Flash, Feline Extraordinaire—that’s me, the most super-amazing main character ever created by Cindy Strandvold. I’ve been hanging around in her brain so long, she considers me to be her Professional Mews.
I got bored waiting around during all the revisions and rewrites my book has been through, so I started reading all the other kids’ books Cindy is always bringing home. Let me tell you, there are some pretty awesome books out there. (Lots of them are almost as good as my story!)
Being a friendly sort of cat, I decided to share my recommendations with other kids’ book lovers. Some of those kids’ book lovers are ACTUAL KIDS who have become my fans after hearing different versions of my story read at their elementary schools. I love my fans, especially the ones who have written their own recommendations for my blog.
Because my book hasn’t been published yet, I don’t have an official illustration to show you what I look like. But here are some of the different variations of me so far.
This is my alter ego, Snickers, the real cat who inspired my character. I guess you could say he was the first me.
Here is the picture that Cindy drew to depict her image of me.
This is one of the many many pictures that my fans drew of me.
And finally, here’s one last me.
To be totally honest, I think this stuffed animal looks a little too prissy to be a Feline Extraordinaire such as myself. I wanted to order the stuffed animal that was handmade in Germany. But it cost $200.00 and Cindy said that was way too much money. She said this one would have to do. Then she hid her credit card number where I couldn’t get to it.
Drat.
Oh, well. Luckily for us, we all have good imaginations, right?
I am excited for Cindy to publish your book so you can be even more famous! Your name could
be all over the world then! 🙂 🙂 🙂
if you make a book or two, i will read them as much as possible flash. I ❤ you flash you are so cooooooooooooolllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That will be great! I hope you can be patient, because it might be a while!
WOW!!!I It is amazing that you might finally get to be posted on walls and in library’s. When will you have pictures all over?
I’m not sure what you mean. My book will have to be sold and then printed before it can be in libraries. Unfortunately that takes a long time. But my blog can be seen by anyone right now!
That stinks that it will take a long time!!
I know! I wish it could be faster, so everyone could read my story right now, but that’s just the way the publishing business works. I’ll keep you updated on the progress over the summer, so keep checking in!
Flash you are now my screensaver on my computer!!!! : )
Wow! You must be my biggest fan!
My screen-saver is a pop-star.
It’s not ME?
Well, now it is.
Really? I’m your screen saver? How cool is that!
You are my screen saver and i just love your books I think they are the best.
I think they are the best, too, because they have ME in them! What’s your favorite part?
I love it when you talk about the magic hat.
Yes, the hat is pretty cool. But it’s not magic–it’s scientific! Mortimer invented it, remember? And in the new version of the story it’s called the Interspecies Translator or IT.
Cool! I wish I could read the next book.
Hey, Delaney, it’s good to hear from you! I wish you could read the next book, too! But Cindy has to sell the first one before there can be a sequel.
I’m going to try and get you for my screen saver on my iPod touch
Ooooh, cool! I love being famous already!
You should ask Cindy to get you a tag to put on your collar that says, My famous Rock Star cat! 🙂
Oooh, good idea. I hope it will be nice and shiny!
Do you like books? Well I do. My favorite book is your awesome book.I can’t wait till it is published. What is your favorite book?
I LOVE books, too! Especially mine. But there’s another book about cats I like called “The Grand Escape” by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Have you read it? You should!
ya i love books
Really? Me, too! What’s your favorite book? Besides mine, of course.
sup logan i love the book its me julian from mrs brattens
WOW!I wonder how hard can your job get and how do you do so well?
Haven’t you heard? I’m Flash, Feline Extraordinaire! I do everything well! Most of the time, that is. Sometimes I mess up just a teeny tiny bit, but don’t tell The General, okay?
how old are you?{not to be offencef.}
Thanks for asking! I’m not offended at all. I’m just over a year old, in the prime of my nine lives!
she ment the ppl who made the book
You think? Cindy is 47 years old, WAY older than me!
how many years have you bean in your jobprotecting the legacy?
Zero years. I started guarding Mortimer’s inventions at the beginning of my story, and the whole story takes place over just a few days. But Cindy has been writing it for a lot longer than that!
hey flash do you have a best friend?is it a girl or boy.
My best cat friend is Ringo. He’s a boy. My best human friend is Eric. He’s a boy, too!
flash are siameese or himilaens
I am a Himalayan. Himalayans look like Siamese, but they have long fur.
My sister was at berthoud a few years ago and she heard about you! She loved you and thought you were awesome!!!!
Then I like you AND your sister! Tell her hi for me.
:} awesomenis!your book has opomemetly 1000 fans!
That many? As Ringo would say, “Far out, dude!”
1001 actuly…IF YOU INCLOOD ME!
Did you count Cindy and I? That’s 1003!
You have 1121 hits, Flash! How do you like that?
PS. I personaly know Cindy and her mother is my current librarian.
I LOVE it! And Cindy and her mom are pretty nice, aren’t they?
