Fursuiting gig
Thought I had escaped without being asked to fursuit for Summer Reading but the question came today. I agreed to do Argos (since the theme is Reading on the Wild Side, and they are featuring all sorts of wild animal stuff) but only if they find a story to read in which the wolf is NOT the villain. This tends to be harder than you might think.
I found two candidates myself. One is Footprints in the Snow by Mei Matsuoka, in which the Wolf decides to write his own story about a kindhearted wolf who follows tracks in the snow to find a friend. The other is Winston the Book Wolf by Marni McGee, in which Winston loves to eat books because the words are so delicious, but when he gets trapped in the library by an angry librarian and her helpers, a little girl named Rosie helps him to escape and teaches him a new way to enjoy words. Of course we had neither in our library, so I had to request them from another library in the consortium so I can review them. This will force me to make the improvements in Argos that have been on a back burner since MFF last year. The director suggested a third, The Wounded Wolf by Jean Craighead George. Based on an actual incident that was observed by a wildlife scientist, the story tells of a wounded wolf who could not hunt due to a foot injury (possibly caused by a trap) who crawled into a shelter in the rocks but rather than starving to death, he was fed by the pack alpha who brought him food daily until he recovered and could rejoin the pack. That one is a lovely story but perhaps a bit complex for the under ten set to comprehend.
Other than that, the usual W-day. Long and tiring.
Gloom most of the day, but it didn't rain.
I found two candidates myself. One is Footprints in the Snow by Mei Matsuoka, in which the Wolf decides to write his own story about a kindhearted wolf who follows tracks in the snow to find a friend. The other is Winston the Book Wolf by Marni McGee, in which Winston loves to eat books because the words are so delicious, but when he gets trapped in the library by an angry librarian and her helpers, a little girl named Rosie helps him to escape and teaches him a new way to enjoy words. Of course we had neither in our library, so I had to request them from another library in the consortium so I can review them. This will force me to make the improvements in Argos that have been on a back burner since MFF last year. The director suggested a third, The Wounded Wolf by Jean Craighead George. Based on an actual incident that was observed by a wildlife scientist, the story tells of a wounded wolf who could not hunt due to a foot injury (possibly caused by a trap) who crawled into a shelter in the rocks but rather than starving to death, he was fed by the pack alpha who brought him food daily until he recovered and could rejoin the pack. That one is a lovely story but perhaps a bit complex for the under ten set to comprehend.
Other than that, the usual W-day. Long and tiring.
Gloom most of the day, but it didn't rain.