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How to Market a Children's Book (The Adventures of Kaboose the Rocky Mountain Bear Story) · Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast

• 0:50
  Big
• 0:50
  Fish
• 0:51
  Sales
• 0:51
  Mission
• 0:52
  Small
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  Pond
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  Marketing
• 0:53
  Strategy
• 0:54
  what
• 0:55
  the
• 0:55
  heck
• 0:55
  does
• 0:55
  that
• 0:55
  mean?
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  When
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  my
• 0:57
  granddaughter
• 0:57
  and
• 0:58
  I
• 0:58
  co
• 0:58
  authored.
• 0:59
  Our
• 0:59
  children's
• 1:00
  book
• 1:00
  the
• 1:00
  Adventures
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  of
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  Caboose
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  the
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  Rocky
• 1:02
  Mountain
• 1:02
  Bear,
• 1:03
  the
• 1:03
  origin
• 1:04
  story
• 1:04
  of
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  our
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  children's
• 1:05
  book
• 1:05
  took
• 1:06
  place
• 1:06
  in
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  the
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  small
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  Rocky
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  Mountain
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  town
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  of
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  Bighead.
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  Bighead
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  is
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  based
• 1:11
  on
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  a
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  real
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  town
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  where
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  Kira
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  and
• 1:14
  I
• 1:14
  spent
• 1:14
  years
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  enjoying
• 1:16
  outdoor
• 1:16
  adventures
• 1:17
  together.
• 1:18
  The
• 1:18
  Adventures
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  of
• 1:19
  Caboose
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  the
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  Rocky
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  Mountain
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  Bear
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  is
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  a
• 1:21
  modern
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  take
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  on
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  storytelling
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  through
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  the
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  eyes
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  and
• 1:24
  words
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  of
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  an
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  adventurous
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  bear
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  named
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  Caboose.
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  The
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  book
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  is
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  written
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  to
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  inspire
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  young
• 1:30
  children
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  to
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  embrace
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  Mother
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  Nature
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  and
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  all
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  her
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  beauty,
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  the
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  wildlife
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  and
• 1:35
  humans
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  that
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  live
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  within
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  the
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  community,
• 1:38
  and
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  to
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  enjoy
• 1:39
  the
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  many
• 1:40
  adventures
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  that
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  Mother
• 1:41
  Nature
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  has
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  to
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  offer.
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  If
• 1:43
  you
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  click
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  on
• 1:44
  the
• 1:45
  link
• 1:45
  provided
• 1:45
  in
• 1:45
  the
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  Show
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  Notes
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  Grammarist
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  According
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  to
• 1:48
  their
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  definition,
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  a
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  big
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  fish
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  in
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  a
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  small
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  pond
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  will
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  never
• 1:53
  achieve
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  the
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  same
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  success
• 1:55
  as
• 1:55
  those
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  in
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  a
• 1:56
  bigger
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  pond.
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  A
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  big
• 1:57
  fish
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  in
• 1:58
  a
• 1:59
  small
• 1:59
  pond
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  usually
• 2:00
  hints
• 2:00
  at
• 2:00
  a
• 2:01
  person's
• 2:01
  lack
• 2:01
  of
• 2:02
  overall
• 2:02
  motivation.
• 2:03
  It
• 2:04
  serves
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  as
• 2:04
  a
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  low
• 2:05
  key
• 2:06
  criticism
• 2:07
  of
• 2:07
  someone
• 2:08
  feeling
• 2:09
  more
• 2:09
  important
• 2:10
  than
• 2:10
  they
• 2:10
  really
• 2:10
  are
• 2:11
  and
• 2:11
  who
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  wouldn't
• 2:12
  be
• 2:13
  successful
• 2:13
  in
• 2:14
  a
• 2:14
  bigger
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  pond.
• 2:15
  In
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  this
• 2:15
  episode
• 2:16
  I
• 2:16
  will
• 2:16
  share
• 2:16
  with
• 2:17
  you.
• 2:17
  It's
• 2:17
  not
• 2:18
  the
• 2:18
  pond
• 2:18
  that
• 2:19
  limits
• 2:19
  you,
• 2:19
  it's
• 2:20
  recognizing
• 2:21
  possibilities.
• 2:23
  Splish
• 2:23
  Splash.
• 2:24
  Let's
• 2:25
  dive
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  into
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  this
• 2:25
  episode
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  when
• 2:27
  thinking
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  about
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  the
• 2:27
  possibilities
• 2:28
  for
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  a
• 2:29
  book
• 2:29
  launch,
• 2:30
  felt
• 2:30
  that
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  because
• 2:31
  our
• 2:31
  children's
• 2:32
  book
• 2:32
  had
• 2:32
  gotten
• 2:33
  its
• 2:33
  inspiration
• 2:34
  from
• 2:34
  the
• 2:34
  small
• 2:35
  town
• 2:35
  we
• 2:36
  called
• 2:36
  our
• 2:37
  home
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  away
• 2:37
  from
• 2:37
  home
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  that
• 2:38
  the
• 2:39
  small
• 2:39
  town
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  media
• 2:40
  would
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  be
• 2:41
  interested
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  in
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  our
• 2:42
  story
• 2:42
  behind
• 2:43
  our
• 2:43
  story
• 2:44
  and
• 2:44
  how
• 2:45
  our
• 2:45
  children's
• 2:46
  book
• 2:46
  came
• 2:47
  to
• 2:47
  life.
• 2:47
  The
• 2:48
  local
• 2:48
  newspaper
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  showed
• 2:49
  great
• 2:50
  interest,
• 2:50
  took
• 2:51
  pictures,
• 2:52
  interviewed
• 2:52
  me,
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  and
• 2:53
  published
• 2:53
  the
• 2:54
  interview
• 2:54
  and
• 2:55
  the
• 2:55
  photographs.
• 2:56
  And
• 2:56
  luck
• 2:56
  will
• 2:57
  have
• 2:57
  it,
• 2:57
  a
• 2:57
  local
• 2:58
  retailer
• 2:59
  loved
• 3:00
  our
• 3:00
  children's
• 3:00
  book
• 3:01
  and
• 3:01
  added
• 3:01
  it
• 3:01
  to
• 3:02
  their
• 3:02
  children's
• 3:03
  book
• 3:03
  inventory.
• 3:04
  This
• 3:04
  could
• 3:04
  have
• 3:05
  been
• 3:05
  the
• 3:05
  end
• 3:06
  of
• 3:06
  our
• 3:06
  story
• 3:07
  of
• 3:07
  a
• 3:08
  fish
• 3:08
  in
• 3:08
  a
• 3:08
  small
• 3:09
  pond.
