Author Visits Archives - Purpee the Dragon

Purpee the Purple Dragon Author Visits the Children’s Cancer Institute at the Hackensack University Medical Center

August 22, 2017 By Anthony Fasano Leave a Comment

Hackensack University Medical Center Children’s Cancer Institute

Recently in conjunction with Tom Coughlin’s Jay Fund, Tomorrows Children Fund and Lil Bravest, Purpee the Purple Dragon visited the Hackensack University Medical Center’s Children’s Cancer Institute.

The day consisted of Purpee the Purple Dragon author Anthony Fasano, along with firefighters from Lil Bravest handing out copies of the Purpee the Purple Dragon books along with other goodies for the children. Fasano also handed out coloring sheets so that young patients could recreate their own versions of Purpee the Purple Dragon characters. It was a fun day had by all participating parties.

Since the Purpee the Purple Dragon books have been published, the authors have visited more than a dozen hospitals across the country and have sent books to over 25 hospitals. Please contact us if you would like us to visit or send books to a specific pediatric care center.

Here is some information about the other organizations we teamed up for this specific event: [Read more…]

5 Lessons Learned from a One-Day Writing Workshop for Rockland Elementary Students

March 17, 2015 By Anthony Fasano Leave a Comment

I recently had the opportunity to visit with Viola Elementary students again for the second day of my two-day author visit.

During my first visit, Brianna joined me and we gave an inspirational talk to the students on how to become better writers. This time around, I worked with students individually on their own Purpee the Purple Dragon stories, which they had been working on since my last visit. [Read more…]

Purpee the Purple Dragon Authors Inspire Viola Elementary Students to Read, Write and Create More

January 30, 2015 By Anthony Fasano Leave a Comment

Purpee the Purple Dragon Authors recently visited Viola Elementary School in Rockland County, New York where they spoke to over a hundred 1^st through 4^th graders on the topics of reading, writing and creativity.

The Power in Seeing Someone Your Age Succeed

The students seemed to be very inspired just by seeing 8-year-old Brianna Fasano stand up in front of them and discuss the two Purpee books that she has written. The questions that they asked and statements they made indicated that seeing someone their age or even younger was a big confidence booster when it came to writing.

One student even asked, “Are you ever afraid to write?” Purpee the Purple Dragon author Anthony Fasano, responded, “YES! I am still afraid to write, but I push myself to do it and that’s how great books start. It is totally understandable that you are scared, I think we all are at some point, but you can do if you persevere.” The answer prompted a smile from the student. [Read more…]

Purpee the Purple Dragon Childrens Books Authors Visit the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation’s Holiday Party

December 18, 2014 By Anthony Fasano Leave a Comment

Eight-year-old Brianna Fasano and her father Anthony, authors of the Purpee the Purple Dragon childrens books visited the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation’s holiday party on Saturday, December 13, 2014. The father-daughter duo has visited and/or delivered hundreds of books to hospitals and other pediatric cancer-related organizations since successfully crowd-funding the printing of 3,500 copies of the books in June of 2014. They are also in the process of creating a program where they will visit elementary schools and conduct writing workshops to instill both confidence and creativity for children in grades K-5. [Read more…]

Happy Thanksgiving and Craft Fairs from Purpee the Purple Dragon and Friends

November 26, 2014 By Anthony Fasano Leave a Comment

We wanted to take a minute to wish all of the Purpee the Purple Dragon supporters a Happy Thanksgiving – for many children in hospitals, their year was a little brighter this year because of their Purpee experience.

As we are in the process of fulfilling our Indiegogo campaign promise and delivering thousands of books to hospitals, we have also been thinking about our book series long term and how we can continue to maintain a charitable component. [Read more…]

Purpee the Purple Dragon Invades Children’s Hospitals Across the United States

October 24, 2014 By Anthony Fasano Leave a Comment

In our Indiegogo campaign, we promised that, if funded, we would deliver over 3,000 books to pediatric cancer centers across the United States – and this past September, we started delivering on this promise. [Read more…]