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How This Children's Book Authors Podcast Started (Origin Story & Mission) · Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast

• 3:28
  Adventures
• 3:29
  in
• 3:29
  the
• 3:29
  Heart
• 3:30
  of
• 3:30
  Children's
• 3:31
  book
• 3:31
  authors
• 3:41
  Episode
• 3:42
  1
• 3:43
  Adventures
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  in
• 3:44
  the
• 3:44
  Heart
• 3:44
  of
• 3:45
  Children's
• 3:45
  Book
• 3:46
  Authors
• 3:47
  welcome
• 3:47
  to
• 3:48
  Episode
• 3:48
  one
• 3:48
  of
• 3:49
  the
• 3:49
  Adventures
• 3:49
  in
• 3:49
  the
• 3:50
  Heart
• 3:50
  of
• 3:50
  Children's
• 3:51
  Book
• 3:51
  Authors
• 3:51
  Podcast.
• 3:52
  The
• 3:52
  idea
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  for
• 3:54
  this
• 3:54
  podcast
• 3:54
  show
• 3:55
  resulted
• 3:55
  from
• 3:55
  our
• 3:56
  journey
• 3:56
  to
• 3:56
  become
• 3:56
  published
• 3:57
  children
• 3:58
  book
• 3:58
  authors
• 3:59
  when
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  we
• 3:59
  started
• 4:00
  our
• 4:00
  journey
• 4:00
  to
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  publishing
• 4:01
  our
• 4:01
  first
• 4:02
  children's
• 4:02
  book.
• 4:03
  We
• 4:03
  soon
• 4:04
  learned
• 4:04
  from
• 4:04
  the
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  saying
• 4:05
  there
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  is
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  no
• 4:06
  right
• 4:07
  or
• 4:07
  wrong
• 4:08
  way
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  to
• 4:09
  create,
• 4:09
  write,
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  publish
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  or
• 4:11
  market
• 4:11
  a
• 4:11
  children's
• 4:12
  book.
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  Over
• 4:13
  the
• 4:13
  years,
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  I've
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  read
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  many
• 4:15
  different
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  children's
• 4:16
  books.
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  However,
• 4:18
  I
• 4:18
  never
• 4:18
  thought
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  about
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  how
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  children's
• 4:20
  book
• 4:20
  authors
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  created,
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  assembled
• 4:22
  and
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  published
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  their
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  children's
• 4:25
  books.
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  Only
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  when
• 4:27
  I
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  became
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  a
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  grandpa
• 4:29
  did
• 4:29
  I
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  think
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  creating
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  a
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  children's
• 4:32
  book
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  would
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  be
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  fun.
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  Our
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  first
• 4:35
  grandchild,
• 4:36
  Kira,
• 4:37
  took
• 4:38
  a
• 4:38
  few
• 4:38
  years
• 4:38
  to
• 4:39
  develop
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  into
• 4:39
  a
• 4:39
  little
• 4:40
  person.
• 4:41
  She
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  became
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  my
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  imagination
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  guide.
• 4:44
  I
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  share
• 4:45
  our
• 4:46
  story
• 4:46
  to
• 4:46
  demonstrate
• 4:47
  that
• 4:48
  our
• 4:48
  way
• 4:48
  is
• 4:49
  only
• 4:49
  one
• 4:49
  of
• 4:50
  many
• 4:50
  paths
• 4:50
  to
• 4:51
  getting
• 4:51
  started
• 4:52
  as
• 4:52
  a
• 4:52
  children's
• 4:52
  book
• 4:53
  author
• 4:54
  or
• 4:54
  a
• 4:54
  proud
• 4:55
  sponsor
• 4:55
  of
• 4:56
  children's
• 4:56
  book
• 4:57
  authors.
• 4:59
  This
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  podcast
• 5:00
  will
• 5:00
  help
• 5:00
  give
• 5:00
  you,
• 5:01
  as
• 5:01
  a
• 5:02
  listener,
• 5:02
  a
• 5:02
  glimpse
• 5:03
  into
• 5:03
  the
• 5:03
  story
• 5:04
  behind
• 5:05
  becoming
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  a
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  children's
• 5:07
  book
• 5:07
  author.
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  Our
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  story
• 5:09
  behind
• 5:09
  the
• 5:10
  story
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  is
• 5:11
  an
• 5:11
  interesting
• 5:12
  one.
• 5:12
  Our
• 5:13
  children's
• 5:13
  book
• 5:14
  adventure
• 5:14
  started
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  because
• 5:15
  of
• 5:15
  Kira's
• 5:16
  first
• 5:16
  daycare.
• 5:17
  What
• 5:18
  happened
• 5:18
  next
• 5:19
  kickstarted
• 5:20
  a
• 5:20
  living
• 5:20
  legacy
• 5:21
  for
• 5:21
  myself,
• 5:22
  my
• 5:22
  wife
• 5:23
  and
• 5:23
  our
• 5:23
  grandchildren.
• 5:25
  Living
• 5:25
  legacy
• 5:26
  versus
• 5:27
  Legacy.
• 5:28
  You
• 5:28
  might
• 5:29
  be
• 5:29
  asking
• 5:29
  what
• 5:30
  is
• 5:30
  a
• 5:30
  living
• 5:31
  legacy
• 5:31
  versus
• 5:32
  a
• 5:32
  legacy?
• 5:34
  When
• 5:34
  I
• 5:34
  think
• 5:34
  of
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  word
• 5:35
  legacy,
• 5:36
  I
• 5:36
  always
• 5:36
  think
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  of
• 5:37
  what
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  you
• 5:38
  as
• 5:38
  a
• 5:39
  human
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  leave
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  behind
• 5:40
  after
• 5:41
  you
• 5:41
  die,
• 5:42
  such
• 5:42
  as
• 5:43
  a
• 5:43
  transfer
• 5:43
  of
• 5:44
  wealth,
• 5:44
  a
• 5:45
  prized
• 5:45
  possession,
• 5:46
  or
• 5:46
  even
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  a
• 5:47
  message.