• 3:09
  If
• 3:10
  it
• 3:10
  hadn't
• 3:10
  been
• 3:10
  for
• 3:11
  our
• 3:11
  approach
• 3:12
  to
• 3:12
  selling
• 3:12
  our
• 3:13
  children's
• 3:13
  book
• 3:14
  to
• 3:14
  the
• 3:14
  local
• 3:15
  newspaper
• 3:16
  and
• 3:16
  a
• 3:16
  local
• 3:17
  retailer,
• 3:18
  we
• 3:18
  would
• 3:18
  not
• 3:19
  have
• 3:19
  caught
• 3:19
  the
• 3:19
  attention
• 3:20
  of
• 3:21
  a
• 3:21
  radio
• 3:22
  producer
• 3:22
  looking
• 3:23
  for
• 3:23
  a
• 3:23
  story.
• 3:24
  Little
• 3:24
  did
• 3:24
  we
• 3:25
  know,
• 3:25
  the
• 3:25
  waves
• 3:26
  of
• 3:26
  our
• 3:26
  little
• 3:27
  newspaper
• 3:28
  story
• 3:28
  spilled
• 3:29
  over
• 3:29
  into
• 3:29
  a
• 3:29
  larger
• 3:30
  pond
• 3:30
  and
• 3:31
  caught
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  attention
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  of
• 3:32
  a
• 3:33
  radio
• 3:33
  producer.
• 3:34
  This
• 3:34
  radio
• 3:35
  producer
• 3:36
  contacted
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  the
• 3:37
  the
• 3:37
  local
• 3:37
  store's
• 3:38
  buyer
• 3:39
  and
• 3:39
  before
• 3:40
  we
• 3:40
  knew
• 3:40
  it,
• 3:41
  we
• 3:41
  were
• 3:41
  talking
• 3:41
  to
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  radio
• 3:42
  station's
• 3:43
  producer.
• 3:44
  Within
• 3:44
  a
• 3:44
  few
• 3:44
  short
• 3:45
  weeks,
• 3:45
  my
• 3:45
  granddaughter,
• 3:46
  co
• 3:46
  author
• 3:47
  and
• 3:47
  I
• 3:48
  were
• 3:48
  guests
• 3:48
  on
• 3:48
  two
• 3:49
  different
• 3:49
  radio
• 3:49
  stations
• 3:50
  in
• 3:50
  two
• 3:51
  distinct
• 3:51
  markets.
• 3:52
  The
• 3:53
  radio
• 3:53
  interviews
• 3:54
  went
• 3:54
  well
• 3:54
  and
• 3:55
  the
• 3:55
  listeners
• 3:55
  complimented
• 3:56
  us
• 3:57
  and
• 3:57
  as
• 3:57
  a
• 3:57
  result,
• 3:58
  we
• 3:58
  saw
• 3:58
  a
• 3:58
  bump
• 3:59
  in
• 3:59
  our
• 4:00
  children's
• 4:00
  book
• 4:00
  sales.
• 4:01
  In
• 4:01
  today's
• 4:02
  episode,
• 4:03
  we
• 4:03
  share
• 4:03
  one
• 4:04
  of
• 4:04
  the
• 4:04
  stations
• 4:05
  Radio
• 4:06
  Interviews
• 4:07
  we
• 4:07
  had
• 4:07
  such
• 4:08
  fun
• 4:08
  doing
• 4:08
  the
• 4:09
  radio
• 4:09
  interviews,
• 4:10
  we
• 4:10
  decided
• 4:10
  we
• 4:11
  needed
• 4:11
  to
• 4:11
  expand
• 4:12
  our
• 4:12
  children's
• 4:13
  book
• 4:13
  author's
• 4:14
  voice
• 4:14
  and
• 4:15
  produce
• 4:15
  a
• 4:16
  podcast
• 4:16
  dedicated
• 4:17
  to
• 4:18
  children's
• 4:18
  book
• 4:18
  readers
• 4:19
  and
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  story
• 4:20
  behind
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  story
• 4:21
  of
• 4:21
  children's
• 4:22
  book
• 4:22
  authors.
• 4:23
  Children's
• 4:24
  books
• 4:25
  allow
• 4:25
  children
• 4:26
  to
• 4:26
  experience
• 4:27
  many
• 4:27
  emotions
• 4:28
  including
• 4:28
  joy,
• 4:29
  happiness,
• 4:30
  love
• 4:31
  and
• 4:31
  laughter
• 4:32
  and
• 4:32
  much
• 4:33
  more.
• 4:33
  They
• 4:33
  can
• 4:34
  also
• 4:34
  reflect
• 4:35
  on
• 4:35
  moments
• 4:35
  of
• 4:36
  sadness
• 4:36
  which
• 4:37
  usually
• 4:37
  leads
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  happy
• 4:39
  endings
• 4:39
  or
• 4:40
  positive
• 4:40
  lessons.
• 4:41
  Even
• 4:42
  though
• 4:42
  we
• 4:42
  can't
• 4:43
  interview
• 4:43
  all
• 4:44
  the
• 4:44
  world's
• 4:45
  children's
• 4:45
  book
• 4:45
  authors,
• 4:46
  we
• 4:46
  aim
• 4:47
  to
• 4:47
  share
• 4:47
  as
• 4:48
  many
• 4:48
  behind
• 4:49
  the
• 4:49
  scenes
• 4:50
  inspirations
• 4:51
  for
• 4:51
  developing,
• 4:52
  writing
• 4:53
  and
• 4:53
  producing
• 4:54
  children's
• 4:54
  books
• 4:55
  content
• 4:56
  as
• 4:56
  much
• 4:57
  as
• 4:57
  possible
• 4:58
  and
• 4:58
  how
• 4:59
  each
• 4:59
  author
• 5:00
  uses
• 5:00
  their
• 5:01
  imaginative
• 5:02
  and
• 5:02
  creative
• 5:03
  hearts
• 5:03
  to
• 5:04
  publish,
• 5:05
  sell,
• 5:05
  market
• 5:06
  and
• 5:06
  distribute
• 5:07
  their
• 5:07
  books.
• 5:08
  As
• 5:08
  children's
• 5:08
  book
• 5:09
  readers,
• 5:09
  you
• 5:10
  can't
• 5:10
  possibly
• 5:11
  purchase
• 5:12
  every
• 5:12
  child's
• 5:13
  book
• 5:13
  written.
• 5:14
  However,
• 5:15
  giving
• 5:16
  you
• 5:16
  a
• 5:16
  glimpse
• 5:16
  into
• 5:17
  as
• 5:18
  many
• 5:18
  children's
• 5:19
  book
• 5:19
  authors,
• 5:19
  we
• 5:20
  can
• 5:20
  help
• 5:20
  you
• 5:21
  as
• 5:21
  the
• 5:21
  reader,
• 5:22
  lower
• 5:22
  your
• 5:22
  risk
• 5:23
  of
• 5:23
  purchase.
