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Would You Go Back to School to Develop a Sustainable Business Model for Children's Book Readings · Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast

• 0:50
  Could
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  you
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  go
• 0:51
  back
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  to
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  school
• 0:51
  to
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  support
• 0:52
  your
• 0:52
  children's
• 0:52
  book
• 0:53
  business?
• 0:54
  Suppose
• 0:54
  you
• 0:54
  have
• 0:55
  been
• 0:55
  listening
• 0:55
  to
• 0:55
  our
• 0:56
  podcast
• 0:56
  show.
• 0:57
  In
• 0:57
  that
• 0:57
  case,
• 0:57
  you
• 0:58
  have
• 0:58
  heard
• 0:58
  each
• 0:59
  children's
• 0:59
  book
• 0:59
  author
• 1:00
  discuss
• 1:01
  their
• 1:01
  experience
• 1:02
  of
• 1:02
  school
• 1:02
  classrooms,
• 1:03
  assemblies,
• 1:04
  or
• 1:04
  other
• 1:05
  reading
• 1:05
  events
• 1:06
  as
• 1:06
  part
• 1:06
  of
• 1:06
  their
• 1:07
  children's
• 1:07
  book
• 1:08
  revenue
• 1:08
  stream
• 1:09
  strategy.
• 1:10
  A
• 1:10
  few
• 1:10
  weeks
• 1:10
  ago,
• 1:11
  I
• 1:11
  was
• 1:11
  asked
• 1:11
  to
• 1:12
  read
• 1:12
  our
• 1:12
  children's
• 1:13
  book
• 1:13
  the
• 1:13
  Adventures
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  of
• 1:14
  Caboose
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  the
• 1:14
  Rocky
• 1:15
  Mountain
• 1:15
  Bear
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  to
• 1:16
  my
• 1:16
  youngest
• 1:17
  grandson's
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  class.
• 1:18
  I
• 1:18
  was
• 1:18
  thrilled,
• 1:19
  but
• 1:19
  he
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  is
• 1:20
  in
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  grade
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  six.
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  This
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  audience
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  was
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  a
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  little
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  older
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  than
• 1:23
  our
• 1:23
  target
• 1:23
  audience
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  of
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  ages
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  4
• 1:25
  to
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  10
• 1:26
  for
• 1:26
  our
• 1:26
  children's
• 1:27
  book
• 1:27
  the
• 1:28
  Adventures
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  of
• 1:28
  Caboose
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  the
• 1:29
  Rocky
• 1:29
  Mountain
• 1:30
  Bear.
• 1:30
  I
• 1:30
  knew
• 1:31
  I
• 1:31
  had
• 1:31
  to
• 1:31
  change
• 1:31
  it
• 1:31
  up
• 1:32
  a
• 1:32
  bit
• 1:32
  and
• 1:33
  after
• 1:33
  I
• 1:33
  read
• 1:33
  the
• 1:33
  book,
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  I
• 1:34
  created
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  a
• 1:35
  workshop
• 1:35
  on
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  how
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  to
• 1:36
  write
• 1:37
  a
• 1:37
  children's
• 1:37
  book.
• 1:38
  It
• 1:38
  was
• 1:38
  fun
• 1:39
  and
• 1:39
  the
• 1:39
  students
• 1:40
  were
• 1:40
  very
• 1:40
  engaged.
• 1:42
  The
• 1:42
  question
• 1:42
  and
• 1:42
  answer
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  portion
• 1:43
  went
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  on
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  longer
• 1:44
  than
• 1:45
  I
• 1:45
  expected.
• 1:46
  I
• 1:46
  put
• 1:46
  together
• 1:46
  a
• 1:47
  small
• 1:47
  package
• 1:47
  of
• 1:48
  activity
• 1:48
  sheets
• 1:49
  for
• 1:49
  each
• 1:49
  student
• 1:50
  and
• 1:50
  a
• 1:50
  bookmark
• 1:51
  for
• 1:51
  an
• 1:52
  audiobook
• 1:53
  of
• 1:53
  our
• 1:53
  children's
• 1:54
  story.
• 1:54
  I
• 1:55
  received
• 1:55
  a
• 1:55
  great
• 1:55
  review
• 1:56
  from
• 1:56
  my
• 1:56
  grandson's
• 1:57
  teacher
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  which
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  I've
• 1:58
  posted
• 1:59
  On
• 1:59
  our
• 1:59
  website
• 2:00
  caboosetherockymountainbear.com
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  if
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  you
• 2:03
  get
• 2:03
  a
• 2:03
  chance,
• 2:04
  please
• 2:04
  give
• 2:04
  it
• 2:05
  a
• 2:05
  read.
• 2:05
  I
• 2:06
  was
• 2:06
  hoping
• 2:06
  that
• 2:06
  the
• 2:06
  handout
• 2:07
  would
• 2:07
  create
• 2:08
  some
• 2:08
  interest
• 2:09
  in
• 2:09
  her
• 2:09
  book,
• 2:10
  but
• 2:10
  I
• 2:10
  didn't
• 2:10
  see
• 2:11
  any
• 2:11
  sales.
• 2:12
  As
• 2:12
  a
• 2:13
  result
• 2:13
  of
• 2:13
  her
• 2:13
  handout,
• 2:14
  which
• 2:14
  included
• 2:15
  mention
• 2:16
  of
• 2:16
  our
• 2:17
  website
• 2:17
  and
• 2:18
  a
• 2:18
  link
• 2:18
  to
• 2:18
  purchase
• 2:19
  our
• 2:19
  book,
• 2:19
  I
• 2:20
  realized
• 2:20
  the
• 2:20
  audience
• 2:20
  I
• 2:21
  read
• 2:21
  to
• 2:21
  was
• 2:22
  much
• 2:22
  more
• 2:22
  interested
• 2:23
  in
• 2:23
  how
• 2:23
  to
• 2:24
  write
• 2:24
  and
• 2:24
  publish
• 2:25
  a
• 2:25
  children's
• 2:25
  book.
• 2:26
  I
• 2:26
  will
• 2:26
  change
• 2:26
  up
• 2:27
  my
• 2:27
  workshop
• 2:28
  material
• 2:28
  should
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  I
• 2:29
  engage
• 2:29
  in
• 2:30
  an
• 2:30
  older
• 2:30
  audience.
• 2:31
  Again,
• 2:31
  I
• 2:32
  thought
• 2:32
  back
• 2:32
  to
• 2:32
  all
• 2:33
  my
• 2:33
  discussions
• 2:34
  with
• 2:34
  the
• 2:34
  children's
• 2:35
  book
• 2:35
  authors
• 2:35
  I've
• 2:36
  interviewed,
• 2:36
  as
• 2:37
  well
• 2:37
  as
• 2:37
  our
• 2:37
  conversations
• 2:38
  about
• 2:39
  how
• 2:39
  they
• 2:39
  manage
• 2:39
  their
• 2:40
  school,
• 2:41
  classroom
• 2:41
  assembly,
• 2:42
  or
• 2:42
  other
• 2:43
  book
• 2:43
  reading
• 2:44
  events.
• 2:44
  However,
• 2:45
  few
• 2:46
  of
• 2:46
  my
• 2:46
  fellow
• 2:47
  children's
• 2:48
  book
• 2:48
  authors
• 2:49
  had
• 2:49
  a
• 2:49
  well
• 2:49
  defined
• 2:50
  plan
• 2:51
  to
• 2:51
  support
• 2:52
  a
• 2:52
  book
• 2:52
  reading
• 2:53
  revenue
• 2:53
  model.
• 2:54
  Very
• 2:54
  few
• 2:55
  had
• 2:55
  a
• 2:55
  children's
• 2:55
  book
• 2:56
  reading
• 2:56
  visit
• 2:57
  fee,
• 2:57
  and
• 2:58
  if
• 2:58
  the
• 2:58
  authors
• 2:59
  did
• 2:59
  have
• 2:59
  a
• 2:59
  fee,
• 3:00
  it
• 3:00
  was
• 3:00
  very
• 3:00
  low
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  or
• 3:02
  much
• 3:02
  too
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  flexible.
• 3:03
  If
• 3:03
  a
• 3:04
  school
• 3:04
  pushed
• 3:04
  back,
• 3:05
  they
• 3:05
  would
• 3:05
  drop
• 3:05
  the
• 3:06
  price
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  for
• 3:07
  a
• 3:07
  school
• 3:08
  reading
• 3:08
  visit
• 3:08
  or
• 3:09
  do
• 3:09
  the
• 3:09
  reading
• 3:10
  for
• 3:10
  free.
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  Free
• 3:11
  would
• 3:11
  be
• 3:11
  okay
• 3:12
  if
• 3:12
  you
• 3:12
  could
• 3:12
  obtain
• 3:13
  commitments
• 3:13
  from
• 3:14
  the
• 3:14
  teacher,
• 3:14
  the
• 3:14
  school,
• 3:15
  or
• 3:15
  the
• 3:15
  school
• 3:16
  board
• 3:16
  that
• 3:17
  they
• 3:17
  would
• 3:17
  send
• 3:18
  home
• 3:18
  an
• 3:18
  order
• 3:19
  form
• 3:19
  or
• 3:20
  at
• 3:20
  the
• 3:20
  very
• 3:20
  least
• 3:21
  a
• 3:21
  piece
• 3:22
  of
• 3:22
  marketing
• 3:22
  material
• 3:23
  that
• 3:23
  directs
• 3:24
  parents
• 3:24
  to
• 3:24
  your
• 3:25
  website
• 3:25
  or
• 3:26
  provides
• 3:26
  a
• 3:26
  link
• 3:27
  to
• 3:27
  purchase
• 3:28
  your
• 3:28
  book.