• 5:49
  A
• 5:50
  living
• 5:50
  legacy
• 5:51
  is
• 5:51
  where
• 5:51
  you
• 5:51
  are
• 5:52
  engaged
• 5:52
  while
• 5:53
  you
• 5:53
  are
• 5:53
  alive
• 5:54
  and
• 5:54
  participate
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  in
• 5:55
  developing
• 5:56
  your
• 5:57
  legacy.
• 5:58
  Let
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  our
• 5:59
  living
• 5:59
  legacy
• 6:00
  story
• 6:00
  begin.
• 6:01
  The
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  birth
• 6:02
  of
• 6:02
  Kira
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  was
• 6:03
  a
• 6:03
  special
• 6:03
  event
• 6:03
  for
• 6:04
  our
• 6:04
  entire
• 6:05
  family.
• 6:06
  As
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  first
• 6:07
  time
• 6:07
  grandparent,
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  a
• 6:08
  special
• 6:09
  bond
• 6:09
  of
• 6:10
  adventure
• 6:10
  was
• 6:10
  about
• 6:11
  to
• 6:11
  start
• 6:11
  and
• 6:12
  my
• 6:12
  transformation
• 6:13
  to
• 6:13
  begin.
• 6:14
  I
• 6:14
  didn't
• 6:15
  even
• 6:15
  know
• 6:15
  this.
• 6:16
  My
• 6:16
  wife
• 6:17
  constantly
• 6:17
  mentions
• 6:18
  that
• 6:18
  Kira
• 6:19
  was
• 6:19
  born
• 6:19
  with
• 6:20
  an
• 6:20
  old
• 6:20
  soul
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  and
• 6:22
  over
• 6:22
  the
• 6:22
  years
• 6:22
  Kira
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  has
• 6:23
  taught
• 6:23
  me
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  many
• 6:24
  life
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  lessons
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  including
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  how
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  to
• 6:26
  be
• 6:26
  a
• 6:26
  grandparent.
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  How
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  many
• 6:29
  of
• 6:29
  you
• 6:30
  have
• 6:30
  purchased
• 6:30
  a
• 6:30
  stuffed
• 6:31
  animal
• 6:31
  for
• 6:32
  your
• 6:32
  children
• 6:32
  or
• 6:33
  grandchildren?
• 6:34
  Or
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  how
• 6:35
  many
• 6:36
  of
• 6:36
  you
• 6:36
  have
• 6:36
  tried
• 6:37
  to
• 6:37
  win
• 6:37
  a
• 6:37
  stuffed
• 6:38
  animal
• 6:38
  for
• 6:38
  your
• 6:39
  child
• 6:39
  or
• 6:40
  grandchild
• 6:41
  at
• 6:41
  a
• 6:41
  community
• 6:42
  fair,
• 6:43
  no
• 6:44
  matter
• 6:44
  what
• 6:44
  it
• 6:44
  costs
• 6:45
  you,
• 6:45
  even
• 6:46
  if
• 6:46
  you
• 6:46
  can
• 6:46
  make
• 6:47
  your
• 6:47
  next
• 6:47
  month's
• 6:48
  car
• 6:48
  payment.
• 6:50
  When
• 6:50
  Kira
• 6:51
  started
• 6:51
  daycare,
• 6:52
  she
• 6:52
  had
• 6:53
  something
• 6:53
  magical
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  happen
• 6:55
  and
• 6:56
  I
• 6:56
  got
• 6:56
  touched
• 6:57
  by
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  same
• 6:57
  magic
• 6:58
  wand.
• 6:59
  This
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  magic
• 7:00
  wand
• 7:00
  was
• 7:01
  not
• 7:01
  the
• 7:01
  same
• 7:01
  as
• 7:01
  Harry
• 7:02
  Potter's.
• 7:03
  One
• 7:03
  common
• 7:04
  thing
• 7:04
  between
• 7:04
  Harry
• 7:05
  Potter's
• 7:05
  wand
• 7:06
  and
• 7:07
  ours
• 7:07
  is
• 7:08
  that
• 7:08
  the
• 7:08
  wand
• 7:09
  chooses
• 7:09
  you.
• 7:11
  Our
• 7:11
  magic
• 7:12
  wand
• 7:12
  was
• 7:13
  a
• 7:13
  Stuffed
• 7:13
  animal.
• 7:14
  Kira's
• 7:15
  daycare
• 7:15
  had
• 7:16
  a
• 7:16
  stuffed
• 7:16
  animal
• 7:16
  that
• 7:17
  they
• 7:17
  would
• 7:17
  loan
• 7:18
  to
• 7:18
  children
• 7:18
  going
• 7:19
  on
• 7:19
  a
• 7:19
  short
• 7:19
  vacation
• 7:20
  or
• 7:20
  trip.
• 7:21
  The
• 7:22
  idea
• 7:22
  was
• 7:22
  to
• 7:23
  take
• 7:23
  the
• 7:23
  stuffy
• 7:23
  on
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  child's
• 7:24
  trip.
• 7:25
  The
• 7:25
  child
• 7:26
  and
• 7:26
  the
• 7:26
  stuffy
• 7:27
  were
• 7:27
  traveling
• 7:28
  companions
• 7:29
  and
• 7:29
  creating
• 7:30
  different
• 7:30
  adventures.
• 7:31
  Upon
• 7:32
  returning
• 7:32
  to
• 7:33
  the
• 7:33
  daycare,
• 7:34
  they
• 7:34
  were
• 7:34
  asked
• 7:34
  to
• 7:35
  share
• 7:35
  their
• 7:35
  experiences.
• 7:38
  When
• 7:38
  Kira
• 7:39
  was
• 7:39
  four,
• 7:39
  we
• 7:39
  planned
• 7:40
  our
• 7:40
  first
• 7:40
  granddaughter
• 7:41
  and
• 7:41
  papa's
• 7:42
  trip
• 7:42
  to
• 7:42
  the
• 7:42
  Rocky
• 7:43
  Mountains.
