A lovely surprise an Honorable Mention in this years PBParty!

    Looks like my fractured fairytale about asthmatic Wolfie who struggles to find her place at a demolition (predominantly Pig attended) Academy, got an Honorable Mention. 

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Thanks, @MindyAlyseWeiss, and crew!

    To all who entered, that's a win. Creating is always a win. Submitting is always a win.

Celebrate you!

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THE HUFF PUFF ACADEMY: 

WHERE THE RUMBLE OF CONSTRUCTION COLLIDES WITH THE RUBBLE OF DEMOLITION

SAMPLE First 70 words:

    Wolfie’s Huff-Puff-Blow-the-House-Down family needs her to take over their demolition business. But first, she’d need to turn her…

    COUGH… COUGH…WHEEEEZE 

    …asthma into something more Huff and Puff destructive. The Academy was just the place to do it!

    On the first day of school… 

    COUGH… COUGH…WHEEEEZE.

    …her paws tingled and her ears buzzed. Asthma slowed her run…to a walk…to a pause.

[Inhaler.] Squeeze.

    Breathe. 

    …but it couldn’t stop her.

    THE ACADEMY, at 545 words, uses determination and humor to illuminate basic desires, success over a physical limitation, and community inclusion.

Outnumbered and out of place, Wolfie is determined to succeed. The intimidating, predominantly pig-attended, classes of The Academy and her asthma try to derail her dream of running her family demolition business. In this fractured fairytale, a dash of humor and ingenuity lead Wolfie and all of The ACADEMY students to succeed beyond their wildest dreams.

    Boosting diversity in an accessible fractured fairytale manner, much like AFTER THE FALL (Dan Santat) and addressing an underrepresented topic like I TALK LIKE A RIVER (Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith), THE ACADEMY tackles a subject that has received little to no attention—Asthma.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE THIS STORY?

Asthma has limited my life in many ways since childhood, but it has not stopped me from living my best life. I want to offer kids with limitations, be they physical or psychological, an opportunity to be seen and, above all a good laugh. There are almost no books highlighting asthma. I want Wolfie to change that, to show readers they are braver than anything scary and stronger than any frustrations. I want to give young readers a chance to see limitations as opportunities for deeper discovery of self.