Awhile back we posted a link to Mountain Mama's website, where Rachel had blogged her family's Wingfeather-themed recipes and Lego creations. Now she's posted a whole book club kit, including...ZIBZY RULES.Click here to playtest the rules, and for costume photos, a scavenger hunt, and more.Rachel, this is so cool! Thanks for sharing!
Wingfeather in the news
The upcoming Wingfeather Saga pilot premiere was highlighted in a news article today!
Nine years ago, Nashville musician and author Andrew Peterson published the first fiction novel of his acclaimed series The Wingfeather Saga. Now, the series is making its way to the silver screen, with an animated short premiering at Nashville's Belcourt Theatre November 2."Of course, like any sensible author, I daydreamed about how cool it would be to see these characters and settings with my own eyes," Peterson said. "But, more than ten years later, to be a part of something like this--well, I guess you could say it's a daydream come true. The ten-year-old boy in me is flipping out."
Congratulations to Andrew, Chris, and the animation team! Read the whole article here. :-)
Joël gives an animation tutorial
Andrew posted this video at two in the morning, but even being so tired it's hard not to get excited watching this stuff happen. Here's one of the animators, Joël, showing Andrew and Skye how to adjust colors in 3D. :-)[embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BaYV_UOHGc7/[/embed]
Animated series premiere dates!
Last week at Hutchmoot Chris and Andrew played a little sneak peek of the upcoming Wingfeather animated short. IT IS COMING! This week they are back in the studio again, working hard to complete animation before we unveil it to backers and to all you wonderful Featherheads. :-)https://www.instagram.com/p/BaIGVOLHo3R/[embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BaIHov-nqYf/[/embed]So are you guys ready for this?The world premiere of the Wingfeather Saga animated series is happening the weekend of November 3. That Friday, the pilot short will be available for Kickstarter backers to access.
And on December 26, 2017, the Wingfeather Saga animated short will be available to the world.
In the words of the great Thumb of the Honkmeadow, "The games are starting soon enough." :-)
Macy's birthday plate
Meet Macy. She just turned nine. And this is her birthday plate:
Macy's grandmother paints plates for all her grandkids' birthdays, and this year Macy asked for the Wingfeathers. :-) Isn't this the sweetest? Beautiful job, Grandma!Happy birthday, Macy! Thank you for sharing your plate. :-)
The Andrew news
Things Andrew has been up to lately:
- Writing new songs (here's one; you can sometimes catch others at The Local Show)
- Executive-producing Skye's upcoming album
- Exulting about his still-standing stone arch
- Moving Aedan into his dorm room
- Freaking out about the eclipse
- Singing everywhere, speaking everywhere, and hosting assorted online concerts
- Going to Cambridge and Israel (click here for a ton of photos and here for a bit of street music)
- Jogging on water
- Trying to keep up with Chris and the animation team
- Trying to keep up with a new puppy
- Bragging about his big brother
- Talking about Rich Mullins
- Hosting a triumph of a Rich Mullins tribute concert (one song here and another clip here)
- Booking his annual Christmas tour
- Anticipating this year's Hutchmoot and Rabbit Room Live festivities
- Running around like a henbird with its head cut off (is that how that phrase goes?)
- Sleeping
(That last one is a lie. It has been a CRAZY summer. I am exhausted just posting all those links. Also, I am forgetting half of it and Andrew probably has also.)Speaking of those Rabbit Room Live festivities—you are invited! It's happening in Franklin, TN on October 5, and you can get tickets here or you can attend via live stream. Just follow the Rabbit Room Facebook page for details and notifications. :-)
A war story
Here is a review I read months ago, but with one thing and another am only now getting around to sharing with you. It's by Sara Masarik at Plumfield and Paideia. I discovered Sara through her enthusiastic support of last year's Kickstarter, and since then she and her book community have been great allies for Andrew and the other Rabbit Room authors. Here is a little snippet of her review. She says,
This is a war story. A compelling, intriguing, sometimes quirky but deeply moral war story. ... What I found particularly rewarding about this text is that is does not hold back on the need for people to behave in heroic ways even when it may cost them everything. There aren’t many cheap saves or easy outs. This is a dark and dangerous culture war and it requires character, love, faith and hope if one is to survive.
Thank you, Sara. Readers, you can find the rest of her review (and her very pretty book-quote-memes) here.
The Crossing of the Mighty Blapp
Here is a colorful and heartfelt depiction of a certain scene from North! Or Be Eaten. A young reader named Kaleb drew this a few years back when he was six (he's nearly twice that now). This was one of his favorite scenes from their family's Wingfeather readalouds.The wicked grin on the Fang in contrast to the others' sorrow is well-executed, and I appreciate Leeli's tears adding to the salt of the sea.Thank you, Kaleb.