• 3:29
  This
• 3:29
  rarely
• 3:30
  happens.
• 3:31
  What
• 3:31
  is
• 3:31
  sad
• 3:32
  about
• 3:32
  these
• 3:33
  entire
• 3:34
  school
• 3:34
  visits
• 3:35
  is
• 3:35
  that
• 3:35
  teachers,
• 3:36
  principals,
• 3:37
  administrators
• 3:39
  of
• 3:39
  these
• 3:40
  schools
• 3:40
  or
• 3:40
  school
• 3:41
  boards
• 3:41
  would
• 3:42
  not
• 3:42
  give
• 3:42
  up
• 3:42
  their
• 3:43
  salary
• 3:43
  or
• 3:43
  work
• 3:44
  for
• 3:44
  free.
• 3:44
  I
• 3:45
  love
• 3:45
  educators
• 3:46
  as
• 3:46
  I
• 3:46
  have
• 3:46
  a
• 3:46
  degree
• 3:47
  in
• 3:47
  adult
• 3:47
  education.
• 3:48
  However,
• 3:49
  I
• 3:49
  would
• 3:49
  challenge
• 3:50
  all
• 3:51
  educators
• 3:52
  to
• 3:52
  help
• 3:52
  children's
• 3:53
  book
• 3:53
  authors
• 3:54
  earn
• 3:54
  revenue
• 3:55
  from
• 3:55
  school
• 3:55
  visits
• 3:56
  or
• 3:56
  assemblies.
• 3:57
  Not
• 3:57
  one
• 3:58
  children's
• 3:58
  book
• 3:58
  author
• 3:59
  is
• 3:59
  getting
• 3:59
  rich
• 4:00
  from
• 4:00
  your
• 4:00
  classroom
• 4:01
  or
• 4:01
  school
• 4:02
  assembly
• 4:02
  visit.
• 4:03
  The
• 4:03
  children's
• 4:04
  book
• 4:04
  author
• 4:04
  will
• 4:05
  likely
• 4:05
  earn
• 4:06
  a
• 4:06
  minimum
• 4:07
  wage
• 4:07
  or
• 4:08
  less
• 4:08
  from
• 4:08
  the
• 4:08
  visit.
• 4:09
  From
• 4:09
  what
• 4:10
  I
• 4:10
  gather,
• 4:10
  the
• 4:10
  administration
• 4:11
  of
• 4:11
  a
• 4:12
  school
• 4:13
  or
• 4:13
  classroom
• 4:14
  reading
• 4:14
  visit
• 4:15
  is
• 4:15
  often
• 4:16
  loose
• 4:17
  and
• 4:17
  unstructured.
• 4:18
  There's
• 4:18
  no
• 4:19
  clear
• 4:19
  plan
• 4:20
  laid
• 4:20
  out
• 4:20
  by
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  school
• 4:22
  or
• 4:22
  the
• 4:22
  classroom
• 4:23
  for
• 4:23
  such
• 4:24
  visits.
• 4:25
  The
• 4:25
  teacher,
• 4:25
  the
• 4:26
  school,
• 4:26
  or
• 4:26
  the
• 4:27
  school
• 4:27
  board
• 4:27
  has
• 4:27
  no
• 4:28
  guarantee
• 4:28
  of
• 4:28
  delivering
• 4:29
  any
• 4:29
  specific
• 4:30
  results.
• 4:30
  The
• 4:31
  children's
• 4:31
  book
• 4:31
  author
• 4:32
  is
• 4:33
  often
• 4:33
  left
• 4:34
  to
• 4:34
  handle
• 4:35
  things
• 4:36
  to
• 4:36
  their
• 4:36
  imagination
• 4:37
  and
• 4:37
  means
• 4:39
  Part
• 4:39
  of
• 4:39
  this
• 4:39
  episode
• 4:40
  I'm
• 4:40
  including
• 4:40
  two
• 4:41
  audio
• 4:41
  clips
• 4:42
  from
• 4:42
  previous
• 4:43
  episodes
• 4:44
  because
• 4:44
  they
• 4:44
  deserve
• 4:45
  a
• 4:45
  additional
• 4:46
  sharing
• 4:46
  and
• 4:47
  focus.
• 4:48
  We
• 4:48
  must
• 4:48
  hear
• 4:49
  and
• 4:49
  learn
• 4:49
  from
• 4:49
  doers
• 4:50
  children's
• 4:51
  book
• 4:51
  authors
• 4:52
  who
• 4:52
  are
• 4:52
  making
• 4:53
  it
• 4:53
  happen.
• 4:54
  First
• 4:54
  is
• 4:54
  Monica
• 4:55
  voiku
• 4:56
  denison
• 4:57
  episode
• 4:57
  21
• 4:58
  who
• 4:58
  has
• 4:59
  the
• 4:59
  most
• 4:59
  comprehensive
• 5:00
  school
• 5:00
  visit
• 5:01
  program
• 5:01
  I've
• 5:02
  seen.
• 5:03
  Please
• 5:03
  enjoy
• 5:03
  this
• 5:04
  audio
• 5:04
  clip.
• 5:05
  You
• 5:05
  have
• 5:05
  a
• 5:05
  comprehensive
• 5:07
  Just
• 5:07
  so
• 5:07
  the
• 5:08
  listening
• 5:08
  audience
• 5:09
  knows,
• 5:10
  Monica
• 5:10
  has
• 5:10
  a
• 5:11
  comprehensive
• 5:12
  school
• 5:12
  visit
• 5:13
  schedule.
• 5:14
  Like
• 5:14
  I
• 5:14
  I
• 5:14
  was
• 5:15
  really
• 5:15
  impressed
• 5:16
  about.
• 5:16
  How
• 5:16
  you
• 5:16
  did
• 5:17
  this.
• 5:17
  So
• 5:17
  you
• 5:17
  have
• 5:18
  not
• 5:18
  only
• 5:19
  do
• 5:19
  you
• 5:19
  have
• 5:19
  a
• 5:19
  one
• 5:20
  pager
• 5:20
  showing
• 5:21
  about
• 5:21
  the
• 5:22
  school
• 5:22
  visits,
• 5:23
  then
• 5:23
  you
• 5:23
  have
• 5:23
  a
• 5:23
  single
• 5:24
  presentation,
• 5:25
  a
• 5:25
  half
• 5:26
  day
• 5:26
  and
• 5:26
  a
• 5:26
  full
• 5:26
  day.
• 5:27
  So
• 5:27
  talk
• 5:27
  to
• 5:27
  us
• 5:27
  about
• 5:28
  that.
• 5:28
  It's
• 5:29
  quite
• 5:29
  interesting.
• 5:30
  So
• 5:30
  that's
• 5:30
  new
• 5:31
  and
• 5:31
  it
• 5:31
  was
• 5:31
  inspired
• 5:32
  by
• 5:32
  seeing
• 5:33
  it
• 5:33
  on
• 5:33
  other
• 5:33
  authors
• 5:34
  websites.
• 5:34
  And
• 5:35
  I
• 5:35
  thought
• 5:35
  I
• 5:35
  wanted
• 5:35
  it
• 5:36
  to
• 5:36
  be
• 5:36
  upfront
• 5:36
  for
• 5:37
  schools
• 5:37
  and
• 5:37
  organizations,
• 5:38
  organizations
• 5:38
  that
• 5:38
  were
• 5:39
  interested
• 5:39
  in
• 5:39
  booking
• 5:39
  me.
• 5:40
  They
• 5:40
  could
• 5:40
  see
• 5:40
  exactly
• 5:40
  what
• 5:40
  they're
• 5:41
  getting
• 5:42
  and
• 5:42
  I
• 5:43
  wanted
• 5:43
  to
• 5:43
  put
• 5:43
  forth
• 5:44
  a
• 5:44
  really
• 5:45
  professional
• 5:46
  kind
• 5:46
  of
• 5:46
  menu
• 5:47
  of
• 5:47
  options
• 5:48
  because
• 5:49
  I
• 5:49
  do
• 5:49
  find
• 5:50
  that
• 5:50
  a
• 5:50
  lot
• 5:50
  of
• 5:50
  people
• 5:51
  expect
• 5:52
  you
• 5:52
  to
• 5:52
  do
• 5:52
  school
• 5:52
  visits
• 5:53
  for
• 5:53
  free.
• 5:53
  They
• 5:54
  don't
• 5:54
  think
• 5:54
  about
• 5:54
  how
• 5:55
  it's
• 5:55
  somebody's
• 5:55
  time
• 5:55
  and
• 5:56
  it's
• 5:56
  somebody's
• 5:56
  gas
• 5:56
  money
• 5:57
  and
• 5:57
  it's
• 5:57
  somebody's
• 5:58
  babysitting
• 5:59
  money
• 5:59
  and
• 5:59
  it's
• 5:59
  all
• 6:00
  the
• 6:00
  costs
• 6:00
  that
• 6:00
  go
• 6:00
  along
• 6:01
  with
• 6:01
  it.
