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Building Character with Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury

Welcome to my blog feature, Building Character in which you get to meet a character from a book. Talking to a character outside of their book is fun! Huge. Amounts. Of fun. 
This week Strands of Thought is a World of Ink tour host to Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon’s Fury. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Andy. Tell us a little about yourself and what your life is like.
Hi, I’m Andy Smithson.  I’m ten years old.  I live in Lake Hills, TX. I love playing video games, especially...

Three Times A Charm with Mindy Hardwick

Welcome to Three Times A Charm. I love meeting new authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the children’s publishing industry and sharing their careers with my readers.
Today’s guest is author, Mindy Hardwick. It is rare when I’ve had the privilege of meeting an author in person, but Mindy and I did indeed meet recently at EPICon in Vancouver, Washington. It was lovely sharing a table with Mindy during the awards banquet! I hope we can do it again next year in Texas....

Readers Want To Know Elizabeth Parkinson Bellows

Today, the Im A Reader Not A Writer blog tour brings us the delightful Elizabeth Parkinson Bellows to talk about her Alexander Drake books. (I apologize this is in all caps. I've tried everything to fix it short of retyping the entire interview myself!)

Welcome Elizabeth! Thank you for joining us on Readers Want To Know! Can you please introduce yourself and your book?

Thank you for having me! I am a mom & keeper of chaos to three little ones… ages 7 and under. I also write childrens fant...

Building Character with Erik from A Pirate, A Blockade Runner and a Cat

Welcome to my blog feature, Building Character in which you get to meet a character from a book. Talking to a character outside of their book is fun! Huge. Amounts. Of fun. 
This week Strands of Thought is host to Erik from A Pirate, A Blockade Runner and a Cat. Erik, it is so good of you to join us on Strands of Thought. Tell us a little about yourself and what your life is like.
Hi, I’m Erik Burks, 13, a guy that once had a great life. I had friends and baseball, a mom and dad. But this...

Trail of Bones Book Blast

Trail of BonesReady for a new adventure? Are you a fan of fantasy, young adult, science fiction and action stories?“No mercy, No rules - Welcome to the Trail of Bones!”Run with Purpose – battle cry of the Shade WolvesMagnus, the runt of a litter of Shade Wolves, wants nothing more than to be a loyal, strong member of the pack. But when an ancient enemy threatens his friends and family, he faces a choice that could tear him from all he's known and loved. Born in captivity, the giant panther Ke...

Three Times A Charm with Penny Lockwood

Welcome to Three Times A Charm. I love meeting new authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the children’s publishing industry and sharing their careers with my readers.
Today’s guest is author Penny Lockwood. She is stopping by Strands of Thought as she tours the internet with her new book Boo’s Bad Day. Welcome Penny. Tell us about you, please.
Kai, thanks for hosting me.  At the end of the tour, I will pick out one commenter’s name and send an autographed copy...

World of Ink Presents Sarah E. Sauer, Author of What Do You See When You Look at Me

Today the World of Ink tour brings us our guest. Author, Sarah Sauer, is here to talk about her book, What Do You See When You Look at Me?
About the book:
In What Do You See When You Look at Me? the author engages her young readers with bright and colorful photos and invites them to see more than just an animal but to look at the beauty of each creature in detail.

Kai: Welcome to Strands of Thought, Sarah. What age range is your book for?
Sarah: 2/3 years to beginning readers 7/8 yrs.
Kai: Can you...

Building Character with Katora from Elixir Bound

Welcome to my blog feature, Building Character in which you get to meet a character from a book. Talking to a character outside of their book is fun! Huge. Amounts. Of fun. 
This week Strands of Thought is host to Katora from Elixir Bound. Welcome to Strands of Thought, Katora. Tell us a little about yourself and what your life is like.
My name is Katora Kase, third in line of the five Kase siblings, but first in line to take over the family farm. We grow tiny fruit called essenberries, f...

Three Times A Charm with Hazel Mitchell

Welcome to Three Times A Charm. I love meeting new authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the children’s publishing industry and sharing their careers with my readers.
Today’s guest is illustrator and author, Hazel Mitchell. (Isn't she adorable?) Welcome Hazel. Tell us about you, please.
Originally I am from Yorkshire, England, but now I live in Maine, USA creating books for children. It's my dream job! I went to art school in England, then got sidetracked, join...

Building Character with Ava from Ava's Tea Party

It’s Friday! Time for my blog feature, Building Character in which you get to meet a character from a book. Talking to a character outside of their book is fun! Huge. Amounts. Of fun. 
This week Strands of Thought is excited to host Ava from Ava’s Tea Party. It’s lovely to have you with us, Ava. Tell us a little about yourself.
My name is Ava, I’m five years old, and my favorite thing in the whole wide world is having tea parties.
That sounds nice and serene. I can’t imagine any problems...