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Exploring Food Safety Through Children's Literature: A Tasty Take · Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast

• 4:18
  My
• 4:18
  name
• 4:18
  is
• 4:18
  Jessica
• 4:19
  McInally,
• 4:20
  and
• 4:21
  my
• 4:21
  book
• 4:22
  is
• 4:22
  Birdie's
• 4:23
  Picnic,
• 4:24
  A
• 4:24
  tasty
• 4:25
  take
• 4:25
  on
• 4:25
  food
• 4:25
  safety.
• 4:26
  Thanks,
• 4:27
  Jessica,
• 4:27
  for
• 4:27
  appearing
• 4:28
  on
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  Adventures
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  in
• 4:29
  the
• 4:29
  Heart
• 4:29
  of
• 4:29
  Children's
• 4:30
  Book
• 4:30
  Authors
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  podcast.
• 4:31
  I
• 4:31
  purchased
• 4:32
  your
• 4:32
  book.
• 4:32
  Thank
• 4:33
  you,
• 4:33
  Rick.
• 4:33
  I
• 4:33
  appreciate
• 4:34
  that.
• 4:34
  Yeah,
• 4:34
  no,
• 4:35
  my
• 4:35
  pleasure.
• 4:35
  So
• 4:36
  there
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  it
• 4:36
  is.
• 4:36
  The
• 4:36
  listeners
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  can't
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  see
• 4:37
  that.
• 4:38
  Very
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  vibrant,
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  the
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  colors,
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  of
• 4:40
  course.
• 4:40
  It's
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  on
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  my
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  iPad.
• 4:41
  You
• 4:41
  know
• 4:42
  that
• 4:42
  I've
• 4:42
  read
• 4:42
  your
• 4:42
  book,
• 4:43
  Birdies
• 4:44
  Picnic
• 4:44
  Party.
• 4:45
  Jessica,
• 4:45
  before
• 4:46
  we
• 4:46
  get
• 4:46
  into
• 4:47
  the
• 4:47
  details
• 4:48
  of
• 4:48
  your
• 4:48
  book
• 4:49
  and
• 4:49
  your
• 4:49
  children's
• 4:50
  book
• 4:50
  authorship,
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  can
• 4:51
  you
• 4:51
  tell
• 4:51
  us
• 4:52
  what
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  it
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  means
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  to
• 4:53
  you
• 4:53
  to
• 4:53
  be
• 4:53
  a
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  children's
• 4:54
  book
• 4:54
  author?
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  It
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  has
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  always
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  been
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  a
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  dream
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  of
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  mine
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  to
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  be
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  a
• 4:58
  children's
• 4:59
  book
• 4:59
  author.
• 4:59
  And
• 5:00
  I
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  was
• 5:01
  having
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  a
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  milestone
• 5:02
  birthday
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  coming
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  up
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  last
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  year
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  that
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  I
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  made
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  a
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  list
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  called
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  50
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  Things
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  to
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  Do
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  Before
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  I
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  Turned
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  50.
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  And
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  good
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  for
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  you.
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  One
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  of
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  those
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  things
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  was
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  to
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  finally
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  write
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  my
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  children's
• 5:16
  book.
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  And
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  so
• 5:18
  I
• 5:18
  wanted
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  that
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  children's
• 5:19
  book
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  to
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  represent
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  my
• 5:21
  family
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  as
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  well
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  as
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  my
• 5:23
  professional
• 5:24
  background.
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  And
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  so
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  that's
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  why
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  I
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  chose
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  a
• 5:26
  book
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  on
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  food
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  safety.
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  Terrific.
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  Tell
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  us
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  about
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  the
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  inspiration
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  then,
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  behind
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  your
• 5:31
  book.
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  Who
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  inspired
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  this
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  whole
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  journey
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  for
• 5:34
  you?
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  I
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  know
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  you
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  talked
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  about
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  the
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  significance
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  of
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  it
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  being
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  on
• 5:37
  a
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  list
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  50
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  for
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  50,
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  but
• 5:39
  tell
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  us,
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  who
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  actually
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  inspired
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  the
• 5:42
  book.
• 5:43
  Like
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  I
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  mentioned,
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  my
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  background
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  was
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  in
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  food
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  safety
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  and
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  public
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  health,
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  but
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  my
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  inspiration
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  is
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  my
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  own
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  daughter.
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  She
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  inspires
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  me
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  every
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  day.
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  And
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  her
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  nickname
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  is
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  Birdie.
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  And
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  so
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  I
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  built
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  the
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  character
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  around
• 5:57
  her,
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  making
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  her
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  a
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  bluebird
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  and.
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  And
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  took
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  it
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  from
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  there.
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  And
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  so
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  Birdie
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  is
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  my
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  inspiration.
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  When
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  I
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  finally
• 6:03
  told
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  her,
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  I
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  actually
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  kept
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  the
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  book
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  a
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  secret
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  for
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  a
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  whole
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  year
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  while
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  I
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  wrote.
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  And
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  then
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  I
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  did
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  meet
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  with
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  her
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  and
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  told
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  her
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  all
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  about
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  the
• 6:11
  background,
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  and
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  then
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  I
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  named
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  it
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  Birdie
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  after
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  her.
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  And
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  it
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  really
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  touched
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  her
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  a
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  lot.
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  She's
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  actually
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  in
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  the
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  public
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  health
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  field
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  as
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  well.
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  She's
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  applying
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  for
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  medical
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  school
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  right
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  now
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  and
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  graduating
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  from
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  college.
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  And
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  so
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  it
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  really
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  touched
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  her,
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  making
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  her
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  the
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  main
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  character.
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  Was
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  there
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  a
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  significance
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  because
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  the
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  nickname
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  of
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  your
• 6:28
  daughter
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  is
• 6:29
  Birdie?
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  Is
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  there
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  a
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  significance
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  of
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  the
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  bluebird?
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  The
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  bluebird,
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  Actually,
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  my
• 6:34
  grandmother
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  that
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  has
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  passed,
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  she
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  collected
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  bluebirds.
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  And
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  bluebirds
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  always
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  meant
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  friendship
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  in
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  her
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  family
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  and.
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  Or
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  in
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  our
• 6:43
  family,
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  she
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  would
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  always
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  have
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  an
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  open
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  door
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  policy.
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  She
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  would
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  have
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  big
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  dinners
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  on
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  Sunday
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  where
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  everyone
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  was
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  invited
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  to
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  sit
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  around
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  the
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  table
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  and
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  meet
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  and
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  visit
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  about
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  the
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  week
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  that
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  they've
• 6:54
  had.
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  That's
• 6:55
  why
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  I
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  took
• 6:56
  Birdie
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  being
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  my
• 6:57
  daughter's
• 6:57
  nickname.
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  But
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  then
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  combining
• 6:59
  my
• 6:59
  grandmother's
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  love
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  and
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  open
• 7:01
  door
• 7:01
  policy
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  of
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  friendship
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  and
• 7:03
  fellowship
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  around
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  a
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  dinner
• 7:05
  table
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  and
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  making
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  it
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  a
• 7:06
  bluebird
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  to
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  be
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  a
• 7:07
  throwback
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  to
• 7:08
  her
• 7:08
  as
• 7:08
  well.
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  I
• 7:09
  love
• 7:09
  that.
• 7:09
  Yeah.
• 7:10
  It's
• 7:10
  always
• 7:10
  interesting
• 7:11
  because
• 7:11
  I
• 7:11
  talk
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  to
• 7:12
  a
• 7:12
  lot
• 7:12
  of
• 7:12
  children's
• 7:13
  book
• 7:13
  authors
• 7:13
  and
• 7:14
  their
• 7:14
  grandparents
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  specifically.
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  It
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  tends
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  to
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  be
• 7:17
  a
• 7:17
  grandmother
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  has
• 7:18
  a
• 7:19
  lot
• 7:19
  of
• 7:19
  influence
• 7:20
  on
• 7:20
  us.
• 7:20
  And
• 7:20
  my
• 7:21
  mother's
• 7:21
  mother
• 7:22
  had
• 7:22
  a
• 7:23
  huge
• 7:23
  impact
• 7:23
  on
• 7:24
  my
• 7:24
  life.
• 7:24
  She
• 7:24
  was
• 7:25
  very
• 7:25
  outdoorsy.
• 7:26
  I
• 7:26
  think
• 7:26
  of
• 7:27
  her
• 7:27
  as
• 7:27
  a
• 7:27
  woman
• 7:27
  ahead
• 7:28
  of
• 7:28
  her
• 7:28
  time.
• 7:29
  I
• 7:29
  love
• 7:29
  that.
• 7:30
  Have
• 7:30
  my
• 7:30
  grandmother's
• 7:31
  cookbook
• 7:32
  because
• 7:32
  she
• 7:32
  was
• 7:33
  known
• 7:33
  for
• 7:34
  her
• 7:34
  recipes.
• 7:34
  And
• 7:35
  so
• 7:35
  I
• 7:35
  have
• 7:35
  all
• 7:35
  of
• 7:35
  her
• 7:36
  family
• 7:36
  recipes
• 7:36
  that
• 7:37
  pass
• 7:37
  down
• 7:37
  to
• 7:37
  me
• 7:37
  being
• 7:37
  the
• 7:38
  oldest
• 7:38
  grandchild.
• 7:39
  And
• 7:40
  I
• 7:40
  still
• 7:40
  cook
• 7:41
  those
• 7:41
  and
• 7:41
  think
• 7:42
  about
• 7:42
  her
• 7:42
  daily.
• 7:43
  Nice.
• 7:43
  I'm
• 7:44
  also
• 7:44
  interested
• 7:45
  in
• 7:45
  knowing
• 7:45
  this
• 7:46
  may
• 7:46
  take
• 7:46
  us
• 7:47
  in
• 7:47
  a
• 7:47
  little
• 7:47
  bit
• 7:47
  of
• 7:47
  a
• 7:48
  different
• 7:48
  direction,
• 7:48
  but
• 7:49
  that's
• 7:49
  part
• 7:49
  of.
• 7:50
  I.
• 7:50
  Hopefully
• 7:50
  that's
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  fun
• 7:51
  part
• 7:51
  of
• 7:51
  the.
• 7:52
  Yeah,
• 7:52
  the
• 7:52
  fun
• 7:52
  of
• 7:53
  it.
• 7:53
  The
• 7:54
  attraction
• 7:54
  of
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  show
• 7:55
  is
• 7:56
  I'm
• 7:56
  always
• 7:56
  interested
• 7:57
  in
• 7:57
  your
• 7:58
  children's
• 7:58
  book
• 7:58
  business,
• 7:59
  but
• 7:59
  I
• 7:59
  noticed
• 8:00
  that
• 8:00
  you
• 8:01
  wrote
• 8:01
  it
• 8:01
  because
• 8:01
  of
• 8:02
  your
• 8:02
  product
• 8:02
  profession.
• 8:03
  I'd
• 8:03
  like
• 8:03
  you
• 8:03
  to
• 8:04
  expand
• 8:04
  on
• 8:05
  that.
• 8:05
  You've
• 8:05
  written
• 8:06
  this
• 8:06
  children's
• 8:06
  book.
• 8:07
  It's
• 8:07
  about
• 8:08
  food
• 8:08
  safety.
• 8:09
  But
• 8:09
  what's
• 8:09
  fun
• 8:09
  about
• 8:10
  it
• 8:10
  is
• 8:10
  it's
• 8:11
  also
• 8:11
  your
• 8:11
  profession.
• 8:12
  Tell
• 8:12
  us
• 8:12
  how
• 8:13
  you're
• 8:13
  tying
• 8:13
  your
• 8:14
  book
• 8:14
  into
• 8:15
  your
• 8:15
  profession,
• 8:16
  your
• 8:16
  children's
• 8:16
  book
• 8:17
  into
• 8:17
  your
• 8:17
  business
• 8:18
  profession.
• 8:19
  I
• 8:19
  would
• 8:19
  love
• 8:19
  to.
• 8:20
  I
• 8:20
  am
• 8:20
  a
• 8:20
  registered
• 8:21
  dietitian
• 8:22
  as
• 8:22
  well
• 8:22
  as
• 8:23
  a
• 8:23
  registered
• 8:23
  sanitarian,
• 8:24
  and
• 8:25
  I
• 8:25
  have
• 8:25
  worked
• 8:26
  in
• 8:26
  public
• 8:27
  health.
• 8:27
  Can
• 8:27
  I
• 8:27
  just
• 8:27
  back
• 8:28
  up
• 8:28
  for
• 8:28
  one
• 8:28
  second?
• 8:29
  So
• 8:30
  when
• 8:30
  I
• 8:30
  read
• 8:30
  the
• 8:30
  word
• 8:31
  sanitarian.
• 8:32
  I
• 8:32
  thought
• 8:32
  garbage
• 8:33
  man,
• 8:33
  right?
• 8:36
  No,
• 8:36
  I
• 8:36
  actually
• 8:36
  didn't
• 8:37
  go
• 8:37
  there.
• 8:37
  But
• 8:39
  is
• 8:39
  that
• 8:39
  like
• 8:39
  a
• 8:40
  sanitation?
• 8:42
  So
• 8:44
  can
• 8:44
  you
• 8:44
  explain
• 8:45
  to
• 8:45
  the
• 8:45
  audience
• 8:46
  what
• 8:46
  a
• 8:46
  sanitarian
• 8:48
  is?
• 8:48
  Okay.
• 8:49
  Sanitarian
• 8:50
  is
• 8:50
  a
• 8:50
  fancy
• 8:51
  name
• 8:52
  for
• 8:52
  actually
• 8:52
  a
• 8:53
  health
• 8:53
  inspector.
• 8:54
  So
• 8:54
  I
• 8:54
  know
• 8:55
  the
• 8:55
  viewers
• 8:55
  can't
• 8:56
  see,
• 8:56
  see
• 8:56
  or
• 8:57
  what
• 8:57
  I
• 8:58
  have,
• 8:58
  but
• 8:58
  here's
• 8:58
  actually
• 8:59
  for
• 8:59
  you,
• 8:59
  here's
• 8:59
  my
• 8:59
  old
• 9:00
  health
• 9:01
  inspector
• 9:01
  badge.
• 9:03
  As
• 9:03
  I
• 9:04
  would
• 9:04
  go
• 9:04
  in
• 9:04
  at
• 9:04
  the
• 9:05
  food
• 9:05
  police
• 9:05
  as
• 9:06
  well.
• 9:07
  You
• 9:07
  would.
• 9:07
  As
• 9:07
  a
• 9:08
  sanitarian,
• 9:08
  you
• 9:09
  are
• 9:09
  certified
• 9:09
  by
• 9:09
  the
• 9:10
  state
• 9:10
  that
• 9:10
  you
• 9:10
  work
• 9:11
  in.
• 9:11
  And
• 9:11
  I'm
• 9:11
  in
• 9:12
  Texas,
• 9:12
  and
• 9:13
  we
• 9:14
  actually
• 9:15
  go
• 9:15
  into
• 9:15
  different
• 9:15
  restaurants
• 9:16
  and
• 9:16
  do
• 9:17
  health
• 9:17
  inspections
• 9:18
  and
• 9:18
  get
• 9:18
  all
• 9:19
  of
• 9:19
  the
• 9:20
  employees
• 9:21
  food
• 9:21
  safe
• 9:21
  certified
• 9:22
  and
• 9:23
  teach
• 9:23
  them
• 9:23
  how
• 9:23
  to
• 9:24
  be
• 9:24
  healthy
• 9:24
  in
• 9:24
  their
• 9:24
  kitchen.
• 9:25
  So
• 9:25
  I
• 9:25
  have
• 9:25
  the
• 9:25
  dietitian
• 9:26
  side
• 9:26
  of
• 9:27
  it,
• 9:27
  where
• 9:27
  I
• 9:27
  teach
• 9:28
  people
• 9:28
  how
• 9:28
  to
• 9:28
  eat
• 9:29
  healthy.
• 9:29
  And
• 9:29
  then
• 9:30
  I
• 9:30
  also
• 9:30
  have
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  food
• 9:30
  safety
• 9:31
  side
• 9:31
  of
• 9:31
  it
• 9:31
  where
• 9:31
  I
• 9:32
  keep
• 9:32
  a
• 9:32
  kitchen
• 9:32
  clean
• 9:33
  and
• 9:33
  safe
• 9:34
  for
• 9:34
  you
• 9:34
  to
• 9:34
  go
• 9:34
  for
• 9:35
  you.
• 9:35
  And
• 9:35
  I
• 9:35
  could
• 9:35
  go
• 9:35
  eat
• 9:36
  and
• 9:36
  not
• 9:37
  get
• 9:37
  sick.
• 9:37
  Is
• 9:37
  there
• 9:37
  a
• 9:38
  grading
• 9:38
  system?
• 9:39
  And
• 9:39
  the
• 9:39
  restaurant
• 9:40
  has
• 9:40
  to
• 9:41
  post
• 9:41
  their
• 9:41
  grade.
• 9:42
  There
• 9:42
  is
• 9:43
  the
• 9:43
  background
• 9:43
  of
• 9:44
  being
• 9:44
  a
• 9:44
  Health
• 9:44
  inspector,
• 9:45
  you
• 9:45
  actually
• 9:45
  can
• 9:46
  take
• 9:46
  people
• 9:46
  to
• 9:46
  court
• 9:47
  because
• 9:47
  you
• 9:48
  do
• 9:48
  want
• 9:48
  to
• 9:48
  keep
• 9:48
  the
• 9:48
  public
• 9:49
  safe.
• 9:49
  Safe.
• 9:50
  So
• 9:50
  if
• 9:50
  there
• 9:50
  is
• 9:50
  a
• 9:50
  restaurant
• 9:51
  that
• 9:51
  we
• 9:51
  have
• 9:51
  gone
• 9:52
  to
• 9:52
  and
• 9:52
  there
• 9:53
  are
• 9:53
  some
• 9:53
  major
• 9:53
  red
• 9:54
  flags
• 9:54
  of
• 9:55
  food
• 9:55
  safety
• 9:55
  issues,
• 9:56
  you
• 9:56
  can
• 9:56
  issue
• 9:57
  a
• 9:57
  ticket
• 9:57
  to
• 9:58
  that
• 9:58
  restaurant
• 9:59
  and
• 9:59
  take
• 9:59
  them
• 10:00
  to
• 10:00
  court
• 10:00
  until
• 10:01
  they
• 10:01
  can
• 10:01
  get
• 10:01
  safe
• 10:02
  again
• 10:02
  for
• 10:03
  the
• 10:03
  public.
• 10:03
  Let's
• 10:03
  pick
• 10:04
  up
• 10:04
  on
• 10:05
  the
• 10:05
  business
• 10:05
  side
• 10:06
  of
• 10:06
  it
• 10:06
  now
• 10:06
  because
• 10:06
  you're
• 10:07
  no
• 10:07
  longer
• 10:07
  doing
• 10:07
  the
• 10:08
  inspection
• 10:08
  side
• 10:09
  of
• 10:09
  the
• 10:09
  business.
• 10:09
  I
• 10:10
  am
• 10:10
  not.
• 10:10
  I
• 10:11
  do
• 10:11
  keep
• 10:11
  my
• 10:11
  licenses
• 10:12
  current
• 10:13
  and
• 10:13
  I
• 10:13
  am
• 10:13
  still
• 10:14
  a
• 10:14
  dietitian
• 10:14
  and
• 10:15
  a
• 10:15
  sanitarian.
• 10:16
  But
• 10:16
  the
• 10:16
  background
• 10:17
  of
• 10:17
  being
• 10:18
  in
• 10:18
  that
• 10:18
  field
• 10:18
  for
• 10:19
  30
• 10:19
  years,
• 10:20
  I
• 10:20
  wanted
• 10:20
  my
• 10:21
  book
• 10:21
  to
• 10:21
  also
• 10:22
  reflect
• 10:23
  that
• 10:23
  background
• 10:23
  of
• 10:24
  mine.
• 10:24
  To
• 10:25
  that,
• 10:25
  tell
• 10:25
  us
• 10:25
  how
• 10:25
  your
• 10:26
  book
• 10:26
  is
• 10:26
  allowing
• 10:27
  you
• 10:27
  to
• 10:27
  pivot
• 10:28
  your
• 10:28
  business.
• 10:29
  One
• 10:29
  of
• 10:29
  my
• 10:30
  passions
• 10:30
  right
• 10:30
  now
• 10:30
  is
• 10:31
  I'm
• 10:31
  a
• 10:31
  board
• 10:31
  member
• 10:32
  of
• 10:32
  the
• 10:32
  Education
• 10:33
  foundation
• 10:34
  and
• 10:34
  we
• 10:35
  provide
• 10:35
  grants
• 10:36
  into
• 10:36
  the
• 10:36
  classrooms
• 10:37
  of
• 10:38
  Omal
• 10:38
  ISD
• 10:39
  system
• 10:40
  and
• 10:40
  teachers.
• 10:41
  Unfortunately,
• 10:43
  like
• 10:43
  a
• 10:43
  children's
• 10:44
  book
• 10:44
  writer,
• 10:44
  they.
• 10:44
  It's
• 10:45
  not
• 10:45
  a
• 10:45
  financial
• 10:46
  reason
• 10:47
  that
• 10:47
  they
• 10:47
  get
• 10:47
  into
• 10:47
  teaching.
• 10:48
  They
• 10:48
  get
• 10:48
  into
• 10:48
  teaching
• 10:49
  because
• 10:49
  they
• 10:49
  want
• 10:49
  to
• 10:50
  make
• 10:50
  a
• 10:50
  difference
• 10:50
  in
• 10:50
  a
• 10:50
  child's
• 10:51
  life.
• 10:51
  And
• 10:52
  so
• 10:52
  I
• 10:52
  wanted
• 10:53
  to
• 10:53
  give
• 10:54
  back
• 10:54
  to
• 10:54
  all
• 10:54
  the
• 10:54
  teachers
• 10:55
  that
• 10:55
  are
• 10:55
  given
• 10:55
  to
• 10:55
  my
• 10:56
  children
• 10:57
  by
• 10:57
  joining
• 10:58
  this
• 10:58
  board
• 10:59
  and
• 10:59
  being
• 11:00
  able
• 11:00
  to
• 11:00
  provide
• 11:01
  grants
• 11:01
  to
• 11:02
  these
• 11:02
  teachers
• 11:02
  in
• 11:03
  the
• 11:03
  classrooms.
