Laura arrives with her pet Pippin, the star of her latest book The Corgi Chronicles. You have published several articles about animals in national magazines thanks to your veterinary background. How did that get started? I published my first national article in , in Veterinary Forum , a magazine which accepted unsolicited submissions. From there my career expanded into other veterinary magazines, and then to publications for pet owners, and then finally to science-based magazines for children. What early books influenced you to take the leap and begin word-smithing?
He was a brilliant storyteller; his characters and settings are gloriously rendered. Although he writes about his patients, the animals are really secondary to the human stories. Very few ever saw the light of day, but it got me started.
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I love picture books, although my kids have outgrown them. And I think the popularity of J. Genuine emotion and character progression. I started reading the series over twenty years ago and re-read many of the earlier volumes multiple times, but never read the final volumes until now. Jordan passed away in , the series was finished by Brandon Sanderson, and he did a great job of not mimicking but honoring Mr. Afraid of related to writing?
Not much; when you deal with life and death on a daily basis, rejection from agents or editors loses its scariness. But afraid of in life? Losing my mind in the literal sense. I had a concussion a few years ago. Tell us a bit about Corgi Chronicles. How did it come to pass? My family has had corgis for several decades, and my current corgi is Pippin named after the hobbit in Lord of the Rings. Now the story about the book: I have two daughters, and for some reason they love everything sparkly, pink, princessy, or fairy-related. A few years ago they were watching the Tinkerbell movie for the hundredth time, and I started idly typing about Pippin and fairies.
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The idea of Pippin, household suburban pet, secretly acting as a steed for fairies, developed into the book. How long did it take you to write Corgi Chronicles? In dog years, human years or fairy years? In human years, I wrote the majority of the book in just a few months, but revisions took longer, and then of course the endless cycle of submissions and rejections. Pippin the real dog is a six-year-old male Pembroke Welsh Corgi. He is bossy but loyal, and keeps us all safe. Apr 09, Lisa literary.
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This was so cute! Feb 20, Crystal Caldwell rated it really liked it. Had a Lord of the Rings feel to it, but obviously written for a much younger audience. I loved reading the perspective from the Corgi, Pippin, as he travels with a troup of magical beings. It also made me think, I wonder if my Corgi is really friend of fae - my little Tiki Man certainly is smart enough: Sep 03, John rated it really liked it.
Need I say more? I hope Laura writes more stories in this series, she has brought the fairie world to the US. Dec 28, Ronald L Schipper rated it really liked it. As a lover of Corgis I just had to get this book. It was a sweet story. My favorite line was I'm not a dog I'm a Corgi. Jun 09, Deborah Ellison rated it it was amazing. I loved this book! It was the cover that first got my attention. In fact, I used it as the basis for a Halloween costume for my corgi, Posie Rose. After reading this book, and it was so cute, I was inspired to write my first children's book about a corgi. I gave a copy of The Corgi Chronicles to my adult children for Christmas, and they loved it too!
Feb 08, Ashley Elliott rated it it was amazing Shelves: I love middle grade novels and this one was so cute!
A magical Corgi who is a steed for a magical fairy going on adventures and saving the day! I loved the characters and the science. I loved how adorable the story was and how smart it was too. I'm so glad I got this as a Valentine's Day gift! Delightful Not certain what reading level this tale is directed toward, clearly a young audience. Regardless, it's a delightful read. Sometimes it's nice to just read a happy fable and this fits the bill. Apr 11, Jaimy Malloy rated it it was amazing. Dec 28, Jen rated it liked it. Mar 11, L. Gappa rated it really liked it Shelves: Dungeons and dragons with corgis for the late elementary school reader.
Apr 11, Kara Jo rated it it was amazing.
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Cute, simple children's book I love corgis and this was a fun, short read. A good book for young children without too much cluttering details. Feb 16, Brian rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Anybody who likes sweet stories and magic! Let's get one thing straight from the start: His phone's background is a picture of a corgi, and he will find funny corgi pictures to share with all of us—often against our will. The bottom line is that corgis play a surprisingly big role in our lives for our not owning a corgi, and I often find myself looking for corgi-related things.
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It was for this reason that I was rather excited when I found this book on Amazon. A few cl Let's get one thing straight from the start: A few clicks later, and I requested it from the library, so that I could see if I liked it before buying it. Let's just stay that it is a little gem of a story. As you may or may not know, Corgis or Corgwyn of Welsh mythology are the trusty steeds of fairies. This book is about one such Corgi, Pippin, the faithful mount of the fairy Aliiana, but who spends his days in the care of a loving human family that is totally unaware that their pet has such a big secret.
One day, Pippin and Aliiana are called to help track-down the Ruseol Gem, a powerful source of all good magic that has been stolen by the evil Angarath! And so Aliiana and Pippin are joined by an elf named Nelathen, a sprite called Birgitte, a Gornak the Dwarf, and a mountain lion named Barrol in an adventure around the western United States to recover the stolen Gem and restore the safety of all good magic.
Magical items with silly names?
Ridiculously pure, beautiful elves? If it keeps the ridiculous bits and cuts the heartache, well, for kids. This fails a little at that, and those were the only times I thought it dragged.
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The second has to do with some of the characters. About half, mostly the talking animals and the villain, are memorable if kiddy. But then the humanoid magical characters all blend together in a sort of generic, heroic stoicism. Is it some misplaced attempt at seriousness?
I wish Madsen would have just bitten the bullet and given these people some personality, even if it was ridiculous and one-note. That said, if you do find yourself looking for books for children, I would recommend this. I enjoyed it far better than most early reader, and can see kids really liking it. You are commenting using your WordPress.
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