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Do you travel with Gracie?

31
May 2012

If you’ve read Gracie’s Got a Secret, you know that Gracie loves to travel. So far, she’s been to Australia, Cuba, and the United States. But there are many more places where she’d like to go.

I’d love to collect photos of Gracie taken all over the world. If you travel abroad with Gracie, please take a photo of yourself or your family reading the book and send it to me. Be sure to identify yourself and where the picture is taken. I will post the images on this website and on Gracie’s Facebook page.

I look forward to seeing your images.

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Share your goldfish story

31
May 2012

Do you have a favourite goldfish story? Do you want to write about the goldfish in your life? I’d love to hear your stories. Please email them to me at hconn@dccnet.com. I will share the best ones on this site and perhaps on Gracie’s Facebook page.

Have fun.

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Draw Gracie & her family & friends

31
May 2012

Do you like to draw fish and other animals? Why not have fun drawing Gracie? You can draw her friends Mopey the alligator or Nellie the circus elephant.

Or draw Mopey with her brother Freddie, or with her parents.

If you have a copy of Gracie’s Got a Secret, you can use Lillian Lai’s wonderful illustrations as your guide. Or find inspiration from the images that appear on the Pictures page and A Peek Inside page on this website.

I’d love to share your drawings on this website. Email them to me at hconn@dccnet.com or mail them to me at Box 75, Roberts Creek, BC, Canada, V0N 2W0. I could also post your drawings on Gracie’s Facebook page.

Have fun!

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Color Gracie and Freddie

31
May 2012

Have fun coloring Gracie.

Print out this image of Gracie and her brother Freddie and color the page.

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Author reading July 7 in Roberts Creek

19
Apr 2012

Heather Conn, author of Gracie’s Got a Secret, is pleased to be giving a reading in July in her home community of Roberts Creek, BC.

She’ll appear at Roberts Creek Library on Saturday, July 7 at 10:30 a.m. She looks forward to sharing Gracie’s adventures with young ones aged two to nine.

(Roberts Creek Library is a wholly-volunteer-run operation, which is independent from the library system in Gibsons and Sechelt, BC.)

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Gracie video coming soon

03
Apr 2012

Author Heather Conn had a lot of fun in March doing a book reading at Woods Showcase in Gibsons, BC. Hubby Frank came along as the puppet meister and the duo entertained about a dozen kids and adults. One lucky volunteer in the front row got to ring the bells on an orange goldfish percussion instrument every time that Heather read Gracie’s line “Gotta go, gotta go, I’m a goldfish on the go.”

The event was videotaped and will be available on this website and on the Gracie’s Got a Secret Facebook page. Watch for it soon.

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Gracie goes to Gibsons March 20

12
Mar 2012

Author Heather Conn signs a book at Woods Showcase

Want to meet Gracie the goldfish and the author of Gracie’s Got a Secret? Don’t know how to keep the kids busy during March break? Come to Woods Showcase at Sunnycrest Mall in Gibsons, BC on Tuesday, March 20. Heather Conn will be reading from her new book, starting at 10:30 a.m.

She’ll chat with the children and their parents and ask for several kid volunteers for her reading. Heather will have some fun puppets to help tell her story, thanks to the participation of her husband Frank. This free event is aimed at kids age 4+.

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Budding authors in Seattle

05
Mar 2012

Donna in Seattle

While in Seattle recently for a conference, I introduced Gracie to seven-year-old Donna, who was staying at my hotel with her family. She and her brother were using the computers provided in the lobby. They both said that they wanted to become writers, so I encouraged them to write down their ideas in a notebook so that they wouldn’t forget them.

They kept asking me: “Are you a real writer?” I insisted that I was. They seemed incredulous, as if they could never meet such a person in the flesh. I felt like a rock star. It was great to hear them rattle off ideas for characters and to share in their enthusiasm. They wanted to know all about getting a book published and were excited at the prospect. I didn’t want to explain the stack of rejection letters that I had received.

Who knows? Maybe one or both of them will be an author some day.

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Some of Gracie’s secrets spilled in Times Colonist blog

11
Feb 2012

This week, my guest post “Spirituality and writing for children” appeared on the blog Spiritually Speaking, produced by the Times Colonist newspaper in Victoria, BC. (The blog’s creator invited me to contribute and I was delighted to oblige.)

I was happy to share my story about how Gracie Got a Secret came to be.  You’ll discover some of Gracie’s “secrets.” Click here to read my post.

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Gracie, meet Grace

12
Jan 2012

I recently received a lovely note from Grace McCarthy, former B.C. cabinet minister, after she had read Gracie’s Got a Secret. I had spontaneously decided to give her a copy of the book, about her namesake, after speaking to her in a dentist’s office. (You can read more about our encounter on heatherconnblogs.com.) Here’s what she said:

“Your book, Gracie’s Got a Secret is so great. I’ve read it right through, and love the message. It is truly inspiring. Many thanks. Do hope our paths will cross again. . . with all good wishes as you continue to inspire.”

I’m touched by her thoughtful thanks. In this era of digital media, it’s still wonderful to receive a personalized card and hand-written message. Thank you, Grace.

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