Yes they are very nice! If it wasn’t for them you wouldn’t have this blog or not many people would know about it which would not be rad
Exactly.
Flash you are so cool!! 🙂 🙂
I know!
i have not read your book but i will try to.
I’m sorry, it’s not actually published yet. But it will be worth the wait!
I love your book!!! I hope you get it published sooooooon! Flash have you had any wonderful belly rubs lately!!!!
Thank you! Me, too! Yes, Cindy gives me great rubs on my imaginary belly all the time!
your blog is so cool flash.I want to get your picture for my screen saver!
Thanks! You must be a big fan!
wow you are amazing protecting the legacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know. I’m pretty amazing at everything if you want to know the truth.
are you maried?
No. Are you?
I’m not married 😦
at leats not YET!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, good! You seem a little young for that!
Flash, how many secret hide outs do you have, including in the house and in the woods? Or are they too secret to tell me about?
Also, have you discovered any new parts of the house? Any secret rooms, passages, etc?
They’re pretty secret, but if you promise not to tell . . . There’s the secret attic at the top of the secret spiral staircase in the secret passage. And every room on that side of the house has a secret entrance to the secret passage. That’s a lot of secrets for one story! Book #2 has more, but I can’t tell you about them yet!
I also had a question that, how are you and lucy hanging around or getting along?
We’re not. I do not hang around butt-sniffers!
Hey Flash! Is doing this blog hard, especially since you get a lot of comments every day?
I have a blog too and it is pretty hard to go on it EVERY day how do you get on it so much? 😉
Sometimes when I get a lot of comments at once, my paws get tired of typing. But I love hearing from my fans!
do you like dogs ?
Butt-sniffers? NO!
there fun to play with
Maybe for YOU.
some cats and dogs like each aother
Yep. But not me!
hi people
Flash, would you like dogs that wouldn’t chase you, sniff you, bark at you, or pee on you? What kind of dog is lucy? I was thinking a white terrier or a chiuahuah, (or however it’s spelled) but I might be wronge. 🙂
I don’t know, I’ve never met one. Cindy isn’t quite sure what kind of dog Lucy is. A very small one with scruffy brown hair.
i think it should be a pug
That’s an idea. But I don’t think pugs are small enough or shaggy enough, are they?
well then a brown chiuahuah
I’m going to find out soon.
I was wondering the same thing exept I thought Lucy was poodle.
A poodle? Aren’t poodles the dumbest dogs ever? Lucy’s evil, but she’s smart.
there not the dumbest
No? Then who is?
A long haired chiuahuah?
Nope. I’ll have to ask Cindy to find out what kind of dog she is. When I find out, I’ll let you know.
cool, i like anwers
Okay. Cindy said she isn’t exactly sure what kind of dog Lucy is. But she probably looks a little like a Yorkshire Terrier or “Yorkie.”
Here is a link to wikipedia to see some pictures of what different Yorkies look like. Scroll down a little. Cindy likes the one sitting on the stairs!
So Flash I was wondering how do you type on the computer?
Very carefully, one letter at a time. It’s pretty slow!
Hey Flash. Its me again. Lets hope book#2 gets publised.
Let’s hope Book #1 gets published so Book #2 even has a chance!
hi flash im new on your blog but Mrs.Moclom shows us it.what is your favorite color?where do like to lay your hairballs?
Cool! Thanks for visiting! My favorite color is purple, of course. And I enjoy horking up hairballs into people’s shoes, but I usually don’t because it gets me in too much trouble!
Oh poor cat! Why don’t you do it in the litter box? Mine and my mom’s favorite color is purple
Because I don’t want to dirty up my bathroom, of course!
hahaha!!!!!!!!!Now I get it.
Good. I’m glad we finally understand each other!
my mom’s is too
It’s a good color, for sure!
What town do you live in?
I really couldn’t tell you, it doesn’t have a name. But a place Cindy visited in North Carolina is what inspired the countryside with all the woods and rivers and waterfall in my story.
Do you have sharp claws? If so have you sliced a salmon before?
I have razor sharp claws, thanks for asking! I slice the fish on Fish and Chips Night every week, but I’m not sure if it’s salmon or not.
Have you clawed Lusie with your razor sharp claws?If so what was the reaction of it?
Yes, I have. I made her nose bleed in our big fight!
what is your birthday
Cat’s don’t keep track of birthdays. I was born on a rainy spring day.
flash how do you typ on the coumputer
Very carefully, one letter at a time!
could you eat fish or maybee an eel?
Yep. I bet so!
whats your favorite thing to do
Be sneaky!
whats your favorite thing to do when your not busy
Take naps in the sun!
You know how you lick your self when your dirty.Well my brother and I dried licking are self and we just got in trouble.What should I do?
Huh. I don’t know. My mom was fine with the whole licking thing!
I think Ringo should have an equal share of this blog!
Thanks for your opinion! I’ll let him have some turns, but not an equal share.
