Louie LaSurie, the World Cup Mouse, had fun marching in the Ashland 4th of July Parade as part of the Ashland Public Library entry. In May, the voters of Jackson County approved permanent funding for the libraries. We marched along the parade route, chanting, “Open books. Open minds. Open thanks to you!” Hooray for books and ...
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Passion, Courage, Conviction and Determination
It sure was a thrilling game yesterday between the U.S. and Belgium. I watched the match in the appropriately titled Ashland, Oregon venue of Louie’s (since Louie is the name of the hero in my book, World Cup Mouse). Even though the U.S. was out-played for most of the game, they never gave up and ...
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Soccer has arrived in the U.S.
According to an article in the Miami Herald, something is happening all over America. “Soccer isn’t arriving. It has arrived.” Good luck, Team USA!
France Wins; Louie and Rose Celebrate
France beats Nigeria 2 to 0 in the World Cup today. Louie LaSurie and Rose Levi celebrate.
Connecting Directly with Readers
Sometimes it can be lonely being a writer. You spend so much time by yourself, choosing words and crafting sentences and trying to get the story to flow in just the right way. That’s why it’s so gratifying to be able to connect directly with readers in schools, libraries, and bookstores. If you happen to be in ...
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Footballs through Time and Space
Throughout the world, the game of kicking balls is old! Maybe that’s why soccer has such a magical kind of appeal on every continent. In his brilliant book, Soccer in Sun and Shadow, Eduardo Galeano describes the history of the soccer ball: “The Chinese used a ball made of leather and filled with hemp. In the ...
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A New Universe until July 13
Like a lot of people around the world, I haven’t been getting a lot of work done since the World Cup began last week. Louie LaSurie is happy, however. Incredible matches have been taking place every day, and today France beat Switzerland 5 to 2, even without a mouse on their side!
Louie LaSurie is Out in the World
May 30, 2014 We had a great World Cup Mouse book launch reading and signing at Tree House Books in Ashland last weekend. Thank you to everyone who showed up and bought books! The store’s wonderful owner, Jane, said it was the best-attended author event the store ever had. A couple of the children who ...
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Pelé
May 2, 2014 In his brilliant book, Soccer in Sun and Shadow, Uraguayan author Eduardo Galeano writes of Pelé: “Those of us who were lucky enough to see him play received alms of an extraordinary beauty: moments so worthy of immortality that they make us believe immortality exists.” When I was ten years old in the ...
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World Cup Mouse Audiobook is in Production
March 24, 2014 I’m delighted to announce that the phenomenally gifted actor, David Doersch, is narrating the audio book version of World Cup Mouse. Listen to the first chapter by clicking below.