Buzz down to the Rhine for a new Valentine fairy tale: TROUBLE AT THE VALENTINE FACTORY
Bee friendly 🙂 And Queen Ash is nowhere in sight. A perfect celebration on the Rhine River. A new Valentine fairy tale in the imaginary world of the Seven Kingdoms inspired by the Rhine and Mosel Rivers in Germany. You’re invited to take a stroll and join the celebration for TROUBLE AT THE VALENTINE FACTORY. […]
A Valentine fairy tale visits another town with a heart for bees
Beautiful city hall on legs in Michelstadt, Germany Michelstadt, Germany is the perfect stop to “bee” inspired for a new Valentine fairy tale. The ponderous beams of the city hall built in 1484 don’t look like they need protection. If they did, what could a bee do? If the Blackfly Queen (in my new fairy […]
How a castle protects bees and a new Valentine’s Day fairy tale
The town of Mayen has made bees a priority This castle holds the answer Bees are the magic ingredient in a new Valentine’s Day fairy tale set in the world of the Seven Kingdoms. (more buzz after the bees 🙂 Trouble at the Valentine Factory would only be half a story without the bees. That’s […]
Building buzz for TROUBLE AT THE VALENTINE FACTORY in Mayen, Germany
Buzz for Trouble at the Valentine Factory In Trouble at the Valentine Factory, bees play a big role. What’s going on? The eleven-year-old Saffron twins can’t quite figure it out. The bees shouldn’t be active in the middle of winter. And what’s with the mysterious white darts popping up around the beehives? Will Valentine’s Day […]
A Harvest of Fairy Tales for You
A fall harvest of fairy tales Note: The late fall sun makes the book look light green, but it’s actually purple. #writer #notaphotographer An unusual year . . . can also bear fruit This was the year I thought I’d get monster “beefsteak” tomatoes in three colors. I started plants in January. They were trees, […]
Available at a Fine Forest Book Emporium Near You
Oh! Look what’s in the fairy bookstore window! Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tales: Books 1-3 Get it at your favorite bookstore in ebook or Kindle, paperback, or hardcover! Pssst! Don’t tell the fairies, but I wouldn’t buy it from them. Nothing against the fairies. *looks around the forest* Secret fairy stuff comes up–especially in the third […]
Lexile Measures are Here!
Bumpity Boulevard Press has Lexile Measures for the Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale series! Find Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tales in the Lexile database. Type “Laurel Decher” in the search box at this link: https://hub.lexile.com/find-a-book Find all book details for librarians and schools here. How do you use a Lexile measure to find a book that’s “just […]
Book Fairies? What are Book Fairies?
Trouble With Parsnips has been picked up by the book fairies. Look for hidden copies all over the EU.
Tour the Saffron Kingdom: Burg Rheinfels
Burg Rheinfels is the next stop in our Tour of the Seven Kingdoms! The Saffron Kingdom! The Seven Kingdoms fairy tale world is inspired by real castles in the Rhine and Mosel River valleys in Germany. Clip the map below to find all the tours: Inspired by the Rheinfels Castle: Zany Adventures for ages 9 […]
Reviews for TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS
TADA!!! The very first STUDENT review for Trouble With Parsnips From an amazing student in Japan! My very first review from a student!!! SO exciting!! I’m so touched and grateful that she took the time to read and think about and write about the book. Thank YOU SO MUCH to all of the reviewers! After […]
The Comfort of Home Food: Bagels in Leiden, The Netherlands
This tiny bakery in the Netherlands, Better Bagels, sells the real thing. It also has Joe the Slicer, a 90 km/hour table saw for bagels. © Laurel Decher, 2016. A German Brötchen is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. A chewy bagel is just about the opposite. So, of course, Germans crave […]