• 6:01
  And
• 6:01
  so
• 6:02
  my
• 6:02
  goal
• 6:03
  is
• 6:04
  I
• 6:04
  did
• 6:04
  some
• 6:04
  free
• 6:05
  school
• 6:05
  visits
• 6:05
  last
• 6:06
  year
• 6:06
  and
• 6:06
  I'm
• 6:06
  no
• 6:07
  longer
• 6:07
  doing
• 6:07
  free
• 6:08
  school
• 6:08
  visits
• 6:08
  because
• 6:08
  I
• 6:09
  just
• 6:09
  can't
• 6:09
  afford
• 6:09
  to.
• 6:10
  I
• 6:10
  if
• 6:11
  somebody
• 6:11
  if
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  school
• 6:11
  doesn't
• 6:12
  have
• 6:12
  a
• 6:12
  budget
• 6:12
  to
• 6:13
  pay
• 6:13
  for
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  visit,
• 6:14
  I
• 6:14
  think
• 6:15
  of
• 6:15
  other
• 6:15
  ways
• 6:16
  we
• 6:16
  can.
• 6:16
  Maybe
• 6:16
  there's
• 6:16
  like
• 6:17
  a
• 6:17
  minimum
• 6:17
  amount
• 6:17
  of
• 6:17
  books
• 6:18
  they
• 6:18
  can
• 6:18
  order
• 6:19
  or
• 6:20
  something
• 6:20
  like
• 6:20
  that
• 6:20
  we
• 6:21
  can
• 6:21
  work
• 6:21
  out.
• 6:22
  But
• 6:22
  I'm
• 6:22
  trying
• 6:22
  to
• 6:23
  get
• 6:23
  away
• 6:23
  from
• 6:24
  offering
• 6:25
  free
• 6:25
  school
• 6:26
  visits
• 6:26
  because
• 6:26
  I
• 6:27
  feel
• 6:27
  like
• 6:27
  that
• 6:28
  does
• 6:28
  a
• 6:28
  disservice
• 6:29
  to
• 6:29
  authors
• 6:29
  generally
• 6:30
  because
• 6:30
  it
• 6:31
  is
• 6:31
  time
• 6:31
  and
• 6:32
  work
• 6:32
  for
• 6:33
  us
• 6:33
  and
• 6:33
  schools
• 6:34
  often
• 6:34
  do
• 6:34
  have
• 6:34
  budgets
• 6:35
  for
• 6:35
  these
• 6:35
  things.
• 6:35
  And
• 6:36
  I
• 6:36
  couldn't
• 6:36
  agree
• 6:36
  with
• 6:36
  you
• 6:37
  more.
• 6:37
  Because
• 6:37
  that's
• 6:38
  been
• 6:38
  my
• 6:38
  most
• 6:38
  difficult
• 6:39
  thing
• 6:40
  is
• 6:41
  people
• 6:41
  have
• 6:41
  said,
• 6:42
  how
• 6:42
  many
• 6:42
  school
• 6:42
  visits
• 6:43
  have
• 6:43
  you
• 6:43
  done?
• 6:44
  I
• 6:44
  haven't
• 6:44
  done
• 6:45
  any.
• 6:45
  And
• 6:46
  the
• 6:46
  reason
• 6:46
  being
• 6:47
  is
• 6:47
  because
• 6:48
  it's
• 6:48
  all
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  efforts
• 6:49
  that
• 6:49
  you
• 6:50
  put
• 6:50
  into
• 6:50
  things
• 6:51
  come
• 6:51
  at
• 6:51
  a
• 6:52
  cost.
• 6:53
  And
• 6:54
  to
• 6:54
  your
• 6:54
  point,
• 6:54
  as
• 6:55
  school
• 6:55
  visits,
• 6:56
  people
• 6:56
  don't
• 6:56
  realize
• 6:57
  there's
• 6:58
  a
• 6:58
  lot
• 6:58
  of
• 6:58
  costs
• 6:58
  involved
• 6:59
  to
• 7:00
  get
• 7:00
  to
• 7:00
  the
• 7:00
  school.
• 7:01
  It's
• 7:01
  important
• 7:02
  for
• 7:02
  people
• 7:02
  to
• 7:02
  understand
• 7:03
  when
• 7:03
  you
• 7:03
  go
• 7:04
  to
• 7:04
  read
• 7:04
  to
• 7:05
  grade
• 7:05
  one
• 7:05
  or
• 7:06
  two
• 7:06
  or
• 7:06
  grade
• 7:06
  threes
• 7:07
  or
• 7:08
  kindergarten,
• 7:08
  whatever,
• 7:09
  when
• 7:09
  you
• 7:10
  get
• 7:10
  there,
• 7:10
  it's
• 7:10
  not
• 7:11
  like
• 7:11
  they've
• 7:11
  got
• 7:11
  20
• 7:11
  bucks
• 7:12
  in
• 7:13
  their
• 7:13
  pocket
• 7:14
  that
• 7:14
  they're
• 7:15
  going
• 7:15
  to
• 7:15
  buy
• 7:15
  your
• 7:15
  book.
• 7:16
  It's
• 7:16
  not
• 7:16
  direct
• 7:16
  selling.
• 7:17
  No.
• 7:18
  And
• 7:18
  so
• 7:18
  you
• 7:18
  have
• 7:19
  to.
• 7:19
  Yeah,
• 7:19
  I
• 7:19
  send
• 7:20
  like
• 7:20
  a
• 7:20
  pre
• 7:20
  order
• 7:20
  form
• 7:21
  that
• 7:22
  I
• 7:22
  asked
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  school
• 7:22
  to
• 7:23
  send
• 7:23
  it
• 7:23
  out.
• 7:24
  Yeah.
• 7:24
  So
• 7:24
  I've
• 7:24
  done.
• 7:24
  How
• 7:25
  many
• 7:25
  school
• 7:25
  visits
• 7:25
  have
• 7:26
  I
• 7:26
  done?
• 7:26
  3
• 7:27
  or
• 7:27
  4
• 7:27
  at
• 7:27
  this
• 7:28
  point
• 7:29
  and
• 7:30
  I
• 7:30
  haven't
• 7:30
  been
• 7:30
  paid
• 7:31
  for
• 7:31
  any
• 7:31
  of
• 7:31
  them.
• 7:32
  And
• 7:32
  I
• 7:32
  have
• 7:33
  two
• 7:33
  coming
• 7:33
  up
• 7:34
  that
• 7:34
  I
• 7:34
  will
• 7:34
  be
• 7:34
  paid
• 7:34
  for.
• 7:35
  And
• 7:35
  I
• 7:35
  think
• 7:35
  my
• 7:36
  website
• 7:36
  has
• 7:36
  helped
• 7:37
  with
• 7:37
  that.
• 7:37
  And
• 7:38
  I
• 7:38
  think
• 7:38
  it
• 7:39
  was
• 7:39
  a
• 7:39
  lesson
• 7:39
  learned
• 7:39
  for
• 7:40
  me
• 7:40
  because
• 7:41
  there
• 7:41
  was
• 7:41
  during
• 7:42
  month
• 7:42
  of
• 7:42
  the
• 7:42
  military,
• 7:43
  Month
• 7:43
  of
• 7:44
  the
• 7:44
  military
• 7:44
  child
• 7:44
  last
• 7:45
  year
• 7:45
  there
• 7:45
  were
• 7:45
  two
• 7:46
  schools
• 7:46
  on
• 7:46
  a
• 7:46
  base
• 7:47
  that
• 7:47
  I
• 7:47
  offered
• 7:48
  to
• 7:48
  come
• 7:48
  to
• 7:49
  and
• 7:49
  one
• 7:49
  of
• 7:50
  the
• 7:50
  schools
• 7:50
  couldn't
• 7:51
  afford
• 7:51
  to
• 7:51
  pay
• 7:51
  me
• 7:51
  and
• 7:52
  I
• 7:52
  said,
• 7:52
  okay,
• 7:52
  that's
• 7:53
  fine,
• 7:53
  as
• 7:53
  long
• 7:53
  as
• 7:54
  you
• 7:54
  send
• 7:54
  out
• 7:54
  pre
• 7:54
  order
• 7:55
  forms
• 7:55
  to
• 7:56
  your
• 7:56
  school,
• 7:56
  I
• 7:57
  can
• 7:57
  just
• 7:57
  come
• 7:57
  visit
• 7:57
  for
• 7:58
  free.
• 7:58
  And
• 7:59
  the
• 7:59
  other
• 7:59
  school,
• 8:00
  same
• 8:00
  base,
• 8:01
  I
• 8:01
  didn't
• 8:01
  realize
• 8:02
  they
• 8:02
  could
• 8:03
  have
• 8:03
  paid
• 8:03
  me
• 8:04
  and
• 8:04
  I
• 8:04
  was
• 8:04
  just
• 8:05
  trying
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  be
• 8:05
  fair.
• 8:05
  So
• 8:06
  I
• 8:06
  said,
• 8:06
  since
• 8:06
  I'm
• 8:06
  not
• 8:06
  making
• 8:07
  the
• 8:07
  other
• 8:07
  school
• 8:07
  pay,
• 8:08
  you
• 8:08
  don't
• 8:08
  have
• 8:08
  to
• 8:08
  pay
• 8:08
  either.
