A Sad Week
It’s hard to post today; when I lift my head from the work I’m doing, I’m overwhelmed with sadness and fear and a sense of the worst moments of our history repeating in front of our eyes.
I’m grateful in this moment for the books I read as I was growing up and in my adulthood that helped open my eyes and heart. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye. And many more. If more of us read books like this, would the world be better, kinder, safer? I hope so.
New Book Deal!
I’m so happy to report that the book I’ve posted about a few times–full of delightful legendary creatures–will become a reality! My agent and editor are hashing out the details, but The Griffin’s Boy will be hitting the shelves in…oh…two years or so, if everything stays on track. (I know, the dizzying pace of modern publishing has you breathless.)
As well as the amphisbaena and wyvern and many others (including the ever-so-cute vegetable lambs and ferocious tiger lilies), it will feature, of course, a griffin. Can’t wait!
Taking a Break
Off on vacation this past week, so very little to post about, I’m afraid. Here’s where I was, and it was as lovely as it looked.
Read MoreJacket for Save the…Turtles!
The jacket for Save the…Turtles! is here! Looking very snazzy, with a dignified turtle against a vivid turquoise background.
One interesting thing I found out doing the research for this book–turtles are the only vertebrates with shells. Many, many animals have evolved shells for protection–beetles, clams, scorpions, lobsters. But it’s only occurred once among vertebrates. And that gave us the turtles, with an upper shell formed out of ribs and a lower shell out of what was once a shoulder bone.
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Clever little reptiles! (Not all little, either. A big leatherback could have a shell considerably larger than the hood of your car.)
Sarah L. Thomson
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