Debbie Dadey, Children's Author - Debbie Talks to Kids

Thursday August 26, 2010

When I was a librarian, kids like to read about how monsters movies were made. In fact, the kids practically fought over this set of monster movie books. This was in my mind and then one day my teacher friend Marcia Jones and I had a bad day at our school. The kids were goofing off and we joked that if we were monster teachers everyone would mind us. DING! A bell went off and we thought how fun it would be to write about a monster teacher. Taft, that's how we came up with Mrs. Jeepers and the rest of the Bailey School Kids characters came next. brb, Debbie

Wednesday August 25, 2010

Wow Taft, you sound like an amazing reader and now you're becoming a writer too! I think your Elvis idea is very funny! Have fun with it. You might like to check out these links to my book page. They show all the numbered Bailey School Kids books, all the Super Specials and Holiday Specials, and the two spin-offs: Bailey City Monsters and Bailey City Junior Chapter books. You might also enjoy Gnomes Don't Slurp Spaghetti, a short story on my site. Maybe you'll find one that you haven't read. Have fun! Debbie

Monday August 23, 2010

      Bryson, thanks for your great idea. It would be so much fun to write about the Bailey School Kids in High School. I wonder if my editor will like the idea?
     Guess what? I volunteer at two places close to where I live. One is called the Moland House. Here's a picture of me at a reenactment of when George Washington stayed there. His Moland House Reenactment eleven thousand troops camped nearby. A reenactment is just an acting out of what life was like back in that time (1777). My daughter and I wore long dresses that I made that were like what they wore back then. Man, was I glad to chance into shorts afterwards! I do find history very interesting.
     Check out this cool opportunity to be a reporter for Scholastic (only if you are age 10-14). Good luck! ttyl, Debbie

Thursday August 19, 2010

      Have you ever watched a movie that was a bit scary? Sometimes they never show the creepy monster or the bad guy-they just play scary music or have weird sounds. That's sort of what we did in Kilmer's Pet Monster, Alex. We never told exactly what kind of monster Bruno was and never let Jane, Ben, and Annie see him to make it more scary. Did it work?
     Sarina, since you like ponies I wonder if you'd like Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides? I wanted to write about a magical horse, so I chose a unicorn. I do have some fantasy books, they are the Keyholder series. I hope you'll like them too.
     Ayann, I'm glad you are enjoying Witches Don't Do BackFlips. The idea came from ny niece Amanda. She used to be a cheerleader for the University of Louisville. Now she works for a company that puts on cheerleading events. Unfortunately, I never learned how to do a backflip!
     This school year I decided that since I pretty much check my letters every morning, I'd go ahead and post immediately. Why wait? So I'll no longer post weekly, but nearly every day. Have a great school year, Debbie

Saturday August 14, 2010

   Back to School! How can this be? Did summer go by too quickly for you? It certainly did for me. Now it's time to get school supplies, clothes, and shoes. I can remember when I was a kid I was so embarrassed because I had to go with my mom and brothers while my mom bought them new underwear! How humiliating. Of course, I bet they hated it just as much as I did when they had to come with me to the girl's undie department!
     Samut, thanks for your lovely letter. Mrs. Jeepers Creepy Christmas gave away a secret about what was in the box in Mrs. Jeepers basement. Taft, I'm glad you liked Dracula Doesn't Dracula Doesn't Rock and Roll Rock and Roll. It was probably the 'funnest' Bailey School Kids book to write-we were rocking and rolling when we wrote it! The thing about writing more Bailey School Kids books is a lesson in economics. If people will buy them, Scholastic will want to publish them. Do you think kids would buy more Bailey School Kids books?
     A big hello to Michael. Pam, I'll be happy to send along an autograph. Hope you guys have a great school year. ttyl, Debbie

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