• 5:24
  You
• 5:25
  get
• 5:25
  to
• 5:25
  know
• 5:25
  each
• 5:25
  author
• 5:26
  and
• 5:26
  see
• 5:26
  if
• 5:26
  their
• 5:27
  stories,
• 5:28
  characters
• 5:28
  and
• 5:29
  messages
• 5:29
  fit
• 5:30
  with
• 5:30
  you,
• 5:31
  your
• 5:31
  children
• 5:32
  or
• 5:32
  your
• 5:32
  grandchildren.
• 5:33
  Enjoy
• 5:34
  our
• 5:34
  radio
• 5:35
  interview
• 5:35
  on
• 5:36
  CBC
• 5:37
  Radio
• 5:38
  Calgary
• 5:39
  called
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  Home
• 5:39
  Stretch
• 5:40
  and
• 5:40
  listen
• 5:41
  to
• 5:41
  my
• 5:41
  granddaughter
• 5:42
  and
• 5:43
  co
• 5:43
  author
• 5:43
  Kira
• 5:44
  and
• 5:45
  decide
• 5:45
  if
• 5:45
  our
• 5:46
  book
• 5:46
  is
• 5:46
  right
• 5:46
  for
• 5:47
  you,
• 5:47
  your
• 5:48
  children
• 5:48
  or
• 5:48
  your
• 5:49
  grandchildren.
• 5:50
  If
• 5:50
  our
• 5:50
  book
• 5:50
  is
• 5:51
  a
• 5:51
  good
• 5:51
  fit
• 5:51
  for
• 5:52
  your
• 5:52
  children's
• 5:52
  book
• 5:53
  library,
• 5:53
  please
• 5:54
  purchase
• 5:54
  and
• 5:55
  know
• 5:55
  that
• 5:55
  your
• 5:55
  purchases
• 5:56
  go
• 5:57
  beyond
• 5:57
  helping
• 5:58
  us
• 5:58
  bring
• 5:58
  more
• 5:59
  adventure
• 5:59
  stories
• 6:00
  in
• 6:00
  our
• 6:01
  book
• 6:01
  series,
• 6:02
  the
• 6:02
  Adventures
• 6:02
  of
• 6:03
  Caboose
• 6:03
  the
• 6:03
  Rocky
• 6:04
  Mountain
• 6:04
  Bear.
• 6:05
  It
• 6:05
  helps
• 6:06
  us
• 6:06
  to
• 6:07
  continue
• 6:07
  to
• 6:07
  produce
• 6:08
  our
• 6:08
  children's
• 6:09
  book
• 6:09
  authors
• 6:10
  podcast
• 6:10
  Adventures
• 6:11
  in
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  Heart
• 6:12
  of
• 6:12
  Children's
• 6:12
  Book
• 6:13
  Authors.
• 6:14
  Please
• 6:14
  know
• 6:14
  that
• 6:15
  our
• 6:15
  goal
• 6:15
  is
• 6:15
  to
• 6:16
  release
• 6:16
  one
• 6:17
  new
• 6:17
  podcast
• 6:18
  episode
• 6:18
  a
• 6:18
  week
• 6:19
  introducing
• 6:20
  you
• 6:20
  to
• 6:21
  children's
• 6:21
  book
• 6:21
  authors,
• 6:22
  their
• 6:23
  children's
• 6:24
  book
• 6:24
  and
• 6:24
  the
• 6:25
  story
• 6:25
  behind
• 6:26
  their
• 6:26
  journey
• 6:27
  to
• 6:27
  bring
• 6:27
  a
• 6:28
  children's
• 6:28
  book
• 6:29
  to
• 6:29
  life.
• 6:30
  Add
• 6:31
  outdoor
• 6:31
  recreational
• 6:32
  activities
• 6:33
  to
• 6:33
  living
• 6:34
  in
• 6:34
  harmony
• 6:34
  with
• 6:35
  Mother
• 6:35
  Nature
• 6:36
  each
• 6:36
  week.
• 6:37
  Cheers
• 6:37
  and
• 6:37
  enjoy
• 6:38
  our
• 6:38
  radio
• 6:39
  interview.
• 6:40
  Hi
• 6:41
  Chris,
• 6:41
  thank
• 6:41
  you
• 6:42
  for
• 6:42
  having
• 6:42
  us.
• 6:42
  Thank
• 6:43
  you
• 6:43
  for
• 6:43
  joining
• 6:43
  us.
• 6:43
  Thank
• 6:43
  you
• 6:44
  and
• 6:44
  congrats
• 6:45
  to
• 6:45
  you
• 6:45
  both
• 6:45
  on
• 6:45
  the
• 6:45
  book.
• 6:46
  Rick,
• 6:46
  I'll
• 6:46
  start
• 6:46
  with
• 6:46
  you.
• 6:46
  How
• 6:47
  did
• 6:47
  this
• 6:47
  all
• 6:47
  start?
• 6:48
  It
• 6:48
  actually
• 6:49
  all
• 6:49
  started
• 6:50
  when
• 6:50
  Kira
• 6:51
  was
• 6:51
  in
• 6:51
  daycare
• 6:52
  and
• 6:53
  we
• 6:53
  had
• 6:53
  a
• 6:54
  condo
• 6:54
  in
• 6:54
  Cammore
• 6:55
  and
• 6:55
  she
• 6:55
  would
• 6:55
  come
• 6:55
  down
• 6:56
  with
• 6:56
  me
• 6:56
  and
• 6:56
  I
• 6:56
  actually
• 6:57
  taught
• 6:57
  her
• 6:57
  how
• 6:57
  to
• 6:57
  ski.
• 6:58
  And
• 6:58
  when
• 6:58
  we
• 6:58
  were
• 6:59
  on
• 6:59
  one
• 6:59
  of
• 6:59
  our
• 7:00
  adventures
• 7:00
  on
• 7:00
  going
• 7:01
  down
• 7:01
  to
• 7:01
  ski,
• 7:02
  Kira
• 7:03
  had
• 7:03
  said
• 7:03
  to
• 7:03
  me,
• 7:04
  oh,
• 7:04
  can
• 7:05
  I
• 7:05
  bring
• 7:05
  my
• 7:05
  friend
• 7:06
  Georgia?
• 7:07
  The
• 7:07
  daycare
• 7:08
  had
• 7:08
  this
• 7:09
  stuffy
• 7:09
  named
• 7:10
  Georgia
• 7:10
  and
• 7:11
  Georgia
• 7:11
  was
• 7:11
  a
• 7:12
  bunny.
