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Once again, Sid the Sasquatch is an award winning children's book! Sid's lovable story about friendship and the acceptance of diversity has won in several categories of the Story Monsters 2020 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards Contest! 1st place winner in the "Picture Books 5 & Younger" eBooks category 2nd place winner in both the "Cultural Diversity" and "Best Illustrations" eBooks categories (Thank you Joseph Cowman for your amazing talent!) Honorable Mention in the "General" eBooks category #ChildrensBooks #Reading #BookContest #AwardWinner #Sasquatch #SidtheSasquatch #instabooks #storymonster #PurpleDragonFly 
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I know some of you are just as bummed as Sid that Planet Comicon was postponed this year. Safety right now is paramount. We all do hope to return in August. That said, if you find yourself desiring some Comicon swag... please head on over to Artist Alley Online ( https://artistalleyonline.com/pcc-sfal/ ) to take a look at all the exhibitors and artists that were planning to attend in March.  Stay safe, stay inspired Let’s keep the spark of travel alive, together. We’re proud to be #TogetherInTravel www.TogetherInTravel.com I'm thrilled to announce "Sid the Sasquatch" has received another glowing review, this time for the August edition of Story Monsters Ink-The Literary Resource for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents (https://www.storymonsters.com/current-issue). As a result, the review will also appear in the Cengage Learning, Gale interactive CD-ROM series "Book Review Index" which is published quarterly for academic, corporate, and public library systems. Additionally, the review will be archived on the Midwest Book Review website for the next five years under the Children's Bookwatch section. A warm thank you to Darleen Wohlfeil for taking the time to read about Sid and for the kind review!  A big, sincere, Sasquatch-sized THANK YOU to everyone who came out to see Sid at PlanetComicon Kansas City! Sid met so many new friends and loved seeing so many old friends come and say hello again! I can't adequately express just how much it means to me that you have welcomed Sid into your families! You all know how to make a Sasquatch smile!  Why not add a little Sasquatch to the festivities this year? You can enter to WIN this Sasquatch themed basket by clicking the link below! https://mailchi.mp/ddba13414c56/sasquatchbasket The basket features: Lethal Chicken Games LLC Camping with Sasquatch game, a Sid the Sasquatch book, Big Foot plush from Aurora World Inc., the Lethal Chicken plushie, Ghost Stories Monster Book plushie, Sasquatch Poo Cottoncandy and a Sasquatch Noisemaker. Or put together your own Sasquabasket! Products available at Amazon.com and AuroraGift.com.  Today I had the honor and privilege of leading two poetry writing workshops for the Fort Osage District’s Young Authors Conference. There are certain moments in life that bring such joy it’s difficult to really express with words. This day was filled with those moments. Watching so many wonderfully talented kids utilize their creativity—and doing so in a format that I love so dearly—was incredible. I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Rebecca Conrad and the Fort Osage School District for inviting me to teach their young authors a little bit about poetry. I would also like to give a cyber round of applause to all the children there today who were brave enough to share their creativity with the world. I hope you all continue to write every day! Here are a few pictures of some of the remarkable kids I had the pleasure of teaching today. #TheFutureIsBright #FutureAuthorsofAmerica    What do Sid the Sasquatch, Wendy Elliott, William Shatner, Henry Winkler, Cary Elwes, Jason Liebrecht, Juliana Harkavy, Danielle Panabaker, Mark Pellegrino, Dean Cain, Michael Rosenbaum, Chris Sarandon, John Wesley Shipp, Tom Welling, Linda Blair and Bonnie Wright all have in common? They’ll all be attending the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Planet Comicon Kansas City - March 29th-March 31st 2019! Come and join the fun! Get your tickets today!  I have been fortunate to meet several aspiring authors since publishing Sid the Sasquatch in 2016. This has been a real treasure for me! So I wanted to give a shout out to a few of them here. These young ladies have a remarkable talent for writing and I can't wait to see what the future brings for them! #TheFutureLooksBright #FutureAuthorsofAmerica #YoungWriters Meet Eva: She is an avid reader and has a vast imagination!  Meet Bella: She has a talent for rhyme and quick creative writing!  Meet Sophie: She loves to write stories about talking animals!  Thank you all for sharing your stories with me and for expressing yourself through writing! You are going to go far!! |