• 11:03
  I'm
• 11:04
  combining
• 11:05
  that
• 11:05
  with
• 11:05
  my
• 11:05
  book.
• 11:06
  I've
• 11:06
  just
• 11:06
  gotten
• 11:07
  my
• 11:07
  book
• 11:07
  approved
• 11:08
  for
• 11:08
  the
• 11:08
  district,
• 11:08
  and
• 11:09
  so
• 11:09
  now
• 11:09
  it's
• 11:09
  going
• 11:09
  to
• 11:09
  be
• 11:10
  in
• 11:10
  all
• 11:10
  of
• 11:10
  the
• 11:10
  libraries
• 11:11
  for
• 11:11
  Comal
• 11:12
  isd.
• 11:13
  And
• 11:13
  then
• 11:13
  I've
• 11:14
  also
• 11:14
  donated
• 11:14
  a
• 11:15
  lot
• 11:15
  of
• 11:15
  books
• 11:15
  to
• 11:15
  teachers
• 11:16
  because
• 11:16
  I'm
• 11:17
  working
• 11:17
  on
• 11:17
  creating
• 11:18
  curriculum
• 11:18
  that
• 11:19
  goes
• 11:19
  along
• 11:19
  with
• 11:19
  the
• 11:19
  Birdie
• 11:20
  book
• 11:20
  to
• 11:20
  teach
• 11:21
  food
• 11:21
  safety
• 11:22
  to
• 11:22
  young
• 11:22
  children.
• 11:23
  It's
• 11:23
  a
• 11:23
  combined
• 11:24
  love
• 11:24
  of
• 11:24
  paying
• 11:25
  back
• 11:25
  to
• 11:25
  what
• 11:26
  has
• 11:26
  been
• 11:26
  provided
• 11:27
  to
• 11:27
  my
• 11:27
  family
• 11:28
  as
• 11:28
  well
• 11:28
  as
• 11:29
  teaching
• 11:29
  a
• 11:30
  really
• 11:30
  valuable
• 11:30
  lesson.
• 11:31
  Because
• 11:31
  you're
• 11:31
  never
• 11:31
  too
• 11:32
  young
• 11:33
  to
• 11:33
  learn
• 11:33
  food
• 11:34
  safety.
• 11:34
  Absolutely.
• 11:35
  And
• 11:35
  it's
• 11:36
  interesting,
• 11:36
  my.
• 11:36
  My
• 11:37
  wife
• 11:37
  gave
• 11:37
  me
• 11:37
  heck
• 11:38
  the
• 11:38
  other
• 11:38
  day
• 11:38
  because
• 11:39
  I
• 11:39
  was
• 11:39
  actually
• 11:40
  using
• 11:40
  the
• 11:40
  wrong
• 11:41
  cutting
• 11:41
  board.
• 11:42
  Oh,
• 11:42
  that's
• 11:43
  a
• 11:43
  good
• 11:43
  one.
• 11:43
  Oh,
• 11:44
  yeah.
• 11:44
  Quick
• 11:44
  one,
• 11:44
  Rick.
• 11:45
  Oh,
• 11:45
  yeah,
• 11:45
  she.
• 11:46
  Oh,
• 11:46
  I
• 11:46
  got
• 11:47
  my
• 11:47
  hand
• 11:47
  slapped.
• 11:48
  So
• 11:48
  you'd
• 11:49
  be.
• 11:49
  You'd
• 11:49
  love
• 11:49
  to
• 11:50
  meet
• 11:50
  her.
• 11:51
  I
• 11:51
  would.
• 11:52
  She
• 11:53
  knows
• 11:53
  her
• 11:53
  food
• 11:53
  safety.
• 11:54
  She
• 11:54
  does.
• 11:55
  She
• 11:55
  does.
• 11:55
  Tell
• 11:56
  us
• 11:56
  with
• 11:57
  your
• 11:57
  books,
• 11:57
  your
• 11:58
  book
• 11:58
  formats,
• 11:59
  you
• 11:59
  have
• 11:59
  a
• 12:00
  soft
• 12:00
  cover
• 12:01
  and
• 12:01
  of
• 12:01
  course
• 12:01
  you
• 12:01
  have
• 12:02
  an
• 12:02
  ebook
• 12:02
  format.
• 12:03
  Talk
• 12:03
  to
• 12:04
  us
• 12:04
  about
• 12:04
  why
• 12:05
  you
• 12:05
  started
• 12:05
  with
• 12:06
  those
• 12:06
  two
• 12:06
  book
• 12:06
  formats
• 12:07
  First.
• 12:07
  I
• 12:08
  wanted
• 12:08
  it
• 12:08
  to
• 12:08
  be
• 12:08
  a
• 12:08
  reasonably
• 12:09
  priced
• 12:09
  item
• 12:10
  that
• 12:10
  people
• 12:11
  that
• 12:11
  it
• 12:11
  wouldn't
• 12:11
  hold
• 12:11
  them
• 12:12
  back.
• 12:12
  I
• 12:12
  do
• 12:12
  have
• 12:12
  a
• 12:13
  hardback
• 12:13
  now,
• 12:14
  but
• 12:14
  I
• 12:14
  know
• 12:14
  hardbacks
• 12:15
  are
• 12:15
  more
• 12:15
  expensive
• 12:16
  and
• 12:16
  I
• 12:17
  didn't
• 12:17
  want
• 12:17
  that
• 12:18
  to
• 12:18
  hold
• 12:18
  somebody
• 12:18
  back
• 12:19
  from
• 12:19
  getting
• 12:20
  my
• 12:20
  book.
• 12:20
  And
• 12:21
  learning
• 12:21
  about
• 12:21
  food
• 12:22
  safety
• 12:22
  early
• 12:22
  on.
• 12:22
  I
• 12:23
  researched
• 12:24
  before
• 12:24
  writing
• 12:24
  the
• 12:25
  book,
• 12:25
  this
• 12:25
  type
• 12:26
  of
• 12:26
  book,
• 12:26
  and
• 12:27
  I
• 12:27
  could
• 12:27
  find
• 12:27
  tons
• 12:28
  of
• 12:28
  children's
• 12:28
  books
• 12:29
  on
• 12:29
  nutrition,
• 12:30
  but
• 12:30
  I
• 12:30
  actually
• 12:31
  could
• 12:31
  never
• 12:31
  really
• 12:31
  find
• 12:32
  anything
• 12:32
  tackling
• 12:33
  food
• 12:34
  safety.
• 12:34
  So
• 12:35
  I
• 12:35
  thought
• 12:35
  it
• 12:35
  was
• 12:35
  a
• 12:36
  special
• 12:36
  niche
• 12:36
  that
• 12:37
  I
• 12:37
  could
• 12:38
  shine
• 12:38
  and
• 12:38
  show
• 12:39
  my
• 12:39
  background
• 12:40
  as
• 12:40
  well
• 12:40
  as
• 12:41
  make
• 12:41
  a
• 12:41
  difference.
• 12:42
  I
• 12:42
  hope
• 12:42
  that
• 12:42
  the
• 12:43
  book
• 12:43
  is
• 12:43
  taken
• 12:44
  and
• 12:44
  used
• 12:45
  as
• 12:45
  a
• 12:45
  whole
• 12:46
  family,
• 12:46
  not
• 12:46
  just
• 12:47
  with
• 12:47
  the
• 12:47
  child.
• 12:48
  I
• 12:48
  think
• 12:48
  a
• 12:49
  child
• 12:49
  mirrors
• 12:49
  what
• 12:50
  their
• 12:50
  parents
• 12:50
  do
• 12:50
  at
• 12:51
  home,
• 12:51
  and
• 12:52
  so
• 12:52
  if
• 12:52
  their
• 12:52
  parents
• 12:53
  are
• 12:53
  also
• 12:54
  showing
• 12:55
  how
• 12:55
  important
• 12:55
  food
• 12:55
  safety
• 12:56
  is,
• 12:56
  a
• 12:56
  child's
• 12:56
  gonna
• 12:57
  pick
• 12:57
  up
• 12:57
  on
• 12:57
  that
• 12:57
  as
• 12:57
  well.
• 12:58
  I'm
• 12:58
  hoping
• 12:58
  this
• 12:58
  book
• 12:59
  is
• 12:59
  being
• 12:59
  purchased
• 13:00
  and
• 13:00
  used
• 13:01
  together
• 13:01
  and
• 13:02
  then
• 13:02
  hopefully
• 13:03
  maybe
• 13:03
  even
• 13:03
  planning
• 13:04
  family
• 13:04
  picnics
• 13:05
  together.
• 13:05
  And
• 13:05
  that's
• 13:05
  what
• 13:06
  I
• 13:06
  loved
• 13:06
  about
• 13:06
  the
• 13:06
  book,
• 13:06
  is
• 13:07
  that
• 13:07
  you
• 13:07
  made
• 13:07
  it
• 13:07
  fun
• 13:08
  through
• 13:08
  a
• 13:08
  picnic.
• 13:09
  Demonstrating
• 13:09
  food
• 13:10
  safety
• 13:10
  through
• 13:10
  a
• 13:11
  picnic.
• 13:11
  It's
• 13:11
  a
• 13:12
  very
• 13:12
  cute
• 13:12
  idea.
• 13:13
  And
• 13:13
  Rick,
• 13:13
  it's
• 13:14
  really
• 13:14
  fun.
• 13:14
  When
• 13:14
  I
• 13:14
  go
• 13:14
  read
• 13:15
  at
• 13:15
  schools,
• 13:15
  I
• 13:16
  actually
• 13:16
  lay
• 13:16
  out
• 13:17
  my
• 13:17
  picnic
• 13:17
  blanket
• 13:18
  and
• 13:18
  the
• 13:18
  kids
• 13:18
  all
• 13:18
  gather
• 13:19
  around
• 13:19
  and
• 13:19
  I
• 13:20
  have
• 13:20
  my
• 13:20
  picnic
• 13:20
  basket.
• 13:21
  So
• 13:22
  we
• 13:22
  read
• 13:22
  the
• 13:22
  book
• 13:22
  and
• 13:23
  then
• 13:23
  we
• 13:23
  pack
• 13:24
  a
• 13:24
  picnic
• 13:25
  together.
• 13:25
  I
• 13:25
  use,
• 13:26
  like,
• 13:26
  food
• 13:26
  examples
• 13:27
  of
• 13:27
  what's
• 13:28
  safe
• 13:28
  and
• 13:28
  not.
• 13:29
  And
• 13:29
  if
• 13:29
  the
• 13:29
  kids
• 13:30
  think
• 13:30
  the
• 13:30
  food
• 13:30
  is
• 13:31
  a
• 13:31
  safe
• 13:31
  item
• 13:32
  to
• 13:32
  pack,
• 13:32
  they
• 13:32
  flap
• 13:33
  their
• 13:33
  birdie
• 13:33
  wings
• 13:34
  and
• 13:34
  we
• 13:34
  pack
• 13:34
  it
• 13:34
  into
• 13:34
  my
• 13:35
  picnic
• 13:35
  basket.
• 13:36
  What
• 13:36
  a
• 13:36
  terrific
• 13:37
  idea.
• 13:38
  It's
• 13:38
  a
• 13:38
  lot
• 13:38
  of
• 13:38
  fun.
• 13:40
  You
• 13:40
  know
• 13:40
  what?
• 13:40
  I'm
• 13:40
  always
• 13:41
  looking
• 13:41
  for
• 13:41
  these
• 13:42
  nuggets
• 13:42
  that
• 13:43
  we
• 13:43
  can
• 13:43
  share
• 13:43
  as
• 13:44
  children's
• 13:44
  book
• 13:45
  authors.
• 13:45
  What
• 13:45
  a
• 13:45
  great
• 13:46
  idea.
• 13:46
  So
• 13:46
  I
• 13:47
  hope
• 13:47
  that
• 13:48
  nugget
• 13:49
  in
• 13:49
  itself
• 13:50
  hopefully
• 13:50
  aspires
• 13:51
  even
• 13:51
  the
• 13:52
  children's
• 13:52
  book
• 13:52
  authors
• 13:53
  who
• 13:53
  are
• 13:53
  currently
• 13:54
  published.
• 13:54
  I
• 13:54
  hope
• 13:55
  that
• 13:55
  kind
• 13:55
  of
• 13:55
  stretches
• 13:56
  their
• 13:56
  way
• 13:57
  of
• 13:57
  thinking.
• 13:58
  So
• 13:58
  thank
• 13:58
  you
• 13:58
  for
• 13:59
  sharing
• 13:59
  that.
• 13:59
  Thank
• 14:00
  you.
• 14:00
  It
• 14:01
  makes
• 14:01
  it
• 14:01
  fun.
• 14:01
  It's
• 14:02
  just
• 14:02
  inviting,
• 14:02
  too.
• 14:03
  Instead
• 14:03
  of
• 14:03
  making
• 14:03
  it
• 14:03
  a
• 14:04
  formal
• 14:04
  environment
• 14:05
  when
• 14:05
  I
• 14:05
  go
• 14:05
  and
• 14:05
  read
• 14:06
  to
• 14:06
  children,
• 14:06
  just
• 14:07
  gathering
• 14:07
  around
• 14:07
  the
• 14:07
  picnic
• 14:08
  blanket
• 14:08
  brings
• 14:09
  us
• 14:09
  all
• 14:09
  together.
• 14:10
  Absolutely.
• 14:11
  I'm
• 14:11
  going
• 14:11
  to
• 14:12
  make
• 14:12
  an
• 14:12
  assumption.
• 14:13
  I
• 14:13
  don't
• 14:13
  like
• 14:13
  doing
• 14:13
  that,
• 14:14
  but
• 14:14
  I
• 14:14
  noticed
• 14:15
  you
• 14:15
  have
• 14:16
  a
• 14:16
  publishing.
• 14:17
  It's
• 14:17
  Birds
• 14:18
  Bends
• 14:18
  Publishing.
• 14:19
  So
• 14:19
  I'm
• 14:20
  guessing
• 14:20
  that
• 14:21
  is
• 14:21
  your
• 14:21
  own
• 14:22
  publishing
• 14:22
  company.
• 14:23
  It
• 14:23
  is.
• 14:24
  I
• 14:24
  did
• 14:24
  think
• 14:25
  about
• 14:25
  or
• 14:26
  going
• 14:26
  the
• 14:26
  traditional
• 14:27
  route
• 14:27
  and
• 14:27
  trying
• 14:28
  to
• 14:28
  find
• 14:28
  a
• 14:28
  literary
• 14:29
  agent
• 14:30
  and
• 14:30
  getting
• 14:30
  on
• 14:31
  with
• 14:31
  one
• 14:31
  of
• 14:31
  the
• 14:31
  big
• 14:31
  publishing
• 14:32
  companies.
• 14:33
  But
• 14:33
  I'm
• 14:33
  having
• 14:34
  fun
• 14:35
  learning
• 14:36
  this
• 14:36
  whole
• 14:36
  process.
• 14:37
  And
• 14:37
  like
• 14:37
  you
• 14:37
  mentioned,
• 14:38
  a
• 14:38
  lot
• 14:38
  of
• 14:38
  people
• 14:39
  listen
• 14:39
  to
• 14:39
  your
• 14:39
  podcast
• 14:40
  that
• 14:40
  want
• 14:41
  to
• 14:41
  write
• 14:41
  their
• 14:41
  first
• 14:41
  book.
• 14:42
  This
• 14:42
  has
• 14:42
  been
• 14:43
  fun
• 14:43
  for
• 14:43
  me.
• 14:43
  I
• 14:43
  now
• 14:43
  have
• 14:44
  two
• 14:44
  individuals
• 14:45
  that
• 14:45
  have
• 14:45
  come
• 14:45
  to
• 14:46
  me
• 14:46
  as
• 14:46
  well,
• 14:47
  and
• 14:47
  I'm
• 14:47
  guiding
• 14:48
  them
• 14:48
  through
• 14:48
  the
• 14:48
  process
• 14:49
  of
• 14:50
  either
• 14:50
  self
• 14:50
  publishing
• 14:51
  or
• 14:51
  finding
• 14:52
  a
• 14:52
  literary
• 14:52
  agent
• 14:53
  and
• 14:53
  going
• 14:54
  with
• 14:54
  a
• 14:54
  big
• 14:54
  publishing
• 14:55
  house.
• 14:55
  And
• 14:56
  it's
• 14:56
  fun
• 14:56
  that
• 14:56
  I
• 14:57
  can
• 14:57
  pay
• 14:57
  it
• 14:57
  forward.
• 14:58
  And
• 14:58
  I
• 14:58
  like
• 14:59
  doing
• 14:59
  that
• 14:59
  because
• 15:00
  I've
• 15:00
  learned
• 15:00
  a
• 15:00
  lot
• 15:01
  over
• 15:01
  this
• 15:02
  last
• 15:02
  year.
• 15:02
  I've
• 15:03
  learned
• 15:03
  what
• 15:03
  not
• 15:03
  to
• 15:03
  do,
• 15:06
  and
• 15:06
  it's
• 15:07
  just
• 15:07
  been
• 15:07
  fun.
• 15:07
  So
• 15:07
  I'm
• 15:08
  taking
• 15:08
  off
• 15:08
  this
• 15:09
  next
• 15:09
  back
• 15:09
  to
• 15:10
  your
• 15:10
  question
• 15:10
  about
• 15:10
  Bird's
• 15:11
  Bench
• 15:11
  Publishing.
• 15:12
  I
• 15:12
  now
• 15:13
  want
• 15:13
  to
• 15:13
  help
• 15:13
  other
• 15:14
  authors
• 15:14
  get
• 15:15
  their
• 15:15
  books
• 15:15
  published.
• 15:16
  And
• 15:16
  so
• 15:16
  that's
• 15:17
  why
• 15:17
  I
• 15:17
  came
• 15:17
  up
• 15:17
  with
• 15:17
  that
• 15:18
  name.
• 15:18
  And
• 15:19
  again,
• 15:19
  it's
• 15:19
  a
• 15:19
  throwback
• 15:20
  to
• 15:20
  Birdie,
• 15:21
  keeping
• 15:21
  it
• 15:21
  all
• 15:21
  in
• 15:21
  the
• 15:21
  family.
• 15:23
  It's
• 15:23
  interesting
• 15:23
  because
• 15:24
  the
• 15:24
  name
• 15:24
  of
• 15:24
  our
• 15:24
  first
• 15:25
  book,
• 15:25
  we
• 15:25
  have
• 15:25
  two
• 15:26
  published
• 15:26
  books,
• 15:26
  is
• 15:27
  the
• 15:27
  Adventures
• 15:28
  of
• 15:28
  Caboose,
• 15:29
  the
• 15:29
  Rocky
• 15:29
  Mountain
• 15:29
  Bear.
• 15:31
  I
• 15:31
  saw
• 15:31
  that.
• 15:32
  I
• 15:32
  love
• 15:32
  it.
• 15:32
  I
• 15:33
  love
• 15:33
  it.
• 15:33
  Thank
• 15:33
  you.
• 15:34
  Thank
• 15:34
  you.
• 15:34
  And
• 15:35
  we
• 15:35
  named
• 15:35
  our
• 15:36
  publishing
• 15:36
  company
• 15:37
  Caboose
• 15:37
  the
• 15:38
  Rocky
• 15:38
  Mountain
• 15:38
  Bear
• 15:39
  Publishing
• 15:39
  Den.
• 15:40
  Like
• 15:40
  in
• 15:40
  a
• 15:41
  chair.
• 15:41
  I
• 15:42
  very.
• 15:42
  I
• 15:42
  love
• 15:43
  that.
• 15:43
  That's
• 15:43
  part
• 15:44
  of
• 15:44
  what
• 15:44
  I'm
• 15:44
  trying
• 15:44
  to
• 15:45
  do
• 15:45
  with
• 15:45
  this
• 15:45
  show
• 15:45
  is
• 15:46
  how
• 15:46
  people
• 15:46
  decide.
• 15:47
  Do
• 15:47
  I
• 15:47
  try
• 15:48
  the
• 15:48
  traditional
• 15:49
  route?
• 15:49
  Do
• 15:50
  I
• 15:50
  do
• 15:50
  self
• 15:51
  publishing,
• 15:51
  which
• 15:52
  generally
• 15:53
  includes
• 15:53
  a
• 15:54
  third
• 15:54
  party
• 15:55
  that
• 15:55
  helps
• 15:55
  you
• 15:56
  bring
• 15:56
  your
• 15:56
  book
• 15:56
  to
• 15:56
  market.
• 15:57
  And
• 15:57
  then,
• 15:58
  as
• 15:58
  you've
• 15:58
  done,
• 15:59
  you're
• 15:59
  an
• 15:59
  independent
• 16:00
  book
• 16:00
  publisher
• 16:01
  where
• 16:01
  you're
• 16:01
  like
• 16:02
  the
• 16:02
  general
• 16:02
  manager
• 16:03
  of
• 16:03
  your
• 16:03
  book
• 16:04
  business
• 16:04
  and
• 16:05
  you
• 16:05
  bring
• 16:05
  your
• 16:05
  own
• 16:05
  book
• 16:06
  to
• 16:06
  life.
• 16:06
  Yes.
• 16:07
  Hats
• 16:07
  off
• 16:07
  to
• 16:08
  you
• 16:08
  for
• 16:08
  doing
• 16:08
  that
• 16:09
  because
• 16:09
  that's
• 16:10
  a
• 16:10
  big
• 16:10
  undertaking.
• 16:11
  And
• 16:11
  the
• 16:11
  reason
• 16:12
  I
• 16:12
  can
• 16:12
  say
• 16:12
  that
• 16:12
  is
• 16:13
  that
• 16:13
  we've
• 16:13
  done
• 16:14
  it
• 16:14
  so
• 16:14
  far
• 16:15
  with
• 16:15
  two
• 16:15
  of
• 16:16
  our
• 16:16
  children's
• 16:16
  books.
