Best-selling Canadian Children's Author
Dear Abey,
Thank you so much for your drawing of the Middle Ages, complete with a King wearing sandals. I wonder what he is decreeing to his knights from his fancy throne? You’ve certainly included a variety of weapons. Look at how one of the knights dropped his sword into the ground, so close to your time capsule. Something big is about to happen, or perhaps already happened.
I hope you write a story to accompany this complex illustration. Well done!
Happy reading,
Jessica
Dear Summer,
I am curious to know if you prefer photos printed on photo paper like you’ve drawn in your box or put into frames, or if you prefer to view them on a computer or a cell phone?
I have many albums of photos carefully labelled by the year that I took the photos before I bought a digital camera. Sadly, we never look at the older photos anymore because the albums take up so much space and are stored in a faraway trunk. At some point, I must scan my favorite ones to add to my digital collection.
I do like family photographs the best, especially family travel photographs. Like your brother, my son looks like his grandfather very much. That was the inspiration for two characters in my new novel, which will be published this fall.
Happy reading,
Jessica
Dear Jake,
I have a collection of small toy cars that my son had when he was little, but none of them are in the shape of a shark! I really like the flames on the side of the shark, which I find quite curious because sharks swim in water. It is too bad you lost its teeth in the sewer. I’m always so sad whenever a part of a toy comes off. Still, having a toothless shark-car is better than losing the whole toy. Perhaps you could write a story about that.
Happy reading,
Jessica
Dear Kalley,
What a great place to hide a time capsule! Under a tree! I have a tree like that in front of my house – an oak tree. I also have a time capsule, which I put together back in 2000. I plan to open it in 2025. At this point, I can’t even remember what I put in it, but I do remember where I hid it. It is in the bottom of my grandfather clock.
Happy reading,
Jessica
Dear Mathew,
What a wonderful illustration of your remote control helicopter and your cat going nuts trying to catch it. It looks like your cat is bouncing off the walls! You’ve done such a nice job that I feel as if I was actually there. Are you sure you’d put your helicopter into a time capsule? It sounds like so much fun to play with! Your cat might miss it, too. Maybe put a photo of your helicopter or this nice drawing in the time capsule instead. 🙂
Happy reading,
Jessica
Dear Joshua,
I’m happy to hear that you liked my presentation at your school. I see that you were inspired by the time capsule in that story, and that you’ve given some thought as to what you would put into your own time capsule – your favorite stuffed bunny. The expression you’ve drawn on your face makes me smile, as does the cloud that is wearing sunglasses, and the bunny you’ve drawn oozes personality. Are you sure you wouldn’t miss it?
Happy reading,
Jessica
