šš SOMETHING BIG IS SNEEZING ITS WAY INTO THE WORLD: MEET SNOOT THE SNEEZING DRAGON
Updated: 9 hours ago
From one little blue dragon to an entire world of stories, friendship, imaginationāand maybe even a plushie you can hold.
If you've been following the work happening behind the scenes here at VYFA, you already know that we're not afraid to dream big.
But sometimes the things that become meaningful start in the most unexpected places.
Sometimes they start with a little blue dragon.
Meet Snoot.Ā šš
Snoot is a fluffy little baby dragon who isn't quite like the other dragons.
He's sweet. He's curious. He's a little awkward.
And he has one spectacular problem:
Snoot sneezes.
A LOT.
And those aren't exactly ordinary dragon sneezes. š
Snoot's sneezes can cause some pretty unexpected things to happenāand that's where the adventures begin.
But underneath the giggles and the magical mishaps is something much bigger.
Snoot is about learning that being different isn't something you need to hide.
It's something that can make you uniquely you.
And that message is at the heart of everything we're beginning to build.
š WELCOME TO WHIFFLELAND
Snoot started as one character.
But Snoot didn't stay one character for very long.
He started making friends.
And those friends started developing personalities, stories, adventures, and lives of their own.
Before long, we realized we weren't creating just another children's book.
We were creating a world.
So today, we're officially introducing that world:
š WHIFFLELAND
Home of Snoot & Friends
Whiffleland isn't just a forest.
It isn't just a village.
It isn't just one magical place.
It's a world big enough for dragons, fluffy creatures, ocean friends, sky adventures, strange little critters, and characters we haven't even dreamed up yet.
And at the magical heart of Whiffleland stands something very special.
š³ The Whispering Willow
The Willow is ancient.
Magical.
And very, very wise.
When Snoot and his friends don't know what to do, they can go to the Willow.
They can ask for advice.
They can ask for help.
And sometimes...
the Willow can change things.
Every story can bring our friends somewhere new, teach them something unexpected, and give them another reason to lean on one another.
Because in Whiffleland, friendship isn't just something that happens in the background.
It's part of the magic.
š AND SNOOT'S FIRST STORY IS ALREADY HERE
This isn't just an idea sitting in a notebook anymore.
Snoot the Sneezing Dragon is officially published.
His very first adventure is now available for readers who want to meet him and see where this whole crazy little world began.
šš Read Snoot the Sneezing Dragon on Amazon:
And yes...
I actually get my own physical copy tomorrow.Ā š„¹
That makes this whole thing feel a little more real.
šØš NOW SNOOT WANTS TO SEE YOUR IMAGINATION
And because Snoot's world belongs to everyone who wants to come play in it, we're kicking things off with something fun.
THE FIRST OFFICIAL SNOOT COLORING CONTEST IS LIVE!
We're giving away FREE Whiffleland coloring pagesĀ so kids, families, and grown-up kids at heart can grab some crayons, markers, colored pencilsāor whatever you've gotāand make Snoot their own.
And here's the rule:
There really aren't any rules about his colors.Ā šš
Want a blue Snoot?
Go for it.
Purple Snoot?
Absolutely.
Rainbow Snoot?
YES.
We want to see what Snoot looks like through your imagination.
šØ DOWNLOAD THE FREE COLORING PAGES
Color your favorite page and then enter your finished artwork here:
š ENTER SNOOT'S COLORING CONTEST
š Entries close:Ā September 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM PTš³ļø Public voting:Ā September 26ā27š People's Choice winner announced:Ā September 28
And September 28 isn't just the day we announce the coloring contest winner.
Because that's when something BIGĀ happens.
š SEPTEMBER 28: SNOOT GOES FROM PAGE TO PLUSH
For a long time, Snoot existed only in our imagination.
Then he became a book.
Now we're going to try to take the next step.
We want to bring Snoot into the real world.Ā ššš§ø
On September 28, 2026, we're launching a Kickstarter campaign to help bring Fluffy SnootĀ from the pages of his book into an actual plushie that people can hold, hug, collect, and take on their own adventures.
We've already begun the prototype process.
We've been working on the design.
We've been figuring out manufacturing.
And now we're asking:
Can we bring this little guy to life?
That's what the Kickstarter is about.
It's not just about a stuffed toy.
It's about seeing how far one little idea can go.
š WHY SNOOT?
There's a reason I wanted to tell you about Snoot here.
VYFA exists because we believe that people deserve opportunities to build something meaningful, even when the traditional path doesn't make it easy.
Creativity works the same way.
Sometimes you start with almost nothing but an idea.
You don't know where it will go.
You build one piece.
Then another.
You learn.
You try.
You fail.
You fix it.
You keep going.
And eventually, you look back and realize:
Holy cow. We actually built something.
That's what Snoot represents to me.
A little reminder that an idea doesn't have to start huge to become something real.
And if Snoot can grow from a character into a book, from a book into a world, and from a world into something a child can actually hold in their arms...
Maybe we can keep building from there.
š³š WELCOME TO WHIFFLELAND
This is only the beginning.
There are more characters coming.
More stories.
More songs.
More coloring pages.
More adventures.
More surprises.
And somewhere at the center of it all, the Whispering Willow is waiting.
Watching.
Listening.
And perhaps knowing something our little friends don't know yet.
Welcome to Whiffleland.
Home of Snoot & Friends.Ā ššš³
And if you'd like to follow along as Whiffleland grows, you can join us here:
And if you'd like to be here for the beginning...
September 28 is the day.
š Snoot's Kickstarter launches.
šØ The People's Choice coloring contest winner is announced.
š§ø And we take our first real step toward bringing Fluffy Snoot into the world.
So grab your crayons.
Meet Snoot.
Tell your friends.
And get ready.
Something BIG is coming to Whiffleland.
Different friends. Brighter adventures.Ā ššš
ā Piper Brighthollow
Creator of Snoot & Friends / Whiffleland
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