• 16:17
  We've
• 16:17
  actually
• 16:18
  gone
• 16:18
  the
• 16:19
  independent
• 16:19
  publishing
• 16:20
  route.
• 16:20
  Got
• 16:21
  to
• 16:21
  be
• 16:21
  a
• 16:21
  jack
• 16:21
  of
• 16:21
  all
• 16:22
  trades,
• 16:22
  a
• 16:22
  master
• 16:23
  of
• 16:23
  none,
• 16:23
  in
• 16:23
  a
• 16:24
  way.
• 16:24
  So
• 16:24
  true.
• 16:25
  Very
• 16:25
  true.
• 16:27
  But
• 16:27
  you
• 16:27
  can
• 16:27
  be
• 16:28
  a
• 16:28
  jack
• 16:28
  of
• 16:28
  all
• 16:28
  trades
• 16:29
  and
• 16:29
  actually
• 16:30
  publish
• 16:30
  one
• 16:31
  or
• 16:31
  two
• 16:32
  children's
• 16:33
  book.
• 16:33
  This
• 16:33
  is
• 16:33
  our
• 16:34
  second
• 16:34
  one,
• 16:34
  the
• 16:35
  Hijinks
• 16:35
  from
• 16:35
  the
• 16:36
  Big
• 16:36
  Head
• 16:36
  Folk
• 16:37
  Music
• 16:37
  Festival.
• 16:38
  And
• 16:38
  I've
• 16:39
  co
• 16:39
  authored
• 16:40
  this
• 16:40
  with
• 16:40
  my
• 16:40
  granddaughters.
• 16:41
  Caboose
• 16:42
  is
• 16:42
  my
• 16:43
  oldest
• 16:43
  granddaughter,
• 16:44
  and
• 16:45
  the
• 16:45
  Beaver
• 16:46
  is
• 16:46
  my
• 16:46
  middle
• 16:47
  granddaughter.
• 16:47
  Bailey
• 16:48
  and
• 16:48
  I
• 16:49
  love
• 16:49
  it.
• 16:49
  Yeah.
• 16:51
  And
• 16:51
  they
• 16:51
  get
• 16:51
  their
• 16:51
  names
• 16:52
  on
• 16:52
  the
• 16:52
  front
• 16:52
  of
• 16:52
  the
• 16:52
  book,
• 16:52
  too.
• 16:53
  That's
• 16:53
  true.
• 16:54
  Because
• 16:54
  they
• 16:54
  help
• 16:54
  co
• 16:55
  author
• 16:55
  it.
• 16:55
  It's
• 16:55
  amazing.
• 16:56
  Middle
• 16:56
  granddaughter
• 16:57
  has
• 16:57
  got
• 16:58
  the
• 16:58
  perfect
• 16:58
  voice
• 16:59
  and
• 17:00
  she.
• 17:00
  We've
• 17:00
  done
• 17:01
  the
• 17:01
  audiobooks,
• 17:02
  and
• 17:02
  she
• 17:02
  voices
• 17:02
  the
• 17:03
  audiobooks
• 17:04
  for
• 17:04
  both
• 17:05
  our
• 17:05
  first
• 17:06
  two
• 17:06
  books.
• 17:07
  That's
• 17:07
  a
• 17:07
  great
• 17:08
  idea.
• 17:08
  I
• 17:08
  haven't
• 17:08
  even
• 17:09
  thought
• 17:09
  about
• 17:09
  audio.
• 17:10
  That's
• 17:10
  a
• 17:10
  really
• 17:10
  great
• 17:10
  idea.
• 17:11
  It's
• 17:11
  a
• 17:12
  lot
• 17:12
  of
• 17:12
  fun.
• 17:12
  I'll
• 17:12
  just
• 17:12
  share
• 17:13
  this
• 17:13
  with
• 17:13
  you.
• 17:13
  And
• 17:14
  I
• 17:14
  know
• 17:14
  our
• 17:14
  audience
• 17:15
  has
• 17:15
  heard
• 17:15
  this
• 17:15
  before,
• 17:16
  but
• 17:16
  we
• 17:16
  have
• 17:16
  this
• 17:17
  bookmark,
• 17:18
  and
• 17:19
  we
• 17:19
  did
• 17:20
  this
• 17:20
  in
• 17:20
  Canva,
• 17:21
  so
• 17:21
  if
• 17:21
  you
• 17:22
  scan
• 17:22
  the
• 17:22
  QR
• 17:23
  code,
• 17:23
  it
• 17:24
  actually
• 17:24
  is
• 17:25
  the
• 17:25
  audiobook.
• 17:26
  So
• 17:26
  it's
• 17:26
  a
• 17:26
  free
• 17:27
  audiobook
• 17:27
  of
• 17:27
  our
• 17:28
  first
• 17:28
  book.
• 17:29
  And
• 17:29
  then
• 17:29
  what
• 17:30
  it
• 17:30
  also
• 17:30
  does
• 17:31
  is
• 17:31
  my
• 17:32
  oldest
• 17:32
  granddaughter,
• 17:33
  Kira,
• 17:34
  because
• 17:34
  she's
• 17:34
  the
• 17:34
  inspiration
• 17:35
  behind
• 17:35
  Caboose.
• 17:36
  She
• 17:36
  tells
• 17:36
  the
• 17:37
  story
• 17:37
  about
• 17:38
  how
• 17:38
  Caboose
• 17:39
  came
• 17:39
  to
• 17:39
  life.
• 17:40
  I
• 17:40
  love
• 17:41
  that.
• 17:41
  I
• 17:42
  love
• 17:42
  it.
• 17:42
  A
• 17:43
  lot
• 17:43
  of
• 17:43
  fun.
• 17:43
  And
• 17:43
  I
• 17:44
  love
• 17:44
  that
• 17:44
  you
• 17:44
  have
• 17:44
  the
• 17:44
  bear,
• 17:45
  too.
• 17:45
  That's
• 17:45
  special.
• 17:47
  Thank
• 17:47
  you.
• 17:47
  Yeah,
• 17:47
  it
• 17:48
  definitely
• 17:48
  has
• 17:49
  been
• 17:49
  quite,
• 17:50
  quite
• 17:50
  the
• 17:50
  journey,
• 17:50
  that's
• 17:51
  for
• 17:51
  sure.
• 17:52
  Are
• 17:52
  you
• 17:52
  doing
• 17:52
  Print
• 17:53
  on
• 17:53
  Demand?
• 17:54
  Are
• 17:54
  you
• 17:55
  ordering
• 17:56
  through
• 17:56
  Amazon?
• 17:57
  Like,
• 17:57
  what's
• 17:58
  your
• 17:58
  printing
• 17:59
  process?
• 18:00
  I
• 18:00
  am
• 18:00
  doing
• 18:01
  the
• 18:01
  print
• 18:01
  on
• 18:01
  demand.
• 18:02
  I
• 18:02
  am
• 18:03
  trying
• 18:03
  to
• 18:04
  secure
• 18:05
  a
• 18:05
  distribution
• 18:05
  deal
• 18:06
  currently.
• 18:07
  Right
• 18:08
  now
• 18:08
  I'm
• 18:08
  hitting
• 18:09
  Texas
• 18:10
  mainly,
• 18:10
  and
• 18:11
  I'm
• 18:12
  truly
• 18:12
  feet
• 18:13
  on
• 18:13
  the
• 18:13
  ground,
• 18:13
  or
• 18:13
  boots
• 18:14
  on
• 18:14
  the
• 18:14
  ground,
• 18:14
  as
• 18:14
  they
• 18:15
  say,
• 18:15
  going
• 18:16
  to
• 18:16
  bookstores
• 18:17
  and
• 18:17
  pitching
• 18:18
  my
• 18:18
  book.
• 18:19
  And
• 18:20
  so
• 18:20
  many
• 18:20
  have
• 18:21
  been
• 18:21
  very
• 18:22
  receptive
• 18:22
  to
• 18:22
  Birdie
• 18:23
  and
• 18:23
  are
• 18:23
  already
• 18:24
  having
• 18:24
  Birdie
• 18:24
  on
• 18:25
  the
• 18:25
  shelves.
• 18:25
  But
• 18:26
  I
• 18:26
  do
• 18:26
  ultimately
• 18:27
  want
• 18:27
  the
• 18:27
  goal
• 18:27
  of
• 18:28
  a
• 18:28
  bigger
• 18:28
  distribution
• 18:29
  deal
• 18:29
  so
• 18:29
  I
• 18:29
  can
• 18:30
  reach
• 18:30
  more
• 18:31
  of
• 18:31
  an
• 18:31
  audience.
• 18:32
  I'm
• 18:32
  on
• 18:32
  Amazon.
• 18:33
  That's
• 18:33
  why
• 18:34
  I
• 18:34
  like
• 18:34
  being
• 18:34
  on
• 18:34
  your
• 18:34
  show,
• 18:34
  too,
• 18:35
  so
• 18:35
  I
• 18:35
  can
• 18:36
  reach
• 18:36
  more
• 18:37
  people.
• 18:37
  But
• 18:38
  I
• 18:38
  am
• 18:38
  on
• 18:38
  Amazon.
• 18:39
  I'm
• 18:39
  on
• 18:39
  Barnes
• 18:39
  and
• 18:39
  Noble
• 18:40
  book,
• 18:40
  baby.
• 18:41
  So
• 18:41
  that's
• 18:42
  true.
• 18:42
  Ingram
• 18:43
  Sparks.
• 18:44
  It
• 18:44
  is.
• 18:44
  Okay,
• 18:45
  terrific.
• 18:46
  Again,
• 18:46
  I
• 18:46
  just
• 18:46
  like
• 18:47
  to
• 18:47
  share
• 18:47
  that
• 18:47
  with
• 18:47
  people
• 18:47
  to
• 18:48
  understand
• 18:48
  that
• 18:49
  Amazon,
• 18:49
  they
• 18:50
  say
• 18:50
  it's
• 18:50
  about
• 18:50
  70%
• 18:51
  of
• 18:51
  book
• 18:52
  sales
• 18:52
  and
• 18:52
  then
• 18:53
  the
• 18:53
  other
• 18:53
  30%,
• 18:54
  like
• 18:55
  on
• 18:55
  the
• 18:55
  online
• 18:56
  business.
• 18:57
  Ingramsparks.
• 18:58
  Really,
• 18:58
  once
• 18:59
  you
• 18:59
  get
• 18:59
  your
• 18:59
  book
• 18:59
  listed
• 19:00
  on
• 19:00
  Ingram
• 19:01
  Sparks,
• 19:01
  it
• 19:02
  gives
• 19:02
  you
• 19:03
  that
• 19:03
  touch
• 19:04
  points
• 19:04
  to
• 19:04
  Barnes
• 19:05
  and
• 19:05
  Noble
• 19:06
  and
• 19:07
  other
• 19:07
  online
• 19:08
  retailers
• 19:08
  like
• 19:09
  Apple
• 19:09
  Books,
• 19:09
  for
• 19:09
  example.
• 19:10
  It's
• 19:11
  nice
• 19:11
  just
• 19:11
  to
• 19:11
  know
• 19:11
  that
• 19:12
  you
• 19:12
  have
• 19:12
  that
• 19:12
  distribution
• 19:13
  of
• 19:13
  people
• 19:13
  want
• 19:14
  to.
• 19:14
  Go
• 19:14
  and
• 19:14
  order
• 19:15
  your
• 19:15
  book,
• 19:15
  because
• 19:16
  that's
• 19:16
  kind
• 19:16
  of
• 19:16
  interesting.
• 19:16
  From
• 19:17
  the
• 19:17
  marketing,
• 19:17
  you
• 19:18
  can
• 19:18
  run
• 19:18
  the
• 19:19
  reports
• 19:19
  for
• 19:19
  future
• 19:19
  authors.
• 19:20
  You
• 19:20
  can
• 19:21
  run
• 19:21
  the
• 19:21
  reports
• 19:21
  and
• 19:21
  see
• 19:22
  who's
• 19:22
  actually
• 19:23
  picking
• 19:23
  it
• 19:23
  up
• 19:24
  from
• 19:24
  different
• 19:24
  locations.
• 19:25
  And
• 19:25
  that's
• 19:25
  a
• 19:25
  nice
• 19:26
  tool.
• 19:26
  Absolutely.
• 19:27
  Through
• 19:27
  the
• 19:27
  ingramspark.
• 19:28
  Yes.
• 19:29
  You
• 19:29
  said
• 19:29
  you've
• 19:29
  now
• 19:30
  recently
• 19:31
  done
• 19:31
  a
• 19:31
  hardcover
• 19:32
  because
• 19:32
  I
• 19:32
  didn't
• 19:32
  notice
• 19:33
  it
• 19:33
  on
• 19:33
  your
• 19:33
  website
• 19:34
  yet.
• 19:34
  So
• 19:34
  you.
• 19:34
  Are
• 19:35
  you
• 19:35
  about
• 19:35
  to
• 19:35
  put
• 19:35
  that
• 19:36
  on
• 19:36
  your
• 19:36
  website?
• 19:36
  I'm
• 19:37
  about
• 19:37
  to
• 19:37
  put
• 19:37
  it
• 19:37
  on
• 19:37
  the
• 19:37
  website.
• 19:38
  You
• 19:38
  can
• 19:38
  get
• 19:39
  it
• 19:39
  currently
• 19:39
  on
• 19:39
  Amazon
• 19:40
  and
• 19:40
  hardback
• 19:41
  as
• 19:41
  well
• 19:41
  as
• 19:41
  Barnes
• 19:42
  and
• 19:42
  Noble.
• 19:42
  And
• 19:43
  how
• 19:43
  did
• 19:43
  you
• 19:43
  develop
• 19:44
  your
• 19:44
  hardcover?
• 19:45
  Because
• 19:45
  I
• 19:46
  know
• 19:46
  Amazon
• 19:47
  doesn't
• 19:47
  do
• 19:47
  a
• 19:47
  hardcover
• 19:48
  unless
• 19:48
  you're.
• 19:49
  They
• 19:49
  do
• 19:49
  not.
• 19:50
  Unless
• 19:50
  you're
• 19:50
  sending
• 19:50
  five
• 19:51
  pages.
• 19:51
  Yeah,
• 19:52
  yeah,
• 19:52
  they've
• 19:52
  got.
• 19:53
  Ingram
• 19:53
  helped
• 19:53
  me.
• 19:54
  And
• 19:54
  then
• 19:54
  if
• 19:54
  you
• 19:54
  go
• 19:54
  through
• 19:55
  Ingram
• 19:55
  and
• 19:56
  give
• 19:56
  permission,
• 19:57
  then
• 19:57
  Amazon
• 19:58
  can
• 19:58
  sell
• 19:58
  the
• 19:59
  hard.
• 19:59
  Okay.
• 20:00
  And
• 20:00
  that's
• 20:00
  what
• 20:00
  you've
• 20:00
  done.
• 20:01
  And
• 20:01
  that's
• 20:01
  what
• 20:01
  I've
• 20:02
  done.
• 20:02
  And
• 20:02
  then
• 20:02
  I
• 20:02
  just
• 20:03
  designed
• 20:03
  with
• 20:04
  my
• 20:04
  illustrator,
• 20:05
  because
• 20:05
  that
• 20:05
  background
• 20:06
  I
• 20:06
  did
• 20:06
  interview
• 20:07
  about
• 20:07
  five
• 20:08
  illustrators.
• 20:09
  I
• 20:09
  did
• 20:09
  not
• 20:10
  want
• 20:10
  AI
• 20:10
  Generated
• 20:11
  artwork.
• 20:12
  I
• 20:12
  wanted
• 20:12
  real
• 20:13
  illustrations.
• 20:13
  And
• 20:14
  I
• 20:14
  wanted
• 20:14
  to
• 20:14
  see
• 20:15
  Birdie
• 20:15
  come
• 20:15
  to
• 20:16
  life
• 20:16
  by
• 20:16
  my
• 20:16
  different
• 20:17
  illustrators.
• 20:17
  I
• 20:17
  found
• 20:18
  somebody
• 20:18
  that
• 20:18
  I
• 20:18
  really
• 20:18
  enjoyed,
• 20:20
  and
• 20:20
  she
• 20:20
  brought
• 20:21
  Birdie
• 20:21
  to
• 20:22
  life.
• 20:22
  And
• 20:22
  we've
• 20:23
  tweaked
• 20:23
  the
• 20:24
  COVID
• 20:24
  for
• 20:24
  the
• 20:24
  hardback.
• 20:25
  Okay,
• 20:26
  terrific.
• 20:26
  Because
• 20:26
  I
• 20:27
  noticed
• 20:27
  that's
• 20:28
  one
• 20:28
  of
• 20:28
  the
• 20:28
  questions
• 20:28
  I
• 20:29
  was
• 20:29
  going
• 20:29
  to
• 20:29
  ask
• 20:30
  you.
• 20:30
  I
• 20:30
  always
• 20:31
  talk
• 20:31
  to
• 20:31
  people
• 20:31
  about
• 20:32
  their
• 20:32
  relationship
• 20:33
  with
• 20:33
  their
• 20:33
  illustrator.
• 20:34
  And
• 20:34
  you
• 20:35
  know
• 20:35
  what?
• 20:35
  Most
• 20:35
  people
• 20:36
  have
• 20:36
  a
• 20:36
  very
• 20:37
  intimate
• 20:38
  relationship
• 20:39
  with
• 20:39
  their
• 20:39
  illustrator.
• 20:40
  I
• 20:40
  noticed
• 20:41
  on
• 20:41
  the
• 20:41
  front
• 20:42
  of
• 20:42
  your
• 20:43
  book,
• 20:43
  it
• 20:44
  says
• 20:44
  a
• 20:44
  company
• 20:44
  name.
• 20:45
  Doesn't
• 20:45
  say
• 20:45
  her
• 20:46
  name.
• 20:46
  It's
• 20:46
  her
• 20:46
  company
• 20:47
  and
• 20:48
  it's
• 20:48
  Sketchco.
• 20:49
  But
• 20:49
  that
• 20:49
  is
• 20:50
  her
• 20:50
  company,
• 20:50
  and
• 20:51
  she
• 20:51
  wanted
• 20:51
  it
• 20:51
  that
• 20:51
  way
• 20:52
  instead
• 20:52
  of
• 20:52
  her
• 20:53
  name.
• 20:53
  But,
• 20:54
  yes,
• 20:54
  we
• 20:54
  work
• 20:54
  together.
• 20:55
  We're
• 20:55
  actually
• 20:55
  working
• 20:56
  on
• 20:56
  a
• 20:56
  second
• 20:56
  book
• 20:56
  right
• 20:57
  now
• 20:57
  together,
• 20:58
  bringing
• 20:58
  Birdie's
• 20:59
  characters
• 21:00
  back,
• 21:01
  but
• 21:01
  this
• 21:02
  time
• 21:02
  in
• 21:02
  the
• 21:02
  kitchen.
• 21:03
  And
• 21:03
  we're
• 21:04
  still
• 21:04
  talking
• 21:04
  food
• 21:04
  safety,
• 21:05
  but
• 21:05
  we're
• 21:05
  throwing
• 21:06
  in
• 21:06
  a
• 21:06
  little
• 21:06
  bit
• 21:06
  of
• 21:07
  the
• 21:07
  nutrition
• 21:07
  side
• 21:08
  of
• 21:08
  it
• 21:08
  as
• 21:08
  well.
• 21:08
  I
• 21:09
  noticed
• 21:09
  on
• 21:09
  the
• 21:09
  inside
• 21:10
  cover,
• 21:10
  you
• 21:10
  do
• 21:11
  have
• 21:11
  her
• 21:11
  name
• 21:12
  as
• 21:12
  the
• 21:12
  illustrator.
• 21:13
  The
• 21:13
  one
• 21:14
  thing.
• 21:14
  And
• 21:14
  I
• 21:14
  know
• 21:15
  you
• 21:15
  didn't
• 21:15
  want
• 21:15
  AI
• 21:16
  Generate.
• 21:17
  And
• 21:17
  this
• 21:17
  is
• 21:17
  just
• 21:18
  my
• 21:18
  impression.
• 21:19
  You
• 21:19
  know
• 21:19
  what?
• 21:20
  Now
• 21:21
  my
• 21:21
  children's
• 21:21
  book
• 21:22
  library
• 21:22
  is
• 21:22
  large.
• 21:23
  The
• 21:23
  one
• 21:23
  thing.
• 21:23
  When
• 21:24
  I
• 21:24
  saw
• 21:24
  the
• 21:25
  Illustrated
• 21:26
  by
• 21:26
  the
• 21:27
  name
• 21:27
  of
• 21:27
  the
• 21:27
  company.
• 21:28
  Yes,
• 21:29
  I
• 21:29
  know.
• 21:30
  My
• 21:30
  personal
• 21:31
  opinion
• 21:31
  is
• 21:32
  I
• 21:32
  would
• 21:32
  convince
• 21:33
  your
• 21:33
  illustrator
• 21:35
  that
• 21:35
  you
• 21:35
  should
• 21:35
  put
• 21:35
  her
• 21:36
  name
• 21:36
  on
• 21:36
  the
• 21:36
  front
• 21:36
  of
• 21:37
  the
• 21:37
  book
• 21:37
  instead
• 21:37
  of
• 21:37
  her
• 21:38
  company.
• 21:38
  Because
• 21:38
  I
• 21:39
  was
• 21:39
  going
• 21:39
  to
• 21:39
  ask
• 21:39
  you,
• 21:39
  is
• 21:39
  this
• 21:40
  AI
• 21:40
  Generated
• 21:41
  because
• 21:42
  of
• 21:42
  just
• 21:42
  that
• 21:43
  fact?
• 21:43
  And
• 21:43
  that's
• 21:44
  what
• 21:44
  I
• 21:44
  get
• 21:44
  worried
• 21:44
  about,
• 21:44
  too.
• 21:44
  And
• 21:45
  I've
• 21:45
  run
• 21:45
  into
• 21:45
  that
• 21:46
  before
• 21:46
  because
• 21:47
  I
• 21:47
  specifically
• 21:48
  did
• 21:48
  not
• 21:49
  want
• 21:49
  the
• 21:49
  AI
• 21:49
  and
• 21:49
  by
• 21:50
  doing
• 21:50
  her
• 21:50
  name
• 21:51
  that
• 21:51
  way
• 21:52
  as
• 21:52
  her
• 21:52
  company,
• 21:52
  I
• 21:53
  did
• 21:53
  worry
• 21:53
  about
• 21:53
  that.
