Archive for July, 2008

I had a delightful time on Tuesday at Main Street Books in Hattiesburg. I read Wolfsnail A Backyard Predator for the children (and adults). Afterward, I talked about how I came to write the book and a little about the photography. The children (and adults) had interesting questions. I had brought some coloring pages and some of the children sat down after the reading to color and enjoy the snacks provided by store owner Diane Shepherd.

My son reconfigured my laptop to run an open source operating system. I am posting a photo my mother took of my father during my sons’ recent visit with them. I used an open source photo processing program to modify the photograph. Dad is using a special tool called an atlatl to give a spear a more forceful send-off. The boys used to be (and actually still are, I suppose) all about sticks and spears.

I’ve been away for a few days and a few things have happened that I need to post.

First,  I spent the morning before I left talking about Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator with junior naturalists at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Several of these engaging 6th and 7th graders had come across wolfsnails in their own backyards. It was a little difficult to show my slides in the outdoor classroom, but it was a very neat (if hot and humid) environment.

Second, Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator received a nice review from Amy Schardein, a librarian in Kentucky.

Third, a reporter from a website called Mississippi Moms wrote a piece on the writing of Wolfsnai: A Backyard Predator.You can read it here.

I also want to let all the folks in the Hattiesburg area know that I’ll be reading and signing books at Main Street Books on Tuesday, July 15th at 10 a.m.