Welcome to Inside the Author’s Studio, where we give you a peek into the minds of your favorite Workman authors.
In honor of Mother’s Day on Sunday, we’re celebrating with a visit to the studio (aka kitchen table!) of “Crafty Mama” Abby Pecoriello, author of Crafty Mama Makes 49 Fast, Fabulous, Foolproof (Baby & Toddler) Projects. Here, we ask her a few questions, speed round style.
Recent book you loved/learned from:
I recently read The Blessing of a Skinned Knee (I know, 7 years after the fact…) and I loved it! I know this sounds cheesy but it’s helped me be a better mom.
Favorite bookstore:
The King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, Utah! They were the nicest, craftiest, most fun people I met on my whole book tour!
Hidden talent:
I don’t hide much–I’m soooo OUT THERE! But one thing I can do (which people know about because I’m only good at keeping other’s secrets, not my own) is that I can tie a cherry stem in my mouth with my tongue!
Bookmark, dog-ear, or virtuality?:
Dog ear. Totally. My daughter always yells at me about this. She’s the bookmark queen.
Book you are most ashamed never to have read:
Book…you mean BOOKS! I don’t tend to read any best-sellers or anything Oprah talks about (sorry Oprah!) but then again I’m not ashamed I didn’t read them so…lemme think. I don’t know that I’m ashamed about books… I studied Comparative Literature so I think I’ve read all of the classics and loved them. I’m more ashamed that I never saw The Godfather movies or Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Most frequent form of writerly procrastination:
Writing emails. But hey, that’s still WRITING…right? Write!
Favorite childhood book:
I remember living for a book called Anne likes Red! – I just found it online, and I’m SO going to get it! Now my favorite kids books are the Alexander books by Judith Viorst. I LIVE FOR THEM! Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible No Good Very Bad Day! are so insanely funny…the voice, the pacing, the essence is brilliant!
Alternate ambition (i.e. If you weren’t a writer, you’d be…):
An actor and a creative consultant. But wait, can’t I be all three? I think I am.
Your perfect meal:
Peanut Butter and Jelly on a Bagel. Love!
Big dream:
I want to be tall. That’s literally and figuratively BIG!
Super power of choice:
Flying, for SURE!
What was your first craft project? What was your daughters’ first
craft project?:
I don’t know what my first craft project was…finger painting, something with clay, crayon candles… My daughter’s first was…I should know this, right? Um…she’s always been into crayons and drawing and gluing everything to everything else…but her first real craft project was WAND MAKING! She was a fairy-aholic at 2…and had about 27 sparkly wands. We made several of them out of straws or chopped sticks and star or heart shaped card stock with glitter. They worked like magic to get her to eat her veggies (NOT!).
Crafty “weapon” of choice: Hot glue gun or Staple gun?
Staple gun–what’s that? HOT GLUE ALL THE WAY, bay-bee!
What Workman book would you like to receive as compensation for your involvement?:
Surprise me! I’m OPEN to anything! (Except cookbooks cause I don’t cook!)
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Abby Pecoriello is the author of Crafty Mama Makes 49 Fast, Fabulous, Foolproof (Baby & Toddler) Projects, and mom to two beautiful, creative, and goofy girls. She’s a genius with a hot glue gun, and have you seen what she can do with a veggie hot dog?
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