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Meet Authors of Children Books Chatroom - Animal Diaries Chat #15 Toni Buzzeo, writer of several books *** New Messages appeared at the top of the page *** - Mrs. Goble wrote: Merry Christmas to you! - Mrs. Goble wrote: And...thank you Mr. Rene for setting up our chatroom! - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Bye! Signing off! - Mrs. Goble wrote: It was great fun! - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Thanks for inviting me. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: I will look forward to your last questions in e-mail. - Mrs. Goble wrote: We will gather the rest of our questions and send them to you in email if that is ok. - Mrs. Goble wrote: We have enjoyed our chat with you very much...we must go now...but thank you so much! - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Devin, LITTLE LOON AND PAPA is my next book to be published. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: I have one son, Topher, who is 21. He hasn't written any books yet but he does want to write fantasy books. - Devin wrote: What are you going to publish next? - Devin wrote: What are you going to publish next? - Makayla wrote: Do your own kids write books. How old and how many kids do you have? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Yes, Dylan, there is a bear in LITTLE LOON AND PAPA - Dylan wrote: Have you ever wrote a story about bears? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Klint, I visit schools VERY often! I travel all over the country. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Sky, I sure do! I have many other writer friends who read my work and give me revision suggestions. So does my son, Topher. And so does my editor, of course. - Klint wrote: Do you visit schools? - Sky wrote: Do you ever get help with writing your books? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Jessica, you're so smart! - Jessica wrote: ok, I think it is 26 books!\ - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Jessica: two + two childrens' books + four adult books + eighteen - Breanna wrote: that is ok - Toni Buzzeo wrote: BReanna, I'm sorry that I mis-spelled your name! I made you sound like a vegetable. - Jessica wrote: three + two + 18? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Caila, I usually get my ideas for my books from something I read, something I see, or something someone tells me. Then my mind begins to race with possibilities and before I know it, I have a story in mind. - Caila wrote: Where do you get your ideas for your books? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Beanna, I've been a librarian for fifteen years. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Jessica, go to my website and count up my published books. Then add two more children's books that are being published. In addition, I have about 18 more books I've written but not yet published. This is a math problem :> - Breanna wrote: How long have you been a librarian? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Garrett, I have two more children's books coming out--LITTLE LOON AND PAPA (May 2004) and READY OR NOT, DAWDLE DUCKLING (Spring 2005). I have also written several more but haven't sold them yet. - Jessica wrote: How many books have you written? - Garrett wrote: Will you write more kids books? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Katlyn, kids are my FAVORITE people in the whole world, so I love to write books for them. If you look on my website, you'll see that I also write books for teachers and librarians. - Katlyn wrote: why do you like to write books for kids? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: After a while, I realized that I could probably write poetry myself and I tried it. I could! I actually decided to be a writer. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Hi Allicyn. I used to spend time after dinner each night reading books, especially poetry books, and copying out my favorite poems into notebooks. - Allicyn wrote: What gave you the idea to become a writer? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Hi Taylor. As with all authors, my editor chooses my illustrators for me. I don't illustrate because my talent is for words, not art. - Taylor and Mrs. Goble wrote: We like the covers of your books. How do you get your illustrators? Do you ever illustrate your own books? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Many people on the coast of Maine do still believe that it was true though. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Stori, when I first wrote it, I thought that it was. But as you'll see, when you read the Author's Note in the book, it probably wasn't. - Stori wrote: on the book again, was it based on a true story? The sea chest - Toni Buzzeo wrote: It is definitely winter here now :> - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Any more questions? - Mrs. Goble wrote: wow!!!!!!!! They cannot believe it! We have had no snow yet - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Today it is bright and a tiny bit warm. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Hi Michael, I am in Maine and yes, we did get the big snow storm. I think we got 14 inches. But I was in Boston when it came and down there they got even more. - Michael wrote: What is the weather like now where you are? Did you get any snow - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Mrs. Goble, that's fabulous. - Mrs. Goble wrote: I told them we will get the book and find out! - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Maita hoped it would be a kitten and held the wish close to her heart. (I don't want to spoil it for you, though). - Steven wrote: a puppy? