Doesn’t get any better than this!

May 21, 2024 —Last week, my son’s coworker, Monica, showed him a photo of her grandchildren, Thomas and Olivia. Olivia, smiling broadly (and beautifully), is holding a copy of How Happy Is a Lark? They think my son is a celebrity because “Davey the Dolphin” (in the book on the happy clam page) is named for him. How adorable is that?! For those of you who know us, can you find other family names in the book? (Hint: you can.)

When I posted about our new book release, Into the Thicket, scheduled for this fall on Facebook, my son commented about the above and added, “You’re their favorite author!” (Me, thinking: WAIT! WHAT? WOW, how sweet. I can’t believe it.) He continued, “But everyone around Olivia is tired of hearing about how happy a lark is, so they said it’ll be good for her to carry around a new book for a change.” (Me: laughing out loud and feeling touched to my very core).

“She carries that book around like other girls carry their dolls,” Monica told my son. Have I mentioned HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS KID? And Monica, of course, for buying my book for them and relaying these stories. 

Can you see why these kiddos and THIS anecdote is way beyond worthy of an entire blog post all to itself?! I hope to meet these cute and cool kids (with impeccable taste ;) ) someday! Next time I see my son, I’m going to give him prizes for these two super stars. 

Images credit: Monica. 

I think that all authors love to talk about their books and hear what people think. Feel free to share your or your children’s thoughts, the activity from the back of the book, or ask questions, via my contact page. I’ll be selecting some activities for prizes.