• 8:09
  Just
• 8:09
  please
• 8:09
  send
• 8:10
  out
• 8:10
  my
• 8:10
  order
• 8:10
  forms.
• 8:11
  The
• 8:11
  first
• 8:11
  school
• 8:11
  I
• 8:12
  got,
• 8:12
  I
• 8:12
  sold
• 8:13
  like
• 8:13
  30
• 8:13
  books
• 8:14
  or
• 8:14
  something,
• 8:14
  which
• 8:14
  is
• 8:15
  great.
• 8:15
  And
• 8:16
  then
• 8:16
  the
• 8:16
  second
• 8:16
  school,
• 8:17
  I
• 8:17
  think
• 8:18
  only
• 8:18
  two
• 8:18
  people
• 8:18
  bought
• 8:19
  books
• 8:19
  and
• 8:20
  they
• 8:20
  could
• 8:20
  have
• 8:20
  paid
• 8:21
  me,
• 8:21
  but
• 8:21
  I,
• 8:22
  because
• 8:22
  I
• 8:22
  was
• 8:23
  trying
• 8:23
  to
• 8:23
  be
• 8:23
  fair,
• 8:23
  they
• 8:23
  didn't.
• 8:24
  And
• 8:24
  so
• 8:24
  that
• 8:25
  was
• 8:25
  a
• 8:25
  lesson
• 8:25
  learned
• 8:25
  for
• 8:26
  me
• 8:26
  of
• 8:26
  don't
• 8:26
  just
• 8:26
  offer
• 8:27
  to
• 8:27
  do
• 8:27
  it
• 8:27
  for
• 8:27
  free.
• 8:28
  And
• 8:28
  because
• 8:29
  I
• 8:29
  don't
• 8:29
  know,
• 8:29
  I
• 8:29
  don't
• 8:30
  know
• 8:30
  what
• 8:30
  happened
• 8:30
  there,
• 8:30
  I
• 8:31
  think
• 8:31
  maybe
• 8:31
  somebody
• 8:31
  didn't
• 8:32
  send
• 8:32
  the
• 8:32
  pre
• 8:32
  order
• 8:33
  forms
• 8:34
  with
• 8:34
  enough
• 8:34
  notice
• 8:35
  or
• 8:35
  something.
• 8:35
  It
• 8:35
  was
• 8:35
  bizarre
• 8:36
  to
• 8:36
  me
• 8:36
  because
• 8:36
  it's
• 8:37
  the
• 8:37
  same
• 8:37
  exact
• 8:38
  group
• 8:38
  of
• 8:39
  kids,
• 8:39
  basically
• 8:39
  it's
• 8:40
  like
• 8:40
  the
• 8:40
  same
• 8:40
  base.
• 8:41
  So
• 8:41
  it's
• 8:41
  not.
• 8:41
  There
• 8:42
  shouldn't
• 8:42
  be
• 8:42
  a
• 8:42
  reason
• 8:42
  why
• 8:43
  One
• 8:43
  school
• 8:43
  bought
• 8:44
  30
• 8:44
  books
• 8:44
  and
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  other
• 8:44
  school
• 8:45
  bought
• 8:45
  two.
• 8:45
  It
• 8:45
  just
• 8:46
  seemed
• 8:46
  weird
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  me.
• 8:47
  And
• 8:47
  so
• 8:47
  that
• 8:47
  I
• 8:48
  think
• 8:48
  was
• 8:48
  a
• 8:48
  really
• 8:48
  good
• 8:48
  lesson
• 8:49
  for
• 8:49
  me
• 8:49
  that
• 8:50
  obviously
• 8:50
  if
• 8:50
  there's
• 8:50
  a
• 8:50
  case
• 8:51
  where
• 8:51
  a
• 8:51
  school
• 8:51
  really
• 8:51
  wants
• 8:52
  me
• 8:52
  to
• 8:52
  come
• 8:52
  out
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  they
• 8:53
  can't
• 8:53
  afford
• 8:53
  it
• 8:53
  and
• 8:53
  they're
• 8:54
  asking
• 8:54
  what
• 8:54
  can
• 8:55
  we
• 8:55
  do?
• 8:55
  I'm
• 8:55
  going
• 8:55
  to
• 8:55
  work
• 8:56
  with
• 8:56
  them.
• 8:57
  But
• 8:57
  I
• 8:57
  shouldn't
• 8:57
  just
• 8:58
  offer
• 8:58
  to
• 8:58
  come
• 8:58
  for
• 8:58
  free.
• 8:59
  And
• 8:59
  you
• 8:59
  know
• 8:59
  what
• 8:59
  I
• 9:00
  loved
• 9:00
  about
• 9:00
  how
• 9:01
  comprehend
• 9:01
  when
• 9:02
  I
• 9:02
  said
• 9:02
  it
• 9:02
  was
• 9:02
  comprehensive.
• 9:03
  I
• 9:04
  think
• 9:04
  this
• 9:04
  is
• 9:04
  a
• 9:05
  lesson
• 9:05
  for
• 9:05
  all
• 9:06
  of
• 9:07
  the
• 9:07
  people
• 9:08
  aspiring
• 9:08
  authors
• 9:09
  or
• 9:09
  children's
• 9:10
  book
• 9:10
  authors.
• 9:11
  You
• 9:11
  set
• 9:11
  out
• 9:12
  a
• 9:12
  single
• 9:12
  presentation
• 9:13
  price,
• 9:13
  a
• 9:13
  half
• 9:14
  day
• 9:14
  price
• 9:14
  and
• 9:14
  a
• 9:15
  full
• 9:15
  day
• 9:15
  price.
• 9:15
  The
• 9:15
  nice
• 9:16
  thing
• 9:16
  about
• 9:16
  it,
• 9:16
  it's
• 9:17
  a
• 9:17
  la
• 9:17
  carte.
• 9:18
  You've
• 9:18
  given
• 9:18
  the
• 9:18
  school's
• 9:19
  options.
• 9:20
  I
• 9:20
  just
• 9:20
  love
• 9:20
  that
• 9:20
  because
• 9:21
  I
• 9:21
  noticed
• 9:21
  most
• 9:22
  authors
• 9:23
  just
• 9:23
  put
• 9:23
  a
• 9:24
  1
• 9:24
  flat
• 9:25
  rate
• 9:25
  and
• 9:26
  they
• 9:26
  really
• 9:26
  aren't.
• 9:26
  They
• 9:27
  don't
• 9:27
  go
• 9:27
  into
• 9:27
  the
• 9:27
  detail
• 9:28
  like
• 9:28
  you
• 9:28
  did.
• 9:29
  So
• 9:29
  hats
• 9:30
  off
• 9:30
  to
• 9:30
  you.
• 9:30
  Great
• 9:31
  job.
• 9:31
  Thank
• 9:31
  you.
• 9:31
  You're
• 9:32
  welcome.
• 9:33
  Monica
• 9:33
  has
• 9:33
  offered
• 9:34
  us
• 9:34
  so
• 9:34
  much
• 9:34
  value
• 9:35
  in
• 9:35
  the
• 9:35
  show
• 9:36
  notes.
• 9:36
  I've
• 9:36
  included
• 9:36
  Monica's
• 9:37
  website.
• 9:38
  Please
• 9:38
  view
• 9:39
  her
• 9:39
  author's
• 9:40
  visit
• 9:40
  tab
• 9:41
  on
• 9:41
  her
• 9:41
  website
• 9:42
  to
• 9:42
  get
• 9:42
  an
• 9:43
  idea
• 9:43
  behind
• 9:44
  her
• 9:44
  entire
• 9:45
  visit
• 9:46
  program.
• 9:47
  Monica's
• 9:48
  website
• 9:48
  can
• 9:48
  provide
• 9:49
  you
• 9:49
  with
• 9:49
  a
• 9:50
  children's
• 9:50
  book
• 9:50
  author
• 9:51
  visit
• 9:51
  program.
• 9:52
  Should
• 9:53
  all
• 9:53
  emulate.
• 9:54
  Monica
• 9:55
  mentioned
• 9:55
  developing
• 9:56
  her
• 9:56
  programs
• 9:57
  from
• 9:57
  other
• 9:58
  sources,
• 9:58
  children's
• 9:58
  book
• 9:59
  authors.
• 9:59
  And
• 10:00
  I'm
• 10:00
  sure
• 10:00
  she
• 10:00
  would
• 10:01
  not
• 10:01
  mind
• 10:01
  you
• 10:01
  modeling
• 10:02
  your
• 10:02
  book
• 10:02
  reading
• 10:03
  visit
• 10:03
  process
• 10:04
  from
• 10:04
  her.
• 10:05
  Be
• 10:05
  sure
• 10:06
  to
• 10:06
  give
• 10:06
  her
• 10:06
  a
• 10:06
  big
• 10:06
  shout
• 10:07
  out
• 10:07
  and
• 10:07
  encourage
• 10:08
  people
• 10:08
  to
• 10:08
  purchase
• 10:09
  her
• 10:09
  books.
