Ask the Author: Stephanie M. Ward
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Stephanie M. Ward
I love having the opportunity to create stories from the ideas that are swirling around in my imagination. When those stories become books that I can share with children and a little face lights up with understanding or laughter at the words I’ve written, it’s an absolute joy.
Stephanie M. Ward
Yes, Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin is headed to Australia for his next adventure. You may not think of penguins when you think of Australia but there is a "little"-known penguin, called a Fairy Penguin or Little Blue Penguin that can be found on southern shores in Australia and New Zealand. They are the smallest penguin in the world. Wally will meet some fascinating new creatures Down Under, so stay tuned for the next edition later this year.
Thanks so much for the question, Carmela.
Thanks so much for the question, Carmela.
Stephanie M. Ward
I'm so glad you asked ;) I finally released the paperback version of my first children's book, Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin, earlier this month. So, I'm currently busy working on marketing for the holiday season.
In addition, I'm reformatting illustrations from the book for a Wally app. It's a project I'm doing with my tech-savvy husband, so it's a lot of fun and a whole new world for me. The best part is seeing all the fun stuff Wally can "do" when he's in action on a screen. Stay tuned for launch dates for the app early next year.
In addition, I'm reformatting illustrations from the book for a Wally app. It's a project I'm doing with my tech-savvy husband, so it's a lot of fun and a whole new world for me. The best part is seeing all the fun stuff Wally can "do" when he's in action on a screen. Stay tuned for launch dates for the app early next year.
Stephanie M. Ward
I had the opportunity to travel around the world for a year and within three months visited two very remote places, Antarctica and the Galapagos Islands. When I encountered Emperor Penguins in the extreme climate of Antarctica, I wondered why they never migrated somewhere with warmer weather. A couple of months later, when visiting the Galapagos Islands, I saw the darling Galapagos Penguins playing in the warm ocean waters and frolicking on the beach. And there was the premise for Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin: What if an Emperor Penguin found out there was a colony of penguins living in a much warmer place?
Full blog post (with loads of fascinating background information!) http://stephaniemward.com/2014/07/07/...
Full blog post (with loads of fascinating background information!) http://stephaniemward.com/2014/07/07/...
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