• 7:44
  On
• 7:45
  this
• 7:45
  trip,
• 7:46
  we
• 7:46
  would
• 7:46
  pull
• 7:46
  out
• 7:47
  something
• 7:47
  magical
• 7:48
  from
• 7:48
  a
• 7:48
  hat.
• 7:50
  Kira
• 7:51
  has
• 7:51
  a
• 7:51
  kind
• 7:51
  heart
• 7:52
  and
• 7:52
  is
• 7:52
  always
• 7:52
  looking
• 7:53
  to
• 7:53
  share.
• 7:54
  So
• 7:55
  she
• 7:55
  asked
• 7:55
  me,
• 7:56
  papa,
• 7:58
  could
• 7:58
  a
• 7:58
  friend
• 7:58
  come
• 7:59
  on
• 7:59
  our
• 7:59
  trip?
• 8:00
  I
• 8:00
  told
• 8:00
  Kira
• 8:01
  I'm
• 8:02
  not
• 8:02
  sure
• 8:02
  if
• 8:02
  her
• 8:02
  parents
• 8:03
  would
• 8:03
  be
• 8:03
  okay
• 8:04
  with
• 8:04
  this.
• 8:05
  I
• 8:05
  thought
• 8:05
  being
• 8:06
  responsible
• 8:07
  for
• 8:07
  another
• 8:07
  four
• 8:08
  year
• 8:08
  old
• 8:08
  when
• 8:08
  I
• 8:08
  was
• 8:09
  learning
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  be
• 8:10
  a
• 8:10
  grandpa
• 8:10
  or
• 8:11
  papa
• 8:11
  as
• 8:12
  Kira
• 8:12
  called
• 8:12
  me,
• 8:13
  would
• 8:13
  be
• 8:14
  a
• 8:14
  challenge.
• 8:15
  Kira
• 8:16
  said,
• 8:16
  oh
• 8:16
  yes,
• 8:16
  Papa.
• 8:17
  The
• 8:17
  daycare
• 8:18
  said
• 8:18
  it
• 8:19
  was
• 8:19
  okay.
• 8:20
  I
• 8:20
  laughed
• 8:21
  and
• 8:21
  as
• 8:21
  I
• 8:21
  said,
• 8:22
  I
• 8:22
  don't
• 8:22
  think
• 8:22
  the
• 8:23
  daycare
• 8:24
  can
• 8:24
  speak
• 8:24
  for
• 8:24
  your
• 8:25
  friend's
• 8:25
  parents.
• 8:26
  Kara
• 8:27
  responded,
• 8:28
  yeah,
• 8:28
  they
• 8:29
  can
• 8:29
  because
• 8:30
  they
• 8:30
  are
• 8:30
  the
• 8:30
  proud
• 8:31
  parents
• 8:31
  of
• 8:31
  Georgia.
• 8:33
  You
• 8:34
  probably
• 8:34
  guessed
• 8:35
  by
• 8:35
  now
• 8:35
  that
• 8:35
  Georgia
• 8:37
  is
• 8:37
  a
• 8:37
  stuffed
• 8:38
  animal,
• 8:39
  a
• 8:39
  bunny
• 8:40
  who
• 8:40
  would
• 8:40
  accompany
• 8:41
  us
• 8:41
  on
• 8:42
  our
• 8:42
  first
• 8:42
  trips
• 8:43
  to
• 8:43
  the
• 8:43
  magnificence
• 8:44
  of
• 8:45
  the
• 8:45
  Rocky
• 8:45
  Mountains.
• 8:46
  The
• 8:47
  daycare
• 8:48
  couldn't
• 8:48
  have
• 8:48
  been
• 8:49
  happier
• 8:49
  sending
• 8:50
  Georgia
• 8:50
  the
• 8:51
  bunny
• 8:51
  on
• 8:52
  this
• 8:52
  trip.
• 8:53
  They
• 8:54
  knew
• 8:54
  Kira
• 8:54
  would
• 8:54
  come
• 8:55
  back
• 8:55
  and
• 8:55
  share
• 8:56
  her
• 8:56
  and
• 8:56
  Georgia's
• 8:57
  adventures.
• 8:59
  On
• 8:59
  the
• 8:59
  day
• 8:59
  of
• 8:59
  our
• 9:00
  travels,
• 9:00
  Kira
• 9:01
  made
• 9:01
  sure
• 9:02
  Georgia
• 9:02
  had
• 9:02
  her
• 9:02
  seat
• 9:03
  belt
• 9:03
  on
• 9:04
  and
• 9:05
  joined
• 9:05
  Kira
• 9:06
  in
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  back
• 9:06
  seat
• 9:07
  of
• 9:07
  our
• 9:07
  jeep.
• 9:08
  Kira
• 9:09
  was
• 9:09
  singing
• 9:10
  and
• 9:10
  said,
• 9:10
  papa,
• 9:11
  can
• 9:11
  you
• 9:12
  join
• 9:12
  Georgia
• 9:13
  and
• 9:13
  me
• 9:14
  in
• 9:14
  singing
• 9:14
  songs?
• 9:16
  I
• 9:16
  said,
• 9:16
  sure,
• 9:17
  but
• 9:18
  I
• 9:18
  can't
• 9:18
  hear
• 9:19
  Georgia
• 9:19
  singing.
• 9:20
  Kira
• 9:21
  said,
• 9:21
  don't
• 9:22
  worry,
• 9:22
  Papa,
• 9:22
  someday
• 9:23
  you
• 9:23
  will.
• 9:25
  Kira
• 9:26
  could
• 9:26
  hear
• 9:27
  Georgia
• 9:27
  loud
• 9:28
  and
• 9:28
  clear.
• 9:29
  I
• 9:30
  was
• 9:30
  learning
• 9:30
  that
• 9:30
  as
• 9:31
  a
• 9:31
  child,
• 9:31
  you
• 9:32
  use
• 9:32
  your
• 9:32
  senses
• 9:33
  differently
• 9:33
  when
• 9:33
  you're
• 9:34
  young.
