Wendy Mass

Hi everyone! Long time no…blog? Well, I’m fixing that now. First, an update on book stuff.Looks like the Jeremy Fink movie should be out this summer, but I’ll post the official details as they become available. Meanwhile, keep checking the IMDB (internet movie database) page and feel free to start some discussions! If you’d like…

I know it’s not thanksgiving yet, but I wanted to extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who came to Symphony Space today. I wanted to take all of you home with me! I loved meeting all the kids and their parents and you guys thought up so many GREAT new candy ideas that all I…

Well, after two years of blogging about it, The Candymakers has finally hit the shelves! It was a long journey, filled with twists and turns and a whole heap of candy! Just like the book itself. To enter some contests and win yummy stuff (books! candy!), visit Candymakersbook.com. (Yes, they spelled Daisy’s name wrong, but…

Totally. Surreal. Day! Seemingly overnight, this amazing, creative, talented trio of producers (Jack Dalgleish, Steven Beer, and Lauren Bullock) put a movie together based on Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life! They invited me to the set on the third day of filming and I was just completely blown away by their warmth and…

How’s that for an excuse? He also ate the last five blog entries. I think I can write an entire book faster than a blog entry. Seriously. I’ve also been a little busy traveling to schools this year to…see the pictures of my hotel room keys as proof! Oh, I was supposed to return those?…

…and not everything that counts can be counted. Albert Einstein said so, and I’m inclined to believe anything he says. Sad to say that i started writing this blog over a month ago! So let’s all pretend it’s still the end of July and still raining every day or else the beginning won’t make sense!…

Happy Spring everyone! I’m sitting at my local library right now, watching out the window as 50 caterpillars wiggle in this crazy dance trying to free themselves from this white mesh thing in the tree, and you know what? It is totally gross. I’m in the middle of writing this scene where the boy in…

First I just want to say, if you’ve written to me and haven’t heard back yet, it haunts me. Unanswered emails keep me up at night. One of these days I’m going to take a week off from writing and just answer them. I will! Truly! There’s a New Year’s Resolution if ever I heard…

Ah, September. The start of a new school year. I envy those of you who got to shop for shiny new notebooks, funky gel pens, and a mirror to stick inside your locker so you can check your teeth after lunch. That was always my favorite part of going back to school (buying school supplies,…

I just got back from the IRA conference (the International Reading Association, not the tax people!) where I got to meet amazingly dedicated educators from around the country who love and support children’s literature, along with some authors who I’ve admired for a long time (I’ve added their photos to the Author Pals section of…