• 7:12
  And
• 7:13
  so
• 7:13
  what
• 7:14
  happened
• 7:14
  was
• 7:14
  they
• 7:15
  would
• 7:15
  if
• 7:15
  a
• 7:16
  child
• 7:16
  from
• 7:16
  the
• 7:17
  daycare
• 7:17
  went
• 7:17
  on
• 7:17
  a
• 7:18
  vacation,
• 7:19
  they
• 7:19
  could
• 7:19
  take
• 7:20
  Georgia
• 7:20
  and
• 7:20
  her
• 7:21
  suitcase
• 7:21
  Full
• 7:21
  of
• 7:21
  clothes
• 7:22
  on
• 7:22
  the
• 7:23
  vacation.
• 7:23
  And
• 7:23
  then
• 7:23
  when
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  child
• 7:24
  came
• 7:24
  back
• 7:25
  to
• 7:25
  daycare,
• 7:25
  they
• 7:26
  got
• 7:26
  to
• 7:26
  tell
• 7:26
  stories
• 7:27
  of
• 7:27
  the
• 7:27
  adventures
• 7:28
  they
• 7:28
  had
• 7:28
  together,
• 7:29
  wherever
• 7:30
  they
• 7:30
  were.
• 7:30
  And
• 7:30
  so
• 7:31
  that's
• 7:31
  what
• 7:31
  ended
• 7:32
  up
• 7:32
  happening
• 7:32
  was
• 7:32
  Kira
• 7:33
  was
• 7:33
  in
• 7:33
  the
• 7:33
  backseat
• 7:34
  in
• 7:34
  her.
• 7:34
  In
• 7:34
  her
• 7:35
  child's
• 7:36
  proof
• 7:36
  seat.
• 7:37
  And
• 7:37
  then
• 7:37
  I
• 7:38
  had
• 7:38
  to
• 7:38
  buckle
• 7:38
  in
• 7:39
  Georgia
• 7:39
  beside
• 7:40
  her,
• 7:40
  and
• 7:40
  Georgia
• 7:41
  came
• 7:41
  with
• 7:41
  us.
• 7:41
  And
• 7:42
  really,
• 7:42
  Georgia
• 7:43
  was
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  inspiration
• 7:44
  behind
• 7:44
  Caboose.
• 7:45
  Wow.
• 7:46
  And
• 7:46
  Kira,
• 7:46
  do
• 7:46
  you
• 7:47
  remember
• 7:47
  that
• 7:48
  a
• 7:49
  little
• 7:49
  bit?
• 7:49
  Yeah.
• 7:49
  I
• 7:50
  do
• 7:50
  remember
• 7:50
  how
• 7:51
  much
• 7:51
  I,
• 7:51
  like,
• 7:51
  loved
• 7:52
  stuffies,
• 7:52
  and
• 7:52
  I
• 7:52
  constantly
• 7:53
  wanted
• 7:53
  to
• 7:53
  be
• 7:53
  bringing
• 7:53
  them
• 7:54
  on
• 7:54
  trips
• 7:55
  and
• 7:55
  buckling
• 7:55
  them
• 7:55
  in.
• 7:55
  I,
• 7:56
  like,
• 7:56
  treated
• 7:56
  them
• 7:56
  like
• 7:57
  they
• 7:57
  were
• 7:57
  just
• 7:57
  a
• 7:57
  kid,
• 7:58
  like
• 7:58
  me.
• 7:58
  Yeah.
• 7:59
  So
• 7:59
  what
• 7:59
  did
• 8:00
  the
• 8:00
  two
• 8:00
  of
• 8:00
  you
• 8:01
  want
• 8:01
  to.
• 8:02
  Want
• 8:02
  to
• 8:03
  do
• 8:03
  with
• 8:03
  these
• 8:03
  stories?
• 8:04
  And.
• 8:04
  And
• 8:05
  why
• 8:05
  did
• 8:05
  you
• 8:05
  want
• 8:06
  to
• 8:07
  get
• 8:07
  together
• 8:07
  and
• 8:09
  start
• 8:09
  writing
• 8:09
  these
• 8:09
  books?
• 8:10
  What
• 8:10
  happened
• 8:11
  was
• 8:11
  when.
• 8:11
  As
• 8:12
  Kira
• 8:12
  got
• 8:12
  older,
• 8:13
  of
• 8:13
  course
• 8:13
  she
• 8:14
  got.
• 8:15
  Then
• 8:15
  she
• 8:15
  didn't
• 8:16
  have
• 8:16
  to
• 8:16
  go
• 8:16
  to
• 8:16
  daycare,
• 8:17
  but
• 8:17
  she
• 8:18
  said
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  me,
• 8:19
  papa,
• 8:20
  you
• 8:20
  know,
• 8:20
  like,
• 8:20
  we
• 8:21
  don't
• 8:21
  have
• 8:22
  Georgia.
• 8:22
  And
• 8:23
  actually
• 8:23
  the
• 8:23
  daycare
• 8:24
  even
• 8:24
  had
• 8:24
  a
• 8:24
  brother
• 8:25
  named
• 8:25
  George.
• 8:25
  And
• 8:26
  there.
• 8:26
  So
• 8:26
  there
• 8:26
  was
• 8:26
  two
• 8:26
  of
• 8:26
  them,
• 8:27
  but
• 8:27
  so
• 8:27
  there
• 8:27
  was
• 8:27
  no
• 8:27
  more
• 8:28
  Georgia
• 8:28
  and
• 8:28
  George
• 8:29
  to
• 8:29
  take
• 8:29
  on
• 8:30
  our
• 8:30
  trips.
• 8:30
  So
• 8:31
  Kira
• 8:31
  said,
• 8:32
  can
• 8:32
  we
• 8:32
  come
• 8:32
  up
• 8:32
  with
• 8:33
  our
• 8:33
  own
• 8:34
  stuffy?
• 8:35
  Maybe
• 8:35
  I'll
• 8:35
  let
• 8:36
  Kira
• 8:36
  tell
• 8:37
  some
• 8:37
  more
• 8:37
  about
• 8:37
  that.
• 8:38
  Yeah.
• 8:38
  So
• 8:38
  we
• 8:38
  went
• 8:39
  into
• 8:39
  a
• 8:39
  coffee
• 8:39
  shop,
• 8:40
  and
• 8:40
  we
• 8:40
  were
• 8:40
  like,
• 8:40
  you
• 8:40
  know
• 8:41
  what?
• 8:41
  We
• 8:41
  have
• 8:41
  all
• 8:42
  these
• 8:42
  memories.
• 8:42
  We
• 8:42
  have
• 8:43
  all
• 8:43
  these
• 8:43
  pictures.
• 8:43
  Why
• 8:44
  don't
• 8:44
  we
• 8:44
  turn
• 8:45
  them
• 8:45
  into
• 8:45
  something?