• 9:35
  No,
• 9:36
  it
• 9:36
  wasn't
• 9:36
  because
• 9:36
  my
• 9:37
  granddaughter
• 9:38
  was
• 9:38
  younger
• 9:38
  than
• 9:38
  me
• 9:39
  and
• 9:40
  had
• 9:40
  better
• 9:40
  hearing,
• 9:41
  even
• 9:41
  though
• 9:42
  my
• 9:42
  hearing
• 9:42
  sometimes
• 9:43
  is
• 9:43
  a
• 9:43
  little
• 9:43
  suspect.
• 9:44
  Her
• 9:45
  creative
• 9:45
  mind
• 9:46
  was
• 9:46
  one
• 9:47
  sense
• 9:47
  my
• 9:47
  granddaughter
• 9:49
  had
• 9:49
  that
• 9:50
  worked
• 9:51
  far
• 9:51
  better
• 9:51
  than
• 9:51
  mine.
• 9:52
  On
• 9:53
  her
• 9:53
  road
• 9:53
  trips
• 9:53
  to
• 9:54
  the
• 9:54
  mountains,
• 9:55
  a
• 9:56
  new
• 9:56
  world
• 9:56
  opened
• 9:57
  up
• 9:57
  to
• 9:57
  Grandpa's
• 9:59
  imagination.
• 10:00
  The
• 10:01
  Rocky
• 10:01
  Mountains
• 10:02
  were
• 10:02
  a
• 10:02
  canvas
• 10:02
  of
• 10:03
  many
• 10:03
  adventures,
• 10:04
  allowing
• 10:04
  all
• 10:05
  our
• 10:05
  senses
• 10:05
  to
• 10:06
  run
• 10:06
  wild.
• 10:07
  On
• 10:08
  some
• 10:08
  of
• 10:08
  our
• 10:08
  trips,
• 10:09
  we
• 10:09
  went
• 10:09
  from
• 10:09
  Georgia
• 10:10
  the
• 10:10
  stuffed
• 10:10
  bunny
• 10:11
  to
• 10:12
  George,
• 10:12
  a
• 10:13
  stuffy
• 10:13
  bear.
• 10:14
  As
• 10:14
  our
• 10:14
  adventure
• 10:15
  guides.
• 10:16
  The
• 10:16
  daycare
• 10:17
  had
• 10:17
  to
• 10:17
  get
• 10:17
  a
• 10:17
  second
• 10:18
  stuffed
• 10:18
  animal
• 10:19
  for
• 10:20
  the
• 10:20
  children
• 10:20
  to
• 10:21
  take
• 10:21
  on
• 10:21
  trips
• 10:22
  because
• 10:22
  the
• 10:22
  idea
• 10:22
  was
• 10:23
  so
• 10:23
  popular.
• 10:24
  When
• 10:25
  I
• 10:25
  was
• 10:25
  first
• 10:25
  introduced
• 10:26
  to
• 10:26
  George,
• 10:27
  I
• 10:27
  asked
• 10:28
  Kira,
• 10:29
  who
• 10:29
  is
• 10:29
  George?
• 10:30
  Kira
• 10:31
  said,
• 10:31
  george
• 10:32
  is
• 10:32
  George
• 10:33
  is
• 10:33
  brother.
• 10:36
  How
• 10:36
  is
• 10:37
  this
• 10:37
  possible
• 10:38
  for
• 10:38
  a
• 10:38
  bunny
• 10:39
  and
• 10:39
  a
• 10:39
  bear
• 10:39
  to
• 10:39
  be
• 10:40
  siblings
• 10:41
  in
• 10:41
  a
• 10:41
  child's
• 10:42
  mind,
• 10:42
  Anything
• 10:43
  is
• 10:43
  possible.
• 10:44
  This
• 10:44
  was
• 10:45
  my
• 10:45
  granddaughter's
• 10:46
  belief.
• 10:47
  So
• 10:48
  I've
• 10:49
  tried
• 10:49
  to
• 10:49
  adopt
• 10:50
  the
• 10:50
  anything
• 10:51
  possible
• 10:51
  as
• 10:51
  part
• 10:52
  of
• 10:52
  my
• 10:52
  mindset
• 10:53
  because
• 10:53
  of
• 10:54
  my
• 10:54
  love
• 10:54
  for
• 10:54
  my
• 10:54
  granddaughter.
• 10:55
  As
• 10:56
  Kira
• 10:56
  reached
• 10:57
  her
• 10:57
  school
• 10:57
  age,
• 10:58
  the
• 10:58
  need
• 10:58
  for
• 10:59
  daycare
• 10:59
  lessened
• 11:00
  and
• 11:00
  the
• 11:00
  chances
• 11:01
  of
• 11:01
  Georgia
• 11:02
  and
• 11:02
  George
• 11:03
  staying
• 11:03
  in
• 11:03
  our
• 11:04
  lives
• 11:04
  soon
• 11:04
  disappeared.
• 11:06
  However,
• 11:06
  Kira
• 11:07
  had
• 11:07
  other
• 11:07
  thoughts
• 11:08
  and
• 11:09
  encouraged
• 11:10
  us
• 11:10
  to
• 11:10
  develop
• 11:10
  our
• 11:11
  own
• 11:11
  stuffed
• 11:12
  animal
• 11:12
  friend
• 11:13
  who
• 11:13
  would
• 11:13
  be
• 11:13
  in
• 11:13
  our
• 11:14
  lives
• 11:14
  forever.
• 11:16
  A
• 11:16
  friendship
• 11:17
  with
• 11:17
  a
• 11:17
  new
• 11:18
  family
• 11:18
  member
• 11:19
  we
• 11:19
  could
• 11:20
  enjoy
• 11:20
  together
• 11:21
  and
• 11:21
  who
• 11:21
  would
• 11:22
  accompany
• 11:22
  us
• 11:23
  on
• 11:23
  our
• 11:23
  trips.
• 11:24
  Ow.
