WELCOME TO THE COW-LADY'S WEBSITE                                 AND HOME OF COWABUNGA FOR KIDS

I'm so glad you stopped by to see me. You'll find some neat things about my picture book, WHEN THE COWS GOT LOOSE, and some fun stuff about family and me. There's also a page describing my author visits and conference presentations.  And you can order a book, if you don't have one yet. You can even hear me read the story aloud.  So, graze around a while and check out the site.

And just so you know -- I've been working on:

 ~ an easy reader about a boy who loves baseball, who teaches his pet pig to play;

 ~ a YA novel with a cast of quirky characters;

 ~ and my first novel-in-verse.  

Thanks for visiting!    MOO-OO-OO!!!    


I'D LOVE TO VISIT YOUR SCHOOL OR LIBRARY! 

A visit from a real live author can bring books alive for both children and adults. This past summer I did 20 fun-filled events at public libraries across the state, from Great Barrington to Wellfleet.

If you'd like to know more about the programs I present at schools, libraries, and conferences, check out my Author Visits page, so you can plan a visit. 

This year COWABUNGA FOR KIDS teams up with Heifer International to help provide cows and other livestock for families around the world. How's that work? A portion of your school and/or library program fee will be donated to Heifer International.  Learn more about the organization at  Heifer.org and then sign up for a School or Library Visit today.

I'm gearing up for the Strolling of the Heifers event in Brattleboro, VT.  I'll be signing books by the Family Entertainment tent from 9:00am - 3:00pm on Saturday, June 6.  Come to the Stroll and stop by and see me!!

I'm also getting ready for the Summer Reading season with my first event at Upton Town Library on June 11.  Just one of my many library events         scheduled this year in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire.  Hope to be seeing you this summer!   

 

     It's February vacation week and I just visited two libraries in Central Mass!         

                   First stop...     Joshua Hyde Library, Sturbridge, MA

Children's Librarian, Patricia Lalli, laid out the 'Cow Carpet' for us!

 

 

                                   Many thanks to Patricia Lalli for inviting me,                                           and to all the parents, kids & grandparents who attended.

                                      And then I was off to ...

                                      Charlton Public Library, Charlton, MA

 

 

                 Many thanks to Molly Johnson, Head of Youth Services, for inviting me,                           and for all the parents, grandparents and kids who attended.

                                                 What a fun day we all had!

Read about my author visit to C. T. Plunkett Elementary School at iBerkshires.com.   Many thanks to the Adams Agricultural Commission for sponsoring me and to Sharyn Alibozek for all her help. 

Contact me at: carol@carolweis.com

                                                                 

MOO NEWS about the COW-LADY: 

Just returned from the Massachusetts School Library Association's Author Fest at their annual conference in Sturbridge.  Moo-y, Susie-Q and I had a blast.  

 

I was a guest author at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley where I read WHEN THE COWS GOT LOOSE as part of their 45th Anniversary celebration.  What fun we had! 

 

I now have a shop at Cafe Press.  Cow-lady merchandise for everyone.  And guess what?  A portion of your purchase price is donated to Heifer International. 

                                                                
 
We had a wild summer.  Here are photos from libraries I visited across the state.

KICK-OFF EVENT AT JACOB EDWARDS LIBRARY IN SOUTHBRIDGE
 

 
Kids proudly display the cow puppets we made at the event.
Check out the 'herd of cows' I had waiting for me
when I walked into the library that night. 
Made by Karla's library assistant, Karola Daigle, and friends.

 

Karla and Carol after a moo-ving kick-off event! 
 
Many thanks to Children Services Librarian, Karla Gartsu, 
the Southbridge PTA who sponsored the event,
and all the kids and parents who attended.

What a fun night we had!!

WILD READS EVENT AT LILLY LIBRARY IN FLORENCE 

 

Mooing kids and cow puppets gather under the WILD READS banner.                                 

Many thanks to Children's Librarian, Kim Evans-Perez, 
Linda, Keely and Sam for their help,
and to all the kids and parents who attended.

A fun night was had by everyone!  


 

My daughter, Maggie, and I spent 4th of July at my sister, Sue's, and made cow puppets with my great-nephew, Markie!  

AUTHOR SERIES AT SIMON FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY, DOUGLAS

 

Many thanks to Library Director Ann Carlsson,
and Children's Librarian, Debbie Soderman, 
and Sarah for their help,
and to all the kids and parents who attended.

We had lots of fun!

My Visit to Overlook Farm: One of Heifer International's Learning Centers


  

I stopped at Overlook Farm on my way to my author event in Barre, took a tour, and got to pet a camel. Many thanks to Joan, Ann, Claire and Donna for the warm welcome I received and the help they provided.   

