A new year has begun and we are already one month into it! Wow! Where does the time go? I hope your year is off to a great start!
As you may know I spent much of the holiday launching my new picture book Five Hungry Mice all around Western New York. It was a huge success thanks to you all. But more importantly, I wanted to share with you, that your your generosity in supporting the sale of my book had far greater impact.
As you may know I donate 50% of all of the sales of my picture books to the organization Feed My Starving Children. Well, this year we donated enough to feed two families for a whole year! We were able to donate 22% more this year than last year, and we are on our way to feeding a village!
Providing meals to these hungry children has to be one of the most powerful things we can do to help them on the road to a happy and productive life. Sharing the blessings of your support of my art with these wonderful children is a privilege for me. And I want to let you know that I follow through with your donation to them every year.
So take a moment to smile, and realize that we have done something very good this past year. And with your support we will both continue to do good in the year to come.
Thank you for your support of me and FMSC.
Playing a little catch up here after a busy Christmas show season! I spent most of November and December launching Five Hungry Mice to all my friends in Western New York! Art shows, Children's book expos, local TV appearances, book signing, and more, oh my! I seem to have done it all. And I am so thankful for the support of my family, friends, and publisher who helped me with each of these opportunities.
What a wonderful reception you gave my newest picture book. The best part for me is always being able to visit with you, and learn about the children who will be reading my books. Thank you for taking the time to stop by my booth at my different art shows, or drop me a line in my e-mail, or send me support on social media. I love hearing from you all, and I especially love the pictures of children enjoying my books.
I like to keep a list of the names of the children I sign the books for and looking at it afterwards is like looking at Santa's nice list:)
I also had fun introducing a new character to you all, Howard the Monster. He and his monster friends made an appearance this year in my new Monster Match Game. Howard comes to me from Dave and Debbie Preston, who shared their wonderful song about Howard with me a few years ago. Howard is so adorable I just had to share him with you all, and now he is going to be a future picture book! Look for him for next Christmas season:)
So now it's January and I need to get working again. I have two projects this year that I hope to get done for you all. That means lots of painting and lots of fun!
So stay in touch and follow me on Instagram at heatherharris.illustration for some in the moment updates:)
