More opportunities to read about Bailey Fish

I've created a new Facebook page to talk about Bailey Fish and upcoming events. If you'd like to be a fan, please visit this page.


http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Author-Linda-Salisbury/226574721433?ref=nf

We had a lovely white Christmas here in Virginia, and the warm temperature and overnight rains have not melted all the snow yet. I had to wade through a wet backyard to feed the birds this morning. I received a lot of good books and music for Christmas and am looking foward to relaxing this afternoon with both, and lots of leftover cookies. Yummy.

Snow for Bailey

I can understand why Bailey was excited by her first big snow storm. She's never really seen deep snow before. It meant we had to cancel two booksignings, but she helped shovel snow and the Keswicks used their tractor plow to help us clear our driveways. Sugar and Bailey baked cookies during the storm and brought me some on Monday when the roads were passable. Bailey also made this snow kitty and sent the picture to her mother, Molly, who is still in Costa Rica.

Merry Christmas from all of us, and enjoy Captain Calliope and the Great Goateenies, the newest Bailey Fish Adventure.

Booksigning at Jabberwocky

Here are some upcoming signings for last-minute shoppers, or you can order the Bailey Fish Adventure series, plus Mudd Saves the Earth, online.

I'll be at Elk Creek store, on Kentucky Springs Road, in Mineral from 11 to 1 (it's going to be a cold one, Saturday, Dec. 12, and at Jabberwocky Children's bookstore, 810 Caroline St. in Fredericksburg from noon to 2 p.m on Sunday, Dec. 20.

Autographed books make great presents--I treasure them myself. Kids love to read series, so this is a good opportunity to get them started. As readers know, my books are sequential, but they can be read in any order if that's how you happen to pick them up. And they go well with Christmas cookies!

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2009/122009/12082009/512877

Here is a very nice mention of my new book "Captain Calliope and the Great Goateenies" by Caroline Parr, librarian and columnist.

All my books are available at Jabberwocky, one of my very favorite children's bookstores, and as of this week Captain Calliope is also available online. Visit my Web site, www.baileyfishadventures.com and click on the ordering links to Amazon.com

Advent Calendar

I want to share my son, Christopher's wonderful animated advent calendar. This year it incorporates the history of his town of Brattleboro, Vermont. Each day adds new activity, and you'll get a glimpse of fun things that he and Lise LePage have gathered for the calendar. Readers will also recognize his name as illustrator of many of the Bailey Fish books.


http://www.ibrattleboro.com/media/christmas.html

Read Books!

When we took the Virginia Railway Express to Washington, D.C., I smiled when I read graffiti spray-painted on the wall of one of the Northern Virginia train stations. Mind you, I don't like vandalism of any sort, and graffiti is a form of vandalism and usually it is vulgar and has gang messages. But, this had a positive message, which made me wonder about who would do it. It read: Read Books.

So, the message was good, even if it was wrong to paint it on a wall.
It reminded me that is a good time to think of giving books for the holidays. My mother always purchased books for everyone in the family early in the year, read them carefully, then wrapped them up as gifts. I like to read the books I'm giving away, too. Lot's of people are giving the Bailey Fish Adventures for Christmas gifts and I've still have autographed orders to fill and book signings to do before Dec. 25. My oldest grandchildren, Ally and David, went with me to a booksigning at Jabberwocky bookstore in Fredericksburg last Saturday. As part of their Christmas presents from Grampa and me, they each picked out books.