• 21:54
  And
• 21:54
  she
• 21:55
  is
• 21:55
  from
• 21:55
  India,
• 21:55
  and
• 21:56
  I
• 21:56
  know
• 21:56
  a
• 21:56
  lot
• 21:56
  of
• 21:56
  the
• 21:57
  Indian
• 21:57
  companies
• 21:58
  do
• 21:58
  a
• 21:58
  lot
• 21:59
  of
• 21:59
  AI
• 21:59
  Generated.
• 22:00
  But
• 22:00
  she
• 22:01
  does
• 22:01
  send
• 22:01
  me
• 22:01
  all
• 22:01
  of
• 22:02
  her
• 22:02
  sketches
• 22:02
  and
• 22:03
  we
• 22:03
  tweak
• 22:03
  it
• 22:04
  and
• 22:05
  I
• 22:05
  get
• 22:06
  it
• 22:06
  down
• 22:06
  to
• 22:06
  what
• 22:06
  I
• 22:06
  want.
• 22:07
  And
• 22:07
  if
• 22:07
  the
• 22:07
  face
• 22:08
  doesn't
• 22:08
  look
• 22:08
  right
• 22:09
  or
• 22:09
  if
• 22:09
  there's
• 22:10
  something
• 22:10
  that
• 22:10
  looks
• 22:11
  off
• 22:11
  to
• 22:11
  me,
• 22:12
  she's
• 22:13
  probably
• 22:13
  sick
• 22:13
  of
• 22:13
  me
• 22:14
  with
• 22:14
  all
• 22:14
  of
• 22:14
  the
• 22:14
  revisions.
• 22:15
  To
• 22:15
  be
• 22:15
  honest,
• 22:17
  that's
• 22:17
  just
• 22:17
  a
• 22:18
  comment.
• 22:18
  I
• 22:19
  appreciate
• 22:19
  that.
• 22:19
  I
• 22:19
  love
• 22:20
  feedback,
• 22:20
  especially
• 22:20
  this
• 22:21
  is
• 22:21
  my
• 22:21
  first
• 22:21
  time
• 22:22
  out
• 22:22
  the
• 22:22
  gate,
• 22:23
  so
• 22:23
  I
• 22:23
  want
• 22:23
  to
• 22:24
  learn
• 22:24
  from
• 22:24
  other
• 22:24
  authors
• 22:25
  as
• 22:25
  well
• 22:26
  with
• 22:26
  illustrators.
• 22:28
  I've
• 22:28
  NOW
• 22:28
  interviewed
• 22:29
  over
• 22:29
  50
• 22:29
  children's
• 22:30
  book
• 22:30
  authors,
• 22:31
  and
• 22:31
  all
• 22:31
  of
• 22:31
  us
• 22:32
  have
• 22:32
  this
• 22:32
  unique
• 22:33
  relationship
• 22:34
  with
• 22:34
  our
• 22:34
  illustrator.
• 22:35
  Finding
• 22:35
  an
• 22:36
  illustrator,
• 22:37
  like
• 22:37
  you
• 22:37
  said,
• 22:37
  you
• 22:38
  went
• 22:38
  through
• 22:38
  five
• 22:38
  different
• 22:39
  people
• 22:40
  to
• 22:40
  finally
• 22:40
  settle
• 22:41
  on
• 22:41
  someone
• 22:41
  that
• 22:42
  you
• 22:42
  thought
• 22:42
  you
• 22:42
  could
• 22:42
  work
• 22:43
  with.
• 22:43
  And
• 22:43
  I
• 22:44
  generally
• 22:44
  find
• 22:44
  that
• 22:45
  and
• 22:46
  our
• 22:46
  illustrator
• 22:47
  is
• 22:48
  in
• 22:48
  the
• 22:48
  uk.
• 22:49
  And
• 22:49
  I
• 22:49
  didn't
• 22:50
  look
• 22:50
  to
• 22:51
  have
• 22:51
  that
• 22:52
  happen,
• 22:52
  but
• 22:52
  that's
• 22:53
  just
• 22:53
  the
• 22:53
  way
• 22:53
  it
• 22:53
  happened.
• 22:53
  And
• 22:54
  I've
• 22:54
  talked
• 22:54
  to
• 22:54
  a
• 22:54
  lot
• 22:54
  of
• 22:55
  people,
• 22:55
  American
• 22:57
  children's
• 22:57
  book
• 22:57
  authors
• 22:58
  who
• 22:58
  use
• 22:58
  Canadian
• 22:59
  illustrators.
• 23:00
  So
• 23:00
  you
• 23:00
  just
• 23:01
  never
• 23:01
  know
• 23:01
  where
• 23:02
  your
• 23:02
  journey
• 23:02
  takes
• 23:02
  you.
• 23:03
  But
• 23:03
  today's
• 23:04
  technology
• 23:04
  allows
• 23:04
  us
• 23:05
  to
• 23:05
  do.
• 23:05
  That,
• 23:06
  and
• 23:06
  that's
• 23:06
  very
• 23:06
  neat.
• 23:07
  And
• 23:07
  I
• 23:07
  did
• 23:07
  want
• 23:08
  to,
• 23:08
  like,
• 23:08
  when
• 23:09
  I
• 23:09
  did
• 23:09
  interview
• 23:09
  all
• 23:09
  the
• 23:09
  illustrators,
• 23:10
  I
• 23:10
  wanted
• 23:11
  the
• 23:11
  bright,
• 23:11
  vibrant
• 23:12
  colors
• 23:12
  as
• 23:12
  well.
• 23:13
  That
• 23:13
  would
• 23:14
  make
• 23:14
  children
• 23:14
  want
• 23:15
  to
• 23:15
  see
• 23:15
  the
• 23:15
  characters
• 23:16
  more
• 23:16
  and
• 23:16
  engage
• 23:17
  more.
• 23:17
  And
• 23:18
  that
• 23:18
  was
• 23:18
  fun
• 23:18
  when
• 23:19
  the
• 23:19
  illustrators
• 23:20
  would
• 23:20
  send
• 23:20
  me
• 23:20
  sketches
• 23:21
  on
• 23:21
  how
• 23:21
  to
• 23:21
  choose
• 23:22
  who
• 23:22
  I
• 23:22
  wanted
• 23:23
  to
• 23:23
  go
• 23:23
  with.
• 23:23
  And
• 23:24
  then
• 23:24
  my
• 23:24
  illustrator
• 23:25
  has
• 23:25
  done
• 23:25
  a
• 23:25
  few
• 23:26
  children's
• 23:26
  books
• 23:27
  before,
• 23:27
  and
• 23:27
  I
• 23:28
  wanted
• 23:28
  someone
• 23:28
  that
• 23:28
  was
• 23:29
  established
• 23:29
  as
• 23:29
  well.
• 23:30
  You're
• 23:30
  printing
• 23:31
  your
• 23:32
  hardcover
• 23:32
  through
• 23:33
  Income
• 23:33
  Sparks?
• 23:35
  I
• 23:35
  am,
• 23:35
  and
• 23:36
  I
• 23:36
  don't
• 23:36
  have
• 23:36
  one
• 23:36
  here
• 23:37
  to
• 23:37
  show
• 23:37
  you,
• 23:37
  but
• 23:37
  they're
• 23:38
  really
• 23:38
  nice.
• 23:38
  But
• 23:39
  I
• 23:39
  really
• 23:39
  love
• 23:39
  the
• 23:39
  hardback.
• 23:40
  When
• 23:40
  I've
• 23:41
  given
• 23:41
  them
• 23:41
  as
• 23:41
  gifts,
• 23:42
  I
• 23:42
  have
• 23:42
  found
• 23:42
  these
• 23:43
  little
• 23:43
  bluebirds.
• 23:44
  So
• 23:44
  I
• 23:44
  tie
• 23:44
  them
• 23:44
  up
• 23:45
  and
• 23:45
  I
• 23:45
  stick
• 23:45
  a
• 23:45
  little
• 23:45
  bluebird
• 23:46
  on
• 23:46
  the
• 23:46
  top
• 23:46
  of
• 23:46
  the
• 23:47
  book
• 23:47
  and
• 23:48
  to
• 23:48
  have
• 23:48
  a
• 23:48
  nice
• 23:48
  little
• 23:48
  author's
• 23:49
  note
• 23:49
  from
• 23:49
  my
• 23:49
  picnic
• 23:50
  basket
• 23:50
  to
• 23:50
  yours
• 23:51
  inside,
• 23:51
  and
• 23:52
  they
• 23:52
  make
• 23:52
  a
• 23:52
  nice
• 23:52
  gift.
• 23:53
  As
• 23:53
  a
• 23:53
  hardback,
• 23:54
  are
• 23:54
  you
• 23:54
  currently
• 23:55
  doing
• 23:55
  all
• 23:56
  the
• 23:56
  distribution
• 23:57
  or
• 23:57
  how's
• 23:58
  the
• 23:58
  distribution
• 23:58
  working
• 23:59
  for
• 23:59
  the
• 23:59
  hardback?
• 24:00
  I
• 24:00
  am
• 24:01
  currently
• 24:01
  doing,
• 24:01
  like
• 24:02
  I
• 24:02
  said,
• 24:02
  boots
• 24:02
  to
• 24:03
  the
• 24:03
  ground.
• 24:04
  I'm
• 24:04
  doing
• 24:04
  all
• 24:04
  the
• 24:05
  distribution
• 24:05
  right
• 24:05
  now.
• 24:06
  It's
• 24:06
  building
• 24:07
  those
• 24:07
  relationships
• 24:07
  with
• 24:08
  those
• 24:08
  indie
• 24:09
  bookstores.
• 24:10
  I
• 24:10
  have
• 24:10
  not
• 24:10
  hit
• 24:11
  the
• 24:11
  big
• 24:11
  bookstores.
• 24:12
  I
• 24:12
  am
• 24:12
  online,
• 24:13
  like
• 24:13
  we
• 24:13
  mentioned,
• 24:14
  but
• 24:15
  I
• 24:15
  like
• 24:15
  giving
• 24:15
  back
• 24:16
  to
• 24:16
  the
• 24:16
  indie
• 24:16
  bookstores
• 24:17
  because
• 24:17
  they
• 24:17
  are
• 24:17
  giving
• 24:18
  me
• 24:18
  a
• 24:18
  chance
• 24:19
  as
• 24:19
  well,
• 24:19
  and
• 24:20
  they
• 24:20
  want
• 24:20
  to
• 24:20
  see
• 24:20
  us
• 24:21
  thrive
• 24:21
  as
• 24:21
  authors.
• 24:22
  So
• 24:22
  I
• 24:22
  want
• 24:22
  to
• 24:23
  create
• 24:23
  and
• 24:23
  build
• 24:24
  those
• 24:24
  relationships.
• 24:25
  And
• 24:25
  that's
• 24:26
  where
• 24:26
  I've
• 24:26
  been
• 24:26
  doing
• 24:26
  a
• 24:26
  lot
• 24:26
  of
• 24:27
  my
• 24:27
  author
• 24:27
  events,
• 24:28
  my
• 24:28
  story
• 24:29
  times,
• 24:29
  and
• 24:30
  they've
• 24:30
  embraced
• 24:31
  Birdie
• 24:31
  with
• 24:31
  open
• 24:32
  arms.
• 24:32
  I'd
• 24:32
  like
• 24:33
  to
• 24:33
  go
• 24:33
  that
• 24:33
  route
• 24:34
  again.
• 24:34
  My
• 24:35
  goal
• 24:35
  is
• 24:35
  to
• 24:35
  be
• 24:36
  distributed
• 24:37
  across
• 24:37
  the
• 24:37
  United
• 24:38
  States,
• 24:38
  but
• 24:39
  I'm
• 24:39
  starting
• 24:39
  small
• 24:40
  and
• 24:41
  building
• 24:41
  from
• 24:41
  there
• 24:42
  and
• 24:42
  learning
• 24:42
  as
• 24:42
  I
• 24:43
  go.
• 24:43
  You're
• 24:43
  on
• 24:44
  Amazon,
• 24:44
  so
• 24:45
  you
• 24:45
  actually
• 24:45
  have
• 24:46
  worldwide
• 24:47
  distribution.
• 24:47
  That's
• 24:48
  true.
• 24:48
  I
• 24:48
  did
• 24:48
  Google
• 24:49
  it
• 24:49
  the
• 24:49
  other
• 24:49
  day,
• 24:49
  and
• 24:50
  I
• 24:50
  was
• 24:50
  like,
• 24:50
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• 24:50
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• 24:50
  it
• 24:51
  is.
• 24:51
  Spanish
• 24:51
  UK
• 24:52
  and
• 24:53
  located
• 24:53
  in
• 24:53
  all
• 24:54
  sorts
• 24:54
  of
• 24:54
  different
• 24:54
  countries.
• 24:54
  Amazon
• 24:55
  is
• 24:56
  amazing.
• 24:57
  And
• 24:57
  it
• 24:57
  really
• 24:57
  helps
• 24:58
  because
• 24:58
  you
• 24:58
  know
• 24:58
  what?
• 24:58
  When
• 24:59
  I
• 24:59
  started
• 24:59
  this
• 24:59
  podcast,
• 25:00
  I
• 25:00
  was
• 25:00
  thinking
• 25:01
  primarily
• 25:02
  it
• 25:02
  would
• 25:02
  be
• 25:02
  North
• 25:03
  American
• 25:03
  listeners.
• 25:04
  I
• 25:05
  never
• 25:05
  thought
• 25:05
  about
• 25:06
  listeners
• 25:07
  outside
• 25:07
  of
• 25:07
  North
• 25:07
  America.
• 25:09
  And
• 25:09
  the
• 25:09
  other
• 25:09
  day
• 25:09
  I
• 25:10
  counted.
• 25:10
  We're
• 25:10
  in
• 25:11
  over
• 25:11
  28
• 25:12
  countries
• 25:12
  that
• 25:13
  we
• 25:13
  have
• 25:13
  listeners.
• 25:14
  That's
• 25:14
  amazing.
• 25:15
  Congratulations.
• 25:16
  Yeah,
• 25:16
  thank
• 25:16
  you
• 25:16
  and.
• 25:17
  But
• 25:17
  you
• 25:17
  know
• 25:17
  what?
• 25:17
  You
• 25:18
  just
• 25:18
  never
• 25:18
  know
• 25:18
  where
• 25:19
  it
• 25:19
  takes
• 25:19
  you
• 25:20
  in
• 25:20
  the
• 25:20
  world.
• 25:20
  If
• 25:20
  you
• 25:20
  have
• 25:21
  worldwide
• 25:21
  distribution
• 25:22
  through
• 25:22
  Amazon,
• 25:23
  someone
• 25:24
  who's
• 25:25
  listening
• 25:25
  to
• 25:25
  the
• 25:25
  show
• 25:26
  in
• 25:26
  the
• 25:26
  UK
• 25:27
  or
• 25:27
  in
• 25:28
  France
• 25:29
  or
• 25:29
  wherever
• 25:30
  they
• 25:30
  have
• 25:30
  a
• 25:31
  chance
• 25:31
  to
• 25:31
  buy
• 25:31
  your
• 25:32
  book
• 25:32
  locally.
• 25:33
  And
• 25:33
  that's
• 25:33
  exciting.
• 25:33
  And
• 25:34
  the
• 25:34
  people
• 25:34
  that
• 25:35
  we
• 25:35
  would
• 25:35
  meet
• 25:35
  from
• 25:36
  overseas
• 25:36
  as
• 25:36
  well,
• 25:36
  just
• 25:37
  to
• 25:37
  know
• 25:37
  that
• 25:37
  they
• 25:37
  have
• 25:38
  your
• 25:38
  book,
• 25:38
  that's
• 25:38
  exciting
• 25:39
  to
• 25:39
  think
• 25:39
  about.
• 25:40
  I
• 25:40
  love.
• 25:40
  I
• 25:41
  want
• 25:41
  to
• 25:41
  pick
• 25:41
  up
• 25:41
  on
• 25:42
  your
• 25:42
  unique
• 25:42
  feature
• 25:43
  of
• 25:44
  the
• 25:44
  food
• 25:44
  safety
• 25:45
  aspect
• 25:46
  of
• 25:46
  it.
• 25:46
  Take
• 25:47
  us
• 25:47
  on
• 25:47
  a
• 25:47
  little
• 25:47
  bit
• 25:47
  of
• 25:48
  a
• 25:48
  journey
• 25:48
  because
• 25:48
  I
• 25:49
  love
• 25:49
  how
• 25:49
  you've
• 25:49
  introduced
• 25:50
  different
• 25:51
  characters.
• 25:52
  Each
• 25:52
  character,
• 25:53
  you
• 25:53
  take
• 25:53
  them
• 25:53
  through
• 25:54
  a
• 25:54
  food
• 25:54
  safety
• 25:55
  tip.
• 25:55
  And
• 25:55
  then
• 25:56
  at
• 25:56
  the
• 25:56
  end
• 25:56
  of
• 25:56
  the
• 25:56
  book,
• 25:57
  and
• 25:57
  I
• 25:57
  don't
• 25:57
  want
• 25:57
  to
• 25:57
  give
• 25:58
  the
• 25:58
  whole
• 25:58
  thing
• 25:58
  away,
• 25:58
  you
• 25:59
  have
• 25:59
  the
• 25:59
  checklist.
• 26:00
  So
• 26:00
  tell
• 26:00
  us
• 26:01
  about
• 26:01
  how
• 26:01
  you
• 26:01
  developed
• 26:02
  this
• 26:02
  whole
• 26:02
  story.
• 26:03
  I
• 26:03
  wanted
• 26:04
  food
• 26:04
  safety
• 26:04
  is
• 26:04
  a
• 26:05
  technical
• 26:05
  issue
• 26:06
  and
• 26:07
  I
• 26:07
  needed
• 26:08
  to
• 26:08
  relate
• 26:09
  it
• 26:09
  to
• 26:09
  a
• 26:10
  children's
• 26:10
  level.
• 26:10
  And
• 26:11
  so
• 26:11
  I
• 26:11
  needed
• 26:12
  to
• 26:12
  have
• 26:12
  a
• 26:12
  language
• 26:13
  that
• 26:13
  a
• 26:13
  kid
• 26:14
  would
• 26:14
  jump
• 26:14
  on
• 26:14
  board
• 26:15
  and
• 26:15
  love
• 26:16
  and
• 26:16
  enjoy
• 26:17
  my
• 26:17
  characters.
• 26:18
  So
• 26:18
  I
• 26:19
  did
• 26:19
  a
• 26:19
  lot
• 26:19
  of
• 26:19
  the
• 26:19
  rhyming.
• 26:20
  I
• 26:20
  actually
• 26:21
  interviewed
• 26:21
  some
• 26:21
  speech
• 26:22
  therapists
• 26:22
  so
• 26:23
  I
• 26:23
  could
• 26:23
  work
• 26:23
  on
• 26:23
  the
• 26:23
  alliteration
• 26:24
  on
• 26:25
  how
• 26:25
  to
• 26:26
  make
• 26:26
  the
• 26:26
  story
• 26:26
  flow.
• 26:27
  Because
• 26:27
  I'm
• 26:28
  not
• 26:28
  a
• 26:28
  writer,
• 26:28
  I'm
• 26:28
  definitely
• 26:29
  more
• 26:29
  of
• 26:29
  a
• 26:29
  technical
• 26:30
  person
• 26:31
  and
• 26:31
  a
• 26:31
  science
• 26:32
  Brian.
• 26:32
  So
• 26:33
  the
• 26:33
  writing
• 26:33
  part
• 26:34
  now
• 26:34
  to
• 26:34
  say
• 26:34
  author
• 26:35
  after
• 26:35
  my
• 26:35
  name
• 26:36
  is
• 26:36
  sometimes
• 26:36
  funny
• 26:36
  to
• 26:37
  think
• 26:37
  about,
• 26:37
  but
• 26:37
  it
• 26:37
  shows
• 26:38
  that
• 26:38
  anybody
• 26:38
  can
• 26:39
  do
• 26:39
  it
• 26:39
  if
• 26:39
  they
• 26:39
  put
• 26:40
  their
• 26:40
  mind
• 26:40
  to
• 26:40
  it.
• 26:41
  Absolutely.
• 26:41
  I
• 26:41
  want,
• 26:41
  like
• 26:42
  I
• 26:42
  mentioned
• 26:42
  earlier,
• 26:42
  I
• 26:42
  wanted
• 26:43
  the
• 26:43
  colors
• 26:43
  to
• 26:43
  be
• 26:43
  bright
• 26:44
  and
• 26:44
  I
• 26:44
  wanted
• 26:45
  the
• 26:45
  characters
• 26:46
  to
• 26:46
  be
• 26:46
  inviting.
• 26:47
  Each
• 26:47
  character
• 26:48
  is
• 26:48
  very
• 26:49
  warm
• 26:49
  and
• 26:49
  friendly
• 26:50
  and
• 26:51
  does
• 26:51
  bring
• 26:51
  an
• 26:52
  item
• 26:52
  to
• 26:52
  the
• 26:52
  picnic
• 26:53
  and
• 26:54
  that
• 26:54
  item
• 26:55
  does
• 26:55
  have
• 26:55
  a
• 26:55
  food
• 26:56
  safety
• 26:56
  tip
• 26:57
  to
• 26:57
  go
• 26:57
  along
• 26:57
  with
• 26:58
  it.
• 26:58
  And
• 26:58
  at
• 26:58
  the
• 26:58
  end,
• 26:59
  like
• 26:59
  we
• 26:59
  said,
• 26:59
  we
• 27:00
  won't
• 27:00
  give
• 27:00
  it
• 27:00
  away,
• 27:00
  but
• 27:01
  it
• 27:01
  also
• 27:01
  brings
• 27:01
  it
• 27:02
  all
• 27:02
  together
• 27:02
  and
• 27:03
  stress
• 27:04
  the
• 27:04
  importance
• 27:04
  of
• 27:05
  friendship
• 27:05
  as
• 27:05
  well.
