Maureen Bush » Calgary Children’s Book Fair

No Origami at the Book Fair

Maureen Bush — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:55:48 +0000

The book fair went well – well organized, steady traffic. I did no origami, although I did a little writing in the quiet times. I brought Alice the Apatosaurus, and she was a big hit.

Kids were consistently drawn to The Nexus Ring rather than Feather Brain, and I sold more copies of The Nexus Ring, even though Feather Brain has been more successful generally, both in sales and in nominations. I talked to Derek Mah, who was casing the place, and his theory is that The Nexus Ring title and cover art both clearly say, “This is fantasy,” while the Feather Brain title and cover art are less clear.

My favorite moment: a boy read the cover of The Nexus Ring and told his dad about it. His dad misheard, in the noise of the hall, and said, “It’s about fairies? A fairy ring?” The boy struggled to explain, and finally, in frustration, said, “No, Dad. It’s ferry – F E R R Y – they’re homonyms!”

Maureen

Calgary Children’s Book Fair

Maureen Bush — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:13:44 +0000

Saturday is the Calgary Children’s Book Fair. Derek Mah recommended I bring something to do in the quiet times, so I found directions for a (simple!) origami dinosaur. I bought some way-too-small origami paper at the Galt Museum, so anyone in Calgary can come and watch me struggle with teeny tiny little folds.

Or, you know, talk to authors and buy books. Should be fun!

www.calgarybookfair.com

Maureen

Feather Brain Reprinted, Again

Maureen Bush — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:31:57 +0000

Feather Brain has been reprinted, again! I’m so pumped. This doesn’t push Feather Brain into a big name author’s sales levels, but for an Orca Young Reader, it’s doing really well. I’m proud of my little darling.

I ordered books for the Calgary Children’s Book Fair (Nov. 14), and they’re being shipped in from the US warehouse, because there are none left in Canada.

Oh, and it was #1 on Amazon.ca’s Children’s Books – Animals – Dinosaurs list – at least in that hour that I checked. That means, for one hour at least, it was the top-selling kids’ book about dinosaurs on Amazon, in Canada. Cool, huh?

Maureen