Welcome
to The Toymaker’s August Newsletter!
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"I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will
come.”
~ Abraham Lincoln
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Make
your own picture puzzle and send a secret message to a friend.
Jigsaw
Puzzles!
Click
here to make your own!
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/39JigsawPuzzles/39Jigsaws.html
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Rocking
Horse and Elf Rider
Here
is a cheery little toy to make.
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/38Rockinghorse/38Rockinghorse.html
(Computer
Tip – If the new toys are not showing up on your screen,
try hitting the refresh button on the browser bar. If that doesn’t
work try emptying your cache.)
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"
I dwell in possibilities.”
~ Emily Dickinson
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Hello
and hello!
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
conference in Los Angeles was a dream! I met many wonderful, creative
people, caught up with old friends and made lots of new ones.
The high point for me was when the very nice Elizabeth Parisi,
Senior Art Director for Scholastic Books asked to look at my portfolio.
She also took a copy of my fantasy novel, The Toymakers
to read on the plane. I hope she liked it! It was four days of
intense bookish learning and enjoyment and I can hardly wait until
next year.
Thanks
to all for your continued good thoughts for my family. My folks
celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary this month and my dad
was able to sit up in a chair and eat cake. Who would have thought
that we would see that day after he was in a coma for two months?
It was the best of days!
The
summer has sped by and it is almost time for school to start again.
We survived a few weeks of hot weather and I, for one, am looking
for the cooler days of falling leaves and pumpkin pie.
Best thoughts,
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"Tell
me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious
life?"
~ Mary Oliver
“...a
good and wholesome thing is a little harmless fun in this world;
it tones a body up and keeps him human and prevents him from souring.”
~ Mark Twain
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For
the full account of my adventures at the Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators conference visit my journal.
http://thetoymaker.livejournal.com
And do say hello! I’d love to hear from you!
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"...making
art is a luxury". ~ David Smith