• 11:27
  Well,
• 11:27
  trains
• 11:28
  are
• 11:28
  a
• 11:28
  big
• 11:29
  part
• 11:29
  of
• 11:29
  the
• 11:29
  history
• 11:30
  of
• 11:30
  the
• 11:31
  Rocky
• 11:31
  Mountains,
• 11:32
  which
• 11:32
  included
• 11:34
  the
• 11:34
  love
• 11:34
  of
• 11:35
  Banff
• 11:35
  national
• 11:36
  park,
• 11:37
  where
• 11:37
  we
• 11:37
  had
• 11:38
  many
• 11:38
  of
• 11:38
  our
• 11:39
  adventures
• 11:39
  with
• 11:39
  George
• 11:40
  and
• 11:40
  Georgia.
• 11:42
  In
• 11:42
  our
• 11:43
  Rocky
• 11:44
  Mountain
• 11:44
  home,
• 11:44
  we
• 11:45
  had
• 11:45
  a
• 11:45
  framed
• 11:46
  shadow
• 11:46
  box
• 11:46
  of
• 11:46
  my
• 11:47
  dad's
• 11:47
  childhood
• 11:48
  train
• 11:48
  set
• 11:49
  and
• 11:50
  a
• 11:50
  caboose
• 11:50
  was
• 11:50
  at
• 11:51
  the
• 11:51
  end
• 11:51
  of
• 11:51
  the
• 11:51
  steam
• 11:52
  engine
• 11:52
  train.
• 11:54
  Kira
• 11:55
  was
• 11:55
  fascinated
• 11:55
  by
• 11:56
  the
• 11:56
  caboose
• 11:57
  that
• 11:57
  was
• 11:58
  part
• 11:58
  of
• 11:58
  my
• 11:58
  father's
• 11:59
  train
• 11:59
  set.
• 11:59
  She
• 12:00
  loved
• 12:00
  saying
• 12:01
  caboose,
• 12:02
  caboose,
• 12:03
  caboose.
• 12:05
  Kira
• 12:05
  and
• 12:05
  I
• 12:06
  created
• 12:07
  a
• 12:07
  character
• 12:08
  named
• 12:08
  Caboose.
• 12:09
  Caboose
• 12:10
  spelled
• 12:10
  with
• 12:11
  a
• 12:11
  K.
• 12:11
  The
• 12:12
  first
• 12:12
  letter
• 12:12
  in
• 12:13
  caboose
• 12:14
  is
• 12:14
  a
• 12:14
  K
• 12:15
  representing
• 12:16
  Kira.
• 12:17
  Kira
• 12:18
  has
• 12:18
  never
• 12:18
  seen
• 12:19
  a
• 12:19
  caboose
• 12:19
  on
• 12:20
  a
• 12:20
  rail
• 12:20
  train.
• 12:21
  Cabooses
• 12:22
  were
• 12:22
  a
• 12:22
  cool
• 12:23
  thing
• 12:23
  from
• 12:23
  the
• 12:23
  past
• 12:24
  long
• 12:25
  ago
• 12:26
  and
• 12:26
  were
• 12:27
  retired
• 12:27
  from
• 12:27
  service.
• 12:29
  She
• 12:30
  said,
• 12:30
  papa,
• 12:31
  what
• 12:31
  is
• 12:31
  a
• 12:31
  caboose
• 12:32
  and
• 12:32
  why
• 12:32
  do
• 12:33
  trains
• 12:33
  travel
• 12:34
  through
• 12:34
  the
• 12:35
  Rocky
• 12:35
  Mountains
• 12:36
  today
• 12:37
  and
• 12:37
  they
• 12:37
  don't
• 12:37
  have
• 12:38
  one?
• 12:39
  I
• 12:39
  said,
• 12:40
  kira,
• 12:41
  a
• 12:41
  caboose
• 12:41
  was
• 12:41
  a
• 12:42
  special
• 12:42
  part
• 12:42
  of
• 12:42
  the
• 12:42
  train
• 12:43
  and
• 12:43
  was
• 12:44
  always
• 12:44
  at
• 12:44
  the
• 12:44
  very
• 12:45
  end
• 12:45
  of
• 12:46
  the
• 12:46
  train.
• 12:47
  The
• 12:47
  caboose
• 12:48
  was
• 12:48
  the
• 12:49
  home
• 12:49
  and
• 12:49
  kitchen
• 12:50
  of
• 12:50
  the
• 12:50
  people
• 12:51
  who
• 12:51
  worked
• 12:52
  on
• 12:52
  the
• 12:52
  train.
• 12:53
  The
• 12:53
  train's
• 12:53
  employees
• 12:54
  would
• 12:54
  sleep,
• 12:55
  eat,
• 12:55
  play,
• 12:57
  play
• 12:57
  games
• 12:59
  and
• 12:59
  share
• 12:59
  stories
• 13:00
  in
• 13:00
  the
• 13:00
  caboose.
• 13:01
  Like
• 13:02
  many
• 13:02
  things
• 13:03
  in
• 13:04
  our
• 13:04
  world,
• 13:05
  technology
• 13:06
  has
• 13:06
  replaced
• 13:07
  many
• 13:07
  of
• 13:07
  these
• 13:08
  items.
• 13:09
  Kira
• 13:09
  nodded
• 13:10
  her
• 13:10
  head
• 13:10
  like
• 13:10
  she
• 13:11
  understood,
• 13:12
  but
• 13:12
  she
• 13:12
  had
• 13:12
  not
• 13:13
  lived
• 13:13
  through
• 13:13
  the
• 13:13
  disappearance
• 13:14
  of
• 13:14
  eight
• 13:14
  track
• 13:15
  tapes,
• 13:16
  cameras
• 13:16
  that
• 13:16
  use
• 13:17
  film,
• 13:17
  VCRs,
• 13:18
  and
• 13:19
  so
• 13:19
  many
• 13:19
  other
• 13:19
  items
• 13:20
  from
• 13:20
  the
• 13:20
  past
• 13:21
  that
• 13:21
  our
• 13:21
  technological
• 13:22
  world
• 13:23
  has
• 13:23
  replaced
• 13:24
  with
• 13:24
  a
• 13:25
  little
• 13:25
  bit
• 13:25
  of
• 13:25
  fortune.