• 8:46
  And
• 8:46
  so,
• 8:46
  yeah,
• 8:47
  we
• 8:47
  sat
• 8:47
  down
• 8:47
  at
• 8:47
  a
• 8:47
  coffee
• 8:48
  shop,
• 8:48
  and
• 8:48
  we
• 8:48
  started
• 8:48
  looking
• 8:49
  through
• 8:49
  all
• 8:49
  these
• 8:49
  pictures,
• 8:49
  and
• 8:50
  we're
• 8:50
  like.
• 8:50
  I
• 8:50
  think,
• 8:51
  like,
• 8:52
  we
• 8:52
  can
• 8:52
  do
• 8:52
  something
• 8:52
  with
• 8:53
  these.
• 8:53
  We
• 8:53
  have
• 8:53
  all
• 8:53
  these
• 8:53
  stories.
• 8:54
  Why
• 8:54
  don't
• 8:54
  we
• 8:54
  share
• 8:54
  them?
• 8:55
  Wow.
• 8:55
  And
• 8:56
  so,
• 8:56
  yeah,
• 8:56
  it
• 8:56
  sounds
• 8:57
  like
• 8:57
  the
• 8:57
  two
• 8:57
  of
• 8:57
  you
• 8:57
  had
• 8:57
  a
• 8:57
  lot
• 8:58
  of
• 8:58
  potential
• 8:59
  source
• 8:59
  material
• 8:59
  to
• 8:59
  go
• 9:00
  through.
• 9:00
  Rick,
• 9:00
  tell
• 9:01
  us
• 9:01
  a
• 9:01
  bit
• 9:01
  about
• 9:01
  what
• 9:01
  happens
• 9:02
  in
• 9:02
  this
• 9:02
  first
• 9:02
  book.
• 9:03
  Oh,
• 9:04
  okay.
• 9:04
  Thanks,
• 9:05
  Chris.
• 9:05
  So
• 9:06
  it's
• 9:06
  really
• 9:06
  about
• 9:07
  the
• 9:08
  birth
• 9:09
  of
• 9:10
  this
• 9:10
  bear
• 9:11
  named
• 9:12
  Caboose.
• 9:13
  And
• 9:13
  what
• 9:13
  happened
• 9:14
  was,
• 9:14
  in
• 9:14
  this
• 9:15
  fictional
• 9:15
  town
• 9:15
  of
• 9:16
  Bighead,
• 9:16
  they
• 9:17
  hadn't
• 9:17
  seen
• 9:18
  the
• 9:18
  birth
• 9:18
  of
• 9:19
  a
• 9:19
  bear
• 9:20
  cub
• 9:20
  in
• 9:21
  many,
• 9:22
  many
• 9:22
  moons,
• 9:22
  as
• 9:23
  we
• 9:23
  say
• 9:23
  in
• 9:23
  the
• 9:23
  story.
• 9:24
  And
• 9:25
  when
• 9:25
  they
• 9:26
  found
• 9:26
  out
• 9:26
  that
• 9:27
  Caboose's
• 9:28
  mom
• 9:28
  was
• 9:29
  going
• 9:29
  to
• 9:29
  have
• 9:29
  a
• 9:30
  baby,
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  town
• 9:31
  just
• 9:31
  went
• 9:32
  absolutely
• 9:33
  crazy
• 9:34
  with
• 9:34
  excitement.
• 9:35
  And
• 9:36
  it's
• 9:36
  all
• 9:36
  about
• 9:36
  the
• 9:37
  excitement
• 9:37
  that
• 9:37
  built
• 9:38
  around
• 9:38
  this
• 9:39
  baby
• 9:40
  being
• 9:40
  born.
• 9:41
  Baby
• 9:42
  cub
• 9:42
  being
• 9:42
  born
• 9:43
  in
• 9:43
  big
• 9:44
  Head.
• 9:45
  And
• 9:45
  that's
• 9:46
  how
• 9:46
  the
• 9:46
  whole
• 9:47
  thing
• 9:47
  started.
• 9:48
  Even
• 9:48
  the
• 9:48
  mayor
• 9:48
  got
• 9:49
  involved,
• 9:49
  and
• 9:49
  they
• 9:49
  called
• 9:50
  everybody
• 9:50
  together
• 9:51
  and
• 9:51
  they
• 9:52
  planned
• 9:52
  for
• 9:52
  the
• 9:52
  May
• 9:53
  long
• 9:53
  weekend.
• 9:54
  And
• 9:54
  it
• 9:55
  was
• 9:55
  just.
• 9:55
  The
• 9:55
  whole
• 9:56
  community
• 9:56
  got
• 9:57
  involved.
• 9:57
  And
• 9:58
  it's
• 9:58
  all
• 9:58
  about
• 9:58
  community
• 9:59
  also
• 9:59
  in
• 10:00
  the
• 10:00
  book.
• 10:00
  Yeah.
• 10:01
  And
• 10:01
  I
• 10:01
  know
• 10:01
  there
• 10:01
  are
• 10:01
  some
• 10:02
  sections
• 10:02
  towards
• 10:03
  the
• 10:03
  back
• 10:03
  of
• 10:03
  the
• 10:03
  book
• 10:03
  where
• 10:04
  you've
• 10:04
  incorporated
• 10:05
  some
• 10:05
  blank
• 10:05
  pages
• 10:06
  and
• 10:06
  places
• 10:07
  for
• 10:07
  kids
• 10:07
  to
• 10:07
  color
• 10:08
  and
• 10:08
  come
• 10:08
  up
• 10:09
  with
• 10:09
  their
• 10:09
  own
• 10:09
  stories.
• 10:10
  Why
• 10:10
  was
• 10:10
  that
• 10:10
  an
• 10:11
  important
• 10:11
  part
• 10:11
  to
• 10:11
  include,
• 10:12
  Rick?
• 10:13
  It
• 10:13
  was
• 10:14
  really
• 10:14
  important
• 10:14
  because
• 10:15
  Kira
• 10:16
  and
• 10:16
  I,
• 10:16
  when
• 10:17
  we
• 10:17
  started
• 10:18
  doing
• 10:18
  all
• 10:18
  this,
• 10:19
  and
• 10:19
  of
• 10:19
  course,
• 10:19
  like
• 10:19
  Kyra
• 10:20
  said,
• 10:20
  we
• 10:20
  had
• 10:21
  all
• 10:21
  this,
• 10:21
  all
• 10:22
  these
• 10:22
  great
• 10:22
  pictures,
• 10:23
  you
• 10:23
  know
• 10:23
  what?
• 10:23
  But
• 10:24
  what
• 10:24
  happens,
• 10:24
  Chris,
• 10:25
  is
• 10:25
  people
• 10:25
  have.
• 10:26
  And
• 10:26
  you
• 10:26
  probably
• 10:27
  have
• 10:28
  had
• 10:28
  this
• 10:28
  happen
• 10:28
  to
• 10:28
  you.
