SELECTED REVIEWS​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

About The Book

It’s good!
    – Shira Robinson – Daughter (Age 7)
 
Anyone of any age is sure to enjoy the funny secrets tangled within the Ivy League colleges.
    – Shira Robinson – Daughter (Age 11)
 

One of the greatest books about the Ivy League ever written!

Matt Robinson…crafted this wonderful collection of stores of history of the Ivy league schools. The stories are very thought-provoking and entertaining. For anyone interested in wanting to know more about these schools, their mascots, and how they came about, this book is for you!!

     – Patrick Greenwood, award-winning host of “Writers on Writers Over a Triple Espresso” and author of Sunrise in Saigon
 

5 out of 5 stars! Fun to read and informative…. I learned a lot about the Ivy League.
     – Marcia Riman-Selz, PhD – Award-winning author of At Vittoria

I felt this book was extremely entertaining and informative. I liked the interesting facts about our country’s earliest and most famous universities…. Each of the Ivy League schools has an interesting history that is revealed through these pages. I highly recommend it!
     – Sam Pasco – Host, KXSF San Francisco

A clever collection of well-researched facts that provides a rich, amusing, and accessible history of the Ivy League.  
     – Julia Taus – Operations Manager, Penn Medicine Development, University of Pennsylvania

Lions, Tigers, and…Bulldogs? is a fun and fact-filled introduction to the rich heritage [of] our nation’s most prestigious universities. Readers…will delight in the inviting text, vivid illustrations, interesting anecdotes, and fascinating history. This book is a necessary addition to the libraries of alumni and a great gift to pass on along to the next generation of Ivy Leaguers! 
     – Scott Hubeny – Author, educator, and creator of “180 Dayz“
 
It’s perfect! I love it! My neighbor loved it too!

      – Ashlea Mirsky, PCEd – Architects for Learning (who is using the book to support students applying to college)

It’s a great book with a lot of hard work put into it.
     – Genny Peterson – Program Coordinator, OLLI at UMass Boston

This fun book is full of fascinating facts about the eight Ivy League schools. It’s the perfect gift for anyone who has attended one of the Ivies.
     – Joan Smith – Director, Library Foundation of Needham
 
In Lions, Tigers, and…Bulldogs?​, author Matt Robinson gives the reader tidbits of little-known knowledge about the eight Ivy League schools interspersed with humorous anecdotes…. This
book will be a cherished by any aspiring Ivy Leaguer as well as by alumni. 
     – David H. Aaron, Esq.  
 
I recommend anyone who likes history or any of these universities…to read this book…. I see the book becoming a best seller over time.
     – Sgt. James Goins – United States Air Force 
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Thank you for…sharing…your book. Your kind gesture…is much appreciated. I wish you all the best!
      – Dr. Claudine Gay – Former President of Harvard University

About Matt's Events

Matt’s event was one of the most popular author events we have had in some time!
    – Gay Ellen Dennett – Event Director, Needham Free Public Library

My 87-year-old mother-in-law just told me she watched your interview and really enjoyed it. This is the first time she has ever commented on anything we have ever done!
     – Mary Massey Treadwell – Owner, Southern Pen Bookshop 

Your wonderful personal journey was very heart warming and most appreciated. You are a simply delightful speaker!
     – Barbara Hand – Events Coordinator, Princeton University Club of NY
 
It makes me mad that Dartmouth no longer has a bookstore as your book would be perfect!
     – Kelly Kyriakos – Dartmouth College Club of St. Louis

I enjoyed your presentation…. I even learned some new stuff, and got some ideas.  Very good!
     – Sgt. Tom Keating – Commander and Chaplain for VFW Post 2498 and author of Yesterday’s Soldier

We were honored to have Matt Robinson kick off our annual breakfast series. He is an entertaining storyteller, and we enjoyed listening to him speak about how writing his book was a tribute to his father. We were grateful that he stayed so long to sign the books for the many people interested in speaking with him.
       – Matt Liebman – Brotherhood President, Congregation Beth Elohim
 

[Matt’s presentation] was a nice break from days of…Zoom meetings.
     – Bruce Greer – President, University of Pennsylvania Club of St. Louis 

 
I am grateful to have connected with you and to hear your heartwarming story of publishing a book and giving the first copy to your father. What a wonderful gift to this world you are!​
       – Chrystal Meach – Host, “Dow of the Heart“
You did a great job, Matt, and I was pleasantly surprised at what a good turnout you got on a cold weeknight!
     –  Linda Means – “Chicago Tribune” contributor and author of Passport to the World

SELECTED MEDIA

Article in “The Daily Pennsylvanian” by Nitin Seshadri
 
Article in “Fifty-Plus Advocate”
 
Article in Transcendent Authors
 
Review by the New England Board of Higher Education
 
Review by New England Books and Authors
 
 Review by Jordan Rich of WBZ/iHeart Radio – Boston 
 
 Interview with Atmosphere Press
 
 Interview with fellow author and book coach Diane Bator
 
Interview with Cameron Cowan of Something or Other Publishing
 

Interview with fellow author Patrick Greenwood on “Writers on Espresso”

Interview with Megan Kronberger of “The Marketing Lifeline“

 Interview with Anne Marie Mahoney of Belmont Media
 
Interview with Chrystal Meach of “Dow of the Heart“
 
Interview with Kathleen Osborne of Transcendent Authors
 
Interview with Sam Pasco of KXSF Radio – San Francisco000
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