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Saylor, The Story Behind the Story

4/20/2017

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Meet the real characters from Saylor on the Seashore.

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https://www.clearforkpublishing.com/store/p15/SaylorontheSeashore


Saylor the Seagull
The idea for Saylor came from a scene I watched unfold at Carillon Beach. As I was walking with my family, we saw a small seagull get caught by a fisherman's line. The line was tangled around his foot. A crowd of beachgoers gathered to watch on the shore and a crowd of seagulls gathered in the sky above us. As the drama unfolded before my eyes, the story unfolded in my mind. Thankfully, the fisherman was able to free the little bird and both stories have a happy ending.

Piper the Sandpiper
The character Piper came from my many years of watching sandpipers on the beach. They're my favorite!

Big Blue Heron
In the story, Big Blue wears a fishing hook in his beak. The real Blue Heron that inspired the character was quite a "character" himself. He was stealing bait right out of the fishermen's buckets on the beach. All the while, the wildlife workers were trailing him, hoping to remove the hook from his beak.

Old Gray Pelican
There always seems to be a Pelican sitting on the post by the pier. I always imagine the Pelican is there to give advice to the other birds because he looks so old and wise.



8 Comments
Vanessa link
4/21/2017 02:40:09 pm

I'm so excited for this book! :)

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Tonya Calvert link
4/21/2017 02:42:23 pm

Thank you!

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heather link
4/22/2017 12:53:39 pm

Loved reading about the true characters you based the book after, so cool!

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Tonya Calvert link
4/22/2017 12:58:44 pm

Thank you, Heather!

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Joy
4/22/2017 10:38:25 pm

I fall more in love with this story every time you share something new! I already feel like I "know" these characters and can't wait to dive into this book!

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Tonya Calvert link
4/23/2017 05:19:45 pm

Thank you, Joy!

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Lisa
4/27/2017 02:35:14 pm

I cannot wait to see this book. You are a wonderful story teller!

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Teagan link
12/26/2020 10:02:15 am

Nice blog thanks for postinng

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