• 27:06
  So
• 27:06
  you're
• 27:06
  not
• 27:06
  just
• 27:06
  getting
• 27:07
  food
• 27:07
  safety,
• 27:07
  you're
• 27:08
  getting
• 27:08
  friendship
• 27:08
  as
• 27:09
  a
• 27:09
  combo.
• 27:09
  It's
• 27:09
  so
• 27:10
  cute.
• 27:10
  And
• 27:10
  I
• 27:10
  love
• 27:10
  how
• 27:11
  your
• 27:11
  cover.
• 27:11
  Yeah,
• 27:12
  the
• 27:12
  COVID
• 27:13
  shows
• 27:13
  the
• 27:13
  picnic
• 27:14
  going
• 27:14
  on
• 27:15
  in
• 27:15
  process.
• 27:16
  So
• 27:16
  that's
• 27:16
  a
• 27:17
  lot
• 27:17
  of
• 27:17
  fun.
• 27:17
  I
• 27:18
  always
• 27:18
  talk
• 27:18
  to
• 27:18
  authors
• 27:19
  about
• 27:19
  their
• 27:19
  website.
• 27:20
  Now
• 27:20
  when
• 27:20
  I
• 27:20
  went
• 27:21
  to
• 27:21
  look
• 27:21
  at
• 27:21
  your
• 27:21
  website,
• 27:22
  I
• 27:22
  don't
• 27:22
  want
• 27:23
  to
• 27:23
  say
• 27:23
  I
• 27:23
  got
• 27:23
  confused,
• 27:24
  but
• 27:24
  I
• 27:24
  found
• 27:24
  two
• 27:25
  websites.
• 27:25
  You
• 27:26
  found
• 27:26
  two.
• 27:26
  I
• 27:26
  know
• 27:27
  there
• 27:28
  is
• 27:28
  one
• 27:29
  floating
• 27:29
  out
• 27:29
  there.
• 27:30
  I
• 27:30
  mentioned
• 27:31
  that
• 27:31
  I
• 27:32
  am
• 27:32
  trial
• 27:32
  and
• 27:33
  error
• 27:33
  and
• 27:33
  learning.
• 27:34
  I
• 27:35
  did
• 27:35
  hire
• 27:36
  a
• 27:36
  public
• 27:36
  relations
• 27:37
  company
• 27:37
  right
• 27:37
  in
• 27:38
  the
• 27:38
  beginning
• 27:39
  of
• 27:39
  the
• 27:39
  process
• 27:40
  of
• 27:40
  my
• 27:40
  book.
• 27:41
  There
• 27:41
  is
• 27:41
  another
• 27:42
  one
• 27:42
  floating
• 27:42
  out
• 27:42
  there
• 27:43
  that's
• 27:43
  got
• 27:44
  a
• 27:44
  green
• 27:44
  background
• 27:45
  and
• 27:45
  that's
• 27:45
  the
• 27:45
  public
• 27:46
  relations
• 27:46
  one.
• 27:46
  And
• 27:47
  it's
• 27:47
  going
• 27:47
  to
• 27:47
  actually
• 27:48
  expire
• 27:48
  soon.
• 27:49
  The
• 27:49
  main
• 27:50
  website
• 27:50
  that
• 27:51
  I
• 27:51
  am
• 27:51
  using
• 27:52
  is
• 27:52
  also
• 27:52
  through
• 27:53
  IngramSpark
• 27:54
  and
• 27:54
  it
• 27:54
  is
• 27:55
  a
• 27:55
  nice
• 27:55
  tool
• 27:55
  for
• 27:56
  authors.
• 27:56
  It's
• 27:56
  very
• 27:57
  inexpensive
• 27:58
  and
• 27:59
  you
• 27:59
  are
• 27:59
  able
• 27:59
  to
• 28:00
  build
• 28:00
  it
• 28:00
  yourself.
• 28:00
  And
• 28:01
  so
• 28:01
  I
• 28:02
  do
• 28:02
  all
• 28:02
  the
• 28:02
  uploading.
• 28:03
  I've
• 28:03
  added
• 28:03
  like
• 28:04
  coloring
• 28:04
  sheets
• 28:05
  so
• 28:05
  it's
• 28:05
  interactive
• 28:06
  for
• 28:06
  kids
• 28:06
  to
• 28:06
  print
• 28:07
  off
• 28:07
  and
• 28:07
  color
• 28:07
  at
• 28:08
  home.
• 28:08
  With
• 28:08
  the
• 28:08
  book
• 28:08
  I'm
• 28:09
  able
• 28:09
  to
• 28:09
  put
• 28:09
  all
• 28:09
  of
• 28:10
  my
• 28:10
  events
• 28:10
  or
• 28:11
  my
• 28:11
  speaking
• 28:11
  engagements
• 28:12
  and
• 28:13
  book
• 28:13
  signings
• 28:13
  that
• 28:14
  are
• 28:14
  coming
• 28:14
  up.
• 28:14
  And
• 28:14
  that's
• 28:15
  the
• 28:15
  first
• 28:15
  one
• 28:15
  I
• 28:15
  actually
• 28:16
  went
• 28:16
  to.
• 28:17
  Which
• 28:17
  one
• 28:17
  did
• 28:17
  you
• 28:17
  like
• 28:18
  better?
• 28:18
  I
• 28:19
  really
• 28:19
  like
• 28:19
  the
• 28:20
  vibrant
• 28:21
  green.
• 28:22
  I
• 28:22
  don't
• 28:22
  see
• 28:23
  that's
• 28:23
  what
• 28:23
  I'm
• 28:23
  torn
• 28:23
  on
• 28:24
  everybody.
• 28:24
  However
• 28:25
  content
• 28:27
  is.
• 28:27
  I
• 28:27
  think
• 28:27
  you
• 28:27
  only
• 28:27
  had
• 28:28
  three
• 28:28
  tabs
• 28:29
  on
• 28:29
  the
• 28:29
  whole.
• 28:30
  There's
• 28:30
  only
• 28:30
  three
• 28:31
  on
• 28:31
  the
• 28:31
  relations
• 28:32
  one.
• 28:32
  And
• 28:32
  then
• 28:32
  you
• 28:33
  had
• 28:33
  a
• 28:33
  much
• 28:33
  more
• 28:34
  extensive
• 28:35
  looking.
• 28:35
  You
• 28:36
  have.
• 28:36
  It's
• 28:36
  like
• 28:36
  a
• 28:37
  children's
• 28:37
  book
• 28:37
  author
• 28:38
  or
• 28:38
  author's
• 28:39
  website,
• 28:40
  the
• 28:40
  one
• 28:40
  that
• 28:40
  you're
• 28:41
  talking
• 28:41
  about.
• 28:42
  So
• 28:42
  definitely
• 28:42
  more
• 28:43
  professional,
• 28:44
  more
• 28:44
  tabs,
• 28:45
  more
• 28:45
  content.
• 28:46
  All
• 28:46
  of
• 28:46
  that
• 28:47
  kind
• 28:47
  of
• 28:47
  good
• 28:47
  stuff.
• 28:48
  Only
• 28:49
  because
• 28:49
  I
• 28:49
  saw
• 28:49
  your
• 28:50
  other
• 28:50
  one,
• 28:50
  the
• 28:50
  public
• 28:51
  relations
• 28:51
  one.
• 28:52
  I
• 28:52
  like
• 28:52
  some
• 28:52
  of
• 28:53
  the
• 28:53
  fonts
• 28:54
  with
• 28:54
  your
• 28:55
  name
• 28:55
  and
• 28:56
  I
• 28:56
  like
• 28:56
  the
• 28:56
  background.
• 28:57
  I
• 28:57
  agree.
• 28:58
  And
• 28:58
  I
• 28:58
  have
• 28:58
  asked
• 28:59
  a
• 28:59
  few
• 28:59
  other
• 28:59
  people
• 28:59
  and
• 29:00
  they
• 29:00
  do.
• 29:00
  They
• 29:00
  said
• 29:01
  that
• 29:01
  the
• 29:01
  green
• 29:01
  one
• 29:01
  is
• 29:02
  very
• 29:02
  children
• 29:03
  friendly
• 29:05
  and
• 29:05
  inviting
• 29:06
  and
• 29:06
  the
• 29:06
  other
• 29:06
  one
• 29:06
  is
• 29:07
  just
• 29:07
  a
• 29:07
  basic.
• 29:08
  But
• 29:08
  I
• 29:08
  can
• 29:09
  get
• 29:09
  more
• 29:09
  information.
• 29:09
  So
• 29:10
  I'm
• 29:10
  going
• 29:10
  to
• 29:10
  have
• 29:10
  to
• 29:10
  learn
• 29:11
  how
• 29:11
  to
• 29:11
  tweak
• 29:11
  that
• 29:11
  as
• 29:11
  well.
• 29:12
  Going
• 29:12
  to
• 29:12
  be
• 29:12
  one
• 29:13
  of
• 29:13
  the
• 29:13
  processes.
• 29:14
  Absolutely.
• 29:15
  And
• 29:15
  the
• 29:15
  one
• 29:15
  thing
• 29:16
  is
• 29:16
  that
• 29:16
  they
• 29:17
  always
• 29:17
  talk
• 29:17
  about
• 29:18
  colors
• 29:19
  and
• 29:19
  if
• 29:19
  you
• 29:19
  notice
• 29:20
  like
• 29:20
  on
• 29:20
  the
• 29:20
  front
• 29:21
  of
• 29:21
  our
• 29:21
  children's
• 29:21
  book
• 29:22
  we
• 29:22
  use
• 29:22
  very
• 29:23
  earth
• 29:23
  tone
• 29:23
  colors
• 29:24
  because
• 29:24
  ours
• 29:25
  is.
• 29:25
  Our
• 29:25
  books
• 29:26
  are
• 29:26
  all
• 29:26
  about
• 29:26
  outdoor
• 29:27
  recreational
• 29:28
  activities.
• 29:29
  In
• 29:29
  your
• 29:30
  case,
• 29:30
  I'm
• 29:31
  not
• 29:31
  sure
• 29:31
  what
• 29:31
  color
• 29:32
  is
• 29:32
  equated
• 29:33
  with
• 29:33
  food
• 29:33
  safety,
• 29:34
  but
• 29:34
  I
• 29:34
  bet
• 29:34
  if
• 29:34
  you
• 29:35
  did
• 29:35
  the
• 29:35
  research
• 29:36
  you'd
• 29:36
  find
• 29:36
  out
• 29:36
  there's
• 29:37
  a
• 29:37
  specific
• 29:37
  color
• 29:38
  that
• 29:40
  goes
• 29:40
  with
• 29:40
  that.
• 29:40
  I
• 29:41
  don't
• 29:41
  know.
• 29:41
  When
• 29:41
  you
• 29:42
  developed
• 29:42
  your
• 29:42
  book
• 29:43
  you
• 29:43
  may
• 29:43
  have
• 29:43
  already
• 29:43
  incorporated
• 29:44
  that.
• 29:45
  I
• 29:45
  actually
• 29:45
  did
• 29:46
  because
• 29:46
  I
• 29:46
  had
• 29:46
  spoken
• 29:46
  to
• 29:46
  some
• 29:47
  other
• 29:47
  authors
• 29:47
  and
• 29:47
  even
• 29:48
  like
• 29:48
  the
• 29:48
  fonts,
• 29:49
  there's
• 29:49
  research
• 29:50
  on
• 29:50
  font
• 29:50
  that
• 29:51
  will
• 29:51
  bring
• 29:51
  you
• 29:51
  in
• 29:52
  and
• 29:52
  all
• 29:53
  sorts
• 29:53
  of
• 29:53
  stuff.
• 29:53
  That's
• 29:54
  another
• 29:54
  deep
• 29:54
  diving.
• 29:55
  Absolutely
• 29:56
  no
• 29:56
  doubt
• 29:57
  about
• 29:57
  it.
• 29:58
  Even
• 29:58
  if
• 29:58
  you
• 29:58
  have
• 29:58
  a
• 29:59
  raised
• 29:59
  cover
• 30:00
  that
• 30:00
  can
• 30:00
  bring
• 30:01
  some
• 30:01
  more
• 30:02
  appeal.
• 30:02
  It's
• 30:03
  so
• 30:03
  interesting.
• 30:03
  It
• 30:04
  really
• 30:04
  is.
• 30:04
  What
• 30:05
  is
• 30:05
  the
• 30:05
  website
• 30:05
  that
• 30:06
  you
• 30:06
  want
• 30:06
  to
• 30:06
  direct
• 30:06
  us
• 30:07
  to?
• 30:07
  I
• 30:08
  personally
• 30:09
  would
• 30:09
  like
• 30:09
  you
• 30:09
  to
• 30:09
  go
• 30:09
  to
• 30:10
  jessica
• 30:11
  nicolemcanally
• 30:12
  books.com
• 30:13
  okay,
• 30:14
  that's
• 30:14
  the.
• 30:15
  One
• 30:15
  and
• 30:15
  we'll
• 30:16
  get
• 30:16
  the
• 30:16
  other
• 30:16
  one.
• 30:17
  And
• 30:17
  you
• 30:18
  can
• 30:18
  actually
• 30:18
  have
• 30:18
  it
• 30:19
  redirected
• 30:20
  to
• 30:20
  that
• 30:21
  yes.
• 30:22
  And
• 30:22
  that's
• 30:22
  what
• 30:22
  we're
• 30:23
  working
• 30:23
  on.
• 30:23
  Okay,
• 30:23
  terrific.
• 30:24
  And
• 30:24
  just
• 30:24
  so
• 30:24
  everybody
• 30:25
  understands,
• 30:25
  the
• 30:25
  nice
• 30:26
  thing
• 30:26
  about
• 30:26
  today's
• 30:27
  technology
• 30:28
  is
• 30:28
  if
• 30:28
  you've
• 30:28
  got
• 30:29
  a.
• 30:29
  In
• 30:30
  Jessica's
• 30:31
  case,
• 30:31
  she
• 30:31
  has
• 30:31
  two
• 30:32
  websites.
• 30:33
  What's
• 30:33
  the
• 30:33
  name
• 30:33
  of
• 30:33
  the
• 30:34
  one
• 30:34
  with
• 30:34
  the
• 30:34
  public
• 30:35
  relations.
• 30:36
  That
• 30:36
  one's
• 30:36
  just
• 30:36
  Jessica
• 30:37
  McInally
• 30:38
  book.
• 30:38
  Okay,
• 30:39
  so
• 30:39
  what
• 30:39
  Jessica
• 30:40
  is
• 30:40
  going
• 30:40
  to
• 30:40
  be
• 30:40
  able
• 30:40
  to
• 30:41
  do
• 30:41
  is
• 30:42
  actually
• 30:42
  redirect
• 30:43
  that
• 30:43
  one
• 30:44
  to
• 30:45
  her
• 30:45
  main
• 30:46
  website.
• 30:47
  So
• 30:47
  if
• 30:47
  you
• 30:48
  click
• 30:48
  on
• 30:48
  that,
• 30:48
  you're
• 30:49
  going
• 30:49
  to
• 30:49
  get
• 30:49
  redirected.
• 30:50
  That's
• 30:50
  your
• 30:50
  plan?
• 30:51
  Yes.
• 30:51
  And
• 30:51
  they
• 30:51
  are
• 30:52
  both
• 30:52
  active
• 30:52
  right
• 30:52
  now.
• 30:53
  You
• 30:53
  can
• 30:53
  still
• 30:53
  purchase
• 30:54
  the
• 30:54
  book
• 30:54
  from
• 30:54
  both
• 30:55
  websites,
• 30:56
  but
• 30:56
  ultimately
• 30:57
  it's
• 30:57
  going
• 30:57
  to
• 30:57
  be
• 30:58
  The
• 30:58
  Jessica
• 30:58
  Nicole
• 30:59
  McEnally
• 30:59
  books
• 31:00
  is
• 31:00
  the
• 31:00
  main.
• 31:01
  We'll
• 31:01
  make
• 31:01
  sure
• 31:01
  we
• 31:02
  put
• 31:02
  that
• 31:02
  in
• 31:02
  the
• 31:02
  show
• 31:02
  notes.
• 31:03
  That
• 31:03
  can
• 31:04
  only
• 31:04
  go
• 31:04
  to
• 31:04
  one
• 31:06
  or
• 31:06
  we'll
• 31:06
  only
• 31:06
  send
• 31:07
  you
• 31:07
  to
• 31:07
  one.
• 31:08
  I'm
• 31:08
  sending
• 31:08
  you
• 31:09
  to
• 31:09
  one.
• 31:10
  Oh,
• 31:10
  good.
• 31:10
  That's
• 31:11
  good
• 31:11
  to
• 31:11
  know.
• 31:12
  When
• 31:12
  you
• 31:12
  said
• 31:12
  that
• 31:13
  Ingram
• 31:13
  Sparks,
• 31:14
  when
• 31:14
  you
• 31:14
  started
• 31:15
  looking
• 31:15
  at
• 31:15
  Ingram
• 31:16
  Sparks,
• 31:17
  that's
• 31:17
  where
• 31:17
  you
• 31:18
  really
• 31:18
  got
• 31:18
  the
• 31:18
  idea
• 31:19
  to
• 31:19
  develop
• 31:20
  this
• 31:20
  more
• 31:21
  comprehensive
• 31:22
  website.
• 31:22
  Is
• 31:22
  that
• 31:23
  correct?
• 31:23
  Perfect.
• 31:24
  That's
• 31:25
  exactly
• 31:25
  built
• 31:26
  around
• 31:27
  your
• 31:27
  book.
• 31:28
  Correct.
• 31:28
  And
• 31:28
  now
• 31:29
  that
• 31:29
  I'm
• 31:29
  working
• 31:30
  on
• 31:30
  the
• 31:30
  curriculum
• 31:31
  to
• 31:31
  go
• 31:31
  along
• 31:31
  with
• 31:31
  it
• 31:32
  for
• 31:32
  the
• 31:32
  school
• 31:32
  district,
• 31:33
  that
• 31:33
  website
• 31:34
  was
• 31:35
  more
• 31:35
  feasible
• 31:36
  to
• 31:36
  do
• 31:36
  so
• 31:37
  as
• 31:37
  well.
• 31:37
  Excellent.
• 31:38
  When
• 31:38
  you
• 31:39
  say
• 31:39
  curriculum,
• 31:39
  are
• 31:40
  you
• 31:40
  looking
• 31:40
  at
• 31:40
  a
• 31:41
  lesson
• 31:42
  planner
• 31:42
  that
• 31:42
  lasts
• 31:43
  for
• 31:43
  a
• 31:44
  couple
• 31:44
  of
• 31:44
  hours
• 31:45
  or
• 31:46
  like,
• 31:46
  what's
• 31:46
  the
• 31:46
  intention
• 31:47
  with
• 31:47
  your
• 31:48
  curriculum?
• 31:48
  The
• 31:48
  intention
• 31:49
  is
• 31:49
  truly
• 31:50
  just
• 31:50
  a
• 31:50
  lesson
• 31:51
  for
• 31:52
  the
• 31:52
  week.
• 31:53
  In
• 31:53
  Texas,
• 31:53
  it's
• 31:53
  called
• 31:53
  the
• 31:54
  teks,
• 31:54
  the
• 31:55
  education
• 31:55
  board
• 31:56
  that
• 31:56
  you
• 31:56
  have
• 31:56
  to
• 31:56
  follow.
• 31:57
  And
• 31:57
  in
• 31:57
  the
• 31:58
  teks,
• 31:58
  you
• 31:58
  have
• 31:58
  to
• 31:58
  hit
• 31:59
  so
• 31:59
  many
• 31:59
  different
• 31:59
  topics
• 32:00
  for
• 32:00
  it
• 32:01
  to
• 32:01
  actually
• 32:01
  be
• 32:02
  a
• 32:02
  lesson
• 32:03
  that
• 32:03
  Texas
• 32:04
  recognizes.
• 32:04
  And
• 32:05
  so
• 32:05
  I'm
• 32:05
  working
• 32:05
  with
• 32:06
  the
• 32:06
  teachers
• 32:07
  on
• 32:08
  getting
• 32:08
  that
• 32:08
  curriculum
• 32:09
  to
• 32:09
  go
• 32:10
  along
• 32:10
  with
• 32:10
  the
• 32:10
  book.
• 32:11
  It
• 32:11
  would
• 32:11
  just
• 32:11
  be
• 32:12
  a
• 32:12
  week
• 32:12
  lesson
• 32:13
  within
• 32:13
  a
• 32:13
  classroom
• 32:14
  and
• 32:14
  to
• 32:15
  build
• 32:15
  on
• 32:15
  the
• 32:16
  food
• 32:16
  safety
• 32:16
  lessons.
• 32:17
  And
• 32:18
  then
• 32:18
  I
• 32:18
  have
• 32:18
  been
• 32:19
  working
• 32:19
  with
• 32:19
  Girl
• 32:20
  Scout
• 32:20
  troops
• 32:21
  and
• 32:21
  Boy
• 32:21
  Scout
• 32:22
  troops
• 32:22
  as
• 32:22
  well
• 32:22
  to
• 32:23
  incorporate
• 32:24
  that
• 32:24
  into
• 32:24
  earning
• 32:25
  a
• 32:25
  badge,
• 32:25
  even
• 32:25
  for
• 32:26
  the
• 32:26
  kids,
• 32:26
  because
• 32:26
  that
• 32:27
  is
• 32:27
  another
• 32:28
  topic
• 32:28
  that
• 32:28
  they
• 32:29
  don't
• 32:29
  necessarily
• 32:29
  cover.
• 32:30
  They
• 32:30
  cover
• 32:30
  cooking
• 32:31
  and
• 32:31
  nutrition,
• 32:31
  but
• 32:31
  not
• 32:32
  food
• 32:32
  safety
• 32:32
  aspects.
• 32:33
  I
• 32:33
  never
• 32:33
  even
• 32:34
  thought
• 32:34
  of
• 32:34
  that.
