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Bruce Coville I am a big fan of My Teacher is An Alian &the Magic Shop Siries and im bad at spelling I have loved your books sense secend grade your my favriot auther and I have writen books of my own I would realy apriciate it if you sent an emial
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Logan -
Thanks for this. I'm delighted to know that you're a big fan of the books. Thanks for stopping by to say hello.
(I drove past Albany just this afternoon, as I was returning to Syracuse from Boston!)
BC
Thanks for this. I'm delighted to know that you're a big fan of the books. Thanks for stopping by to say hello.
(I drove past Albany just this afternoon, as I was returning to Syracuse from Boston!)
BC
I loved your books as a child, and I still love them as an adult. I just wanted to thank you for using your talent to help inspire children to read.
Reply by Bruce Coville
Thanks for this, Thomas. It delights me to know that the books have stayed with you!
BC
BC
I have read a dozen or so of your books to my two boys over the last few months, and they just love them all. We just finished Aliens Ate My Homework. We all got a real kick out of Rod wearing a Camp Haunted Hills shirt. Thanks so much for writing so many wonderful books for me to share with my kids!
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Eric -
Glad to know you and your boys are enjoying the books. Reading to my kids was one of the greatest joys of my parenting life, so I love finding out that other parents are sharing my own books with their kids.
Pleased to know you got a chuckle out of Rod's t-shirt. Rod is the only character I've ever based totally on myself, and my wife used pictures of me as guides for her art. I have a special fondness for Rod!
Tell your boys I said hello!
BC
Glad to know you and your boys are enjoying the books. Reading to my kids was one of the greatest joys of my parenting life, so I love finding out that other parents are sharing my own books with their kids.
Pleased to know you got a chuckle out of Rod's t-shirt. Rod is the only character I've ever based totally on myself, and my wife used pictures of me as guides for her art. I have a special fondness for Rod!
Tell your boys I said hello!
BC
Hey, i signed the guest book a few years ago when i was doing a school project on my favorite book. i wrote about your book Goblins in the Dungeon...you told me you were making a sequal to it and i just wondered is it out yet or when will it be out?
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Madeline -
Yep, the book is done! It's called Goblins on the Prowl and it will be published on June 15 of this year! Thanks for asking!
Yep, the book is done! It's called Goblins on the Prowl and it will be published on June 15 of this year! Thanks for asking!
Oops! I accidentally pushed the send button before I was finished. I wanted to say I was so interested in Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. I have a question, Do you have a new book that you might be writing? Your a SUPER GOOD writer!
Reply by Bruce Coville
I have a new book coming out in June called The Diary of a Mad Brownie (with supporting documents) I'm really excited about it! Thanks for asking.
Thank you so much for the letter you sent us. The book Monsters Ring looks really good and interesting. It is nice that you sent the Monsters Ring to us because we were so intrested
Reply by Bruce Coville
I'm glad you got the letter!
Have the card game 'the magic shop'four fast paced adventures, but sadly instructions missing. Have tried to find online, but no luck. Can you help. Youngest granddaughter now a fan. Thanks.
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Sue - These are just regular playing cards, using the covers from the Magic Shop books as backing. So there are no instructions . . . just use them as you would any other deck to play standard card games.
Delighted to know that your granddaughter is now a fan!
BC
Delighted to know that your granddaughter is now a fan!
BC
Hi i'm Isabelle I really liked your book Dragon Of Doom I am on chapter 10 and I wanted to know if you could send me a copy in the mail once you respond back,I will send you my adress and where to send the book. I am eight years old, I got the book from my school library, and my librarian said that I could keep it for an extra week. So the book that i'm reading isn't mine, so that's why I wanted one of my own. I hope to see you in real life some day and you are an incredible writer!
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Isabelle -
I'm delighted that you're enjoying THE DRAGON OF DOOM. I had so much fun writing that one! I can't just send you a book, but there is a page on the website that you can use to order a copy if you would like.
Thank you for the kind words about my writing!
BC
I'm delighted that you're enjoying THE DRAGON OF DOOM. I had so much fun writing that one! I can't just send you a book, but there is a page on the website that you can use to order a copy if you would like.
Thank you for the kind words about my writing!
BC
I was going to tell you that you should make your magic shop series into movies. I love your books and would love to see them come to life. When I first learned about you I was in 3rd grade and me teacher read your magic shop series to me and now I'm in 8th grade almost highschool. One day I would like to publish a book. It would be an honor to hear back from you!
Sincerely, Calista
Sincerely, Calista
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Calista -
Different producers have bought the rights to film the Magic Shop books a couple of times. They've just never managed to actually make the movies! Hollywood is very strange that way . . . film companies buy the rights to many, MANY more books than actually end up on the screen.
I keep hoping . . .
Glad to know that you still like the books!
BC
Different producers have bought the rights to film the Magic Shop books a couple of times. They've just never managed to actually make the movies! Hollywood is very strange that way . . . film companies buy the rights to many, MANY more books than actually end up on the screen.
I keep hoping . . .
Glad to know that you still like the books!
BC
Dear Bruce,
In the early 90's when I was 10 or so, remember the space brat series being my favorite books. Even now I still think about them. Now that I have three kids of my own I was thinking about them and thought "hey, let me see if I can find them because the kids would love them." So I headed up into the attic and searched through one of my old boxes and I found them. Space Brat 1 - 4. While 4 looked almost brand new, the first one clearly had some mileage. Anyway, to make a long story short I went online to find a new 1, and found that there was a 5 I never read. I am very excited to revisit my childhood with my own kids and just want to thank you for what I think is a very special moment.
Thanks
Mike
In the early 90's when I was 10 or so, remember the space brat series being my favorite books. Even now I still think about them. Now that I have three kids of my own I was thinking about them and thought "hey, let me see if I can find them because the kids would love them." So I headed up into the attic and searched through one of my old boxes and I found them. Space Brat 1 - 4. While 4 looked almost brand new, the first one clearly had some mileage. Anyway, to make a long story short I went online to find a new 1, and found that there was a 5 I never read. I am very excited to revisit my childhood with my own kids and just want to thank you for what I think is a very special moment.
Thanks
Mike
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Michael --
Oh, man, this message delighted me, for two reasons. First, the SPACE BRAT books were some of the most fun writing I ever did. My wife (who did the art) and I had a blast creating those books. Second, one of my favorite things about being a dad was reading to my kids, and it thrills me beyond measure to know that someone like is now sharing my books with his own kids. Thanks for letting me know!
BC
Oh, man, this message delighted me, for two reasons. First, the SPACE BRAT books were some of the most fun writing I ever did. My wife (who did the art) and I had a blast creating those books. Second, one of my favorite things about being a dad was reading to my kids, and it thrills me beyond measure to know that someone like is now sharing my books with his own kids. Thanks for letting me know!
BC