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Welcome Melanie and Scaredy!
Hi everyone!
Thanks for visiting our blog! We have a special guest blogger today-Melanie Watt and her friend Scaredy Squirrel! Melanie and Scaredy have answered YOUR questions, and are glad you liked their books!
From Ms. Smoler first grade class at the John Ward School in Newton, MA:
Where did you get the name Scaredy Squirrel? - William, 7.
I was looking for a named that meant: afraid and Scaredy sounded right to me.
Also, I like how it sounds when it's pronounced!
Where did you get your ideas? - Alianna, 7.
I get ideas from looking at animals and remembering my childhood and from
paying attention to the world and people around me.
Why is Scaredy afraid of bunnies? - Francesco, 8.
Scaredy is very funny that way because sometimes he's afraid of realistic things and
sometimes his fears like bunnies for example are really ridiculous! I don't know
a lot of people who are afraid of bunnies... do you?
Why did you change the friend from a fish to a dog? - Morgan, 7.
These things happen! Sometimes we set out to do one thing and we end up somewhere unexpected!
Scaredy sets out to find a goldfish but ends up with a dog friend but what's great is that he can still
become friends with the goldfish on another day!
Did you draw pictures, cut them out, and paste them, or just draw them? - Amanda, 7.
I just drew them and painted it to look like that.
Why did Scaredy have to go through so many tasks to make a friend? - William, 7.
That's part of Scaredy's personality. He over thinks stuff and over plans things and overcomplicates
everything, it's in his nature and I think that's what makes him funny!
Why did you make Scaredy's smile so weird? - Nick, 7.
Because it's funny looking! And I like it because it looks like a nervous smile.
From Ms. Franklin’s first grade class at the John Ward School in Newton, MA:
What book are you going to write next about Scaredy? - Sam, 7.
I think it will be about Scaredy's fears at night.
How did you come up with a squirrel for the character? - Benjamin, 7.
Squirrel's look really nervous and busy to me, I thought it would make a great book character.
Why did you make Scaredy so scared? - Coleman, 6.
That's just how he is... it's his personality!
How old were you when you made up Scaredy Squirrel? - Zoe, 7.
I was about 30 years old. I was born in 1975.
Why did the dog chase the squirrel? - Mario, 7.
Dogs like chasing squirrels in general and Buddy chased Scaredy because he wanted to play with him.
Why didn't you make Scaredy meet one of the biters? - Emily, 6.
To create a surprise in the story, who knows he might meet one later in another book!
From storytime kids at the Winchester Public Library in Winchester, MA:
"Why is he afraid of green martians? They are just make-believe"--George, age 5
Scaredy has a lot of imagination and sometimes his fears are real and sometimes they are impossible!
"What if you went into the whole world and saw the places and they weren't scary?", Hannah, age 5
That's a good point! The more you know about a place and the more places you visit, the less you are afraid of them.
4. "Why does Scaredy Squirrel know about green martians, etc., if he hasn't seen them, because he hasn't left his tree?"-- Saskia, age 8
The same way that you know...by television and martian movies. Scaredy has a computer and a tv in the tree trunk.
6. "Could you write another book called Scaredy Squirrel Goes to Jupiter?--Emily, age 4
Now, that's an idea!
From Kindergarten and First Grade students at the Lincoln-Eliot School in Newton,MA:
How did you decide on the contents for the emergency kit?
I thought about funny objects that could be used to defend Scaredy against
germs, martians and sharks and that's how I came up with rubber gloves, a net and sardines.
How did you decide to have Scaredy make a dog friend?
Because it's funny! Usually dogs chase squirrels around the park and they are not most likely to become good friends. It just goes to show you that sometimes friends come in all shapes and sizes and that's what happened with Scaredy and Buddy!
Why is Scaredy afraid of germs?
Scaredy is mostly afraid of what COULD happen if he does gets germs; like catching a cold!
Why do you use bubbles in your illustrations?
I get to draw Scaredy in a different setting in the bubbles. It's fun! I dress him up as a goalie, or as a construction worker... I can draw him doing nutty things!
Thanks for visiting Melanie and Scaredy! Come back anytime. Melanie and Scaredy will also be visiting Canada next week. Want to join them? Click on the links to stop by!
Monday, April 14
KidsSpace Blog
http://kidsspace.torontopubliclibrary.ca
Tuesday, April 15
HRM Parent
www.hrmparent.ca
Wednesday, April 16
The Shelf Elf Reading Blog
http://shelfelf.wordpress.com
Friday, 4/11
MOTHER READER
To visit Scaredy anytime, click here !
That was great fun to read the questions online and thank you, Melanie and
Scaredy for posting such interesting answers. It was almost like you were
here!