Author Archives: jennifercarson

About jennifercarson

wife, mother, author, designer, muppet-lover and creative think tank! Visit me online at www.thedragoncharmer.com or www.findawonder.com. Also find me on Etsy!

Hapenny Giveaway for Teachers and Librarians

Where would Fairies and Hapennies be without librarians and teachers to read them into existence? FAIRIES & HAPENNIES: A Giveaway for Librarians & Educators (Grades 1-3) Author and creature maker Jennifer Carson went into the land of stories as a child and never came out.  She spends her days weaving stories and stitching the marvels [...]

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Hapenny Magick, audio book sneak “listen”

I have been dying to share this news with you all and now I finally can! Hapenny Magick is going to be a wonderful audiobook narrated by Simon Brooks, a local (to me!) professional storyteller.Please visit his website and take a listen to some of his other wonderful audio stories! Simon has graciously decided that [...]

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New! Hapenny Magick Newly Borns Sewing Pattern now available!

You can find the new sewing pattern for the Hapenny Newly Borns on Etsy and Patternmart! Happy creating! Hapenny Magick Newly Borns PMRT Newly Borns are 18″ of lovable baby. They are based on the newly born, Mabel, a character in my … Price: US$10.00

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Stand up for Dragons – An open letter to dracophobes…

Saw this wonderful post about why we celebrate dragons and I thought you might like it too!   Stand up for Dragons – An open letter to dracophobes….

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Children’s Book Week Giveaway

In honor of Children’s Books week Pugalicious Press is doing a giveaway for Hapenny Magick! You can also sign up for the Goodreads giveaway for Hapenny Magick too! The Goodreads giveaway ends on June 1st. The Pugalicious giveaway ends sooner! Don’t miss out =0) And check out the awesome reviews on Goodreads and Amazon! Goodreads [...]

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Writing is like a dragonfly...

Reblogged from Jennifer Carson: I  know, some of you are thinking, this lady is crazy! How is writing like a dragonfly?  Well, I’m going to tell you. My family and I went up to Pittsburg, NH this Memorial Day weekend. The three older boys were fishing with my husband and I was on shore with [...]

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Reads for Tweens, Find Out What Your Kids are Reading!

Reads 4 Tweens offers book reviews aimed at the adults who care about the books that kids aged 8 to 12 (give or take a few years) might be reading. While there’s no reason kids shouldn’t explore the site, the reviews are full of spoilers—they’re intended to inform about content, not explicitly persuade anyone to [...]

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Interviewed by Erin Whalen about my love for children’s books and fantasy

This winter ,shortly after Hapenny Magick was released, I was interviewed in Rhode Island by artist Erin Whalen in her studio/store called The Story Emporium. Here is the interview for your watching pleasure!

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Playing with PheeMcFaddle, How to dye felt with Kool-Aid

This tutorial is generously illustrated by my good friend Phee McFaddell! Please visit her online at pheemcfaddell.com for wonderful faerie projects, coloring pages and stories!! To find the free dragon ornament pattern that goes along with this tutorial there is a link on the bottom of the page. These images are copyrighted by pheemcfaddell.com and [...]

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Children’s Author Show, Radio Interview

Don’t miss a great interview with me  airing on April 9 & 10 talking about the making of Hapenny Magick! Follow this link, and let me know what you think!

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