• 13:26
  On
• 13:26
  a
• 13:26
  trip
• 13:26
  to
• 13:27
  San
• 13:27
  Francisco,
• 13:28
  my
• 13:28
  wife
• 13:28
  and
• 13:28
  I
• 13:29
  found
• 13:29
  a
• 13:29
  stuffy
• 13:30
  store
• 13:30
  and
• 13:31
  created
• 13:31
  a
• 13:31
  stuffy
• 13:32
  of
• 13:32
  caboose,
• 13:33
  a
• 13:33
  stuffed
• 13:34
  bear
• 13:34
  wearing
• 13:35
  a
• 13:35
  train
• 13:35
  engineering
• 13:36
  outfit.
• 13:37
  What
• 13:38
  a
• 13:38
  cute
• 13:38
  bear,
• 13:39
  if
• 13:39
  I
• 13:39
  do
• 13:40
  say
• 13:40
  so
• 13:40
  myself.
• 13:41
  We
• 13:42
  brought
• 13:42
  caboose,
• 13:43
  the
• 13:43
  newest
• 13:44
  member
• 13:44
  of
• 13:44
  our
• 13:44
  family
• 13:45
  home,
• 13:45
  and
• 13:45
  gave
• 13:46
  it
• 13:46
  to
• 13:46
  Kira.
• 13:47
  Kira's
• 13:47
  joy
• 13:48
  of
• 13:48
  having
• 13:49
  this
• 13:49
  new
• 13:50
  family
• 13:50
  member,
• 13:51
  as
• 13:51
  she
• 13:51
  had
• 13:51
  envisioned,
• 13:52
  was
• 13:53
  incredible.
• 13:54
  And
• 13:54
  the
• 13:54
  friendship
• 13:55
  has
• 13:55
  continued
• 13:56
  to
• 13:56
  this
• 13:56
  day.
• 13:57
  Over
• 13:57
  the
• 13:57
  years,
• 13:58
  Kira
• 13:58
  has
• 13:58
  shared
• 13:59
  the
• 13:59
  adventures
• 13:59
  of
• 14:00
  Caboose
• 14:00
  with
• 14:01
  her
• 14:01
  cousins
• 14:01
  and
• 14:02
  sister.
• 14:02
  It
• 14:03
  was
• 14:03
  over
• 14:03
  a
• 14:03
  beverage
• 14:04
  at
• 14:04
  our
• 14:04
  favorite
• 14:05
  coffee
• 14:05
  shop
• 14:06
  Kira
• 14:06
  inspired
• 14:07
  a
• 14:07
  new
• 14:07
  level
• 14:07
  of
• 14:08
  connection.
• 14:09
  We
• 14:09
  would
• 14:09
  share
• 14:10
  this
• 14:10
  connection
• 14:11
  with
• 14:11
  our
• 14:11
  other
• 14:12
  grandchildren,
• 14:13
  her
• 14:13
  cousins
• 14:14
  and
• 14:14
  sister
• 14:15
  on
• 14:15
  how
• 14:15
  to
• 14:15
  create
• 14:16
  quality
• 14:16
  engagement.
• 14:17
  Kira
• 14:18
  said,
• 14:18
  papa,
• 14:19
  we've
• 14:19
  taken
• 14:20
  many
• 14:20
  pictures
• 14:21
  on
• 14:21
  your
• 14:21
  iPhone
• 14:22
  and
• 14:22
  rarely
• 14:22
  do
• 14:23
  we
• 14:23
  look
• 14:23
  at
• 14:23
  all
• 14:24
  of
• 14:24
  our
• 14:24
  adventures
• 14:25
  together.
• 14:26
  I
• 14:26
  said,
• 14:26
  kira,
• 14:27
  you
• 14:27
  are
• 14:27
  so
• 14:28
  right.
• 14:28
  We're
• 14:28
  always
• 14:29
  busy
• 14:29
  running
• 14:30
  from
• 14:30
  one
• 14:31
  adventure
• 14:32
  to
• 14:32
  another.
• 14:32
  We
• 14:33
  never
• 14:33
  take
• 14:33
  time
• 14:34
  to
• 14:34
  look
• 14:34
  at
• 14:34
  all
• 14:35
  the
• 14:35
  neat
• 14:35
  things
• 14:35
  we've
• 14:35
  done
• 14:36
  together.
• 14:36
  What
• 14:37
  did
• 14:37
  you
• 14:37
  have
• 14:37
  in
• 14:37
  mind?
• 14:38
  Kira
• 14:39
  asked.
• 14:40
  Can
• 14:40
  we
• 14:40
  buy
• 14:40
  a
• 14:41
  journal
• 14:41
  like
• 14:41
  the
• 14:41
  ones
• 14:41
  we
• 14:42
  saw
• 14:42
  at
• 14:42
  the
• 14:42
  farmers
• 14:43
  market
• 14:43
  so
• 14:43
  we
• 14:44
  can
• 14:44
  write
• 14:44
  down
• 14:44
  our
• 14:44
  adventures?
• 14:45
  What
• 14:46
  a
• 14:46
  great
• 14:46
  idea.
• 14:47
  I
• 14:47
  replied.
• 14:48
  We
• 14:49
  couldn't
• 14:49
  wait
• 14:49
  for
• 14:49
  the
• 14:49
  next
• 14:50
  farmer's
• 14:50
  market
• 14:51
  to
• 14:51
  purchase
• 14:52
  a
• 14:52
  journal
• 14:53
  and
• 14:53
  over
• 14:53
  the
• 14:54
  next
• 14:54
  couple
• 14:54
  of
• 14:54
  weeks
• 14:55
  we
• 14:55
  would
• 14:55
  slip
• 14:56
  away
• 14:56
  and
• 14:57
  look
• 14:57
  at
• 14:57
  all
• 14:58
  of
• 14:58
  our
• 14:58
  adventures
• 14:59
  in
• 14:59
  our
• 14:59
  digital
• 15:00
  treasure
• 15:01
  trove.
