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Ninjas in the Library

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Oct 24, 2017 in Book: Deadly Flowers, Book: Deadly Wish, Ninjas, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Ninjas in the Library

We had an awesome Deadly Flowers event at the Portland Public Library last Saturday! Our fearless and stealthy readers hunted for clues in the stacks (learning just a tad about the Dewey Decimal system in the process), figured out a rope puzzle (not easy!) and practiced sneaking up silently on a blindfolded partner (no peeking!). And of course many left with signed copies of Deadly Flowers and the brand-new Deadly Wish.

All this was courtesy of the excellent game kit created by the brilliant Kirsten Cappy of Curious City. To recreate this event, download the kit and buy yourself a few dozen Japanese Kit-Kats for snack (we had them in raspberry, strawberry, and green tea flavors). I guarantee you an adventurous event!

Japanese Demons In the Bathroom.

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Oct 6, 2017 in Book: Deadly Flowers, Book: Deadly Wish, Japanese Demons, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Japanese Demons In the Bathroom.

The bathtub licker…the little girl who haunts elementary school (third stall from the left)…worst of all, the dreadful Red Cape / Blue Cape–all here.

Imagine an Art Project!

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Jul 31, 2017 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Imagine an Art Project!

The students at John Norquay Elementary School in Vancouver, Canada did something truly extraordinary! Classes often do art projects based on the Imagine series of picture books, in which my poems were paired with magical realistic art by the remarkable John Gonsalves, but rarely are they are stunning as these enchanting sculptures. The effect is of a magical forest. How I’d love to stroll through it!