The Many Questions of Fish: Take Two
"Mom, hey Mama? Is it possible to make a giant robotic stuffed animal to help old people but then the makers make it turn EVIL?"
"Hey Mom? Why does the government steal from people? Is it because they're butt faces?"
"Hey Mama, would this be a useful grenade: a tomato grenade?"
"Mom? Hey Mom? Why is the liberty bell in a huge glass dome? Isn't it easy to rob?"
"Hey Mama. How much do miners get paid? Is it like the highest paying - uh, duh! They mine for GOLD!"
"Hey Mom? How big is Brazil?"
"Mom, Mama? Who invented paper? Was it the Egyptians? Or the Romans or the Greeks, no not them, they invented wrestling."
"Hey Mama? If I had a cookie that had ghost peppers in it so spicy if a baby put his lips on it they'd turn black ... would that suck?"
"Mom, do you really sneak vegetables in our food?"
"Mom? Hey Mom? Why don't all the armies of all the countries in the world come together to kill the zombies?"
"Hey Mom? Do really rich people live in Mentions?"
"Mama, hey Mama, what's the lowest paying job? Is the owner the highest or the lowest? What about a pirate?"
"Mom, if you had a secret hideout that was underground and secret where would you put the trap door? And you can't say, In the bottom of the ocean."
"Hey Mama, did you know seven drops of superglue can hold up a car? A whole car!"
"Mom? Hey Mom? Are some costumes so scary that the people give them all the candy?"
"Mom! Hey Mom! What are you writing down? Are you gonna post this online?"
An ever-growing collection of interviews. Going forward all will be linked here for your (and my) convenience! Because I’m not much better at keeping track of links than anyone else. This list could easily serve as an FAQ, with some questions appearing in interviews more or less frequently than others. I hope you’ll enjoy pursuing the links and sharing broadly and widely with all your wonderful people!
For just under an hour I sat in the Calvin College Seminary chapel, captivated by quite possibly the most interesting (and energetic) person ever to be in Calvin College’s Seminary chapel. I took more notes at that session than all the others I attended combined. Good blog headlines? Blogging and social media? Blog-killing mistakes? I scribbled it all down. Like…
My next release, Violet and the Woof, coming soon, has an official cover! And here it is:
My final two events are passed: Books & Mortar and Hopscotch Children's Store Halloween Party. Halloween is officially over!
Saturday marked another release event for my first book, Halloween Good Night, and once again, we had amazing fun. Schuler Books in Grand Rapids set up everything from tables with crafts to treat bags to a cup of water for the visiting author (what, for me?!?).
Way back in July I was arranging events to welcome Halloween Good Night into the world, but it didn't occur to me then that all the great plans I made meant I'd actually have to do things and go places. At 32 weeks pregnant, as a homeschooling mama of five already, this doing and going get complicated.
My first book release included another first: the first piece of fan art I've received! After the reading and food and crafts, one sweet girl came to get her book signed, and to show me the ADORABLE picture she'd colored and decorated (one of the coloring pages available here). She agreed to allow me to share it (her mom, too), so here it is!
The release party for my first book happened just over a week ago now, and it was crazy! Crazy busy, crazy fun, crazy full of awesome people. A week (and a bit) later, I'm still glowing.
For Immediate Release (This is my press release!)
Counting With Globsters: Halloween Good Night is A Sweet and Not-So-Scary Educational Picture Book
I stopped posting to Instagram in November of 2020. And in so doing (or, not doing, I suppose), I noticed some things… First, there’s very little “Social” about Social Media.