• 15:01
  We
• 15:02
  found
• 15:02
  a
• 15:02
  picture
• 15:03
  of
• 15:03
  Kira
• 15:04
  in
• 15:04
  her
• 15:04
  mummy's
• 15:04
  tummy
• 15:05
  along
• 15:05
  the
• 15:05
  Bow
• 15:05
  river
• 15:06
  and
• 15:06
  I
• 15:06
  remarked
• 15:07
  how
• 15:08
  she
• 15:08
  was
• 15:08
  a
• 15:08
  mountain
• 15:09
  baby
• 15:09
  even
• 15:10
  before
• 15:10
  she
• 15:10
  was
• 15:11
  born.
• 15:11
  From
• 15:12
  this
• 15:12
  picture,
• 15:12
  Kira
• 15:13
  and
• 15:13
  I
• 15:13
  developed
• 15:13
  our
• 15:14
  first
• 15:15
  story
• 15:16
  based
• 15:16
  on
• 15:16
  our
• 15:17
  adventurous
• 15:17
  weekends
• 15:18
  with
• 15:18
  Georgia
• 15:19
  hiking
• 15:20
  across
• 15:20
  Canmore,
• 15:21
  Banff
• 15:21
  and
• 15:22
  the
• 15:22
  Bow
• 15:22
  Valley.
• 15:23
  Our
• 15:24
  character
• 15:24
  Caboose
• 15:25
  replaced
• 15:25
  Georgia.
• 15:26
  Our
• 15:26
  stories
• 15:27
  we
• 15:27
  had
• 15:27
  our
• 15:28
  process
• 15:28
  of
• 15:28
  creative
• 15:29
  engagement,
• 15:30
  which
• 15:30
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• 15:31
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• 15:31
  download
• 15:31
  the
• 15:32
  photos
• 15:32
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• 15:32
  some
• 15:32
  of
• 15:32
  our
• 15:33
  adventures,
• 15:34
  then
• 15:34
  develop
• 15:35
  a
• 15:35
  story
• 15:36
  and
• 15:36
  write
• 15:36
  our
• 15:37
  stories
• 15:37
  from
• 15:37
  those
• 15:38
  pictures.
• 15:39
  Thus,
• 15:39
  the
• 15:39
  Adventures
• 15:40
  of
• 15:40
  Caboose
• 15:41
  the
• 15:41
  Rocky
• 15:41
  Mountain
• 15:41
  Bear
• 15:42
  Our
• 15:42
  first
• 15:43
  children's
• 15:43
  book
• 15:44
  began
• 15:45
  with
• 15:45
  our
• 15:45
  first
• 15:46
  story
• 15:46
  written
• 15:47
  and
• 15:47
  with
• 15:47
  some
• 15:47
  rough
• 15:47
  drawings.
• 15:48
  We
• 15:48
  celebrate
• 15:49
  our
• 15:49
  with
• 15:50
  our
• 15:50
  favorite
• 15:50
  drinks
• 15:51
  and
• 15:51
  hugs
• 15:52
  and
• 15:52
  cheers.
• 15:53
  Tears
• 15:53
  rolled
• 15:54
  down
• 15:54
  our
• 15:54
  cheeks.
• 15:55
  We
• 15:55
  knew
• 15:55
  we
• 15:56
  had
• 15:56
  created
• 15:56
  something
• 15:57
  unique
• 15:57
  and
• 15:58
  lasting.
• 15:59
  We
• 15:59
  couldn't
• 15:59
  wait
• 16:00
  to
• 16:00
  start
• 16:00
  our
• 16:01
  next
• 16:01
  adventure
• 16:02
  and
• 16:02
  within
• 16:03
  a
• 16:03
  couple
• 16:03
  of
• 16:03
  days
• 16:03
  we
• 16:03
  were
• 16:04
  back
• 16:04
  to
• 16:04
  our
• 16:04
  local
• 16:05
  coffee
• 16:05
  shop
• 16:06
  and
• 16:06
  wrote
• 16:06
  the
• 16:07
  title
• 16:07
  and
• 16:07
  ideas
• 16:08
  for
• 16:08
  multiple
• 16:09
  stories
• 16:09
  in
• 16:10
  the
• 16:10
  Adventures
• 16:10
  of
• 16:10
  Caboose
• 16:11
  the
• 16:11
  Rocky
• 16:12
  Mountain
• 16:12
  Bear
• 16:13
  book
• 16:13
  series.
• 16:14
  Believing
• 16:15
  in
• 16:15
  Cura's
• 16:16
  possible
• 16:17
  has
• 16:17
  made
• 16:17
  me
• 16:18
  happier
• 16:19
  and
• 16:19
  created
• 16:20
  much
• 16:20
  more
• 16:20
  fun
• 16:21
  and
• 16:21
  laughter
• 16:21
  in
• 16:22
  my
• 16:22
  life.
• 16:23
  Over
• 16:23
  the
• 16:23
  next
• 16:23
  couple
• 16:24
  of
• 16:24
  months,
• 16:25
  we
• 16:25
  will
• 16:25
  publish
• 16:25
  our
• 16:26
  first
• 16:26
  book
• 16:27
  in
• 16:27
  our
• 16:27
  series
• 16:28
  of
• 16:28
  Caboose
• 16:29
  the
• 16:29
  Rocky
• 16:29
  Mountain
• 16:30
  Bear
• 16:31
  and
• 16:31
  we
• 16:31
  hope
• 16:31
  you
• 16:31
  will
• 16:32
  click
• 16:32
  on
• 16:33
  the
• 16:33
  link
• 16:33
  in
• 16:33
  our
• 16:34
  podcast
• 16:34
  show
• 16:34
  notes
• 16:35
  and
• 16:35
  purchase
• 16:35
  our
• 16:36
  first
• 16:36
  book,
• 16:37
  the
• 16:37
  Adventures
• 16:37
  of
• 16:38
  Caboose
• 16:38
  the
• 16:39
  Rocky
• 16:39
  Mountain
• 16:39
  Bear.