• 10:10
  Next,
• 10:11
  I'm
• 10:11
  including
• 10:11
  an
• 10:12
  audio
• 10:12
  clip
• 10:13
  to
• 10:13
  serve
• 10:14
  as
• 10:14
  a
• 10:14
  guide
• 10:15
  on
• 10:15
  how
• 10:16
  to
• 10:16
  create
• 10:17
  a
• 10:17
  point
• 10:17
  of
• 10:17
  difference
• 10:18
  and
• 10:18
  add
• 10:19
  value
• 10:19
  to
• 10:20
  your
• 10:20
  book
• 10:20
  reading
• 10:21
  visits.
• 10:21
  The
• 10:21
  audio
• 10:22
  clip
• 10:22
  is
• 10:23
  from
• 10:23
  Amber
• 10:23
  B.
• 10:24
  Mitchell,
• 10:25
  episode
• 10:25
  32,
• 10:26
  who
• 10:27
  developed
• 10:27
  a
• 10:27
  unique
• 10:28
  idea
• 10:28
  to
• 10:29
  support
• 10:30
  classroom,
• 10:30
  school
• 10:31
  assembly
• 10:31
  and
• 10:32
  other
• 10:32
  book
• 10:32
  reading
• 10:33
  events.
• 10:34
  I
• 10:34
  want
• 10:34
  to
• 10:34
  get
• 10:35
  to
• 10:35
  what
• 10:36
  I
• 10:36
  think
• 10:36
  is
• 10:36
  so
• 10:37
  magical
• 10:37
  what
• 10:37
  you
• 10:38
  did.
• 10:39
  And
• 10:39
  I
• 10:39
  know
• 10:39
  I
• 10:40
  teased
• 10:40
  everybody
• 10:41
  at
• 10:41
  the
• 10:41
  beginning
• 10:41
  of
• 10:41
  the
• 10:42
  show,
• 10:42
  including
• 10:43
  Amber.
• 10:43
  I
• 10:44
  teased
• 10:44
  her
• 10:44
  like,
• 10:45
  what
• 10:45
  am
• 10:45
  I
• 10:45
  doing?
• 10:45
  Special
• 10:46
  and
• 10:46
  magical
• 10:47
  that
• 10:47
  Rick
• 10:48
  hasn't
• 10:48
  seen
• 10:48
  with
• 10:49
  any
• 10:49
  other
• 10:49
  children's
• 10:50
  book
• 10:50
  author
• 10:50
  so
• 10:51
  far.
• 10:52
  And
• 10:52
  when
• 10:53
  I
• 10:53
  looked
• 10:53
  at
• 10:53
  your
• 10:53
  website
• 10:54
  videos
• 10:54
  and
• 10:54
  you
• 10:55
  were
• 10:55
  at
• 10:55
  the
• 10:55
  assemblies
• 10:57
  and
• 10:57
  you
• 10:57
  had
• 10:58
  a
• 10:58
  puppet,
• 10:58
  a
• 10:59
  fit.
• 11:00
  Yeah,
• 11:00
  I
• 11:01
  thought,
• 11:01
  oh
• 11:02
  my
• 11:02
  goodness,
• 11:03
  that
• 11:03
  is
• 11:04
  phenomenal.
• 11:06
  And
• 11:06
  the
• 11:06
  reason
• 11:06
  I
• 11:06
  get
• 11:07
  so
• 11:07
  excited
• 11:08
  about
• 11:08
  this
• 11:09
  is
• 11:09
  if
• 11:10
  you
• 11:10
  look
• 11:10
  behind
• 11:11
  us.
• 11:11
  And
• 11:11
  so
• 11:11
  those
• 11:12
  who
• 11:12
  are
• 11:12
  listening
• 11:13
  in,
• 11:13
  I
• 11:14
  tell
• 11:14
  the
• 11:14
  story
• 11:15
  on
• 11:15
  some
• 11:15
  of
• 11:15
  the
• 11:15
  episodes
• 11:17
  when
• 11:17
  my
• 11:17
  granddaughter
• 11:18
  and
• 11:18
  I
• 11:18
  came
• 11:18
  up
• 11:19
  with
• 11:19
  our
• 11:19
  idea
• 11:20
  about
• 11:20
  this
• 11:21
  adventurous
• 11:22
  bear,
• 11:22
  it
• 11:22
  was
• 11:22
  all
• 11:22
  based
• 11:23
  on
• 11:23
  a
• 11:23
  real
• 11:23
  story
• 11:24
  that
• 11:24
  happened
• 11:25
  to
• 11:25
  us.
• 11:25
  And
• 11:25
  what
• 11:25
  happened
• 11:26
  was
• 11:27
  my
• 11:27
  granddaughter
• 11:28
  went
• 11:29
  to
• 11:29
  a
• 11:29
  daycare
• 11:30
  and
• 11:30
  the
• 11:30
  daycare
• 11:31
  had
• 11:31
  two
• 11:32
  stuffies.
• 11:33
  One
• 11:33
  was
• 11:33
  a
• 11:34
  rabbit
• 11:34
  named
• 11:35
  Georgia
• 11:35
  and
• 11:36
  one
• 11:36
  was
• 11:36
  a
• 11:37
  bear
• 11:38
  named
• 11:38
  her
• 11:39
  brother
• 11:39
  George.
• 11:39
  So
• 11:40
  there
• 11:40
  was
• 11:41
  Georgia
• 11:41
  the
• 11:41
  rabbit
• 11:42
  and
• 11:43
  George
• 11:43
  the
• 11:44
  bear,
• 11:44
  and
• 11:44
  they
• 11:44
  were
• 11:45
  brother
• 11:45
  and
• 11:45
  sister.
• 11:46
  And
• 11:46
  the
• 11:47
  daycare
• 11:48
  would
• 11:48
  give
• 11:49
  them
• 11:50
  to
• 11:50
  children
• 11:51
  if
• 11:51
  they
• 11:51
  were
• 11:51
  going
• 11:52
  on
• 11:52
  vacation.
• 11:53
  And
• 11:53
  then
• 11:53
  when
• 11:53
  the
• 11:54
  children
• 11:54
  came
• 11:54
  back,
• 11:55
  they
• 11:55
  would
• 11:56
  tell
• 11:56
  stories
• 11:56
  about
• 11:57
  their
• 11:57
  adventures.
• 11:58
  So
• 11:59
  Kira
• 11:59
  brought
• 12:00
  Georgia
• 12:00
  a
• 12:00
  lot,
• 12:00
  the
• 12:01
  stuffed
• 12:01
  bunny.
• 12:01
  And
• 12:02
  we
• 12:02
  did
• 12:03
  so
• 12:03
  many
• 12:03
  adventures.
• 12:04
  We
• 12:04
  ran
• 12:04
  all
• 12:05
  over
• 12:05
  the
• 12:05
  Rocky
• 12:06
  Mountains,
• 12:06
  and
• 12:07
  we
• 12:07
  just
• 12:08
  had
• 12:08
  so
• 12:08
  much
• 12:08
  fun.
• 12:09
  Kira
• 12:10
  outgrew
• 12:10
  the
• 12:10
  daycare
• 12:12
  and.
• 12:12
  But
• 12:12
  we
• 12:12
  had
• 12:13
  all
• 12:13
  these
• 12:13
  adventures.
• 12:14
  We
• 12:14
  had
• 12:14
  all
• 12:14
  these
• 12:14
  stories,
• 12:15
  but
• 12:16
  we
• 12:16
  need
• 12:16
  the
• 12:16
  character.
• 12:17
  We
• 12:17
  had
• 12:18
  a
• 12:18
  character
• 12:19
  in
• 12:19
  mind.
• 12:19
  We
• 12:20
  just
• 12:20
  didn't
• 12:20
  know
• 12:20
  how
• 12:20
  to
• 12:21
  bring
• 12:21
  the
• 12:22
  character
• 12:22
  to
• 12:22
  life.
• 12:23
  My
• 12:23
  wife
• 12:23
  and
• 12:23
  I
• 12:24
  talked
• 12:24
  about
• 12:25
  this
• 12:25
  adventurous
• 12:26
  bear
• 12:27
  so
• 12:27
  much
• 12:27
  to
• 12:27
  my
• 12:27
  wife
• 12:28
  that
• 12:28
  I'm
• 12:29
  sure
• 12:29
  she
• 12:29
  thought
• 12:29
  I
• 12:29
  was
• 12:30
  crazy.
• 12:30
  But
• 12:30
  we
• 12:30
  were
• 12:31
  down
• 12:31
  in
• 12:31
  San
• 12:31
  Francisco
• 12:33
  on
• 12:33
  a
• 12:33
  holiday
• 12:33
  and
• 12:34
  went
• 12:34
  into
• 12:34
  one
• 12:34
  of
• 12:34
  these
• 12:35
  plushie
• 12:35
  bear
• 12:36
  places
• 12:37
  that
• 12:37
  they
• 12:37
  had
• 12:38
  this
• 12:38
  bear,
• 12:38
  and
• 12:39
  then
• 12:39
  they
• 12:40
  had
• 12:40
  this
• 12:41
  engineering
• 12:41
  outfit.
• 12:42
  It
• 12:42
  was
• 12:42
  magical.
• 12:43
  Caboose
• 12:43
  was
• 12:44
  born,
• 12:44
  and
• 12:45
  we
• 12:45
  actually
• 12:45
  used
• 12:46
  the.
