieving my dream to write and publish children’s books (I just started blogging about the progress of my second book here: http://www.ElfUnderCover.com).

My point is that behind every #crowdfunding “project” is not just a bunch of “products” …

• Cities in the Sky: Science Fiction’s Forgotten Visionaries: Art and animation infused feature documentary revealing the amazing works of long forgotten science fiction writers. @Citiesinthesky
• %*&^! – Illustrative History in Profanity: Book and app with 100+ illustrations that shed comedic light on history – in profanity. @HistoryProfaniT
• The Gay Dad Project: Documentary about families & relationships within where one parent comes out. @gaydadproject
• I Am Unique: Your Personality and Passion – Visible to All: A boutique brand that makes limited ranges of clothing, from 100 pieces all the way down to 1. @uniqueclothesco

or even a children’s book called, “Jellybeans Morning, Noon and Night.”

Crowdfunding is about a bunch of #goodpeople with a bunch of sweet dreams trying to help each other to achieve them!

To all my fellow crowdfunders and crowdfunding backers … May YOUR dreams be as sweet as jellybeans and filled with much success, love and laughter!

Sincerely,

Maggie Pajak
Author
Jellybeans Morning, Noon and Night@maggie_pajak
info@jellybeansmorningnoonandnight.com
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jellybeans/jellybeans-morning-noon-and-night
http://www.jellybeansmorningnoonandnight.com

My Kids Want A Puppy, Seriously!

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What does a kid need to do these days in order to get a PUPPY?

Haven’t you heard? It’s get Facebook likes, that’s what!

Help get the project “Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night” on Kickstarter get 10,000 Facebook “likes.”

Just click on the Kickstarter project page HERE and then give it a “like” and if the project page gets 10,000 likes, my kids will get to eat jellybeans morning, noon & night AND get a puppy!

Seriously!

Hope you are having a SWEET day!

Maggie Pajak

Author

Jellybeans, Morning, Noon & Night

Are You a Good Egg or a Bad Egg?

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Ever wanted to have your child, family pet or picture of yourself immortalized in a children’s book – here is your chance!

Author Maggie Pajak has just announced a new reward level for her Kickstarter campaign, “Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night:”

GOOD EGG REWARD!

For being a “Good Egg” you get a picture of your choice included on one of the seek and find eggs in the Easter Egg Hunt Game in the book, “Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night.”  Your “Good Egg” will be located on the game page in the back of the book and hidden on one of the story pages that readers will have to seek and find. How sweet is that?

In addition to the above, this reward level for a pledge of $200 also includes:

• A thank you as a “Sweet-tooth Backer” on the official book website: http://jellybeansmorningnoonandnight.com/sweet-tooth-backers
• A rubber bracelet printed with: I LOVE JELLYBEANS MORNING, NOON & NIGHT
• A postcard of an early version of the book cover signed by the author
• An e-book copy of “Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night” for iPad
• A jellybean shaped container of Jelly Belly jellybeans net weight: 0.9 oz. (approx. 22 beans)
• A hardcover copy of the book “Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night” that includes the new Easter Egg Hunt Game and autographed by the author
• A chef hat embroiderd with your child’s name on it
• A white children’s apron
•  A hardcover copy from the first limited edition print run of the book “Jellybeans Morning, Noon & Night” autographed by the author.