• 10:28
  You
• 10:29
  have
• 10:29
  all
• 10:29
  these
• 10:29
  pictures
• 10:30
  on
• 10:30
  your
• 10:30
  phone
• 10:31
  and
• 10:31
  you
• 10:32
  never
• 10:32
  see
• 10:32
  them
• 10:32
  again.
• 10:33
  They
• 10:33
  just
• 10:33
  never
• 10:33
  come
• 10:34
  forward.
• 10:34
  But
• 10:35
  for
• 10:35
  Kira
• 10:35
  and
• 10:35
  I,
• 10:35
  we
• 10:36
  went,
• 10:36
  as
• 10:36
  Kira
• 10:37
  said,
• 10:37
  to
• 10:37
  a
• 10:37
  coffee
• 10:37
  shop.
• 10:38
  We
• 10:38
  were
• 10:38
  able
• 10:38
  to
• 10:39
  bring
• 10:39
  some
• 10:39
  of
• 10:40
  these
• 10:40
  pictures
• 10:41
  forward
• 10:41
  and
• 10:42
  from
• 10:42
  there
• 10:42
  it
• 10:43
  actually
• 10:44
  developed
• 10:45
  into
• 10:46
  all
• 10:46
  these
• 10:46
  different
• 10:47
  stories
• 10:47
  that
• 10:47
  we
• 10:47
  wrote
• 10:48
  down.
• 10:48
  And
• 10:48
  then
• 10:48
  we
• 10:48
  had
• 10:48
  to
• 10:48
  have
• 10:49
  a
• 10:49
  character
• 10:49
  and
• 10:50
  the
• 10:50
  character
• 10:51
  evolved
• 10:52
  and
• 10:53
  that's
• 10:53
  how
• 10:53
  the
• 10:53
  whole
• 10:54
  book
• 10:54
  came
• 10:54
  together.
• 10:55
  So
• 10:55
  that's
• 10:55
  what
• 10:56
  we're
• 10:56
  trying
• 10:56
  to
• 10:56
  do
• 10:57
  is
• 10:57
  we're
• 10:57
  trying
• 10:57
  to
• 10:58
  encourage,
• 10:59
  you
• 10:59
  know,
• 10:59
  moms
• 11:00
  and
• 11:00
  dads,
• 11:01
  grandparents,
• 11:02
  children
• 11:02
  to
• 11:02
  sit
• 11:03
  down.
• 11:03
  And
• 11:04
  as
• 11:05
  you
• 11:05
  said,
• 11:05
  Chris,
• 11:05
  we
• 11:06
  have
• 11:06
  these
• 11:06
  activity,
• 11:06
  we
• 11:07
  call
• 11:07
  them
• 11:07
  activity
• 11:07
  pages
• 11:08
  towards
• 11:08
  the
• 11:09
  back
• 11:09
  of
• 11:09
  the
• 11:09
  book.
• 11:10
  And
• 11:10
  first
• 11:11
  we
• 11:12
  ask
• 11:12
  you
• 11:12
  to
• 11:13
  write
• 11:13
  down
• 11:14
  your
• 11:14
  adventure
• 11:15
  that
• 11:15
  you
• 11:15
  had
• 11:16
  together.
• 11:16
  And
• 11:17
  then
• 11:17
  we
• 11:17
  actually
• 11:17
  have
• 11:18
  picture
• 11:19
  framed
• 11:19
  spots
• 11:20
  where
• 11:20
  you
• 11:20
  can
• 11:20
  actually
• 11:21
  then
• 11:22
  bring
• 11:23
  your
• 11:23
  stories
• 11:23
  to
• 11:23
  life
• 11:24
  in
• 11:25
  sketches.
• 11:25
  And
• 11:26
  that's
• 11:26
  pretty
• 11:26
  much
• 11:26
  what
• 11:27
  Kira
• 11:27
  and
• 11:27
  I
• 11:27
  did.
• 11:28
  And
• 11:28
  so
• 11:28
  we
• 11:28
  thought
• 11:30
  if
• 11:30
  it
• 11:30
  got
• 11:30
  us
• 11:31
  involved
• 11:31
  and
• 11:32
  created
• 11:32
  these
• 11:33
  memories
• 11:33
  and
• 11:33
  brought
• 11:33
  them
• 11:34
  to
• 11:34
  life,
• 11:34
  then
• 11:35
  we
• 11:35
  want
• 11:35
  to
• 11:35
  definitely
• 11:36
  encourage
• 11:37
  other
• 11:37
  people
• 11:37
  to
• 11:38
  do
• 11:38
  the
• 11:38
  same
• 11:38
  thing.
• 11:38
  It's
• 11:39
  so
• 11:39
  much
• 11:39
  fun.
• 11:39
  Kira,
• 11:40
  is
• 11:40
  there
• 11:41
  a
• 11:41
  particular
• 11:41
  adventure
• 11:42
  that
• 11:42
  you've
• 11:42
  had
• 11:43
  with
• 11:43
  your
• 11:43
  grandpa
• 11:43
  that
• 11:44
  comes
• 11:44
  to
• 11:44
  mind
• 11:44
  that
• 11:45
  you
• 11:45
  are,
• 11:45
  as
• 11:45
  you're
• 11:46
  excited
• 11:46
  to
• 11:46
  tell.
• 11:47
  Yeah.
• 11:47
  So
• 11:48
  actually
• 11:48
  we
• 11:48
  have
• 11:48
  a
• 11:49
  book
• 11:49
  in
• 11:49
  the
• 11:49
  works
• 11:49
  right
• 11:50
  now,
• 11:50
  and
• 11:51
  this
• 11:51
  is
• 11:51
  actually
• 11:52
  our
• 11:52
  next
• 11:52
  book
• 11:52
  coming
• 11:52
  out
• 11:53
  and
• 11:53
  it
• 11:53
  takes
• 11:53
  place
• 11:53
  at
• 11:53
  the
• 11:54
  Canmar
• 11:54
  Folk
• 11:54
  Festival.
• 11:55
  And
• 11:56
  it's
• 11:57
  when
• 11:57
  my
• 11:58
  cousin
• 11:58
  actually
• 11:59
  won
• 12:00
  a
• 12:00
  gift
• 12:00
  card
• 12:01
  to
• 12:01
  one
• 12:01
  of
• 12:01
  the
• 12:01
  shops
• 12:02
  downtown.
• 12:03
  And
• 12:03
  yeah,
• 12:04
  she
• 12:04
  was
• 12:04
  called
• 12:04
  up
• 12:04
  on
• 12:04
  stage.
• 12:05
  And
• 12:05
  that
• 12:05
  was
• 12:05
  a
• 12:05
  really
• 12:05
  cool
• 12:05
  experience
• 12:06
  and
• 12:06
  just
• 12:07
  being
• 12:07
  able
• 12:07
  to
• 12:07
  witness
• 12:07
  it.