• 32:34
  And
• 32:35
  it's
• 32:35
  funny
• 32:35
  you
• 32:35
  should
• 32:36
  mention
• 32:36
  that,
• 32:36
  because
• 32:37
  yesterday
• 32:37
  or
• 32:38
  the
• 32:38
  day
• 32:38
  before,
• 32:39
  my
• 32:39
  oldest
• 32:40
  granddaughter
• 32:41
  texts
• 32:41
  me.
• 32:42
  And
• 32:42
  she
• 32:42
  said.
• 32:43
  And
• 32:43
  I
• 32:43
  went.
• 32:44
  She
• 32:44
  had
• 32:44
  a
• 32:44
  swearing
• 32:45
  in
• 32:45
  of
• 32:46
  the
• 32:46
  first
• 32:46
  year.
• 32:46
  She
• 32:47
  went
• 32:47
  to
• 32:47
  Girl
• 32:47
  Guides,
• 32:48
  I
• 32:48
  think.
• 32:49
  Yes.
• 32:49
  And
• 32:49
  she
• 32:50
  said
• 32:50
  to
• 32:50
  me,
• 32:51
  oh,
• 32:51
  can
• 32:51
  you
• 32:51
  send
• 32:51
  me
• 32:52
  the
• 32:52
  pictures?
• 32:53
  And
• 32:53
  I
• 32:53
  was
• 32:53
  thinking,
• 32:54
  oh,
• 32:54
  yeah,
• 32:54
  sure.
• 32:55
  Anyways,
• 32:56
  I
• 32:56
  sent
• 32:57
  them
• 32:57
  to
• 32:57
  her
• 32:57
  and
• 32:58
  she
• 32:58
  just
• 32:58
  wanted
• 32:58
  to
• 32:58
  share
• 32:59
  them.
• 32:59
  And
• 33:00
  I
• 33:00
  just
• 33:01
  happened
• 33:01
  to
• 33:01
  get
• 33:01
  lucky
• 33:02
  being
• 33:02
  the
• 33:02
  only
• 33:02
  person
• 33:03
  that
• 33:03
  could
• 33:03
  go
• 33:03
  that
• 33:03
  night
• 33:04
  to
• 33:04
  watch
• 33:04
  your
• 33:05
  swearing
• 33:05
  in.
• 33:06
  Yeah.
• 33:07
  So
• 33:07
  it's
• 33:07
  special.
• 33:08
  But
• 33:08
  I
• 33:08
  didn't
• 33:08
  realize
• 33:09
  that
• 33:10
  you
• 33:10
  could
• 33:10
  actually
• 33:10
  build
• 33:11
  a
• 33:11
  program.
• 33:12
  You
• 33:12
  can.
• 33:13
  Oh
• 33:14
  man,
• 33:14
  you
• 33:14
  truly
• 33:15
  can.
• 33:15
  There
• 33:16
  you
• 33:16
  go.
• 33:16
  Another
• 33:16
  incredible
• 33:17
  nugget.
• 33:18
  And
• 33:18
  they
• 33:18
  can
• 33:18
  earn
• 33:19
  a
• 33:19
  patch
• 33:19
  for
• 33:19
  it.
• 33:21
  Yeah,
• 33:21
  I.
• 33:22
  That'd
• 33:22
  be
• 33:22
  fun
• 33:23
  to
• 33:23
  have
• 33:23
  a
• 33:24
  patch
• 33:24
  especially,
• 33:25
  you
• 33:25
  know,
• 33:25
  we
• 33:25
  built
• 33:26
  our
• 33:26
  books
• 33:26
  around
• 33:26
  outdoor
• 33:27
  recreational
• 33:28
  activities.
• 33:29
  You
• 33:29
  could
• 33:29
  totally
• 33:30
  do
• 33:30
  this.
• 33:31
  I'll
• 33:31
  have
• 33:31
  to
• 33:32
  check
• 33:32
  in.
• 33:33
  I
• 33:33
  wanted
• 33:33
  to
• 33:33
  talk
• 33:33
  to
• 33:34
  you
• 33:34
  about
• 33:35
  your
• 33:35
  social
• 33:36
  media.
• 33:36
  I
• 33:37
  noticed
• 33:37
  you
• 33:37
  use
• 33:38
  Instagram
• 33:39
  LinkedIn
• 33:40
  and
• 33:40
  I
• 33:41
  went
• 33:41
  to
• 33:41
  your
• 33:41
  website.
• 33:41
  I
• 33:42
  clicked
• 33:42
  on
• 33:42
  the
• 33:42
  TikTok
• 33:43
  icon
• 33:44
  but
• 33:44
  it
• 33:44
  said
• 33:45
  private.
• 33:46
  Yes,
• 33:46
  I
• 33:46
  have
• 33:47
  been
• 33:47
  approached
• 33:48
  by
• 33:48
  a
• 33:48
  few
• 33:48
  people
• 33:49
  wanting
• 33:50
  to
• 33:50
  do
• 33:50
  TikToks
• 33:51
  and
• 33:52
  the
• 33:52
  new
• 33:52
  book
• 33:53
  talk
• 33:54
  phase.
• 33:54
  But
• 33:55
  being
• 33:55
  a
• 33:55
  children's
• 33:56
  book,
• 33:56
  I
• 33:56
  have
• 33:57
  not
• 33:57
  done
• 33:57
  enough
• 33:57
  research
• 33:58
  on
• 33:58
  if
• 33:59
  that's
• 33:59
  a
• 33:59
  great
• 33:59
  market
• 34:00
  for
• 34:00
  me
• 34:00
  yet.
• 34:00
  That
• 34:01
  is
• 34:01
  on
• 34:01
  my
• 34:01
  list
• 34:02
  to
• 34:02
  do.
• 34:02
  But
• 34:03
  I
• 34:03
  do
• 34:03
  again
• 34:04
  private
• 34:04
  with
• 34:05
  my
• 34:05
  family
• 34:05
  and
• 34:06
  if
• 34:06
  I
• 34:06
  do
• 34:06
  a
• 34:06
  TikTok
• 34:07
  route,
• 34:07
  I
• 34:08
  will
• 34:09
  make
• 34:09
  it
• 34:09
  just
• 34:09
  for
• 34:10
  the
• 34:10
  book.
• 34:10
  Instagram
• 34:11
  looks
• 34:11
  like
• 34:12
  your
• 34:12
  biggest
• 34:12
  platform,
• 34:13
  is
• 34:13
  that
• 34:13
  correct?
• 34:14
  That
• 34:14
  is
• 34:14
  my
• 34:14
  biggest
• 34:15
  and
• 34:15
  it
• 34:15
  is
• 34:15
  reaching
• 34:16
  a
• 34:16
  lot
• 34:16
  of
• 34:16
  people.
• 34:17
  I've
• 34:17
  booked
• 34:17
  a
• 34:18
  lot
• 34:18
  of
• 34:18
  speaking
• 34:19
  engagements
• 34:19
  through
• 34:20
  my
• 34:20
  Instagram,
• 34:21
  so
• 34:21
  that
• 34:21
  would
• 34:21
  probably
• 34:22
  be
• 34:22
  my
• 34:22
  most
• 34:22
  targeted.
• 34:23
  I'm
• 34:24
  still
• 34:24
  not
• 34:24
  up
• 34:24
  there
• 34:25
  on
• 34:25
  a
• 34:25
  lot
• 34:26
  of
• 34:26
  followers
• 34:26
  yet,
• 34:26
  but
• 34:26
  I'm
• 34:27
  still
• 34:27
  new.
• 34:27
  The
• 34:27
  book
• 34:28
  just
• 34:28
  got
• 34:28
  published
• 34:29
  in
• 34:29
  August.
• 34:30
  Talk
• 34:30
  about
• 34:30
  that.
• 34:30
  Because
• 34:31
  I'd
• 34:31
  like
• 34:31
  you
• 34:32
  to
• 34:32
  share
• 34:33
  your
• 34:33
  journey
• 34:33
  here.
• 34:34
  So
• 34:34
  did
• 34:34
  you
• 34:34
  use
• 34:34
  your
• 34:35
  Instagram
• 34:35
  followers
• 34:36
  to
• 34:37
  help
• 34:37
  you
• 34:38
  get
• 34:38
  the
• 34:38
  word
• 34:39
  out
• 34:39
  about
• 34:39
  your
• 34:39
  book?
• 34:40
  I
• 34:40
  did.
• 34:41
  And
• 34:41
  as
• 34:41
  well
• 34:41
  as
• 34:42
  just
• 34:42
  my
• 34:42
  community
• 34:43
  network
• 34:43
  as
• 34:43
  well
• 34:44
  on
• 34:44
  Facebook.
• 34:44
  Now
• 34:45
  my
• 34:45
  Facebook
• 34:45
  is
• 34:45
  just
• 34:46
  my
• 34:46
  private
• 34:46
  Facebook,
• 34:47
  but
• 34:48
  I
• 34:48
  do
• 34:48
  believe
• 34:49
  that
• 34:49
  when
• 34:49
  a
• 34:49
  friend
• 34:50
  shares
• 34:51
  and
• 34:51
  vouches
• 34:52
  for
• 34:52
  you,
• 34:52
  it
• 34:52
  does
• 34:53
  help.
• 34:54
  And
• 34:54
  so
• 34:54
  that's
• 34:55
  gotten
• 34:55
  the
• 34:55
  book
• 34:55
  out
• 34:56
  and
• 34:56
  as
• 34:57
  like
• 34:57
  I
• 34:57
  said
• 34:57
  on
• 34:57
  IngramSpark
• 34:58
  and
• 34:58
  Amazon,
• 34:59
  you
• 34:59
  can
• 34:59
  see
• 34:59
  all
• 35:00
  the
• 35:00
  traffic
• 35:01
  coming
• 35:01
  to
• 35:01
  the
• 35:01
  site
• 35:02
  and
• 35:02
  who's
• 35:02
  purchasing
• 35:02
  and
• 35:03
  who's
• 35:03
  not.
• 35:04
  And
• 35:04
  it
• 35:04
  is
• 35:04
  very
• 35:05
  interesting
• 35:05
  that
• 35:05
  social
• 35:06
  media
• 35:07
  does
• 35:07
  really
• 35:07
  push
• 35:08
  sales
• 35:08
  for
• 35:09
  doing
• 35:09
  like
• 35:09
  the
• 35:09
  podcast
• 35:10
  for
• 35:10
  example.
• 35:11
  I
• 35:11
  will
• 35:11
  probably
• 35:11
  log
• 35:12
  on
• 35:12
  when
• 35:12
  it's
• 35:12
  just
• 35:13
  is
• 35:13
  aired
• 35:14
  and
• 35:14
  you
• 35:14
  will
• 35:14
  see
• 35:15
  the
• 35:15
  spike
• 35:15
  in
• 35:15
  sales.
• 35:16
  So
• 35:16
  it
• 35:16
  does
• 35:16
  really
• 35:16
  help
• 35:17
  being
• 35:17
  on
• 35:17
  social
• 35:17
  media
• 35:18
  for
• 35:18
  any
• 35:18
  of
• 35:18
  those
• 35:18
  new
• 35:19
  authors
• 35:19
  that
• 35:19
  is.
• 35:21
  And
• 35:21
  I
• 35:21
  have
• 35:21
  to
• 35:21
  thank
• 35:22
  you
• 35:22
  by
• 35:22
  the
• 35:22
  way,
• 35:22
  before
• 35:23
  I
• 35:23
  forget
• 35:23
  because
• 35:24
  I
• 35:24
  know
• 35:24
  I
• 35:24
  we're
• 35:25
  moving
• 35:25
  away
• 35:25
  from
• 35:26
  like
• 35:26
  going
• 35:26
  to
• 35:26
  move
• 35:26
  into
• 35:27
  some
• 35:27
  other
• 35:27
  areas.
• 35:28
  But
• 35:28
  on
• 35:28
  your
• 35:29
  website.
• 35:29
  I
• 35:29
  went
• 35:30
  to
• 35:30
  your
• 35:30
  website
• 35:30
  like
• 35:31
  right
• 35:31
  away
• 35:31
  to
• 35:31
  learn
• 35:32
  about
• 35:32
  you
• 35:32
  and
• 35:33
  the
• 35:33
  first
• 35:33
  thing
• 35:33
  I
• 35:33
  noticed
• 35:34
  is
• 35:34
  I
• 35:34
  went.
• 35:34
  Oh,
• 35:35
  here
• 35:35
  I
• 35:35
  am.
• 35:37
  You
• 35:37
  had.
• 35:37
  You
• 35:38
  had
• 35:38
  already
• 35:38
  posted
• 35:39
  that
• 35:39
  we
• 35:39
  were
• 35:40
  going
• 35:40
  to
• 35:40
  have
• 35:40
  our
• 35:40
  conversation
• 35:41
  today.
• 35:42
  And
• 35:42
  I
• 35:43
  thought,
• 35:43
  good
• 35:44
  for
• 35:44
  you.
• 35:45
  You're
• 35:45
  the
• 35:45
  first
• 35:45
  one
• 35:46
  that's
• 35:46
  done
• 35:46
  that,
• 35:47
  and
• 35:48
  that's
• 35:48
  terrific.
• 35:49
  And
• 35:50
  what
• 35:50
  I'd
• 35:50
  been
• 35:50
  sharing,
• 35:51
  and
• 35:51
  I
• 35:51
  learned
• 35:52
  this
• 35:52
  from
• 35:52
  a
• 35:52
  gal
• 35:53
  out
• 35:53
  of
• 35:53
  Chicago.
• 35:55
  Her
• 35:55
  name
• 35:55
  is
• 35:55
  Lori
• 35:56
  orlinski.
• 35:56
  She's
• 35:57
  episode
• 35:57
  48.
• 35:58
  She's
• 35:58
  not
• 35:59
  only
• 35:59
  a
• 36:00
  published
• 36:00
  children's
• 36:01
  book
• 36:01
  author,
• 36:02
  but
• 36:02
  she
• 36:02
  also
• 36:02
  works
• 36:03
  for
• 36:03
  Yorkshire
• 36:04
  Publishing
• 36:05
  in
• 36:05
  the
• 36:06
  publicity
• 36:06
  and
• 36:07
  marketing
• 36:07
  side
• 36:08
  of
• 36:08
  the
• 36:08
  business.
• 36:09
  But
• 36:09
  she
• 36:09
  shared
• 36:10
  to
• 36:10
  me
• 36:11
  what's
• 36:11
  called
• 36:11
  earned
• 36:12
  media.
• 36:13
  You
• 36:13
  know
• 36:13
  what?
• 36:13
  Earned
• 36:14
  media.
• 36:14
  I
• 36:14
  do
• 36:15
  not,
• 36:15
  no.
• 36:15
  Please
• 36:16
  tell.
• 36:16
  This
• 36:16
  is
• 36:17
  important
• 36:17
  for
• 36:17
  all
• 36:17
  children's
• 36:18
  book
• 36:18
  authors.
• 36:19
  Earned
• 36:20
  media
• 36:20
  is
• 36:20
  where
• 36:21
  you
• 36:21
  go
• 36:21
  out
• 36:21
  and
• 36:22
  hustle
• 36:23
  media
• 36:23
  for
• 36:23
  free.
• 36:24
  So
• 36:24
  in
• 36:24
  other
• 36:24
  words,
• 36:25
  you
• 36:25
  get
• 36:25
  a
• 36:26
  hold
• 36:26
  of
• 36:26
  the
• 36:26
  local
• 36:26
  newspaper
• 36:27
  and
• 36:27
  you
• 36:28
  say,
• 36:28
  hi,
• 36:29
  I'm
• 36:29
  Jessica,
• 36:30
  and
• 36:30
  I
• 36:30
  have
• 36:31
  this
• 36:31
  children's
• 36:32
  book
• 36:32
  on
• 36:33
  food
• 36:33
  safety.
• 36:34
  And
• 36:35
  the
• 36:35
  local
• 36:35
  newspapers,
• 36:37
  they
• 36:37
  eat
• 36:37
  this
• 36:37
  stuff
• 36:38
  up.
• 36:38
  They're
• 36:38
  looking
• 36:38
  for
• 36:38
  stories,
• 36:39
  human
• 36:40
  interest
• 36:40
  stories,
• 36:41
  and
• 36:41
  they'll
• 36:41
  give
• 36:41
  you.
• 36:41
  For
• 36:42
  example,
• 36:42
  when
• 36:42
  I
• 36:43
  went
• 36:43
  to
• 36:43
  the
• 36:44
  local
• 36:45
  newspaper
• 36:45
  in
• 36:46
  our
• 36:46
  area
• 36:46
  about
• 36:46
  Caboose,
• 36:47
  the
• 36:47
  Rocky
• 36:48
  Mountain
• 36:48
  Bear,
• 36:49
  they
• 36:49
  loved
• 36:49
  it.
• 36:50
  And
• 36:50
  they
• 36:50
  gave
• 36:50
  us
• 36:51
  3/4
• 36:52
  of
• 36:52
  a
• 36:52
  page
• 36:52
  in
• 36:53
  the
• 36:53
  newspaper
• 36:54
  with
• 36:54
  my
• 36:55
  photo,
• 36:55
  the
• 36:55
  picture
• 36:56
  of
• 36:56
  Caboose,
• 36:57
  the
• 36:57
  picture
• 36:58
  of
• 36:58
  the
• 36:58
  book,
• 36:59
  they
• 36:59
  said
• 36:59
  where
• 36:59
  it
• 37:00
  was
• 37:00
  available
• 37:01
  and
• 37:01
  that,
• 37:01
  and
• 37:02
  they
• 37:02
  took
• 37:02
  the
• 37:02
  whole
• 37:03
  story.
• 37:03
  They
• 37:03
  ate
• 37:04
  it
• 37:04
  up.
• 37:04
  And
• 37:05
  that
• 37:05
  led
• 37:05
  to
• 37:05
  us
• 37:06
  getting
• 37:06
  onto
• 37:06
  two
• 37:07
  radio
• 37:07
  stations.
• 37:08
  Oh,
• 37:08
  I
• 37:08
  love
• 37:08
  that.
• 37:09
  Yeah.
• 37:09
  And
• 37:09
  that.
• 37:09
  So
• 37:10
  that's
• 37:10
  called
• 37:10
  earned
• 37:10
  media.
• 37:11
  And
• 37:11
  you
• 37:12
  just
• 37:12
  never
• 37:12
  know
• 37:12
  where
• 37:12
  it's
• 37:13
  going
• 37:13
  to
• 37:13
  take
• 37:13
  you.
• 37:13
  By
• 37:14
  you
• 37:14
  actually
• 37:15
  posting
• 37:16
  that,
• 37:16
  you're
• 37:17
  coming
• 37:17
  on
• 37:17
  the
• 37:17
  Adventures
• 37:18
  in
• 37:18
  the
• 37:18
  Heart
• 37:18
  of
• 37:18
  Children's
• 37:19
  Book
• 37:19
  Authors.
• 37:19
  It
• 37:20
  just
• 37:20
  has
• 37:20
  that
• 37:20
  spillover
• 37:21
  effect,
• 37:22
  and
• 37:22
  you
• 37:22
  never
• 37:22
  know
• 37:23
  where
• 37:23
  it's
• 37:23
  going
• 37:23
  to
• 37:23
  take
• 37:23
  you.
• 37:24
  It's
• 37:24
  true,
• 37:25
  it's
• 37:25
  true.
• 37:25
  One
• 37:25
  thing
• 37:25
  leads
• 37:26
  to
• 37:26
  another.
• 37:26
  And
• 37:27
  I
• 37:27
  have
• 37:27
  done
• 37:28
  a
• 37:28
  little
• 37:28
  form
• 37:29
  of
• 37:29
  that.
• 37:29
  The
• 37:29
  Chamber
• 37:30
  of
• 37:30
  Commerce
• 37:31
  that's
• 37:31
  embraced
• 37:32
  everything.
• 37:33
  And
• 37:33
  then
• 37:33
  I
• 37:33
  did
• 37:34
  contact
• 37:34
  all
• 37:35
  the
• 37:35
  organizations.
• 37:36
  I'm
• 37:36
  very
• 37:37
  active
• 37:37
  on
• 37:38
  boards
• 37:38
  in
• 37:39
  the
• 37:39
  past,
• 37:39
  from
• 37:40
  being
• 37:40
  on
• 37:40
  Junior
• 37:41
  League
• 37:41
  to
• 37:41
  being
• 37:42
  a
• 37:42
  part
• 37:42
  of
• 37:42
  the
• 37:42
  garden
• 37:43
  club.
• 37:43
  And
• 37:44
  they
• 37:44
  have
• 37:44
  all
• 37:45
  done
• 37:45
  postings
• 37:46
  for
• 37:46
  me
• 37:46
  as
• 37:46
  well.
• 37:47
  So
• 37:47
  I
• 37:47
  would
• 37:47
  tell
• 37:48
  a
• 37:48
  new
• 37:48
  author
• 37:48
  as
• 37:49
  well
• 37:49
  to
• 37:49
  reach
• 37:49
  out
• 37:49
  to
• 37:49
  their
• 37:50
  own
• 37:50
  community
• 37:51
  in
• 37:51
  that
• 37:51
  similar
• 37:51
  way
• 37:52
  of
• 37:52
  your
• 37:52
  recommendation
• 37:54
  and
• 37:54
  have
• 37:54
  those
• 37:55
  organizations
• 37:56
  help
• 37:56
  grow
• 37:56
  for
• 37:57
  you
• 37:57
  as
• 37:57
  well.
• 37:58
  Yesterday
• 37:58
  I
• 37:59
  reached
• 37:59
  out
• 37:59
  to
• 37:59
  the
• 37:59
  tourism
• 38:01
  department
• 38:01
  in
• 38:01
  the
• 38:02
  area
• 38:02
  that
• 38:03
  our
• 38:03
  books
• 38:03
  are.
• 38:03
  That's
• 38:04
  an
• 38:04
  excellent
• 38:04
  idea
• 38:05
  for
• 38:05
  your
• 38:05
  book.
• 38:06
  Yeah.
• 38:06
  Yeah.
