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I love the Moongobble series, but finished reading all of them. I still listen to the ebooks every night. My mother is reading some of the other books to me, but I really like the characters in Moongobble. Will you write any more books for kid my age?
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Mitchell -
Oh, I'm glad to know you love the MOONGOBBLE books. I had so much fun writing them, and loved having my wife make the pictures. I'm especially glad to know you like the audio versions, since I produced those myself.
There is another series that is very much in the same style and reading level as MOONGOBBLE, and it is called SPACE BRAT. Like the Moongobble series, there are five books, but I think only the first is available right now.
I would love to do another series like this, but first I have to finish up some other projects.
Thanks for writing to me.
BC
Oh, I'm glad to know you love the MOONGOBBLE books. I had so much fun writing them, and loved having my wife make the pictures. I'm especially glad to know you like the audio versions, since I produced those myself.
There is another series that is very much in the same style and reading level as MOONGOBBLE, and it is called SPACE BRAT. Like the Moongobble series, there are five books, but I think only the first is available right now.
I would love to do another series like this, but first I have to finish up some other projects.
Thanks for writing to me.
BC
I grew up reading your books and I absolutely loved them. I particularly loved the Magic Shop series, the My Teacher Is An Alien series, and the Rod Albright series. 20 years later, My wife and I have our first child and I'm already tracking down my favorites so that I will be able to read them to him (or him to me) when he's older. I just wanted to than you and let you know that your stories are gearing up to entertain the imaginations of yet another generation.
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Drew -
Many thanks for this. There are stages in how you feel about you work when you write for kids. First you just want to get published. Then you hope that kids will love the books. Then you hope, hope, hope that some of them will remember you even when they're grown. The crowning thing is to find that you have become a two-generation writer, and your first readers want to share the books with their children. It's really the best and most beautiful affirmation.
In case you couldn't tell, your message made me very happy. I hope you and your kids will get many, many hours of pleasure from sharing those stories.
Thanks for remembering me.
All best,
BC
Many thanks for this. There are stages in how you feel about you work when you write for kids. First you just want to get published. Then you hope that kids will love the books. Then you hope, hope, hope that some of them will remember you even when they're grown. The crowning thing is to find that you have become a two-generation writer, and your first readers want to share the books with their children. It's really the best and most beautiful affirmation.
In case you couldn't tell, your message made me very happy. I hope you and your kids will get many, many hours of pleasure from sharing those stories.
Thanks for remembering me.
All best,
BC
your unicorn chronicles books are amazing my whole family and my friends love it!!! we love them so much we think you should write more they are excellent books! I can tell that you worked pretty hard on them! your work has paid off because they keep me on the edge of my seat! I hope you visit Kentucky someday.
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Bethany -
Oh, man, I'm so glad you love that Chronicles! I've been trying to convince my editor that we should do more, but I haven't had any luck yet. It's frustrating, because I have soooo many ideas!
Thanks for letting me know that you and your family and friends all love the books.
BC
Oh, man, I'm so glad you love that Chronicles! I've been trying to convince my editor that we should do more, but I haven't had any luck yet. It's frustrating, because I have soooo many ideas!
Thanks for letting me know that you and your family and friends all love the books.
BC
I reallyn like your books and art. You were sooooo cute as a baby in the photo of the biogrphy section
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Zoe -
Thanks for the kind words! It makes me chuckle to think about having been a cute baby. That was soooooooo log ago!
BC
Thanks for the kind words! It makes me chuckle to think about having been a cute baby. That was soooooooo log ago!
BC
so when you wrote my tecaher is an allien was you ever abdoucted when you was a kid or earlier in you're year(:
Reply by Bruce Coville
Josh -
Oh, gosh, no - I was never abducted. The closest I came to that was having a bunch of imaginary alien friends!
BC
Oh, gosh, no - I was never abducted. The closest I came to that was having a bunch of imaginary alien friends!
BC
Yep,especially my friend Jessica Sivik who is litterally '6'"3 she is one of my best friends in the whole world she is very protective over me as i am over her....and plus my sister goes to the high school.So I think for next year I'll be okay knowing the fact that I have my sister and my best friend.... 🙂
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Megan -
Wow! 6'3" is impressive. I always wanted to be 6'2", but my body quite growing long before that. I've always been annoyed by that fact. Glad to know you have protectors!
Bruce
Wow! 6'3" is impressive. I always wanted to be 6'2", but my body quite growing long before that. I've always been annoyed by that fact. Glad to know you have protectors!
Bruce
Hello, I have seen My Teacher is an Alien around the bookshelves and on the internet, have looked it up, and I have a question for you, Mr. Coville. I don't mean to be offensive, but please answer honestely: Do you dislike mankind? Do you think most people are bad/evil?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Reply by Bruce Coville
Dear Valerie -
Do I dislike mankind? Not at all. I sometimes despair at our thoughtless cruelty, but I more often rejoice in our generosity of spirit, and our magnificent creativity.
BC
Do I dislike mankind? Not at all. I sometimes despair at our thoughtless cruelty, but I more often rejoice in our generosity of spirit, and our magnificent creativity.
BC
I'm 27. I've been looking through a lot of the books I read as a kid and realizing that most of my favorites and the ones I remember the best were written by you. You were clearly one of my favorite authors and I didn't even realize it. 🙂 I think your books just had all the most intriguing titles and themes, so I kept picking them up! I just reread "I Left my Sneakers in Dimension X", what a great book! I'll be sure to introduce your stories to the kids in my life. I can't wait to read them, for my own enjoyment as much as the young ears I'll be reading them to.
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Haley -
Many thanks for this message. Lately I've had several messages from adults who read me when they were kids, and they're really filling my heart with joy. To reach young readers, to have them love the books, was my dream. To have the books be remembered this way was almost beyond expectation. Many thanks for letting me know that the stories meant so much to you.
All best,
BC
Many thanks for this message. Lately I've had several messages from adults who read me when they were kids, and they're really filling my heart with joy. To reach young readers, to have them love the books, was my dream. To have the books be remembered this way was almost beyond expectation. Many thanks for letting me know that the stories meant so much to you.
All best,
BC
Well, it seems that if someones is mean to me my friend comes out of no where and protects me...and my guy friend Bailey is being funny. I can't what till next year I'm going to be a freshmen were I know I won't get bothered I have a lot of friends over at the high school most of them are upper class men
Reply by Bruce Coville
Glad to know you've got some protectors. That's the way the world should work. Give them a high five from me. Hope next year in high school is a big step forward!
BC
BC
You have a really really really cool web ! Love ur books !
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Zoe -
Glad you like the website. My former assistant did a lot of it, and then my oldest son did a major redesign. It's a lot of work to set up a site like this, so I'm glad you think it works!
BC
Glad you like the website. My former assistant did a lot of it, and then my oldest son did a major redesign. It's a lot of work to set up a site like this, so I'm glad you think it works!
BC