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| Turkey's Birthday Bash illustrated by Lee Harper |
Best selling author, Wendi Silvano has written Turkey’s Birthday Bash, which is published by Two Lions an imprint of Amazon Publishing. The eighth book in the very popular Turkey Trouble series is illustrated once again by Lee Harper who has rendered humorous, whimsical paintings in watercolor and pencil. Turkey worries that nobody will remember his birthday so wordplay and high jinks dance through the pages as Turkey attempts to discover what is happening. My favorite part of this book is that Turkey has a somewhat simple, backyard birthday party.
Two Questions Interview with Wendi Silvano
Hello Wendi. Welcome.
ETC: Have you ever owned turkeys or domestic poultry?
WS: No, I have never owned a turkey or other domestic poultry, but I did live with a family in the Andes Mountains of Peru for a little while long ago and they had a turkey. When we finished out meals, we would scrape leftovers into a trough for the dogs and the turkey would come running too (I think he thought he was a dog!). He had tons of personality (which surprised me)
ETC: That’s a charming story.
ETC: Is there any one person or workshop that was especially helpful when you first began writing professionally?
WS: It’s hard to pick just one workshop that was most helpful when I first began writing professionally, but I do still remember how helpful one session at an SCBWI Letters and Lines Conference was many years ago. The speaker was Andrea Spooner (an editor) and she talked about the most important elements in a successful picture book. I also was able to have a personal critique from her on one of my manuscripts and her feedback was super helpful. I still ponder the things I learned from her when I am writing my books today!
ETC: Wendi. Thank you so much for visiting.
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