tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post1271531813706824799..comments2023-12-31T09:16:20.426-06:00Comments on ADVENTURES IN FICTION: Alas, the Last of the WilderkingKeanan Brandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12638962927055276969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post-85448450645240966092009-03-14T16:17:00.000-05:002009-03-14T16:17:00.000-05:00Hey, Jonathan! Thanks for stopping by and checking...Hey, Jonathan! Thanks for stopping by and checking out the post.<BR/><BR/>I've been with the Club since 1997, but Story Time's only been around since about 2000. We started with The Hobbit -- I was more ambitious than smart, and didn't consider how hard some books might be to translate from internal to out-loud reading, especially for an audience that was growing up with more visual forms of entertainment.<BR/><BR/>However, your books have brought back a consistent audience every week, barring school functions, illness, and other interruptions to the kids' schedules.<BR/><BR/>Some of the children become so enamored of the stories, they tend to act them out with me. I'll see someone from the corner of my eye as they stomp when I stomp, or frown when I frown. Most distracting behavior I try to squelch, but the acting? It just tells me they're into the story, and it even starts to involve other kids. <BR/><BR/>Some of the boys have declared themselves feechies -- they're about the right height -- and the green kiwi-strawberry drink I've been buying for them to drink during Story Time is now "swamp water" in honor of the feechies' preference for it over clean water.<BR/><BR/>I'm happy to know there's another book in the works! Will readers be able to get involved without having to read the previous volumes? (I'm thinking of the kids who'll start attending later, and may not be familiar with the original stories.)Keanan Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638962927055276969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post-63724931098654738522009-03-13T06:01:00.000-05:002009-03-13T06:01:00.000-05:00A Google alert alerted me to this post. What a day...A Google alert alerted me to this post. What a day-brightener! The scene you describe--you gesturing and yodeling and pouring yourself out for an audience of eager kids--is exactly what I'm hoping for when I write. And the boy who cared enough about the characters to be sad at the sad parts--a great encouragement. So thank you. I'll have another Corenwald-related book coming out in the summer of 2010 (working title: 'The Charlatan's Boy'), so maybe you and your kids can spend some more time with the feechiefolks then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com