Author Chat with Robin Hall-April 6th Noon EDT! Join us!
Hi Friends! April 6th-Thursday-Noon EDT! Yes! Tomorrow—or maybe today! Maybe RIGHT NOW!
I’m chatting author-to-author about picture book creation with fellow VCFA alumnx Robin Hall, who also has a new picture book coming soon from Familus, called The Littlest Weaver. We’ll have plenty to chat about—research, writing, revising…secrets—and it will be heaps of fun! And there’s a #giveaway!
Step-by-Step Instructions for joining the chat are below! Everything you need to know.
Join Us! Bring your questions! Tell your Friends!
How to Join Insta-chat:
1. You’ll need an instagram account to access the live.
2. Follow @robinhallwrites (which you want to do for the giveaway, anyhow!)
3. At noon Eastern on Thursday, sign in to your account.
4. On the top of your account where the stories are, @robinhallwrites will start the Instagram Live. You will see her face in one of the stories and a red circle around it. As her follower, you will get a notification that she is live, as well.
5. Click on the story circle and you’re in
6. Enjoy the fun and feel free to ask questions and interact in the chat.
Looking forward to seeing y’all this Thursday, April 6th!
VAMPIRE BABY Vants YOU!
FINALLY…finally…after 7 years adrift, my village has a bookstore! Red Jacket Books opened a few months ago—YIPPEE!!!! In an effort to spread the word and support independent bookstores we teamed up for a Vampire Give-Away! Which means you could be one of the lucky 20 pumpkins who win!
GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
The first 20 people who order a copy of Vampire Baby from Red Jacket Books win a swag bag of goodies—fangs included!
You can call the store or order on-line or in person. And, if you’d like it autographed, I’d be happy to!
Here’s the website link: https://redjacketbooks.com/products/vampire-baby
I thank you! Red Jacket Books thanks you!
Vampire Baby vil bite YOU!
Fin Pals Ask Norman T Goldfish "How Do I Wake Wanda the Crawfish?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
Say kids, Norman had never even heard of a crawfish before receiving Scarlett’s letter. So, we looked it up in our go-to encyclopedia Kiddle. Here are some fun crayfish facts! and more about molting from Acuriopets. Click below for a closeup of a crawfish in action.
Some friends write letters, some ask questions, some send pictures. Norman glugs them all! Do you think Scarlett looks as worried as Norman’s human does in this drawing?
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter! He’d love to hear from you!
Mail your questions to Norman at:
Norman the Goldfish
PO Box 1094
WHB, NY 11978
Be sure to include your return address if you want Norman to write back.
E-Mail questions to Norman:
Snap a photo of your handwritten question and email it to Norman using the handy-dandy form: Click Here for E-Mail Form. (Don’t forget to sign it!)
And!!!!! Everyone who sends Norman a question will be entered to WIN a prize in Kelly’s Giveaway!
Pen Pals ask Kelly, "Did You Ever Do Something Else?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
Norman T. Goldfish doesn’t get all the mail; sometimes Pen Pals write to Kelly too. In this letter, Jada asks the question lots of friends ask:
What do you think? Has Kelly had other jobs? Should she get one now? Or should she keep writing stories?
Scroll down for Kelly’s response:
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter! Click Here for Details!
And!!!!! Everyone who sends Norman a question will be entered to WIN a prize in Kelly’s Giveaway!
Fin Pals Ask Norman T Goldfish: What's Your Favorite Frosting?
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
“Hurrah-hooray! It’s my birthday!”
What kind of frosting do you think Norman wants on his cake? If you were a goldfish what kind would you like? Scroll down to read Norman’s answer.
Glug
Glug
Glug . . .
And check out these fishbowl cake pops our friend, Jamie Golden at Sweet Revenge made:
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter! Click Here for Details!
And!!!!! Everyone who sends Norman a question will be entered to WIN a prize in Kelly’s Giveaway!
Fin Pals Ask Norman T Goldfish: What if a Friend is Mean?
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
Have you ever told someone “Go away!”? Or “I don’t want to play with you?” Norman has. And school friends said mean things to him, too. What do you think Norman did afterwards?
Scroll down to read Norman’s answer.
Glug
Glug
Glug . . .
“Give a friend some time and then say “Hi! Let’s talk.”
For more about friends not being friendly, you and your adult can read “Three Ways to Deal with a Mean Friend.”
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter! Click Here for Details!
And!!!!! Everyone who sends Norman a question will be entered to WIN a prize in Kelly’s Giveaway!
Fin Pals Ask Norman T Goldfish about Vacations . . .
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
The picture below, another Fin Pal drew, shows exactly how I felt riding riding riding in the car…
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter! He’d love to hear from you!
Mail your questions to Norman at:
Norman the Goldfish
PO Box 1094
WHB, NY 11978
Be sure to include your return address if you want Norman to write back.
E-Mail questions to Norman:
Snap a photo of your handwritten question and email it to Norman using the handy-dandy form: Click Here for E-Mail Form. (Don’t forget to sign it!)
And!!!!! Everyone who sends Norman a question will be entered to WIN a prize in Kelly’s Giveaway!
Ask Norman T Goldfish...Anything You Want!
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
I have good news and good-good news. First, the good news:
Norman won’t be answering any mail this week because he’s on Vacation!
Bahamas, Baby!
The Good-Good News: Norman loves hearing from Fin Pals!
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter! He’d love to hear from you!
Mail your questions to Norman at:
Norman the Goldfish
PO Box 1094
WHB, NY 11978
Be sure to include your return address if you want Norman to write back.
E-Mail questions to Norman:
Snap a photo of your handwritten question and email it to Norman using the handy-dandy form: Click Here for E-Mail Form. (Don’t forget to sign it!)
And!!!!! Everyone who sends Norman a question will be entered to WIN a prize in Kelly’s Giveaway!