Hi Everybody,
Thanks to all of you who have written in lately. I’m so proud of so many of you who have written in and told me what you’ve done to go green. Our planet is getting cleaner by the day thanks to all of you who are doing your part. Special thanks to Mallory, Caroline, Andrea, Saleema, Aisha, Jenna, Sydney and Carina for such nice letters. I’m thrilled that all of you like Mallory so much.
Keep reading and writing!
Talk to you soon!
Laurie Friedman
Hi Everybody,
So many of you have asked what the latest Mallory book is and here’s your answer: Mallory Goes Green.
Mallory does her part to make her school and home more environmentally friendly but she encounters some problems along the way.
Desite a few setbacks, Mallory has a lot of fun trying to clean up the planet. I’d love to know what you’re doing to go green so drop me a note and let me know.
I hope you enjoy the book.
Talk to you soon!
Laurie Friedman
As an author of children’s books, I feel very lucky. I get to spend every day doing what I love most . . . writing books for kids and connecting with readers. But some days as an author are extra special, and for me, Valentine’s Day was one of those days. It’s all because of a big-hearted 5 year-old girl named Carly Glomstad who lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
Carly’s story started last year when she read a book I wrote called Love, Ruby Valentine, the story of a young girl who decides that Valentine’s Day isn’t the only day to show others what they mean to you. The heroine in the book loves Valentine’s Day and spends so much time getting ready for it, that she sleeps right through it. Rather than letting her gifts and goodies go to waste, she delivers them to the townspeople the following day. Of course, everyone loves her special delivery and Ruby realizes that every day is a good day to show people how special they are to you.
Inspired by the book, Carly decided to raise money and put together gifts and goody bags for people in need in her community. Carly’s deliveries were such a hit last year that she did it again this year.
Five-year-old Carly raised $1,000. She donated some of the money to a child care center and local nursery and used the rest to deliver treats and gifts. Though I live far away from Minnesota, and wasn’t able to see first-hand what I know must have been lots of big smiles when Carly showed up, she warmed my heart from afar. As an author, nothing could make me feel any better than knowing that my book made an impact and inspired someone so young to do something so beautiful.
Thank you Carly for the best Valentine’s gift ever!
To learn more about the “Carly Valentine” project click here.
To read Carly’s story click here.
Laurie Friedman