• 12:08
  That's
• 12:08
  cool.
• 12:08
  Yeah,
• 12:08
  Chris.
• 12:09
  We
• 12:09
  call
• 12:09
  it
• 12:10
  the
• 12:10
  Hijinks
• 12:11
  from
• 12:11
  the
• 12:11
  Big
• 12:11
  Head
• 12:11
  Folk
• 12:12
  Music
• 12:12
  Festival.
• 12:14
  That
• 12:14
  must
• 12:14
  be
• 12:14
  so
• 12:14
  much
• 12:15
  fun,
• 12:15
  you
• 12:15
  know,
• 12:15
  coming
• 12:16
  up
• 12:16
  with
• 12:16
  this
• 12:16
  sort
• 12:16
  of
• 12:16
  alternate
• 12:17
  universe
• 12:17
  version
• 12:18
  of
• 12:18
  Canmore
• 12:19
  in
• 12:19
  the
• 12:19
  Bow
• 12:19
  Valley
• 12:20
  and
• 12:20
  writing
• 12:21
  these
• 12:21
  stories.
• 12:22
  I
• 12:22
  mean,
• 12:22
  these
• 12:22
  are
• 12:22
  obviously
• 12:23
  very
• 12:23
  meaningful
• 12:23
  to
• 12:23
  the
• 12:24
  both
• 12:24
  of
• 12:24
  you
• 12:24
  in
• 12:24
  that
• 12:25
  these
• 12:25
  are
• 12:26
  things
• 12:26
  that
• 12:26
  the
• 12:26
  two
• 12:27
  of
• 12:27
  you
• 12:27
  and
• 12:27
  the
• 12:27
  rest
• 12:27
  of
• 12:28
  Kira's
• 12:28
  cousins
• 12:28
  have
• 12:29
  experienced
• 12:29
  together.
• 12:29
  What
• 12:30
  do
• 12:30
  you
• 12:30
  hope,
• 12:31
  folks?
• 12:31
  You
• 12:32
  know,
• 12:32
  what
• 12:32
  do
• 12:32
  you
• 12:32
  hope
• 12:32
  the
• 12:33
  general
• 12:33
  public
• 12:33
  gets
• 12:33
  out
• 12:33
  of
• 12:33
  this
• 12:34
  reading
• 12:34
  these
• 12:34
  stories?
• 12:35
  You
• 12:35
  know,
• 12:35
  we
• 12:35
  always
• 12:36
  are
• 12:36
  looking
• 12:37
  for
• 12:38
  A
• 12:38
  way
• 12:38
  to
• 12:39
  bond
• 12:39
  with,
• 12:39
  with
• 12:40
  your
• 12:40
  families.
• 12:41
  And
• 12:41
  you
• 12:41
  know,
• 12:41
  a
• 12:41
  lot
• 12:41
  of
• 12:42
  times
• 12:42
  grandparents,
• 12:43
  there's
• 12:43
  sometimes
• 12:44
  a
• 12:44
  disconnect
• 12:44
  because
• 12:45
  of
• 12:45
  technology
• 12:45
  and
• 12:46
  all
• 12:46
  that.
• 12:46
  But
• 12:46
  if
• 12:47
  you
• 12:47
  incorporate,
• 12:48
  and
• 12:48
  that's
• 12:48
  what
• 12:48
  Kira
• 12:49
  and
• 12:49
  I
• 12:49
  did,
• 12:49
  we
• 12:49
  incorporated
• 12:50
  and
• 12:51
  we
• 12:51
  embraced
• 12:52
  technology
• 12:52
  so,
• 12:53
  you
• 12:53
  know,
• 12:54
  we,
• 12:54
  we
• 12:54
  didn't
• 12:54
  shy
• 12:55
  away
• 12:55
  from
• 12:55
  it
• 12:55
  and
• 12:55
  we
• 12:56
  incorporated
• 12:56
  into
• 12:57
  the
• 12:57
  storytelling
• 12:58
  so,
• 12:58
  you
• 12:58
  know,
• 12:58
  to
• 12:59
  be
• 12:59
  able
• 12:59
  to
• 12:59
  have
• 12:59
  the
• 13:00
  digital
• 13:00
  pictures.
• 13:01
  And
• 13:01
  I
• 13:01
  tell
• 13:01
  the
• 13:02
  story
• 13:02
  of
• 13:03
  Kira
• 13:04
  being
• 13:04
  our
• 13:04
  first
• 13:05
  digital
• 13:05
  baby
• 13:06
  because
• 13:06
  you
• 13:06
  know
• 13:06
  what?
• 13:07
  Kira,
• 13:07
  when
• 13:07
  she
• 13:08
  was
• 13:08
  born,
• 13:08
  we
• 13:09
  bought
• 13:09
  our
• 13:09
  first
• 13:09
  digital
• 13:10
  camera.
• 13:10
  There
• 13:10
  is
• 13:11
  no
• 13:11
  film
• 13:11
  of
• 13:12
  Kira.
• 13:12
  Kira's
• 13:13
  not
• 13:13
  on
• 13:13
  a
• 13:13
  roll
• 13:13
  of
• 13:14
  film.
• 13:14
  All
• 13:15
  the
• 13:15
  pictures
• 13:15
  of
• 13:15
  Kira
• 13:16
  are
• 13:17
  all
• 13:17
  digital.
• 13:17
  And
• 13:18
  guess
• 13:18
  what?
• 13:18
  They
• 13:18
  all
• 13:18
  reside.
• 13:19
  Well,
• 13:20
  a
• 13:20
  lot
• 13:20
  of
• 13:20
  them
• 13:20
  reside
• 13:21
  on
• 13:21
  my
• 13:21
  phone.
• 13:22
  And
• 13:22
  then
• 13:22
  for
• 13:23
  Kira
• 13:23
  and
• 13:23
  I
• 13:23
  to
• 13:24
  sit
• 13:24
  down
• 13:24
  and
• 13:25
  add
• 13:25
  a
• 13:25
  coffee
• 13:25
  shop
• 13:26
  and
• 13:26
  go
• 13:27
  through
• 13:27
  the
• 13:27
  pictures
• 13:28
  and
• 13:28
  just.
• 13:28
  It
• 13:29
  was.
• 13:29
  It's
• 13:29
  incredible.
• 13:30
  So
• 13:30
  that's
• 13:30
  what
• 13:30
  we're
• 13:31
  trying
• 13:31
  to
• 13:32
  instill
• 13:33
  in
• 13:33
  other
• 13:33
  people
• 13:34
  is
• 13:34
  sit
• 13:34
  down
• 13:34
  with
• 13:34
  your
• 13:35
  grandchildren
• 13:35
  or
• 13:36
  your
• 13:36
  children
• 13:36
  and,
• 13:37
  and
• 13:37
  look
• 13:37
  at
• 13:38
  the
• 13:38
  pictures.