I’m Jeromiah’s friend and I think Ringo should be on this blog out of a sudden change of
heart but I think that Ringo should bairley go on this blog.
Well, he’ll have some turns, but not too many. You’ll have to wait and see if you like what he says.
Hey Flash! I need to ask you a question. Is it fun being the mane charactor? I mean don’t you get tired of it some times?
Oh, it’s real fun! I get to save the whole feline way of life, you know, so I don’t usually get tired of it.
Flash you should tell Cindy to puta piture of Mrs.Mcollum because remeber her and how great of a libray teacher she was!
That’s a great idea! I’ll see what I can do!
Flash YOU THE COOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLS CAT I MENT
Why, thank you! I know!
dont mine you can say thank you later
I’m confused. Say thank you for what?
Flash you should not let Ringo on and i now he is a good friend of yours thow
Yes, he is my friend. I think I’ll let him on sometimes, but not too often.
oh what did i do so hi flash
Hi again.
Maybe even people in China and Hatti could read your book.?
It’s possible. First it has to sell here. Then if a publisher in another country bought the rights they could publish it in that country, too! Wouldn’t that be cool?
How long will this blog run? I hope it runs until …
What does . . . mean? I’m planning on having it run for a long time, as long as kids come to read it. So tell your friends!
I will tell all my friends that I know.
Good deal! Thanks!
Ur welcome! I got an envelope from Dortha and she said that Cyndy laughed at my comments. I am glad that she thinks that my comments are funny. That is great. My goal was to make her laught and I guess I met my goal! 🙂
I think your comments are funny, too!
Anna, you are the best! If all the fans were like you Flash’s blog would have more than 10,000 hits before now. Still it is getting pretty close to 7,000. Maybe it will get there by the end of this week. That is so exciting.
I hope it does! 😉
It did!
Flash,
Have you ever been too any other country or continent in the world? If you have are you first class on the plane ride?
Alex
I wish! The airlines don’t usually let imaginary cats fly first class. But I’m hoping once my book gets published that it will get to go to lots of countries for me. Then more kids could read it!
I can hardly wait for it to be published. This blog makes me want it to happen even more.
Me too!
hi flash
are you thare
I am now. Sorry, I’ve been busy today!
Hi back at you, Shashone!
hi i am back to you too
1 day till back to school. Hey flash do you go to school? If you do go to school what grade are you going to ?
No, I don’t go to school, except when Cindy visits kids to talk about her book. I’m about two years old, which is a grownup for a cat. What grade are you going to be in this year?
Ya I just forgot the name.
The name of the book? It used to be called “The Secret of the Legacy.” But now it’s called “Flash, Feline Extraordinaire.” Who knows what the publisher will end up calling it!
That’s true but thanks for telling me that again.
You’re welcome!
hi flash are you there cues you whirt back yo olivia
Now I am. I answered some comments this morning and didn’t get back on till now.
So, are you ready for school tomorrow?
Shashone, Olivia, and Delaney, it is good to see your names back on the blog. How is school this year?
This is delaney and it is boring with out you and that great book.
I bet she misses you, too!
hi flash!!!!!!
Hi, Kaleigh. How do you like my blog?
LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL eeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkk
YOU have LOTS of comments
I know. Crazy, huh?
sup its me love the book
Hey Flash! Would you like a dog that wishes to be a cat?
Hey, Mac! I think I probably would like a dog who wanted to be a cat. That sounds like one smart dog. Everyone should want to be a cat, don’t you think?
I totaly agree! Some times my dog plays with the cats! And the cats like it! I think my dog wants to be a cat!
Now that’s a good dog. Unlike Lucy! (Ahem.)
Ok I got to go to school. Talk to you later!
Hope you have a good day!
I’m ho happy! I get to go skiing on Thanksgiving!!
Wow! That sounds great! Well, if you’re a human. Cats don’t like snow, it makes our feet cold!
hi
Hi again! How are you?
hi kayden its me julian s from skool
ready for christmas
I am! I’ve been very good this year. What about you?
I love the photos of flash!!!!
Thanks! I’m very photogenic, aren’t I?
flash are you maired?
Nope. Are you?
sup lexi o it me julian from school love the book =)
wat cind of cat are you?????????
A Himalayan mix. I have the markings of a Siamese, but have longer fur. Unfortunately lots of thistles get stuck in my fur! Grrrr.
flash do you have a big butt because i do a big red one
Of course not. I am perfectly proportioned for a cat!
funny lexi
Hmph!
My friend we had a sleepover and she said that and I am so sorry that that happend I will not be on the computer when I have a sleep over. soooooooooooooo sorry 😦
No worries.
I do not want to say who.
😦 😦 😦
Thanks for understanding
Of course! Cats are great understanders!
i love that book Flash The Cat it was really good
Cindy did a very good job on the book i hope she wrights some more books
who else loved that book i know i did
Thanks for stopping by, Mckenna! Cindy will be glad to know you liked her books, we’ve been working hard on another one.