• 38:06
  So
• 38:07
  again,
• 38:08
  I
• 38:08
  haven't
• 38:08
  heard
• 38:08
  back
• 38:09
  yet,
• 38:09
  but
• 38:09
  you
• 38:09
  know
• 38:09
  what?
• 38:10
  You
• 38:10
  just
• 38:10
  keep
• 38:10
  sending
• 38:11
  out
• 38:11
  feelers
• 38:12
  and
• 38:12
  these
• 38:13
  ideas
• 38:13
  and
• 38:14
  see
• 38:14
  where
• 38:14
  it
• 38:14
  takes
• 38:15
  you.
• 38:15
  It's
• 38:15
  true
• 38:16
  and
• 38:16
  it's
• 38:16
  interesting.
• 38:16
  I'll
• 38:16
  check
• 38:17
  my
• 38:17
  inbox.
• 38:17
  And
• 38:18
  someone
• 38:18
  else
• 38:19
  has
• 38:19
  heard
• 38:19
  about
• 38:19
  the
• 38:19
  Book
• 38:20
  and
• 38:20
  wants
• 38:21
  to
• 38:21
  know
• 38:21
  more.
• 38:21
  And
• 38:22
  so
• 38:22
  it
• 38:22
  does
• 38:22
  just
• 38:22
  grow
• 38:23
  from
• 38:23
  there.
• 38:23
  And
• 38:23
  that's
• 38:23
  the
• 38:23
  exciting
• 38:24
  part
• 38:25
  of
• 38:25
  the
• 38:25
  whole
• 38:25
  process
• 38:25
  as
• 38:26
  well.
• 38:26
  You
• 38:26
  know
• 38:27
  what?
• 38:27
  As
• 38:27
  I
• 38:27
  get
• 38:27
  more
• 38:28
  guests,
• 38:28
  we
• 38:29
  gain
• 38:29
  more
• 38:29
  listeners,
• 38:30
  which
• 38:30
  probably
• 38:31
  makes
• 38:31
  sense.
• 38:32
  The
• 38:32
  thing
• 38:33
  that
• 38:33
  I
• 38:33
  find
• 38:33
  is
• 38:34
  when
• 38:34
  we
• 38:34
  get
• 38:34
  new
• 38:35
  listeners,
• 38:36
  they
• 38:36
  go
• 38:36
  back
• 38:37
  to
• 38:37
  older
• 38:37
  episodes.
• 38:38
  True.
• 38:38
  I
• 38:39
  went
• 38:39
  back
• 38:39
  and
• 38:39
  looked
• 38:39
  at
• 38:39
  some
• 38:40
  of
• 38:40
  your
• 38:40
  episodes,
• 38:40
  too.
• 38:41
  Very
• 38:41
  interesting.
• 38:42
  And
• 38:42
  you
• 38:42
  can
• 38:43
  learn
• 38:43
  a
• 38:43
  lot.
• 38:43
  Exactly.
• 38:44
  If
• 38:44
  you
• 38:45
  think
• 38:45
  about
• 38:45
  it,
• 38:45
  children
• 38:46
  are
• 38:46
  a
• 38:47
  renewable
• 38:47
  resource
• 38:49
  because
• 38:49
  they
• 38:49
  just
• 38:49
  keep
• 38:50
  coming.
• 38:51
  Yeah.
• 38:52
  And
• 38:52
  they're
• 38:53
  little
• 38:53
  sponges.
• 38:53
  And
• 38:54
  that's
• 38:54
  so
• 38:54
  true.
• 38:55
  And
• 38:55
  you
• 38:55
  get
• 38:55
  a
• 38:55
  new
• 38:56
  audience
• 38:56
  every
• 38:57
  year.
• 38:58
  True.
• 38:59
  You
• 38:59
  talked
• 39:00
  about
• 39:00
  your
• 39:00
  daughter
• 39:01
  as
• 39:01
  part
• 39:02
  of
• 39:02
  the
• 39:02
  motivation
• 39:03
  behind
• 39:03
  the
• 39:03
  character.
• 39:04
  Was
• 39:04
  there
• 39:04
  a
• 39:05
  specific
• 39:05
  event?
• 39:06
  And
• 39:07
  I
• 39:07
  know
• 39:07
  you
• 39:07
  said
• 39:07
  the
• 39:07
  50
• 39:08
  for
• 39:08
  50,
• 39:08
  but
• 39:09
  were
• 39:09
  you
• 39:09
  thinking
• 39:10
  about
• 39:10
  if
• 39:11
  you
• 39:11
  put
• 39:11
  it
• 39:11
  on
• 39:11
  your
• 39:11
  50
• 39:12
  for
• 39:12
  50
• 39:12
  list?
• 39:13
  You
• 39:13
  must
• 39:13
  have
• 39:14
  been
• 39:14
  thinking
• 39:14
  about
• 39:14
  this
• 39:15
  children's
• 39:15
  book
• 39:15
  for
• 39:16
  a
• 39:16
  little
• 39:16
  while.
• 39:17
  A
• 39:17
  long
• 39:17
  time.
• 39:18
  Yeah.
• 39:18
  So
• 39:18
  tell
• 39:19
  us
• 39:19
  what
• 39:19
  triggered
• 39:20
  that.
• 39:20
  In
• 39:20
  all
• 39:20
  honesty,
• 39:21
  it
• 39:22
  really
• 39:22
  was
• 39:22
  the
• 39:22
  5050
• 39:23
  list.
• 39:23
  I
• 39:24
  live
• 39:24
  by
• 39:24
  the
• 39:25
  motto
• 39:25
  of
• 39:25
  you
• 39:25
  are
• 39:26
  never
• 39:26
  too
• 39:26
  old
• 39:26
  to
• 39:27
  chase
• 39:27
  a
• 39:27
  dream.
• 39:27
  And
• 39:28
  so
• 39:28
  I
• 39:28
  really
• 39:28
  do
• 39:29
  preach
• 39:29
  that
• 39:29
  I'm
• 39:29
  adventuresome
• 39:30
  on
• 39:30
  the
• 39:30
  outside,
• 39:31
  too.
• 39:31
  I
• 39:32
  for
• 39:32
  literacy.
• 39:33
  Last
• 39:34
  year,
• 39:34
  I
• 39:34
  rappelled
• 39:35
  down
• 39:35
  the
• 39:35
  side
• 39:35
  of
• 39:35
  a
• 39:35
  building.
• 39:36
  And
• 39:36
  a
• 39:36
  lot
• 39:36
  of
• 39:36
  people
• 39:37
  don't
• 39:37
  realize
• 39:37
  that,
• 39:38
  but
• 39:38
  the
• 39:38
  public
• 39:38
  library
• 39:39
  was
• 39:40
  hosting
• 39:41
  a
• 39:41
  fundraiser,
• 39:42
  and
• 39:42
  if
• 39:43
  we
• 39:43
  could
• 39:43
  have
• 39:43
  more
• 39:43
  books
• 39:44
  in
• 39:44
  the
• 39:44
  world,
• 39:44
  it
• 39:44
  only
• 39:44
  makes
• 39:44
  a
• 39:45
  better
• 39:45
  world.
• 39:46
  And
• 39:46
  I
• 39:46
  said,
• 39:46
  I
• 39:46
  want
• 39:47
  to
• 39:47
  help.
• 39:48
  So
• 39:48
  I
• 39:49
  signed
• 39:49
  up.
• 39:49
  And
• 39:50
  I
• 39:50
  am
• 39:50
  scared
• 39:50
  of
• 39:51
  height.
• 39:52
  Majorly
• 39:53
  scared
• 39:53
  of
• 39:53
  height.
• 39:54
  I
• 39:54
  hate
• 39:54
  flying,
• 39:55
  too.
• 39:56
  But
• 39:56
  I
• 39:57
  went
• 39:57
  over
• 39:57
  26
• 39:58
  stories,
• 39:59
  repelling
• 39:59
  all
• 40:00
  in
• 40:00
  the
• 40:00
  name
• 40:00
  of
• 40:00
  literacy.
• 40:01
  So
• 40:02
  there
• 40:02
  was
• 40:02
  a
• 40:02
  combo
• 40:03
  of
• 40:03
  being
• 40:03
  adventuresome,
• 40:05
  hitting
• 40:05
  50,
• 40:06
  being
• 40:06
  in
• 40:07
  the
• 40:07
  field
• 40:07
  for
• 40:07
  30
• 40:08
  plus
• 40:08
  years.
• 40:09
  And
• 40:09
  then
• 40:10
  also
• 40:10
  I
• 40:10
  became
• 40:10
  an
• 40:11
  empty
• 40:11
  nester
• 40:11
  for
• 40:11
  the
• 40:11
  first
• 40:12
  time.
• 40:12
  My
• 40:12
  son
• 40:13
  also
• 40:13
  went
• 40:14
  off
• 40:14
  to
• 40:14
  college
• 40:15
  and
• 40:16
  I
• 40:16
  had
• 40:16
  some
• 40:16
  time
• 40:16
  on
• 40:16
  my
• 40:16
  hand
• 40:17
  to
• 40:17
  actually
• 40:18
  do
• 40:18
  something
• 40:18
  for
• 40:18
  myself.
• 40:19
  So
• 40:20
  that
• 40:20
  probably
• 40:21
  was
• 40:21
  the
• 40:22
  biggest
• 40:23
  inspiration
• 40:23
  of
• 40:23
  it
• 40:24
  all.
• 40:24
  Terrific.
• 40:25
  We
• 40:25
  also
• 40:26
  talked
• 40:26
  about
• 40:26
  character.
• 40:27
  We
• 40:28
  talked
• 40:28
  about
• 40:28
  Birdie.
• 40:29
  And
• 40:30
  you
• 40:30
  were
• 40:30
  inspired
• 40:31
  because
• 40:31
  of
• 40:31
  your
• 40:32
  daughter.
• 40:33
  And
• 40:34
  then
• 40:35
  the
• 40:35
  blue
• 40:35
  bird
• 40:36
  because
• 40:36
  of
• 40:36
  your
• 40:36
  grandmother.
• 40:37
  When
• 40:38
  I
• 40:38
  looked
• 40:38
  at
• 40:38
  it,
• 40:39
  the
• 40:39
  only
• 40:39
  character
• 40:40
  that
• 40:40
  really
• 40:40
  had
• 40:41
  a
• 40:41
  name.
• 40:42
  I
• 40:42
  know
• 40:42
  you
• 40:42
  called
• 40:43
  Mr.
• 40:44
  Fox
• 40:44
  Mr.
• 40:45
  Squirrel.
• 40:45
  Yeah,
• 40:46
  yeah,
• 40:46
  exactly.
• 40:47
  So
• 40:47
  talk
• 40:47
  to
• 40:47
  us
• 40:48
  about
• 40:48
  that
• 40:48
  because.
• 40:49
  So
• 40:49
  your
• 40:49
  main
• 40:50
  character
• 40:50
  has
• 40:50
  a
• 40:51
  name.
• 40:51
  We
• 40:51
  get
• 40:52
  a
• 40:52
  feel
• 40:52
  for
• 40:52
  that.
• 40:53
  Tell
• 40:53
  us
• 40:53
  about
• 40:53
  the
• 40:54
  other
• 40:54
  characters.
• 40:54
  And
• 40:55
  I
• 40:55
  know
• 40:55
  you
• 40:55
  didn't
• 40:55
  name
• 40:56
  them.
• 40:56
  Is
• 40:56
  there
• 40:57
  intentions
• 40:57
  in
• 40:57
  the
• 40:58
  future
• 40:58
  to
• 40:58
  name
• 40:59
  them
• 40:59
  or
• 40:59
  what's
• 41:00
  the
• 41:00
  point?
• 41:00
  No,
• 41:00
  because
• 41:00
  as
• 41:01
  I
• 41:01
  write
• 41:01
  new
• 41:01
  books,
• 41:02
  I'm
• 41:02
  building
• 41:03
  on
• 41:03
  the
• 41:03
  characters.
• 41:04
  So
• 41:04
  the
• 41:04
  new
• 41:04
  book,
• 41:05
  we
• 41:05
  actually
• 41:05
  add
• 41:06
  a
• 41:06
  rabbit
• 41:07
  to
• 41:07
  the
• 41:07
  mix.
• 41:08
  And
• 41:08
  I
• 41:08
  Just
• 41:08
  want
• 41:09
  to
• 41:09
  keep
• 41:09
  them
• 41:10
  general
• 41:10
  because,
• 41:11
  again,
• 41:12
  it's
• 41:12
  about
• 41:13
  friendship
• 41:13
  and
• 41:14
  anyone
• 41:14
  is
• 41:15
  welcome
• 41:15
  at
• 41:15
  my
• 41:15
  table.
• 41:16
  Just
• 41:16
  like
• 41:16
  I
• 41:16
  reverted
• 41:17
  back
• 41:17
  to
• 41:17
  my
• 41:17
  grandmother
• 41:18
  that
• 41:18
  was
• 41:18
  welcome
• 41:19
  at
• 41:19
  her
• 41:19
  table.
• 41:20
  Anyone's
• 41:20
  welcome
• 41:21
  at
• 41:21
  Birdie's
• 41:21
  table.
• 41:22
  And
• 41:22
  so
• 41:22
  I
• 41:22
  want
• 41:22
  to
• 41:23
  have
• 41:23
  that
• 41:23
  inclusion
• 41:24
  that
• 41:24
  this
• 41:24
  book
• 41:24
  is
• 41:25
  for
• 41:25
  everybody.
• 41:25
  So
• 41:26
  I
• 41:26
  didn't
• 41:26
  want
• 41:26
  to
• 41:27
  name
• 41:27
  the
• 41:27
  other
• 41:27
  characters
• 41:28
  and
• 41:28
  have
• 41:29
  you
• 41:29
  identify
• 41:29
  with
• 41:30
  them.
• 41:30
  I
• 41:31
  just
• 41:31
  wanted
• 41:31
  you
• 41:31
  to
• 41:31
  feel
• 41:32
  included
• 41:32
  in
• 41:33
  the
• 41:33
  picnic.
• 41:33
  Okay,
• 41:34
  let's
• 41:34
  discuss
• 41:35
  your
• 41:35
  theme
• 41:35
  a
• 41:36
  little
• 41:36
  bit
• 41:36
  further
• 41:37
  now
• 41:37
  that
• 41:37
  you're
• 41:38
  developing
• 41:38
  this
• 41:38
  curriculum.
• 41:39
  So
• 41:39
  did
• 41:40
  you
• 41:40
  have
• 41:40
  this
• 41:41
  whole
• 41:41
  idea
• 41:42
  of
• 41:42
  developing
• 41:43
  a
• 41:43
  curriculum
• 41:44
  with
• 41:44
  your
• 41:45
  food
• 41:45
  safety
• 41:46
  theme
• 41:46
  all
• 41:46
  along?
• 41:47
  I
• 41:48
  actually
• 41:48
  did
• 41:48
  that.
• 41:49
  That
• 41:49
  was
• 41:50
  the
• 41:50
  plan
• 41:50
  from
• 41:51
  the
• 41:51
  start.
• 41:52
  Again,
• 41:52
  when
• 41:52
  I
• 41:53
  was
• 41:53
  researching
• 41:53
  the
• 41:54
  books,
• 41:54
  like
• 41:54
  I
• 41:54
  said,
• 41:54
  I
• 41:55
  could
• 41:55
  not
• 41:55
  find
• 41:55
  anything
• 41:57
  that
• 41:57
  targeted
• 41:58
  children
• 41:59
  and
• 41:59
  food
• 42:00
  safety.
• 42:01
  I
• 42:01
  can
• 42:01
  find
• 42:01
  all
• 42:02
  sorts
• 42:02
  of
• 42:02
  things.
• 42:02
  Eating
• 42:02
  healthy,
• 42:03
  making
• 42:03
  fun
• 42:04
  snacks,
• 42:04
  but
• 42:05
  not
• 42:05
  the
• 42:05
  food
• 42:05
  safety
• 42:06
  aspect.
• 42:06
  And
• 42:06
  I
• 42:06
  really
• 42:07
  don't
• 42:07
  think
• 42:08
  we
• 42:08
  teach
• 42:09
  children
• 42:09
  that
• 42:09
  early
• 42:09
  on.
• 42:10
  We
• 42:10
  do
• 42:10
  stress
• 42:10
  washing
• 42:11
  hands
• 42:11
  a
• 42:12
  lot
• 42:12
  because
• 42:12
  just
• 42:13
  in
• 42:13
  general,
• 42:13
  that
• 42:13
  is
• 42:14
  the
• 42:14
  number
• 42:14
  one
• 42:15
  way
• 42:15
  to
• 42:15
  stop
• 42:15
  germs
• 42:16
  from
• 42:16
  spreading.
• 42:16
  So
• 42:17
  I
• 42:17
  know
• 42:17
  the
• 42:17
  kids
• 42:17
  in
• 42:17
  preschool
• 42:18
  are
• 42:18
  hearing,
• 42:19
  wash
• 42:19
  your
• 42:19
  hands.
• 42:20
  But
• 42:21
  I
• 42:21
  wanted
• 42:21
  to
• 42:22
  teach
• 42:22
  or
• 42:22
  have
• 42:22
  a
• 42:23
  book
• 42:23
  that
• 42:23
  taught
• 42:23
  these
• 42:24
  lessons
• 42:24
  early
• 42:24
  on
• 42:24
  because
• 42:25
  like
• 42:25
  you
• 42:26
  said,
• 42:26
  we're
• 42:26
  going
• 42:26
  to
• 42:26
  keep
• 42:26
  having
• 42:27
  kids
• 42:27
  and
• 42:27
  kids,
• 42:27
  but
• 42:27
  these
• 42:27
  kids
• 42:28
  are
• 42:28
  going
• 42:28
  to.
• 42:28
  And
• 42:28
  they're
• 42:29
  going
• 42:29
  to
• 42:29
  start
• 42:29
  going
• 42:29
  to
• 42:30
  elementary
• 42:30
  school
• 42:30
  and
• 42:31
  maybe
• 42:31
  packing
• 42:31
  their
• 42:32
  own
• 42:32
  lunch,
• 42:32
  and
• 42:33
  then
• 42:33
  they're
• 42:33
  going
• 42:33
  to
• 42:33
  have
• 42:33
  their
• 42:33
  own
• 42:34
  families.
• 42:34
  And
• 42:35
  I
• 42:35
  want
• 42:35
  that
• 42:36
  message
• 42:37
  to
• 42:37
  start
• 42:38
  early
• 42:38
  and
• 42:38
  continue
• 42:39
  on
• 42:39
  into
• 42:39
  adulthood.
• 42:41
  It's
• 42:41
  neat
• 42:41
  that
• 42:41
  you
• 42:42
  thought
• 42:42
  about
• 42:42
  that,
• 42:42
  because
• 42:43
  I
• 42:43
  was
• 42:43
  talking
• 42:43
  to
• 42:43
  a
• 42:44
  guest
• 42:44
  the
• 42:44
  other
• 42:44
  day,
• 42:45
  and
• 42:45
  she
• 42:45
  had
• 42:46
  mentioned
• 42:46
  she's
• 42:47
  a
• 42:47
  preschool
• 42:48
  teacher,
• 42:49
  and
• 42:50
  she
• 42:50
  had
• 42:51
  developed
• 42:51
  a
• 42:52
  lesson
• 42:52
  plan
• 42:52
  to
• 42:52
  go
• 42:53
  with
• 42:53
  her
• 42:53
  book.
• 42:53
  So
• 42:54
  I'm
• 42:54
  finding
• 42:54
  more
• 42:54
  and
• 42:55
  more
• 42:55
  people
• 42:56
  actually
• 42:57
  developing
• 42:57
  a
• 42:58
  lesson
• 42:58
  plan
• 42:58
  or
• 42:58
  a
• 42:59
  curriculum
• 43:00
  to
• 43:00
  support
• 43:00
  their
• 43:00
  book.
• 43:01
  And
• 43:01
  I
• 43:01
  think
• 43:01
  that's
• 43:02
  a
• 43:02
  great
• 43:02
  idea.
• 43:03
  It's
• 43:04
  hands
• 43:04
  in
• 43:04
  hands.
• 43:04
  And
• 43:04
  then
• 43:04
  it
• 43:05
  just
• 43:05
  keeps
• 43:05
  enforcing
• 43:06
  the
• 43:06
  message
• 43:07
  that
• 43:07
  you're
• 43:07
  trying
• 43:08
  to
• 43:08
  portray
• 43:09
  in
• 43:09
  the
• 43:09
  book.
• 43:10
  So
• 43:10
  with
• 43:11
  that
• 43:11
  lesson
• 43:11
  plan
• 43:11
  on
• 43:12
  top
• 43:12
  of
• 43:12
  it,
• 43:12
  and
• 43:12
  then
• 43:13
  having
• 43:13
  an
• 43:13
  activity,
• 43:14
  like
• 43:14
  I
• 43:15
  had
• 43:15
  said
• 43:15
  with
• 43:15
  packing
• 43:16
  the
• 43:16
  picnic
• 43:16
  basket,
• 43:17
  when
• 43:17
  the
• 43:17
  kids
• 43:17
  are
• 43:18
  doing
• 43:18
  that
• 43:18
  with
• 43:18
  me,
• 43:19
  I
• 43:19
  have
• 43:19
  actual.
• 43:20
  From
• 43:20
  being
• 43:21
  a
• 43:21
  dietitian,
• 43:21
  I
• 43:21
  have
• 43:21
  food
• 43:22
  models.
• 43:22
  And
• 43:23
  so
• 43:23
  I'll
• 43:23
  hold
• 43:23
  up
• 43:24
  a
• 43:25
  carton
• 43:25
  of
• 43:25
  milk,
• 43:26
  and
• 43:26
  the
• 43:26
  kids
• 43:27
  will
• 43:27
  either
• 43:27
  flap
• 43:28
  their
• 43:28
  wings
• 43:28
  if
• 43:28
  they
• 43:29
  think
• 43:29
  that
• 43:29
  milk
• 43:29
  is
• 43:29
  safe
• 43:30
  because
• 43:30
  it's
• 43:30
  been
• 43:31
  sitting
• 43:31
  out
• 43:31
  all
• 43:31
  day,
• 43:32
  or
• 43:32
  if
• 43:33
  they
• 43:33
  think
• 43:33
  it's.
