Melinda Long's Blog

Visited Boulder Bluff Elementary in Goose Creek, SC on Tuesday morning. Nice school. The kids were so great. We were also celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss. What fun!

Six Mile Elementary is one of the best kept secrets in the state. What a wonderful school. We had tons of fun at family reading night and almost everybody at the school looked like a pirate.

All I can say is that the South Carolina  Children’s Theatre did an amazing job with Vogt and Friedman’s adaptation. What a wonderful show! The playwrights stayed true to the storyline but made the songs so funny that I couldn’t stop laughing. Thanks everybody.  That’s me in the middle with the whole crew!

I had a wonderful time at Carver in Florence, SC last week. Just yesterday I got a packet of letters from the kids there and had so much fun reading them. Great pictures too.

Hey! I had a blast at Aiken Elementary today. The kids all had pirate poems to recite for me and I got the most wonderful Pirate alphabet book from Mrs. Sirman’s class. What fun!

Had a great time today at Pelham Rd. Elementary in Greenville, S.C. Those kids are some great readers and writers. Keep it up!

Well, it’s a new year and a new decade. I’m looking forward to it because it holds both challenge and promise. I have two books coming out this year. THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA is like nothing I’ve done before. I can’t wait till it gets here in the fall. The publisher is Sterling Press. I also have the PIRATE ACTIVITY BOOK heading out from Houghten Mifflin Harcourt. Should be fun. Have a wonderful New Year and keep reading!

Hey everybody. We’re back online and blogging. I hope everyone had a great Holiday and that you’re looking forward to a terrific new year. I know I am.