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Dear Bruce Coville,
Our third grade class loved reading Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. We enjoyed the part when Tiamat gave Mr. Kravitz a hot foot. We thought it was very funny when Mr. Kravitz yelled at Jeremy, “I want fruit!”
We were wondering about a few things:
How was Jeremy able to see into Tiamat’s mind?
Did you like dragons when you were a kid and did you have any imaginary friends?
Would you like dragons to be real? Are there more dragon eggs and portals out there?
We would love a sequel to find out what happens after the end of the story. Are you planning on writing one?!
Sincerely,
Room 4 Early Birds
Our third grade class loved reading Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. We enjoyed the part when Tiamat gave Mr. Kravitz a hot foot. We thought it was very funny when Mr. Kravitz yelled at Jeremy, “I want fruit!”
We were wondering about a few things:
How was Jeremy able to see into Tiamat’s mind?
Did you like dragons when you were a kid and did you have any imaginary friends?
Would you like dragons to be real? Are there more dragon eggs and portals out there?
We would love a sequel to find out what happens after the end of the story. Are you planning on writing one?!
Sincerely,
Room 4 Early Birds
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi there, Early Birds! I'm glad you're enjoying JEREMY THATCHER. It's funny that you liked that line of Mr. Kravitz's so much. I directed the audiobook version of the book, and even though I did it about 20 years ago, I still find my self say, "I want fruit, Thatcher, not imaginary animals!" because the actor who read that part was so very funny when he did it.
As to your questions:
Jeremy seeing into Tiamat's mind is part of the magic of dragons.
I totally loved dragons when I was a kid, and still do, for that matter. And, yes, I did indeed have imaginary friends.
There are definitely more dragon eggs and portals out there!
I think it is unlikely I will be doing a sequel to the book. The only reason to do a sequel, in my opinion, is if I have an even better story to tell than I had in the first book, and I don't think that's the case right now. I do have one idea, but it would be more of a book for adults (Jeremy would be a grown up) and that just doesn't feel right.
Thanks for writing to me. And keep reading!
Bruce Coville
As to your questions:
Jeremy seeing into Tiamat's mind is part of the magic of dragons.
I totally loved dragons when I was a kid, and still do, for that matter. And, yes, I did indeed have imaginary friends.
There are definitely more dragon eggs and portals out there!
I think it is unlikely I will be doing a sequel to the book. The only reason to do a sequel, in my opinion, is if I have an even better story to tell than I had in the first book, and I don't think that's the case right now. I do have one idea, but it would be more of a book for adults (Jeremy would be a grown up) and that just doesn't feel right.
Thanks for writing to me. And keep reading!
Bruce Coville