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Steven, it was what she had wanted for her whole life--the one thing that would make her life complete. - Steven wrote: I want to know, give us a hint. What was in the chest that helped the little girl? (a hint - Toni Buzzeo wrote: It is exciting to think of you all reading my books for the first time! - Toni Buzzeo wrote: I am a school librarian and the kids in my school often hold a popcorn sale to raise money for good causes (like the library :>) - Mrs. Goble wrote: and we read about those books, and we like them both, but we want to read them! - Toni Buzzeo wrote: I have a suggestion. What if your class did a popcorn sale before school for a few days and donated the money to buy the books for your library? - MRs. Goble wrote: We were looking at your website today - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Please see whether you can have your librarian order my two books so the students will know my work! I am sure they're going to like both THE SEA CHEST and DAWDLE DUCKLING. - Mrs. Goble wrote: We would like to find The Sea Chest book, but we have not got it in our library. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: My son, Topher, is a college student and he most loves to read FANTASY and also nonfiction computer science books. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: And, of course, I hope that both have my books so that you can read them. - Felicia wrote: What do your kids like to read? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Felicia, that's great! I hope you have a good school and town library in your town. - Felicia wrote: We like to read both - Toni Buzzeo wrote: I most love to read fiction, but I also love to do research, and when I am doing research, you all KNOW that I'm reading nonfiction! - Toni Buzzeo wrote: But there were earlier Ramona, Beezus and Henry books I read as a kid. - Class wrote: We want to know if you like to read nonfiction or fiction now. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: No, actually, I must have first read it when my son was young, then. He was born in 1982. - Mrs. Goble wrote: So, we think not as a kid, but as a young adult maybe? - Mrs. Goble wrote: It says 1981 - Mrs. Goble wrote: we are checking, sorry - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Mrs. Goble, check the copyright date of that book? Would I also have read it as a kid? - Mrs. Goble wrote: It is ok now...wow, we like Beverly Cleary also! In fact, I have been reading to the class Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Toni Buzzeo wrote: When I was in fifth grade, I also read the DR. DOOLITTLE books. - Mrs. Goble wrote: oops...one screen is off, technical difficulty, just a moment - Toni Buzzeo wrote: I adored Beverly Cleary--the Ramona, Henry, and Beezus books as well as Ellen Tibbets. And I clearly remember reading the first BOXCAR CHILDREN. - Drake wrote: who was your favorite author when you were our age? 8 and 9 - Toni Buzzeo wrote: A-ha! Mathematical GENIUSES! - Mrs. Goble wrote: ha ha...that seems so long to them! - class wrote: 38 years - Toni Buzzeo wrote: I hope someone is doing that math :> - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Since I am 52, you can see that I've been a writer for a very long time! - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Well, I have been publishing books since 1999, but I have been a WRITER since I was about 14. - Garrett wrote: How long have you been a writer? or when did you know you wanted to be a writer? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Hello Students! I'm glad to be here. - Mrs. Goble wrote: Ok, we will take turns asking Ms. Buzzeo our questions...who will go first? - Mrs. Goble wrote: We wish to welcome Ms. Toni Buzzeo, author, to our class! :-) - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Great. The countdown begins :> - Mrs. Goble wrote: Great...that will work...ok, they are beginning to come back now. They go to the restroom and then come back in the classroom - Toni Buzzeo wrote: I'm a pretty fast typist, so we can go quickly. I'm reading other mail now too, which is why I'm slower ;> - Joan wrote: I will have my students take turns with questions...so we do not over load you with them. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: I'll take a look at it later, for sure - Joan wrote: We had a chat with Jane Kurtz Nov. 21, if you would like to read it, it is on our Animal Diaries website - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Argh, frustrating, these firewalls! - Joan wrote: So, this is better than nothing ;-) - Joan wrote: We used to use Parachat, but now our firewall prevents us from using it - Joan wrote: This is not the original chatroom thing we wanted to use - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Sure, the time is fine and e-mailing the questions is fine as a follow-up. - Joan wrote: If we have more questions than we have time for, can we email the rest of our questions to you? - Joan wrote: Yes, it will be around half an hour if that is ok with you :-) - Joan wrote: I had a teacher come in and ask me some questions about something, sorry I did not respond sooner - Toni Buzzeo wrote: So a half an hour chat, right? - Joan wrote: about 2:30 or so - Toni Buzzeo wrote: What time will we end? - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Great on the questions :> - Toni Buzzeo wrote: LOL! - Joan wrote: My students have prepared many questions. :-) - Joan wrote: I will be Joan now, but Mrs. Goble in a few minutes ;-) - Joan wrote: Yes, it does - Toni Buzzeo wrote: The reloading takes a minute. - Toni Buzzeo wrote: Hi Joan - Mrs. Goble wrote: We are looking forward to our chat! ;-) - Rene wrote: test 9 December END OF 14th ANIMAL DIARIES CHAT
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