• 12:46
  This
• 12:46
  bear
• 12:47
  in
• 12:48
  the
• 12:48
  background
• 12:48
  that,
• 12:49
  of
• 12:49
  course,
• 12:49
  anybody
• 12:50
  listening
• 12:50
  can't
• 12:50
  see.
• 12:50
  But
• 12:51
  the
• 12:51
  bear
• 12:52
  ended
• 12:52
  up
• 12:52
  being
• 12:53
  our
• 12:54
  inspiration
• 12:54
  for
• 12:55
  our
• 12:55
  main
• 12:55
  character.
• 12:56
  I
• 12:56
  took
• 12:56
  a
• 12:56
  picture
• 12:56
  of
• 12:57
  the
• 12:57
  bear
• 12:57
  and
• 12:57
  gave
• 12:58
  it
• 12:58
  to
• 12:58
  the
• 12:58
  illustrator.
• 12:59
  And
• 12:59
  our
• 12:59
  illustrator
• 13:00
  built
• 13:00
  our
• 13:01
  whole
• 13:01
  book
• 13:01
  series
• 13:02
  around
• 13:03
  one
• 13:04
  stuffy.
• 13:05
  I
• 13:05
  love
• 13:05
  that.
• 13:06
  That's
• 13:06
  why
• 13:06
  I'm
• 13:07
  excited
• 13:07
  about
• 13:07
  what
• 13:08
  you're
• 13:08
  doing,
• 13:08
  because
• 13:09
  I
• 13:09
  never
• 13:09
  thought
• 13:10
  about
• 13:10
  a
• 13:10
  puppet
• 13:11
  taking
• 13:12
  your
• 13:12
  main
• 13:12
  character
• 13:13
  and
• 13:13
  turning
• 13:13
  it
• 13:14
  into
• 13:14
  a
• 13:14
  puppet.
• 13:15
  So
• 13:15
  I'm
• 13:16
  so
• 13:16
  interested,
• 13:17
  and
• 13:18
  I
• 13:18
  think,
• 13:19
  as
• 13:19
  a
• 13:19
  storyteller,
• 13:20
  like,
• 13:20
  what
• 13:21
  a
• 13:21
  great
• 13:22
  thing
• 13:22
  to
• 13:22
  do.
• 13:23
  Tell
• 13:23
  us
• 13:23
  about
• 13:24
  that
• 13:24
  whole
• 13:24
  experience.
• 13:25
  How
• 13:25
  did
• 13:25
  you
• 13:26
  come
• 13:26
  up
• 13:26
  with
• 13:26
  that
• 13:26
  idea?
• 13:27
  I'm
• 13:28
  trying
• 13:28
  to
• 13:28
  remember
• 13:28
  where
• 13:30
  I
• 13:30
  did
• 13:30
  come
• 13:30
  up
• 13:30
  with
• 13:30
  the
• 13:30
  idea.
• 13:31
  I
• 13:31
  think
• 13:31
  I
• 13:31
  was
• 13:32
  trying
• 13:32
  to
• 13:32
  figure
• 13:33
  out
• 13:33
  a
• 13:33
  way.
• 13:34
  So
• 13:34
  in
• 13:34
  my
• 13:34
  book,
• 13:35
  there
• 13:35
  are
• 13:36
  several
• 13:36
  times
• 13:36
  throughout
• 13:37
  the
• 13:37
  story
• 13:37
  when
• 13:37
  Finn,
• 13:37
  my
• 13:38
  main
• 13:38
  character,
• 13:39
  will
• 13:39
  sing,
• 13:39
  Chickadee
• 13:40
  Dee
• 13:40
  Dee
• 13:41
  this
• 13:41
  place
• 13:41
  is
• 13:41
  not
• 13:42
  for
• 13:42
  me.
• 13:42
  And
• 13:43
  then
• 13:43
  at
• 13:43
  the
• 13:43
  end,
• 13:43
  he'll
• 13:43
  say,
• 13:43
  Chickadee
• 13:44
  Dee
• 13:44
  Dee.
• 13:44
  This
• 13:45
  place
• 13:45
  was
• 13:45
  made
• 13:45
  for
• 13:45
  me,
• 13:46
  but
• 13:47
  I
• 13:47
  wanted
• 13:48
  the
• 13:48
  kids
• 13:48
  to
• 13:49
  sing
• 13:49
  that
• 13:50
  phrase
• 13:50
  with
• 13:50
  me,
• 13:50
  the
• 13:50
  Chickadee
• 13:51
  Dee
• 13:51
  Dee.
• 13:52
  And
• 13:52
  I
• 13:52
  thought,
• 13:53
  what's
• 13:53
  a
• 13:53
  good
• 13:53
  way
• 13:54
  I
• 13:54
  can
• 13:54
  engage
• 13:54
  the
• 13:55
  kids
• 13:56
  to
• 13:56
  get
• 13:56
  them
• 13:56
  to
• 13:57
  say
• 13:57
  it,
• 13:57
  but
• 13:58
  to
• 13:58
  also
• 13:59
  quiet
• 13:59
  down
• 13:59
  after
• 14:00
  so
• 14:00
  they
• 14:00
  can
• 14:00
  continue
• 14:00
  to
• 14:01
  hear
• 14:01
  the
• 14:01
  story.
• 14:02
  And
• 14:03
  I
• 14:03
  thought,
• 14:03
  what?
• 14:03
  Have
• 14:04
  a
• 14:04
  puppet?
• 14:05
  And
• 14:05
  I
• 14:05
  can
• 14:05
  hold
• 14:06
  him
• 14:06
  up
• 14:06
  in
• 14:06
  the
• 14:06
  air
• 14:06
  and
• 14:07
  say,
• 14:07
  when
• 14:07
  Finn
• 14:07
  flies
• 14:08
  up
• 14:08
  in
• 14:08
  the
• 14:08
  air,
• 14:08
  that's
• 14:08
  your
• 14:09
  cue.
• 14:09
  And
• 14:09
  it's
• 14:09
  time
• 14:09
  to
• 14:10
  say
• 14:10
  Chickadee
• 14:10
  Dee
• 14:11
  Dee.
• 14:11
  And
• 14:11
  then
• 14:11
  when
• 14:12
  he
• 14:12
  comes
• 14:12
  back
• 14:12
  down,
• 14:13
  we
• 14:13
  need
• 14:13
  to
• 14:14
  be
• 14:14
  quiet
• 14:14
  so
• 14:14
  we
• 14:14
  can
• 14:15
  hear
• 14:15
  the
• 14:15
  rest
• 14:15
  of
• 14:15
  the
• 14:15
  story.
• 14:16
  I've
• 14:16
  used
• 14:16
  him
• 14:16
  as
• 14:17
  a
• 14:17
  tool,
• 14:17
  and
• 14:17
  it's
• 14:17
  funny
• 14:18
  because
• 14:19
  I
• 14:19
  did
• 14:19
  it
• 14:19
  in
• 14:20
  reverse
• 14:20
  of
• 14:20
  the
• 14:21
  way
• 14:21
  you
• 14:21
  did
• 14:21
  it.
• 14:21
  I
• 14:22
  had
• 14:22
  my
• 14:22
  character
• 14:23
  drawn
• 14:23
  first
• 14:24
  and
• 14:24
  then
• 14:24
  I
• 14:24
  sent
• 14:24
  the
• 14:24
  picture
• 14:25
  that
• 14:26
  the
• 14:26
  illustrator
• 14:26
  created
• 14:27
  of
• 14:27
  Finn
• 14:27
  into
• 14:28
  a
• 14:28
  company
• 14:28
  called
• 14:29
  Budsies
• 14:29
  and
• 14:30
  they
• 14:30
  created
• 14:30
  the
• 14:30
  puppet
• 14:31
  and
• 14:32
  he
• 14:32
  came
• 14:32
  looking
• 14:33
  more
• 14:33
  like
• 14:33
  a
• 14:33
  penguin.
• 14:34
  I'm
• 14:34
  not
• 14:34
  gonna
• 14:34
  lie.
• 14:35
  So
• 14:35
  I.
• 14:36
  That's
• 14:36
  fun
• 14:36
  though,
• 14:36
  because
• 14:37
  I
• 14:37
  will
• 14:37
  joke
• 14:37
  about
• 14:38
  that
• 14:38
  with
• 14:38
  the
• 14:38
  kids
• 14:38
  when
• 14:38
  I
• 14:39
  go
• 14:39
  and
• 14:39
  I'll
• 14:39
  say,
• 14:39
  how
• 14:39
  many
• 14:40
  of
• 14:40
  you
• 14:40
  think
• 14:40
  he
• 14:40
  looks
• 14:41
  like
• 14:41
  a
• 14:41
  chickadee?
• 14:41
  And
• 14:41
  how
• 14:42
  many
• 14:42
  of
• 14:42
  you
• 14:42
  think
• 14:42
  he
• 14:42
  actually
• 14:43
  looks
• 14:43
  more
• 14:43
  like
• 14:43
  a
• 14:43
  penguin?
• 14:44
  And
• 14:44
  they
• 14:44
  think
• 14:44
  that's
• 14:45
  fun.
• 14:45
  That's
• 14:45
  hilarious.