• 16:40
  At
• 16:41
  the
• 16:41
  core
• 16:41
  of
• 16:41
  this
• 16:42
  podcast
• 16:43
  is
• 16:43
  our
• 16:43
  story
• 16:44
  on
• 16:44
  how
• 16:44
  we
• 16:45
  became
• 16:45
  children's
• 16:47
  book
• 16:47
  authors.
• 16:48
  However,
• 16:49
  following
• 16:50
  in
• 16:50
  the
• 16:50
  tradition
• 16:51
  of
• 16:51
  my
• 16:51
  granddaughter
• 16:52
  Kira's
• 16:53
  kind
• 16:53
  heart,
• 16:54
  we
• 16:54
  want
• 16:54
  to
• 16:55
  share
• 16:55
  more
• 16:55
  than
• 16:55
  our
• 16:56
  stories.
• 16:57
  We
• 16:57
  have
• 16:57
  many
• 16:58
  children's
• 16:58
  book
• 16:58
  authors
• 16:59
  in
• 16:59
  our
• 17:00
  wonderful
• 17:00
  world
• 17:01
  of
• 17:01
  words
• 17:02
  and
• 17:02
  pictures.
• 17:03
  Each
• 17:04
  children's
• 17:04
  book
• 17:04
  author
• 17:05
  is
• 17:06
  different
• 17:06
  in
• 17:06
  their
• 17:06
  approach
• 17:07
  to
• 17:07
  their
• 17:08
  creative
• 17:08
  process.
• 17:09
  The
• 17:10
  central
• 17:10
  idea
• 17:10
  behind
• 17:11
  their
• 17:11
  story,
• 17:12
  the
• 17:12
  writing
• 17:13
  process,
• 17:13
  illustrating
• 17:14
  assembling
• 17:15
  of
• 17:15
  the
• 17:15
  book,
• 17:16
  digital,
• 17:17
  print
• 17:17
  or
• 17:18
  audio
• 17:18
  formatting,
• 17:20
  publishing,
• 17:21
  the
• 17:22
  publishing
• 17:22
  method,
• 17:23
  the
• 17:23
  business
• 17:24
  and
• 17:24
  marketing
• 17:25
  plan
• 17:25
  and
• 17:26
  even
• 17:26
  though
• 17:26
  we
• 17:26
  can't
• 17:27
  interview
• 17:27
  all
• 17:27
  the
• 17:27
  children's
• 17:28
  book
• 17:28
  authors,
• 17:29
  we
• 17:29
  aim
• 17:29
  to
• 17:30
  interview
• 17:30
  and
• 17:31
  share
• 17:31
  as
• 17:31
  many
• 17:32
  authors
• 17:32
  behind
• 17:33
  the
• 17:33
  scenes
• 17:33
  inspiration
• 17:34
  for
• 17:34
  developing,
• 17:36
  writing
• 17:37
  and
• 17:37
  producing
• 17:38
  children's
• 17:38
  books,
• 17:39
  designs
• 17:39
  and
• 17:40
  content
• 17:40
  and
• 17:41
  how
• 17:41
  the
• 17:41
  author
• 17:42
  uses
• 17:42
  their
• 17:42
  imaginative
• 17:43
  and
• 17:44
  creative
• 17:44
  hearts
• 17:45
  to
• 17:45
  write
• 17:46
  children's
• 17:46
  books.
• 17:47
  We
• 17:48
  hope
• 17:48
  you
• 17:48
  will
• 17:48
  support
• 17:49
  as
• 17:49
  many
• 17:50
  of
• 17:50
  our
• 17:50
  guests
• 17:51
  children's
• 17:51
  books
• 17:52
  as
• 17:52
  possible
• 17:53
  and
• 17:53
  build
• 17:54
  a
• 17:54
  children's
• 17:55
  book
• 17:55
  library.
• 17:56
  Your
• 17:56
  children's
• 17:57
  book
• 17:57
  library,
• 17:58
  whether
• 17:59
  print
• 17:59
  or
• 17:59
  digital
• 18:00
  that
• 18:00
  you
• 18:00
  and
• 18:01
  your
• 18:01
  family
• 18:01
  can
• 18:02
  be
• 18:02
  proud
• 18:02
  of
• 18:02
  and
• 18:03
  share
• 18:03
  forever.
• 18:04
  Should
• 18:04
  you
• 18:05
  desire
• 18:05
  to
• 18:05
  be
• 18:05
  a
• 18:05
  children's
• 18:06
  book
• 18:06
  author,
• 18:07
  our
• 18:07
  deepest
• 18:08
  wish
• 18:08
  is
• 18:08
  that
• 18:09
  our
• 18:10
  podcast
• 18:10
  show
• 18:11
  Adventures
• 18:12
  in
• 18:12
  the
• 18:12
  Heart
• 18:13
  of
• 18:13
  Children
• 18:13
  Book
• 18:14
  Authors
• 18:15
  in
• 18:16
  some
• 18:16
  small
• 18:16
  way
• 18:17
  gets
• 18:17
  you
• 18:17
  to
• 18:17
  take
• 18:18
  action
• 18:19
  and
• 18:19
  start
• 18:19
  your
• 18:19
  own
• 18:20
  journey
• 18:21
  to
• 18:21
  become
• 18:22
  a
• 18:22
  children's
• 18:22
  book
• 18:23
  author.
• 18:23
  Please
• 18:24
  head
• 18:24
  over
• 18:25
  to
• 18:25
  caboosetherockymountainbear.com
• 18:28
  and
• 18:28
  download
• 18:28
  our
• 18:29
  activity
• 18:29
  pages
• 18:30
  and
• 18:30
  start
• 18:31
  recording
• 18:31
  your
• 18:32
  first
• 18:32
  adventure
• 18:33
  in
• 18:33
  your
• 18:34
  heart.
• 18:35
  Much
• 18:35
  success
• 18:36
  in
• 18:36
  becoming
• 18:37
  a
• 18:38
  children's
• 18:38
  book
• 18:38
  author.