I'm sure you are wondering how many books I sold...well, there was a little problem. I was under the impression Barnes and Noble was going to have 25 books. I brought 8 books myself just in case we sold out. Upon arriving I noticed there were only 9 books on the table in the story time area. I thought surely they had more somewhere else and they just hadn't gotten around to setting them out yet. I continued on as normal...
This was my first story-time, so I was excited to see all the smiling, eager faces! I can't remember the exact number of children that showed up...maybe 12? I read to them and asked questions afterwards. I tried to drill in their heads the theme of the book-"Everybody has worth!"
Barnes and Noble had prepared a little craft for the kids to do afterwards! They made little flies, using their hand-cut-outs as wings!
Here's Sophia making her fly! This is my cousins little girl...such a sweetie! After craft-time they brought out little slushies for the kids, and I had cookies and lollipops...I'm sure their parents were happy! :)
During snack-time I signed books for anybody wanting one. I noticed the pile of books dwindling fast and asked the lady who had been helping me if they had anymore books. She went and asked the manager and surprisingly they did not...they only had 9 books to begin with!! I sold out quickly and was told that I could not just sell the ones I had brought...Barnes and Noble would have to go through a process to get them into the system and the money I spent to buy them would be lost. There was nothing else I could do so I just chatted with my family for a little while.
My Granny (who helped pass out event cards and spread the word) and my sister!
I finally got to meet Andrew, my cousin's son! Such a cutie...I got to snuggle with him later that night!
I also read the book again since some of the kids missed the reading! Sophia knows all the words and was mouthing them as I read! :)
I also got to meet sweet Clara for the first time! This is another cousin's baby girl! I could pinch those cheeks all day!
Then I remembered that I had a birthday gift for my dad!
And here is my announcement...Book #2 is finished!!! It is titled "What About Me" and is based off of my little brothers. My dad has been telling me to write this one for a while now, so I finished it just in time for his birthday. My youngest brother, Nick, always says, "What About Me?" because Paul is better than Nick at a lot of things. The story is written in the perspective of the little brother pig who feels like he can't live up to his older brother. It ends on a happy note, of course, and he discovers that he is good at many other things and doesn't have to be good at the same things his brother is good at. I was so excited to show it to my dad! We actually had a little story time for the adults with this book, lol! I read aloud to my family as they circled around me in Barnes and Noble. My dad loved it and is now the sole owner of 2 originals! I will be looking for a different publisher this time around! Wish me luck!
My next scheduled event is Dec 7, 2-4pm at Barnes and Noble in The Woodlands! Bryan, the manager, called me as I was writing this and said that because they liked working with me and my book was received so well, he wanted to invite me back for the Christmas season! I'm the second person he has ever invited back! I feel so honored! Of course I said yes!!
Also, you will be seeing a lot of changes with my website, Facebook page, and this blog. I am updating everything to "Danielle Dail" instead of "Danielle Renee" since I use my first and last name as an author. On my website there is now a way you can order signed copies from me! I know many of you were asking so I've been working on that! The website is not fully updated yet, but you can still order signed copies now!
I contacted my marketing rep today asking if they had booked an event in San Antonio yet. He said they are working on it. I will let you know if anything gets booked! :)
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