• 14:46
  The
• 14:46
  nice
• 14:47
  thing
• 14:47
  about
• 14:47
  the
• 14:47
  on
• 14:47
  the
• 14:48
  front
• 14:48
  cover
• 14:49
  is
• 14:49
  he's
• 14:49
  pretty
• 14:49
  fat.
• 14:50
  Until
• 14:51
  you
• 14:51
  said
• 14:51
  that,
• 14:51
  I,
• 14:52
  of
• 14:52
  course
• 14:52
  I
• 14:52
  haven't
• 14:52
  seen
• 14:53
  Finn
• 14:53
  live
• 14:54
  as
• 14:54
  a
• 14:54
  puppet,
• 14:55
  but
• 14:56
  I
• 14:56
  thought,
• 14:56
  wow,
• 14:57
  that's
• 14:57
  pretty
• 14:57
  darn
• 14:58
  cool.
• 14:59
  The
• 15:00
  hard
• 15:00
  thing
• 15:00
  is
• 15:00
  I'm
• 15:00
  like
• 15:01
  in
• 15:01
  the
• 15:01
  company's
• 15:02
  credit.
• 15:02
  I
• 15:02
  don't
• 15:03
  know
• 15:03
  how
• 15:03
  you
• 15:03
  would
• 15:03
  make
• 15:03
  it
• 15:03
  look
• 15:04
  more
• 15:04
  like
• 15:04
  a
• 15:04
  chickadee
• 15:05
  because
• 15:05
  the
• 15:05
  coloring
• 15:05
  is
• 15:05
  very
• 15:06
  similar
• 15:06
  to
• 15:06
  penguin.
• 15:07
  Tell
• 15:07
  us
• 15:08
  about
• 15:08
  the
• 15:08
  interaction
• 15:09
  with
• 15:09
  the
• 15:09
  kids.
• 15:10
  Have
• 15:10
  the
• 15:10
  kids
• 15:11
  said,
• 15:11
  can
• 15:12
  I
• 15:12
  get
• 15:12
  a
• 15:12
  puppet
• 15:13
  to
• 15:13
  go
• 15:13
  with
• 15:13
  the
• 15:13
  book?
• 15:14
  They'd
• 15:15
  never
• 15:15
  asked
• 15:15
  for
• 15:15
  a
• 15:16
  puppet.
• 15:16
  Actually
• 15:17
  shocked
• 15:17
  that
• 15:18
  I
• 15:18
  yeah,
• 15:19
  so
• 15:19
  am
• 15:19
  I.
• 15:20
  But
• 15:20
  I
• 15:20
  do
• 15:20
  have
• 15:21
  to
• 15:21
  say
• 15:21
  they
• 15:22
  haven't
• 15:22
  asked
• 15:22
  for
• 15:23
  that
• 15:23
  at
• 15:23
  school
• 15:23
  visits.
• 15:24
  But
• 15:24
  when
• 15:25
  I've
• 15:25
  been
• 15:25
  at
• 15:25
  my
• 15:25
  farmer's
• 15:26
  market,
• 15:26
  I
• 15:26
  will
• 15:27
  set
• 15:27
  my
• 15:27
  puppet
• 15:27
  out
• 15:28
  on
• 15:28
  the
• 15:28
  table
• 15:29
  with
• 15:29
  my
• 15:30
  book
• 15:30
  and
• 15:31
  they
• 15:31
  will
• 15:31
  ask
• 15:31
  if
• 15:32
  they
• 15:32
  can
• 15:32
  buy
• 15:32
  the
• 15:32
  puppet
• 15:33
  too.
• 15:33
  And
• 15:33
  I've
• 15:33
  said
• 15:34
  no,
• 15:34
  that
• 15:34
  one
• 15:35
  is
• 15:35
  just
• 15:35
  for
• 15:36
  when
• 15:36
  I
• 15:36
  go
• 15:37
  and
• 15:37
  read
• 15:37
  my
• 15:37
  stories.
• 15:38
  But
• 15:38
  I'll
• 15:39
  let
• 15:39
  them
• 15:39
  hold
• 15:39
  it
• 15:40
  and
• 15:40
  pet
• 15:40
  it.
• 15:41
  And
• 15:41
  I've
• 15:41
  added
• 15:42
  a
• 15:42
  link
• 15:42
  to
• 15:42
  Amber's
• 15:43
  website
• 15:43
  and
• 15:43
  you
• 15:44
  can
• 15:44
  view
• 15:44
  a
• 15:44
  video
• 15:45
  clip
• 15:45
  of
• 15:45
  Amber
• 15:46
  and
• 15:46
  Finn,
• 15:47
  her
• 15:47
  main
• 15:48
  character
• 15:48
  and
• 15:48
  puppet
• 15:49
  in
• 15:49
  action.
• 15:50
  This
• 15:50
  entire
• 15:51
  concept
• 15:51
  behind
• 15:52
  this
• 15:52
  podcast
• 15:53
  episode
• 15:53
  is
• 15:54
  to
• 15:54
  encourage
• 15:55
  you
• 15:55
  to
• 15:55
  add
• 15:56
  value.
• 15:57
  Get
• 15:57
  paid
• 15:57
  for
• 15:58
  school
• 15:58
  and
• 15:58
  book
• 15:58
  reading
• 15:59
  events.
• 16:00
  If
• 16:00
  you
• 16:00
  can
• 16:01
  develop
• 16:01
  a
• 16:02
  point
• 16:02
  of
• 16:02
  difference
• 16:02
  as
• 16:03
  Amber
• 16:03
  has,
• 16:04
  there
• 16:04
  is
• 16:04
  much
• 16:05
  to
• 16:05
  gain
• 16:05
  allowing
• 16:06
  your
• 16:06
  revenue
• 16:07
  to
• 16:07
  grow
• 16:08
  and
• 16:08
  develop
• 16:09
  to
• 16:09
  support
• 16:09
  the
• 16:10
  sales
• 16:10
  and
• 16:10
  marketing
• 16:11
  of
• 16:11
  your
• 16:11
  book.
• 16:12
  Remember,
• 16:12
  most
• 16:12
  of
• 16:13
  us
• 16:13
  will
• 16:13
  not
• 16:14
  get
• 16:14
  a
• 16:14
  traditional
• 16:15
  publishing
• 16:15
  company
• 16:16
  to
• 16:16
  publish
• 16:17
  our
• 16:17
  book.
• 16:17
  However,
• 16:18
  these
• 16:18
  publishing
• 16:19
  houses
• 16:20
  do
• 16:20
  have
• 16:21
  guidelines
• 16:21
  for
• 16:21
  their
• 16:22
  school
• 16:22
  and
• 16:22
  reading
• 16:23
  visits.
• 16:23
  These
• 16:23
  companies
• 16:24
  advise
• 16:24
  their
• 16:24
  authors
• 16:25
  not
• 16:25
  to
• 16:25
  sell
• 16:26
  themselves
• 16:27
  short,
• 16:27
  nor
• 16:28
  should
• 16:28
  you
• 16:28
  ensure
• 16:29
  revenue.
• 16:30
  Whether
• 16:30
  it's
• 16:30
  direct
• 16:31
  or
• 16:31
  indirect
• 16:32
  is
• 16:32
  part
• 16:32
  of
• 16:32
  your
• 16:33
  goal.
• 16:33
  This
• 16:33
  goal
• 16:34
  should
• 16:34
  be
• 16:34
  clear.
• 16:35
  I
• 16:36
  felt
• 16:36
  it
• 16:36
  was
• 16:36
  essential
• 16:37
  to
• 16:37
  challenge
• 16:38
  you
• 16:38
  as
• 16:39
  an
• 16:39
  indie
• 16:39
  or
• 16:39
  self
• 16:40
  published
• 16:41
  children's
• 16:41
  book
• 16:41
  author
• 16:42
  to
• 16:42
  have
• 16:42
  a
• 16:43
  formula
• 16:43
  of
• 16:44
  what
• 16:44
  the
• 16:44
  minimum
• 16:45
  you
• 16:45
  should
• 16:45
  do
• 16:46
  for
• 16:46
  book
• 16:46
  reading
• 16:47
  events.
• 16:48
  In
• 16:48
  this
• 16:48
  portion
• 16:49
  of
• 16:49
  the
• 16:49
  podcast
• 16:50
  episode,
• 16:51
  please
• 16:51
  note
• 16:51
  an
• 16:52
  overview
• 16:52
  formula
• 16:53
  entitled
• 16:54
  Children's
• 16:55
  Book
• 16:56
  Author
• 16:56
  Revenue
• 16:57
  for
• 16:57
  Successful
• 16:58
  Classroom
• 16:59
  School
• 16:59
  assembly
• 17:00
  and
• 17:00
  reading
• 17:01
  events.
• 17:01
  We
• 17:02
  will
• 17:02
  discuss
• 17:02
  the
• 17:03
  following
• 17:03
  items
• 17:04
  to
• 17:04
  secure
• 17:05
  a
• 17:05
  paid
• 17:06
  reading
• 17:07
  visit
• 17:07
  Event
• 17:08
  okay,
• 17:08
  here
• 17:09
  we
• 17:09
  go.
• 17:10
  Consider
• 17:10
  the
• 17:10
  type
• 17:11
  of
• 17:11
  event
• 17:11
  you're
• 17:11
  planning.
