Summer Reading

So Many Trails, So Little Time…

  • A different kinda GEE-HAW!
  • THE BERRY CENTER FARM, NEW CASTLE, KY

… our last six months in a nutshell/slideshow! As Johnny Cash would say, “We’ve been EVERYWHERE, friends…”

We’ve been to… Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts…

And now SUMMER READING 2025 is just over the hill! Here’s to more trails to discover, more libraries to explore, more books to read, more friends to meet!

Email Karen and Noggin at mymusher @ gmail.com to book a talk at your library or school… MUSH!

COLOR! CREATIVITY! COLLABORATION!

Get out your crayons and colored pencils, paper mache and clay, paints and brushes, or whichever mediums inspire YOU! Noggin and Karen are gearing up for “COLOR OUR WORLD—SUMMER READING 2025!” Email us today at mymusher@gmail.com to save a date (we’re also booking winter & spring school and public library talks). And while you’re enjoying a sample of amazing mushing artwork created by students and library patrons over the years, click on the PLAY button below the slideshow to listen to Noggin’s all-time favorite song—“Noggin, You’re the One!”—available on our new dog mushing album, TRAIL ANGELS.

  • There’s nothing happier than a sled dog on snow…
  • A sled dog in her bed with many hands stroking her
  • Karen Land and her dog team at the 2002 Iditarod Start Line, Anchorage, Alaska. Pig (R) and Gnome (L) in lead. Photo credit: Jeff Schultz
  • Romano stickers!

Click PLAY here to listen to “Noggin, You’re the One!”

And go to https://peddlersfrench.bandcamp.com/album/trail-angels to hear our other original mushing tunes and purchase your own CD or digital download. Thank you for supporting our truly unique musical collaboration!

60 SUMMER READING TALKS = ADVENTURE, FUN, & NEW FRIENDS

After so many great photos, what else needs to be said??? We had an awesome Summer Reading road trip, visiting public libraries in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee. 60 total talks! THANK YOU to all of the enthusiastic and devoted public librarians out there who put together another amazing Summer Reading season. YOU ARE APPRECIATED! And thank you to everyone who came out to learn about the exciting sport of dog mushing and visit with Noggin and me. We love the opportunity to make new friends and learn more about the communities we visit. Noggin can’t wait for the next tour! Email us now to book a talk—we are already scheduling for Winter-Spring 2025 and even 2025 SUMMER READING!

And don’t forget to check out our new dog mushing album, TRAIL ANGELS…

***Noggin highly recommends the song, “Noggin, You’re the One!”

Purchase a CD or digital download here at https://peddlersfrench.bandcamp.com/album/trail-angels

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LIBRARIES ARE COOL!

LIBRARIES ARE COOL! Spring and Summer Reading 2023 was a blast!

Kentucky, West Virginia, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa… along with meeting so many devoted librarians and enthusiastic readers/patrons, another highlight of our June tour was celebrating Chloe’s 17th birthday out on the road. Chloe loves travel. And we adore her! Here’s to more adventures in the future… MUSH!

shhh… Noggin’s surprise party for her 12th birthday is very soon…

Back on the Trail

The LIBRARY TRAIL, that is : )

After almost 14 months away from in-person/in-dog library talks because of the pandemic, Noggin, Chloe, and I (all of us fully-vaccinated) are back at it! We gave a few warm-up talks in Indiana before we packed up our truck to spend several weeks on the road in Kansas for Tails and Tales Summer Reading. We had a such a fun time visiting with folks, seeing the sights, and checking out all of those great public libraries (16 total) across the state. We have missed you all! If you’re interested in an in-person/in-dog presentation for your school or library, email us now (mymusher @ gmail.com) to get on the schedule. And if you’re still Zooming, no worries, we do that, too! Here are a few shots from our road-trip adventures.

Loving Libraries

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Great Bend Public Library, Great Bend, KS. Photo by Susan Thatcher.

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Kansas Reading Roundup, Garden City, Kansas.

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Kansas Reading Roundup, Hugoton, KS.

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Basehor Community Library, Basehor, KS.

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Jefferson County Library, Windsor Branch, Barnhart, MO.

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Lemmon Public Library, Lemmon, SD.

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Jefferson County Library, Windsor Branch, Barnhart, MO.

Chloe, Noggin, and I have been on the road for almost three weeks now. So far we’ve given 16 talks in Missouri, Kansas, Wyoming, and South Dakota. Lots of driving, sharing stories, dog-petting, and laughing!

Libraries are awesome in any season, but SUMMER READING is always special! We are honored to be a part of so many exciting and creative summer reading programs. Thank you, librarians!

 

 

 

 

Even a Sled Dog…

… ENJOYS SUMMER READING!

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Noggin enjoying a comfortable chair and a good book at the Elizabeth Strong Memorial Library in Turin, New York.

Soon, we’ll be heading WEST for talks in Missouri, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

Next stops:

Tuesday, May 28th from 6-7 pm:  Jefferson County NW Branch, High Ridge, MO

Wednesday, May 29th from 4:30-5:30 pm:  Jefferson County Windsor Branch, Barnhart, MO

Thursday, May 30th, talks at 2 pm and 7 pm:  Basehor Library, Basehor, KS

Friday, May 31st at 5:30 pm:  Great Bend Public Library, Great Bend, KS