Jennifer Carson's Blog, page 20
June 4, 2012
The importance of being creative…
My Faerie House
My life has been full of creative pursuits. It wasn’t until I was almost 30 that I finally settled on creating creatures and found a way to support my craft habit. Creating to me is like drinking water– it is not just something I like to do– but MUST do. To keep my creative mind refreshed it is important to learn new skills. I’ve been wanting to learn how to sculpt for many years and I finally got the chance to hand build a faerie house this past week with the help of my friend, Cindy Best, at Little Bear Pottery.
We had given my youngest son a clay session with Cindy for his birthday instead of toys he would eventually break or outgrow and it was such a great experience for him. Watching him throw a pot on the wheel gave my urge to sculpt a little push! Finally I just made time to do it and I can’t wait to create another! I’ll post another photo after it has been fired and glazed.
How do you keep your creative juices flowing and fresh?
May 31, 2012
Fairies & Hapennies Need Readers: A Giveaway for Librarians & Educators
Win this Library Fairy created by author & creature maker Jennifer Carson!
Where would Fairies and Hapennies be without librarians and teachers to read them into existence?
FAIRIES & HAPENNIES:
A Giveaway for Librarians & Educators (Grades 1-3)
Author and creature maker Jennifer Carson went into the land of stories as a child and never came out. She spends her days weaving stories and stitching the marvels that appear in them.
The Chapter Book
Jennifer Carson’s (a.ka. The Dragon Charmer) latest chapter book, Hapenny Magick is the sweet, suspenseful, oft giggle-worthy fantasy for ages 7+, (illustrated quite wonderfully by P.A. Lewis).
“A charming book, perfect for a read-aloud or to read sitting in the crook of a favorite tree…a warm, cheery story with just the right amount of thrilling scenes.” –Angela J. Reynolds, Head of Youth Services, Annapolis Valley Regional Library
The Giveaway
Not only is Jennifer giving away a dozen signed copies of Hapenny Magick to elementary school librarians, public librarians, and teachers (grades 1-3), but one random applicant will be chosen by the fairies to receive the above (quite magical) Library Fairy*! Truly? Yes, truly.
Enter all those that read aloud to rooms full of imaginative creatures or place such books in readers’ hands. (Your email nor address will be saved, but only used for the purpose of this giveaway).
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*The Library Fairy is 6″ tall and made from hand dyed wool with hand dyed yarn and fiber/ribbon hair. His book is permanently attached, as are his ultra-suede pants. Face and feet are needle sculpted, eyes are needle felted with hand dyed roving.
Hapenny Giveaway for Teachers and Librarians
Where would Fairies and Hapennies be without librarians and teachers to read them into existence?
FAIRIES & HAPENNIES:
A Giveaway for Librarians & Educators (Grades 1-3)
Author and creature maker Jennifer Carson went into the land of stories as a child and never came out. She spends her days weaving stories and stitching the marvels that appear in them.
The Chapter Book
The Library Faerie you might win!
Jennifer Carson’s (a.ka. The Dragon Charmer) latest chapter book, Hapenny Magick is the sweet, suspenseful, oft giggle-worthy fantasy for ages 7+, (illustrated quite wonderfully by P.A. Lewis).
“A charming book, perfect for a read-aloud or to read sitting in the crook of a favorite tree…a warm, cheery story with just the right amount of thrilling scenes.” –Angela J. Reynolds, Head of Youth Services, Annapolis Valley Regional Library
The Giveaway
Not only is Jennifer giving away a dozen signed copies of Hapenny Magick to elementary school librarians, public librarians, and teachers (grades 1-3), but one random applicant will be chosen by the fairies to receive the above (quite magical) Library Fairy*! Truly? Yes, truly.
Enter all those that read aloud to rooms full of imaginative creatures or place such books in readers’ hands. (Your email nor address will be saved, but only used for the purpose of this giveaway).
To Enter the Giveaway visit the Curious City’s Department of Public Works for the entry form! Want to listen to the first chapter of Hapenny Magick? Follow this link.
May 30, 2012
Hapenny Magick, audio book sneak “listen”
Maewyn
I have been dying to share this news with you all and now I finally can! Hapenny Magick is going to be a wonderful audiobook narrated by Simon Brooks, a local (to me!) professional storyteller.Please visit his website and take a listen to some of his other wonderful audio stories!
Simon has graciously decided that I could share the rough cut versions of some of my favorite chapters with all of you guys.
If you have the book, follow along! If not, you can get a copy here or here.
This is the first sneak “listen” to chapter one! Stay tuned for more!Hapenny Magick Chapter 1
Also, May 31 is the last day to enter the Goodreads giveaway. Find out more information here.
May 25, 2012
New! Hapenny Magick Newly Borns Sewing Pattern now available!
You can find the new sewing pattern for the Hapenny Newly Borns on Etsy and Patternmart! Happy creating!
Hapenny Magick Newly Borns PMRT
Newly Borns are 18″ of lovable baby. They are based on the newly born, Mabel, a character in my …
Price: US$10.00
May 18, 2012
Stand up for Dragons – An open letter to dracophobes…
Saw this wonderful post about why we celebrate dragons and I thought you might like it too!
Stand up for Dragons – An open letter to dracophobes….
May 10, 2012
Children’s Book Week Giveaway
In honor of Children’s Books week Pugalicious Press is doing a giveaway for Hapenny Magick! You can also sign up for the Goodreads giveaway for Hapenny Magick too! The Goodreads giveaway ends on June 1st. The Pugalicious giveaway ends sooner! Don’t miss out =0) And check out the awesome reviews on Goodreads and Amazon!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Hapenny Magick
by Jennifer Carson
Giveaway ends June 01, 2012.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
May 1, 2012
Writing is like a dragonfly...
Reblogged from Jennifer Carson:
I know, some of you are thinking, this lady is crazy! How is writing like a dragonfly? Well, I’m going to tell you.
My family and I went up to Pittsburg, NH this Memorial Day weekend. The three older boys were fishing with my husband and I was on shore with my youngest, having paddled the canoe for a couple of hours, on break.
One of my first blog posts, thought I'd share it again for those you didn't get to read it before!
April 27, 2012
Reads for Tweens, Find Out What Your Kids are Reading!
Reads 4 Tweens offers book reviews aimed at the adults who care about the books that kids aged 8 to 12 (give or take a few years) might be reading. While there’s no reason kids shouldn’t explore the site, the reviews are full of spoilers—they’re intended to inform about content, not explicitly persuade anyone to read the book.
It’s also intended to provide a place where parents, grandparents, teachers, librarians, and anyone else who cares can talk about the issues that arise with young readers.
I love this site because we had a hard time with finding appropriate content for our precocious reader when he was younger. This site clues parents in to the content of the books that their children are reading and makes recommendations for books they might enjoy.
See what she had to say about Hapenny Magick.
April 23, 2012
Interviewed by Erin Whalen about my love for children’s books and fantasy
This winter ,shortly after Hapenny Magick was released, I was interviewed in Rhode Island by artist Erin Whalen in her studio/store called The Story Emporium. Here is the interview for your watching pleasure!