• 17:12
  Classroom,
• 17:13
  school
• 17:13
  assembly
• 17:13
  or
• 17:14
  reading
• 17:14
  event
• 17:15
  visits,
• 17:16
  including
• 17:16
  the
• 17:17
  number
• 17:17
  of
• 17:17
  presentations,
• 17:18
  the
• 17:18
  age
• 17:19
  and
• 17:19
  size
• 17:19
  of
• 17:20
  the
• 17:20
  audience,
• 17:20
  and
• 17:21
  the
• 17:21
  venue.
• 17:22
  Planning
• 17:23
  your
• 17:23
  timeline
• 17:23
  Use
• 17:24
  a
• 17:24
  booking
• 17:25
  calendar
• 17:26
  and
• 17:26
  there
• 17:26
  are
• 17:27
  many
• 17:27
  different
• 17:27
  booking
• 17:28
  calendar
• 17:28
  services
• 17:29
  you
• 17:29
  can
• 17:29
  add
• 17:29
  to
• 17:30
  your
• 17:30
  website.
• 17:31
  Set
• 17:31
  up
• 17:31
  days
• 17:31
  of
• 17:32
  the
• 17:32
  week
• 17:32
  and
• 17:32
  times
• 17:33
  through
• 17:33
  this
• 17:33
  calendar.
• 17:34
  Remember,
• 17:35
  using
• 17:35
  a
• 17:35
  booking
• 17:36
  calendar
• 17:36
  allows
• 17:37
  your
• 17:37
  clients
• 17:38
  options
• 17:39
  and
• 17:40
  they
• 17:40
  can
• 17:40
  pick
• 17:41
  the
• 17:41
  time
• 17:42
  or
• 17:42
  days
• 17:42
  that
• 17:43
  work
• 17:43
  for
• 17:43
  them.
• 17:44
  Have
• 17:45
  a
• 17:45
  transparent
• 17:46
  cost
• 17:47
  structure
• 17:47
  on
• 17:47
  your
• 17:48
  website
• 17:48
  or
• 17:49
  marketing
• 17:49
  sheet
• 17:50
  for
• 17:50
  your
• 17:50
  classroom
• 17:50
  visit.
• 17:52
  Look
• 17:52
  at
• 17:52
  a
• 17:53
  single
• 17:53
  visit
• 17:54
  price,
• 17:54
  a
• 17:55
  half
• 17:55
  day
• 17:55
  price,
• 17:55
  a
• 17:56
  full
• 17:56
  day
• 17:56
  price,
• 17:57
  and
• 17:57
  a
• 17:57
  detailed
• 17:58
  promise
• 17:58
  of
• 17:58
  what
• 17:59
  you
• 17:59
  are
• 17:59
  offering
• 18:00
  as
• 18:00
  content
• 18:01
  and
• 18:01
  the
• 18:01
  program
• 18:02
  for
• 18:02
  your
• 18:02
  visit.
• 18:03
  Having
• 18:04
  published
• 18:04
  costs
• 18:05
  and
• 18:05
  options
• 18:05
  for
• 18:06
  your
• 18:06
  clients
• 18:06
  allows
• 18:07
  them
• 18:07
  to
• 18:07
  fit
• 18:08
  it
• 18:08
  into
• 18:08
  their
• 18:08
  budget
• 18:09
  or
• 18:09
  develop
• 18:10
  a
• 18:10
  budget.
• 18:11
  The
• 18:11
  venue
• 18:12
  where
• 18:12
  is
• 18:12
  the
• 18:12
  school
• 18:13
  or
• 18:13
  is
• 18:14
  it
• 18:14
  a
• 18:14
  public
• 18:14
  library
• 18:15
  or
• 18:15
  is
• 18:16
  it
• 18:16
  a
• 18:16
  different
• 18:16
  location
• 18:17
  altogether?
• 18:18
  Know
• 18:19
  the
• 18:19
  client's
• 18:19
  equipment
• 18:20
  that
• 18:20
  they
• 18:20
  are
• 18:21
  supporting
• 18:21
  you
• 18:21
  for
• 18:21
  your
• 18:22
  visit
• 18:22
  and
• 18:22
  reading.
• 18:23
  What
• 18:23
  equipment,
• 18:24
  marketing
• 18:25
  and
• 18:25
  sales
• 18:25
  materials
• 18:26
  are
• 18:26
  you
• 18:26
  as
• 18:27
  an
• 18:27
  author
• 18:27
  allowed
• 18:27
  to
• 18:28
  bring?
• 18:28
  Have
• 18:29
  your
• 18:29
  author's
• 18:30
  bio
• 18:30
  and
• 18:30
  books
• 18:31
  or
• 18:31
  books
• 18:32
  and
• 18:32
  other
• 18:32
  supporting
• 18:33
  educational
• 18:34
  materials
• 18:35
  ready
• 18:35
  to
• 18:36
  help
• 18:36
  the
• 18:36
  children
• 18:37
  that
• 18:37
  you
• 18:37
  are
• 18:38
  engaging
• 18:38
  with.
• 18:39
  For
• 18:39
  example
• 18:39
  activity
• 18:40
  sheets,
• 18:41
  quizzes,
• 18:41
  coloring
• 18:42
  sheets,
• 18:42
  coloring
• 18:43
  books
• 18:43
  and
• 18:44
  review
• 18:44
  your
• 18:45
  children's
• 18:46
  book
• 18:46
  author's
• 18:47
  website.
• 18:48
  The
• 18:48
  Event
• 18:48
  promise
• 18:50
  what
• 18:50
  is
• 18:50
  the
• 18:51
  teacher,
• 18:52
  the
• 18:52
  school,
• 18:52
  or
• 18:53
  the
• 18:53
  outside
• 18:53
  event
• 18:54
  promise?
• 18:55
  Know
• 18:55
  the
• 18:55
  offer
• 18:56
  up
• 18:56
  front.
• 18:57
  Explain
• 18:58
  to
• 18:58
  the
• 18:58
  students
• 18:59
  what
• 19:00
  the
• 19:00
  teacher
• 19:00
  or
• 19:01
  school
• 19:02
  would
• 19:02
  like
• 19:03
  each
• 19:03
  student
• 19:03
  to
• 19:04
  do.
• 19:04
  I'm
• 19:05
  not
• 19:05
  saying
• 19:06
  have
• 19:06
  them
• 19:06
  go
• 19:06
  home
• 19:07
  and
• 19:07
  tell
• 19:07
  their
• 19:07
  parents
• 19:07
  they
• 19:08
  have
• 19:08
  to
• 19:08
  purchase
• 19:08
  the
• 19:09
  author's
• 19:09
  book,
• 19:09
  but
• 19:10
  at
• 19:10
  the
• 19:10
  very
• 19:10
  least
• 19:11
  go
• 19:11
  to
• 19:11
  the
• 19:11
  author's
• 19:12
  website
• 19:12
  or
• 19:13
  link
• 19:13
  to
• 19:13
  review
• 19:13
  the
• 19:14
  author's
• 19:14
  book
• 19:15
  or
• 19:15
  books
• 19:15
  and
• 19:16
  see
• 19:16
  if
• 19:16
  you
• 19:16
  can
• 19:18
  get
• 19:19
  support
• 19:19
  through
• 19:20
  that
• 19:20
  method.
• 19:22
  Ask
• 19:22
  the
• 19:22
  school
• 19:22
  if
• 19:22
  they
• 19:23
  would
• 19:23
  use
• 19:23
  your
• 19:23
  order
• 19:23
  form.
• 19:25
  It'd
• 19:25
  be
• 19:26
  the
• 19:26
  ultimate
• 19:27
  support
• 19:27
  for
• 19:27
  your
• 19:28
  children's
• 19:29
  book
• 19:29
  author's
• 19:30
  visit.
• 19:31
  Am
• 19:31
  I
• 19:31
  encouraging
• 19:32
  all
• 19:32
  children's
• 19:33
  book
• 19:33
  authors
• 19:34
  to
• 19:34
  have
• 19:34
  a
• 19:34
  book
• 19:34
  reading
• 19:35
  paid
• 19:36
  program
• 19:37
  as
• 19:37
  part
• 19:37
  of
• 19:37
  their
• 19:37
  book
• 19:38
  business
• 19:38
  strategy?
• 19:39
  No.
• 19:41
  It
• 19:41
  can
• 19:41
  be
• 19:42
  a
• 19:42
  big
• 19:42
  commitment
• 19:43
  and
• 19:43
  you
• 19:44
  need
• 19:44
  to
• 19:44
  do
• 19:44
  some
• 19:44
  homework
• 19:45
  to
• 19:45
  ensure
• 19:45
  that
• 19:45
  this
• 19:46
  is
• 19:46
  a
• 19:46
  revenue
• 19:47
  source
• 19:47
  that
• 19:47
  will
• 19:47
  work
• 19:48
  for
• 19:48
  you
• 19:48
  in
• 19:48
  your
• 19:48
  marketplace.
• 19:50
  Thank
• 19:50
  you
• 19:50
  for
• 19:50
  spending
• 19:51
  a
• 19:51
  little
• 19:51
  time
• 19:51
  with
• 19:51
  us
• 19:52
  today
• 19:52
  and
• 19:53
  decide
• 19:53
  if
• 19:54
  you're
• 19:54
  going
• 19:54
  to
• 19:54
  go
• 19:54
  back
• 19:54
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