 WILD READS EVENT AT WOODS MEMORIAL LIBRARY, BARRE

 

     Many thanks to Youth Service's Librarian, Mary Ellen Radziewicz,                                          the many parents for all their help and                                                             to all the kids and parents who attended.

What a good time we had! 


I stopped at Carter & Stevens Farm Store on my way out of town.  

Susie Q holds my umbrella as I pet Rhino the cow!  

WILD READS EVENT AT WEST STOCKBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY 

        Many Thanks to Library Director, AJ Cole for inviting me, to Jennifer, Paula,            Amanda and Megan for all their help, and to the parents and kids who attended.

A fun way to spend a hot summer morning.  

 WILD READS EVENT AT GREENFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

            Many Thanks to Children's Librarian, Kay Lyons, for all her help,                               and to the kids and parents who came to the event.  

                                       A fun time was had by all!

 WILD READS EVENT AT HOLYOKE PUBLIC LIBRARY  


 

 Many Thanks to Jason LeFebvre, Acting Children's Librarian,for all his help,      and to Tim and Joyce, and the parents and kids who attended.  

What a good time we had! 

 WILD READS EVENT AT RUSSELL PUBLIC LIBRARY


                      Many thanks to Children's Librarian, Carol Lucardi,                                                 to William, Kaitlin, and Sarah for all their help,                            to the parents and camp counselors who                                    assisted in puppet making,                                                                                 and to all the kids who attended.

What a fun afternoon we had!!

  WILD READS EVENT AT MONSON FREE LIBRARY

 

Many thanks to Youth Services Librarian, Fran Rourke,
to the moms and grandmas who assisted in puppet making,
                                       and to all the kids who attended.

A great way to spend a rainy afternoon!  

 WILD READS EVENT AT BRIMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

 Many thanks to Library Director, Rebecca Wells, for all her help,                   to the parents and grandparents who assisted in puppet making,               and to the kids who attended.

          What fun we had! 

 WILD READS EVENT AT MASON LIBRARY, GREAT BARRINGTON

 
 
Many thanks to Children's Librarian, Karen Ball,
and to the girls who attended the event.

A fun time was had by all! 

 WILD READS EVENT AT CHESTERFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

                             Many thanks to Librarian, Cindy Squier,                                              to the counselors, parents, and older kids for all their help                                    and to all the campers and kids who attended the event.

What a fun morning we had! 

  WILD READS EVENT AT WORTHINGTON LIBRARY


                        Many thanks to Library Director, Leona Arthen,                           to all the parents who helped with puppet making,                                              and to the parents and kids who attended the event.

What a fun time we had!

 WILD READS EVENT AT GRAFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

         Many thanks to Children's Librarian, Amanda Diurba, for all her help,                       and to the parents and kids who attended the event.

What a wild time we had! 

 WILD READS EVENT AT EAST BROOKFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY



           Many thanks to Library Director, Wendy Payette, for all her help,                         to the moms and grandmas who assisted in puppet making,                               and to all the kids who attended the event.

A fun time was had by all!

WILD READS EVENTS AT WELLFLEET PUBLIC LIBRARY 

 


 

   Many thanks to Martha Gordon, Youth Services Librarian, for all her help,        to all the parents, and grandmas who assisted in puppet making,                and to all the kids who attended the event.

A great way to spend a rainy day!

 WILD READS EVENT AT SNOW LIBRARY, ORLEANS  

                                                            

 

Many thanks to Youth Services Librarian, Susan Kelley, for all her help,        to my dear friend, Joanie, and the many parents and grandparents who assisted in puppet making and to all the kids who attended the event.

What a fun morning we had!

 WILD READS EVENT AT CHESTER C. CORBIN PUBLIC LIBRARY, WEBSTER

 

Dustin loved my hat and wanted to know where I got it.


 

 

         Many thanks to Andrew Tai, Youth Services Librarian, for all his help,               to Evonne, and all the parents and grandmas who took photos and           assisted in puppet making, to Mark and Dustine for making me laugh,
                             and to all the kids who attended the event.

What a great day we had!

 WILD READS EVENT AT FLORIDA PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

             Many thanks to Acting Director, Alicia Daniels, for all her help,                                   to the moms who assisted in puppet making,                                                       and to the kids who attended the event.

A fun time was had by all!

 WILD READS EVENT AT GRACE HALL MEMORIAL LIBRARY, MONTGOMERY

 

                 Many thanks to Librarian, Paula Long, for all her help,                   to Nikki, and to the moms and grandparents who assisted in puppet making,                         and to all the 'kids' who attended the event.

What a great way to end my WILD READS summer! 


                            Thanks again to all the people (and places)                                                         who made this summer so special for me.

   Now it's on to visiting more libraries and schools, and contributing to the Heifer Project! Learn more about the organization at www.heifer.org and then sign up for a School or Library Visit today.  

             Contact me at:  carol@carolweis.com