Santa was a day late, but what a gift he brought! He “touched-down” with TURKEY’S FALL FUMBLE advance reader copies! (The 9th book in the Turkey Trouble series). Lee Harper really scored with the gobbledy-great art in this one! It can be pre-ordered already on Amazon now! Release date is Aug 5!
I had a delightful author visit to the small rural town of Creede Colorado. The beautiful drive there took me along the Silver Thread Scenic byway of old mining camps and high mountain passes, including over the steepest continuously paved road in Colorado up and over Slumgullion pass at 11,530 feet! (I have to come back next Summer or Fall when the Aspen leaves are on the trees!) It was such a delightful character-filled town and I got to enjoy my first snowfall of this year! And every student in the school in grades PreK-6th grade got a Turkey book bought by Mineral County!!
I will be doing a virtual visit with Oceanside School 5 in New York on
Tuesday, Nov. 18. It should be “gobblety-good” fun!
I’ve got two more school visits coming up: November 24 I will be visiting a K-12 school in the small rural town of Creede, CO. And March 26 I will be visiting another small rural town called Collbran, CO. Small schools are often very delightful to visit because you get more small-group interaction!
If you live near Glenwood Springs, CO come join me at the Raising a Reader Children’s Arts & Literacy Festival, Saturday, October 11 from 2-5 pm! Bring some kids and have a blast with all the fun activities and free books!
Come to the Grand Junction, CO Barnes and Noble on Saturday, September 6 at 10 or 11 for a book launch storytime for my new book HOW THE FOREST FEELS. We will read the story and do some fun sensory/texture activities and crafts. Books will be available for purchase and signing if desired!
CELBERATE TWICE!! Two more Turkey books are in the works!! Lee and I recenlty received a 2-book contract for TURKEY’S FALL FUMBLE (due out in 2026) and TURKEY’S LEPRECHAUN TRAP (due out in late 2027 or early 2028). GOBBLE, GOBBLE!!
I had such a gobbledy-great time visiting the farm of my Turkey illustrator while doing school visits not far from where he lives. I got to see the setting of so many of Turkey’s adventures and meet some farm friends. And while there we got the exciting news that our latest Turkey book, TURKEY’S BIRTHDAY BASH, was named to the Children’s Book Council’s 2025 Children’s Favorites List (which are books voted on by our most important readers—the kids!
Stay in sync with Wendi! Recently we had a great time with Turkey’s Birthday Bash book launch party, a writing conference, and lots of school visits! The giggles and learning are infectious.
September 21, 2024, 12:00-2:00 pm- BOOK LAUNCH EVENT for TURKEY’S BIRTHDAY BASH at Out West Books, 533 Main Street, Grand Junction, CO- a reading and book-related crafts and treats!
September 28-29- SCBWI Conference of the Rocky Mountain Region in Arvada, CO
October 14, 2024- School visit to Eaglecrest Elementary, Lehi, Utah
October 15, 2024- School visit to NorthPoint Elementary, Lehi, Utah
Wendi Silvano 