• 13:38
  Don't
• 13:38
  let
• 13:39
  them
• 13:39
  just
• 13:39
  sit
• 13:39
  there
• 13:39
  and
• 13:40
  lay
• 13:40
  dormant.
• 13:41
  Bring
• 13:41
  em.
• 13:42
  Bring
• 13:42
  em
• 13:42
  to
• 13:42
  life.
• 13:43
  Yeah.
• 13:43
  I
• 13:43
  think
• 13:43
  that
• 13:43
  it's
• 13:44
  just
• 13:44
  super
• 13:44
  important
• 13:45
  to
• 13:45
  just
• 13:45
  make
• 13:45
  the
• 13:46
  memories
• 13:46
  and
• 13:46
  live
• 13:46
  in
• 13:46
  the
• 13:47
  moment
• 13:47
  because
• 13:47
  a
• 13:48
  lot
• 13:48
  of
• 13:48
  the
• 13:48
  time
• 13:48
  in
• 13:48
  this
• 13:48
  age
• 13:49
  we
• 13:49
  can
• 13:49
  just.
• 13:50
  We
• 13:50
  can
• 13:50
  just
• 13:51
  forget
• 13:51
  to
• 13:52
  live
• 13:52
  while
• 13:52
  we're
• 13:52
  just
• 13:53
  looking
• 13:53
  at
• 13:53
  our
• 13:53
  phones
• 13:54
  constantly.
• 13:54
  And
• 13:55
  it's
• 13:55
  just
• 13:55
  super
• 13:55
  important
• 13:55
  to
• 13:56
  make
• 13:56
  those
• 13:56
  memories
• 13:57
  and
• 13:57
  try
• 13:57
  something
• 13:58
  you
• 13:58
  haven't
• 13:58
  done
• 13:58
  before.
• 13:59
  Like
• 14:01
  horseback
• 14:02
  riding
• 14:02
  in
• 14:02
  the
• 14:02
  winter
• 14:02
  is
• 14:03
  one
• 14:03
  of
• 14:03
  my
• 14:03
  favorites
• 14:03
  as
• 14:03
  well.
• 14:04
  Yeah.
• 14:05
  And
• 14:05
  we
• 14:06
  wrote
• 14:06
  a
• 14:06
  story
• 14:06
  about
• 14:06
  that.
• 14:07
  You
• 14:07
  know,
• 14:07
  the
• 14:08
  special
• 14:08
  horseshoes
• 14:09
  and
• 14:09
  stuff
• 14:09
  like
• 14:09
  that.
• 14:10
  How
• 14:10
  many
• 14:10
  stories
• 14:11
  have
• 14:11
  you
• 14:11
  written?
• 14:12
  I
• 14:12
  think
• 14:13
  we're
• 14:13
  up
• 14:13
  to
• 14:13
  about
• 14:14
  38.
• 14:15
  Wow,
• 14:15
  that's
• 14:16
  incredible.
• 14:16
  That's
• 14:17
  a
• 14:17
  lot.
• 14:18
  It
• 14:18
  is,
• 14:18
  Chris.
• 14:19
  What
• 14:19
  we've
• 14:20
  done
• 14:20
  is
• 14:20
  creating
• 14:21
  most
• 14:22
  of
• 14:22
  them
• 14:22
  into
• 14:22
  audiobooks.
• 14:23
  First,
• 14:24
  Kira's
• 14:25
  cousin
• 14:26
  Bailey,
• 14:27
  our
• 14:28
  middle
• 14:28
  granddaughter,
• 14:29
  she
• 14:30
  loves
• 14:30
  reading
• 14:31
  these
• 14:31
  things.
• 14:31
  She.
• 14:31
  And
• 14:32
  a
• 14:32
  lot
• 14:32
  of
• 14:32
  times
• 14:32
  she's
• 14:32
  the
• 14:33
  voice
• 14:33
  of
• 14:34
  Caboose.
• 14:34
  Yeah,
• 14:35
  she
• 14:35
  does
• 14:35
  a
• 14:35
  really
• 14:35
  good
• 14:35
  job
• 14:36
  and
• 14:36
  she's,
• 14:37
  she's
• 14:37
  a
• 14:37
  good
• 14:37
  age
• 14:38
  to
• 14:38
  where
• 14:38
  you,
• 14:39
  you
• 14:39
  really
• 14:39
  feel
• 14:40
  like
• 14:40
  you're
• 14:40
  experiencing
• 14:41
  it
• 14:41
  through
• 14:41
  Caboose.
• 14:42
  Oh,
• 14:42
  wow.
• 14:42
  How
• 14:42
  old
• 14:42
  is
• 14:43
  she?
• 14:43
  Oh,
• 14:43
  she's
• 14:43
  13
• 14:44
  now,
• 14:44
  but
• 14:44
  we
• 14:44
  started
• 14:45
  her
• 14:45
  when
• 14:45
  she
• 14:45
  was
• 14:45
  a
• 14:46
  little
• 14:46
  younger
• 14:46
  and
• 14:46
  she's
• 14:47
  got
• 14:47
  the
• 14:47
  perfect
• 14:47
  voice
• 14:48
  right
• 14:48
  now.
• 14:48
  You
• 14:48
  know
• 14:49
  that.
• 14:49
  And
• 14:50
  also
• 14:50
  our.
• 14:51
  Our
• 14:51
  youngest
• 14:52
  grandson,
• 14:53
  he's
• 14:54
  just
• 14:54
  turned
• 14:55
  10.
• 14:56
  And
• 14:57
  he's
• 14:57
  amazing
• 14:58
  too,
• 14:58
  because
• 14:58
  you've
• 14:58
  got,
• 14:59
  you
• 14:59
  got,
• 14:59
  you
• 14:59
  capture
• 15:00
  that
• 15:00
  youthful
• 15:01
  young
• 15:02
  spark.
• 15:03
  Yeah.
• 15:03
  Right.
• 15:04
  Well,
• 15:04
  congratulations
• 15:06
  on
• 15:06
  this,
• 15:06
  Rick
• 15:06
  and
• 15:07
  Kira,
• 15:07
  and
• 15:07
  thanks
• 15:07
  for
• 15:07
  joining
• 15:08
  us
• 15:08
  today.
• 15:09
  Oh,
• 15:09
  our
• 15:09
  pleasure.
• 15:09
  Thanks
• 15:10
  for
• 15:10
  having
• 15:10
  us.
• 15:10
  Yeah,
• 15:10
  thank
• 15:11
  you,
• 15:11
  Chris.