• 43:33
  I'd
• 43:34
  say
• 43:34
  they'll
• 43:35
  make
• 43:35
  an
• 43:35
  X
• 43:35
  with
• 43:35
  their
• 43:36
  hands
• 43:36
  and
• 43:36
  we'll
• 43:36
  put
• 43:37
  that
• 43:37
  to
• 43:37
  the
• 43:37
  side.
• 43:38
  And
• 43:38
  then
• 43:38
  I
• 43:38
  might
• 43:38
  bring
• 43:39
  out
• 43:39
  a
• 43:39
  banana
• 43:40
  and
• 43:40
  Explain
• 43:41
  to
• 43:41
  them
• 43:41
  that
• 43:41
  this
• 43:42
  banana
• 43:42
  has
• 43:42
  that
• 43:43
  protective
• 43:43
  covering
• 43:44
  and
• 43:44
  that
• 43:44
  we
• 43:44
  do
• 43:44
  not
• 43:44
  have
• 43:45
  to
• 43:45
  wash
• 43:45
  that
• 43:45
  banana.
• 43:46
  And
• 43:46
  they'll
• 43:46
  flap
• 43:47
  their
• 43:47
  hands
• 43:47
  and
• 43:47
  we'll
• 43:47
  put
• 43:47
  it
• 43:48
  in
• 43:48
  my
• 43:48
  basket.
• 43:48
  So
• 43:49
  it's
• 43:49
  a
• 43:49
  lot
• 43:50
  of
• 43:50
  fun
• 43:51
  way
• 43:52
  even
• 43:52
  to
• 43:52
  the
• 43:52
  hand
• 43:52
  sanitizer.
• 43:53
  If
• 43:53
  there's
• 43:54
  not
• 43:54
  a
• 43:55
  bathroom
• 43:55
  or
• 43:55
  a
• 43:56
  sink
• 43:56
  at
• 43:56
  the
• 43:57
  park
• 43:57
  that
• 43:57
  they're
• 43:57
  having
• 43:58
  their
• 43:58
  picnic,
• 43:58
  we'll
• 43:59
  pack
• 43:59
  in
• 43:59
  a
• 43:59
  little
• 43:59
  hand
• 44:00
  sanitizer
• 44:00
  and
• 44:00
  teach
• 44:01
  them
• 44:01
  how
• 44:01
  to
• 44:01
  properly
• 44:01
  use
• 44:02
  that
• 44:02
  as
• 44:02
  well.
• 44:02
  That
• 44:03
  is,
• 44:03
  you've
• 44:04
  mentioned
• 44:04
  you're
• 44:04
  going
• 44:05
  to.
• 44:05
  I
• 44:05
  don't
• 44:06
  know
• 44:06
  if
• 44:06
  you've
• 44:06
  written
• 44:06
  it
• 44:07
  or
• 44:07
  you're
• 44:07
  going
• 44:07
  to
• 44:08
  start
• 44:08
  writing
• 44:08
  your
• 44:09
  second
• 44:09
  book.
• 44:10
  I
• 44:10
  have
• 44:11
  written
• 44:11
  it.
• 44:11
  Can
• 44:11
  you
• 44:12
  share
• 44:12
  some
• 44:13
  insights
• 44:13
  into
• 44:14
  your
• 44:14
  journey,
• 44:15
  your
• 44:15
  development
• 44:15
  of
• 44:16
  your
• 44:16
  second
• 44:16
  book?
• 44:17
  Did
• 44:17
  you
• 44:17
  do
• 44:17
  any
• 44:18
  additional
• 44:18
  research
• 44:19
  and
• 44:19
  what's
• 44:20
  the
• 44:20
  writing
• 44:20
  process?
• 44:21
  Can
• 44:21
  you
• 44:21
  also
• 44:22
  explain
• 44:23
  what
• 44:24
  lessons
• 44:24
  you
• 44:25
  learned
• 44:25
  from
• 44:25
  your
• 44:25
  first
• 44:26
  book
• 44:26
  and
• 44:26
  what
• 44:27
  you
• 44:27
  have
• 44:27
  now
• 44:28
  incorporated
• 44:29
  into
• 44:29
  that
• 44:29
  whole
• 44:30
  process
• 44:30
  for
• 44:30
  your
• 44:30
  second
• 44:31
  book?
• 44:31
  That's
• 44:31
  a
• 44:31
  lot,
• 44:32
  Rick.
• 44:32
  I
• 44:32
  know,
• 44:33
  isn't
• 44:33
  it?
• 44:33
  I'll
• 44:34
  try
• 44:34
  and
• 44:34
  remind
• 44:34
  you.
• 44:35
  And
• 44:35
  Part
• 44:35
  B.
• 44:38
  To
• 44:38
  be
• 44:38
  honest
• 44:38
  with
• 44:39
  you,
• 44:39
  I
• 44:39
  wasn't
• 44:39
  expecting
• 44:40
  to
• 44:40
  have.
• 44:40
  But
• 44:40
  when
• 44:41
  you
• 44:41
  said
• 44:41
  you
• 44:41
  had
• 44:41
  the
• 44:42
  second
• 44:42
  book,
• 44:42
  I
• 44:42
  thought,
• 44:43
  okay,
• 44:43
  how
• 44:43
  do.
• 44:43
  What
• 44:43
  do
• 44:44
  I
• 44:44
  do
• 44:44
  now?
• 44:46
  You
• 44:46
  have
• 44:46
  the
• 44:47
  second
• 44:47
  book.
• 44:47
  I
• 44:47
  am
• 44:48
  not
• 44:48
  in
• 44:48
  love
• 44:48
  with
• 44:49
  it
• 44:49
  as
• 44:49
  much
• 44:49
  as
• 44:49
  I
• 44:49
  am
• 44:50
  with
• 44:50
  the
• 44:50
  first
• 44:50
  book
• 44:51
  right
• 44:51
  now.
• 44:51
  So
• 44:51
  it
• 44:51
  is
• 44:52
  still
• 44:52
  in
• 44:52
  revisions.
• 44:53
  The
• 44:54
  first
• 44:54
  book,
• 44:54
  I
• 44:55
  really
• 44:55
  had
• 44:56
  a
• 44:56
  main
• 44:56
  vision
• 44:57
  for
• 44:57
  it
• 44:57
  and
• 44:58
  it
• 44:58
  was
• 44:58
  truly
• 44:59
  food
• 44:59
  safety.
• 44:59
  And
• 45:00
  I
• 45:01
  really
• 45:01
  wanted
• 45:01
  those
• 45:02
  tips
• 45:02
  in
• 45:03
  the
• 45:03
  book
• 45:03
  that
• 45:03
  you've
• 45:03
  seen
• 45:04
  at
• 45:04
  the
• 45:04
  bottom,
• 45:05
  I
• 45:05
  wanted
• 45:05
  those
• 45:05
  tips.
• 45:06
  I
• 45:07
  wanted
• 45:07
  a
• 45:07
  family
• 45:08
  to
• 45:08
  really
• 45:08
  embrace
• 45:09
  the
• 45:09
  book.
• 45:09
  I
• 45:09
  wanted
• 45:10
  kids
• 45:10
  to
• 45:10
  go
• 45:10
  home.
• 45:10
  I
• 45:11
  want
• 45:11
  to
• 45:11
  pack
• 45:11
  a
• 45:11
  picnic
• 45:12
  and
• 45:12
  plan
• 45:12
  a
• 45:12
  day
• 45:12
  at
• 45:13
  the
• 45:13
  park
• 45:13
  with
• 45:13
  their
• 45:14
  families.
• 45:15
  So
• 45:15
  this
• 45:15
  next
• 45:15
  book,
• 45:16
  after
• 45:16
  reading
• 45:17
  Birdie's
• 45:18
  Picnic
• 45:18
  Party,
• 45:18
  two
• 45:19
  children,
• 45:19
  I
• 45:20
  have
• 45:20
  seen
• 45:20
  how
• 45:21
  much
• 45:21
  they
• 45:21
  want
• 45:21
  to
• 45:21
  learn
• 45:22
  about
• 45:22
  the
• 45:22
  nutrition
• 45:23
  aspect
• 45:23
  of
• 45:23
  it
• 45:23
  as
• 45:24
  well.
• 45:24
  And
• 45:24
  they
• 45:25
  do,
• 45:25
  Birdie,
• 45:25
  and
• 45:25
  they
• 45:26
  do
• 45:26
  enjoy
• 45:26
  the
• 45:26
  bright
• 45:27
  characters
• 45:27
  and
• 45:28
  they
• 45:28
  want
• 45:28
  to
• 45:28
  jump
• 45:29
  in.
• 45:29
  They
• 45:29
  are
• 45:29
  little
• 45:30
  sponges
• 45:30
  and
• 45:30
  they
• 45:31
  want
• 45:31
  to
• 45:31
  learn
• 45:31
  more.
• 45:32
  So
• 45:32
  this
• 45:32
  next
• 45:33
  book,
• 45:33
  it
• 45:34
  is
• 45:34
  Birdie
• 45:34
  and
• 45:34
  all
• 45:35
  of
• 45:35
  her
• 45:35
  friends
• 45:35
  from
• 45:36
  the
• 45:36
  first
• 45:36
  book,
• 45:37
  then
• 45:37
  inviting
• 45:37
  a
• 45:38
  new
• 45:38
  friend,
• 45:39
  Mr.
• 45:39
  Rabbit,
• 45:40
  and
• 45:41
  they
• 45:41
  are
• 45:42
  learning
• 45:42
  how
• 45:42
  to
• 45:43
  fuel
• 45:44
  their
• 45:44
  bodies
• 45:44
  to
• 45:45
  make
• 45:45
  them
• 45:45
  stronger
• 45:46
  with
• 45:46
  protein
• 45:47
  and
• 45:47
  to
• 45:47
  cut
• 45:47
  out
• 45:48
  junk
• 45:48
  food.
• 45:49
  Again,
• 45:50
  it's
• 45:50
  still
• 45:50
  got
• 45:50
  that
• 45:50
  underlining
• 45:51
  message
• 45:52
  of
• 45:52
  friendship
• 45:52
  and
• 45:53
  working
• 45:53
  together.
• 45:54
  Teamwork
• 45:54
  is
• 45:55
  important
• 45:56
  and
• 45:56
  it
• 45:56
  also
• 45:56
  has
• 45:57
  the
• 45:57
  underlining
• 45:57
  message
• 45:58
  as
• 45:58
  well
• 45:59
  on
• 45:59
  the
• 45:59
  food
• 45:59
  safety
• 46:00
  building
• 46:00
  from
• 46:00
  the
• 46:00
  first
• 46:01
  book.
• 46:01
  So
• 46:01
  it's
• 46:02
  just
• 46:02
  taking
• 46:02
  them
• 46:02
  to
• 46:03
  a
• 46:03
  whole
• 46:03
  next
• 46:03
  level
• 46:04
  as
• 46:04
  they
• 46:05
  grow
• 46:06
  and
• 46:06
  learn
• 46:06
  to
• 46:07
  be
• 46:07
  active
• 46:07
  in
• 46:07
  the
• 46:07
  kitchen.
• 46:08
  And
• 46:08
  families
• 46:08
  do
• 46:09
  like
• 46:09
  to
• 46:09
  be
• 46:09
  in
• 46:09
  the
• 46:09
  kitchen
• 46:10
  together.
• 46:10
  So
• 46:11
  to
• 46:11
  me,
• 46:12
  this
• 46:12
  book
• 46:13
  is
• 46:13
  encouraging
• 46:14
  them
• 46:14
  to
• 46:14
  sit
• 46:14
  around
• 46:15
  in
• 46:15
  the
• 46:15
  kitchen,
• 46:16
  plan
• 46:16
  a
• 46:16
  meal
• 46:16
  together,
• 46:17
  and
• 46:17
  then
• 46:17
  bring
• 46:18
  back
• 46:18
  that
• 46:19
  family
• 46:19
  meal
• 46:19
  of
• 46:20
  us
• 46:20
  all
• 46:20
  eating
• 46:20
  together.
• 46:21
  Because
• 46:21
  now
• 46:21
  the
• 46:21
  world
• 46:22
  is
• 46:22
  so
• 46:22
  crazy
• 46:23
  busy
• 46:23
  that
• 46:23
  you've
• 46:24
  got
• 46:24
  your
• 46:24
  sporting
• 46:25
  events,
• 46:25
  you're
• 46:26
  here
• 46:26
  and
• 46:26
  there,
• 46:26
  you've
• 46:27
  got
• 46:27
  the
• 46:27
  social
• 46:27
  media
• 46:28
  and
• 46:28
  the
• 46:28
  cell
• 46:28
  phones
• 46:28
  and
• 46:29
  the
• 46:29
  iPads.
• 46:29
  I
• 46:30
  want
• 46:30
  to
• 46:30
  bring
• 46:30
  back
• 46:31
  that
• 46:31
  wholesome,
• 46:31
  I'm
• 46:31
  an
• 46:32
  80s
• 46:32
  kid.
• 46:32
  That's
• 46:33
  how
• 46:33
  we
• 46:33
  grew
• 46:33
  up
• 46:33
  in
• 46:34
  the
• 46:34
  80s.
• 46:34
  And
• 46:35
  you
• 46:35
  sat
• 46:35
  around
• 46:36
  and
• 46:36
  you
• 46:36
  talked
• 46:36
  as
• 46:37
  a
• 46:37
  family.
• 46:37
  I
• 46:37
  was
• 46:37
  hoping
• 46:38
  these
• 46:38
  books
• 46:38
  would
• 46:39
  throw
• 46:39
  back
• 46:39
  that
• 46:40
  with
• 46:40
  the
• 46:40
  message
• 46:41
  as
• 46:41
  well.
• 46:41
  I
• 46:42
  want
• 46:42
  to
• 46:42
  pick
• 46:42
  up
• 46:42
  on
• 46:42
  something
• 46:43
  you
• 46:43
  said.
• 46:43
  You
• 46:44
  said,
• 46:44
  I'm
• 46:45
  not
• 46:45
  as
• 46:45
  in
• 46:45
  love
• 46:46
  with
• 46:46
  the
• 46:46
  second
• 46:46
  book
• 46:47
  yet
• 46:47
  as
• 46:48
  the
• 46:48
  first
• 46:48
  book.
• 46:49
  Yes.
• 46:49
  Expand
• 46:49
  on
• 46:50
  that
• 46:50
  a
• 46:50
  bit.
• 46:50
  I'm
• 46:51
  still
• 46:51
  finding
• 46:52
  as.
• 46:52
  Because,
• 46:53
  like
• 46:53
  I
• 46:53
  said,
• 46:53
  I'm
• 46:53
  not
• 46:53
  an
• 46:54
  author.
• 46:55
  And
• 46:55
  so
• 46:55
  I'm
• 46:55
  still
• 46:56
  trying
• 46:56
  to
• 46:56
  find
• 46:57
  that
• 46:57
  bridge
• 46:58
  of
• 46:59
  the
• 46:59
  technical
• 47:00
  side
• 47:00
  of
• 47:00
  it,
• 47:01
  but
• 47:01
  to
• 47:02
  also
• 47:02
  make
• 47:02
  it
• 47:03
  fun
• 47:03
  and
• 47:04
  engaging.
• 47:05
  And
• 47:05
  when
• 47:05
  I
• 47:06
  read
• 47:06
  the
• 47:06
  book
• 47:06
  to
• 47:07
  myself
• 47:07
  over
• 47:07
  and
• 47:07
  over
• 47:08
  again,
• 47:08
  it
• 47:09
  does
• 47:09
  have
• 47:09
  the
• 47:09
  nice
• 47:10
  alliteration,
• 47:11
  it
• 47:11
  has
• 47:11
  the
• 47:11
  great
• 47:12
  rhyming,
• 47:12
  it
• 47:12
  has
• 47:13
  the
• 47:13
  sweet
• 47:13
  characters.
• 47:14
  But
• 47:14
  I'm
• 47:14
  not
• 47:15
  getting
• 47:15
  that
• 47:15
  impactful
• 47:16
  message
• 47:16
  that
• 47:16
  I
• 47:16
  want
• 47:17
  you
• 47:17
  to
• 47:17
  walk
• 47:17
  away
• 47:17
  with
• 47:17
  at
• 47:18
  the
• 47:18
  end.
• 47:18
  And
• 47:19
  so
• 47:19
  that's
• 47:19
  why
• 47:19
  it's
• 47:19
  not
• 47:19
  ready
• 47:20
  for
• 47:20
  release
• 47:20
  yet.
• 47:20
  Okay.
• 47:21
  No,
• 47:22
  thank
• 47:22
  you
• 47:22
  for
• 47:22
  sharing
• 47:23
  that.
• 47:23
  Because
• 47:23
  you
• 47:24
  know
• 47:24
  what?
• 47:24
  That's
• 47:24
  the
• 47:24
  whole
• 47:25
  thing.
• 47:25
  I've
• 47:26
  interviewed
• 47:26
  over
• 47:26
  50
• 47:27
  children's
• 47:27
  book
• 47:28
  authors.
• 47:28
  Only
• 47:28
  one
• 47:29
  said
• 47:29
  to
• 47:29
  me,
• 47:30
  I'm
• 47:31
  a
• 47:31
  one
• 47:31
  and
• 47:31
  done.
• 47:32
  And
• 47:32
  then
• 47:32
  as
• 47:33
  we
• 47:33
  went
• 47:33
  through
• 47:34
  the
• 47:34
  interview,
• 47:35
  the
• 47:35
  cracks
• 47:36
  started
• 47:36
  to
• 47:37
  appear.
• 47:38
  And
• 47:39
  she
• 47:39
  did
• 47:39
  reveal
• 47:40
  that,
• 47:40
  oh,
• 47:41
  maybe
• 47:41
  I
• 47:41
  do
• 47:41
  have
• 47:42
  a
• 47:42
  son.
• 47:42
  I
• 47:42
  want
• 47:42
  to
• 47:42
  do
• 47:42
  another.
• 47:45
  But
• 47:45
  it's
• 47:45
  important
• 47:46
  because
• 47:47
  I
• 47:47
  find
• 47:47
  most
• 47:48
  children's
• 47:48
  book
• 47:48
  authors
• 47:49
  do
• 47:49
  have
• 47:50
  a
• 47:50
  second,
• 47:50
  a
• 47:50
  third
• 47:51
  or
• 47:51
  fourth
• 47:51
  book
• 47:51
  in
• 47:52
  them.
• 47:52
  And
• 47:53
  it's
• 47:53
  nice
• 47:53
  for
• 47:54
  you
• 47:54
  to
• 47:54
  share
• 47:55
  as
• 47:56
  you're
• 47:56
  going
• 47:56
  through
• 47:56
  the
• 47:57
  process.
• 47:57
  Process.
• 47:58
  Sometimes
• 47:59
  you
• 47:59
  know
• 47:59
  what
• 48:00
  you've
• 48:00
  got.
• 48:00
  It's
• 48:01
  like
• 48:01
  your
• 48:01
  first
• 48:01
  child.
• 48:01
  They
• 48:02
  say
• 48:02
  you're
• 48:02
  not
• 48:02
  supposed
• 48:02
  to
• 48:03
  be
• 48:03
  your
• 48:03
  first
• 48:03
  child
• 48:04
  more
• 48:04
  than
• 48:04
  your
• 48:04
  second
• 48:05
  child.
• 48:05
  Here
• 48:05
  we
• 48:05
  are,
• 48:06
  you've
• 48:06
  got
• 48:06
  your
• 48:06
  first
• 48:07
  book,
• 48:07
  you're
• 48:07
  in
• 48:07
  love
• 48:07
  with
• 48:08
  it,
• 48:08
  and
• 48:09
  I
• 48:09
  got
• 48:09
  my
• 48:09
  second
• 48:10
  book.
• 48:10
  But
• 48:12
  there's
• 48:12
  something
• 48:13
  that
• 48:13
  just
• 48:13
  isn't
• 48:14
  delivering
• 48:15
  not.
• 48:15
  And
• 48:16
  I
• 48:16
  want
• 48:16
  to
• 48:16
  be
• 48:16
  transparent,
• 48:17
  and
• 48:17
  I
• 48:17
  don't
• 48:18
  want
• 48:18
  to
• 48:18
  just
• 48:18
  push
• 48:19
  something
• 48:19
  out
• 48:19
  to
• 48:19
  be
• 48:20
  pushing
• 48:20
  something
• 48:20
  out.
• 48:21
  I
• 48:21
  want
• 48:21
  that
• 48:22
  part
• 48:22
  of
• 48:22
  it
• 48:23
  in
• 48:23
  the
• 48:23
  book.
• 48:23
  Did
• 48:24
  you
• 48:24
  have
• 48:24
  that,
• 48:24
  say,
• 48:25
  issue
• 48:25
  with
• 48:25
  your
• 48:25
  stock
• 48:26
  or
• 48:26
  no?
• 48:26
  Yes.
• 48:27
  It's
• 48:28
  funny
• 48:28
  you
• 48:28
  should
• 48:28
  mention
• 48:29
  that
• 48:29
  because
• 48:29
  I'm
• 48:30
  still
• 48:30
  having
• 48:30
  second
• 48:31
  thoughts
• 48:32
  about
• 48:33
  our
• 48:33
  second
• 48:34
  book
• 48:35
  in
• 48:35
  terms
• 48:36
  of
• 48:36
  some
• 48:36
  things
• 48:37
  that
• 48:37
  we
• 48:37
  might
• 48:37
  do
• 48:38
  differently.
• 48:39
  I'M
• 48:39
  glad
• 48:39
  you
• 48:39
  brought
• 48:40
  that
• 48:40
  up
• 48:40
  because
• 48:40
  we
• 48:40
  have
• 48:41
  had
• 48:41
  multiple
• 48:41
  five
• 48:42
  star
• 48:42
  reviews,
• 48:42
  but
• 48:43
  a
• 48:43
  few
• 48:43
  comments
• 48:43
  where
• 48:43
  it
• 48:44
  is
• 48:44
  a
• 48:44
  little
• 48:44
  wordy.
• 48:44
  The
• 48:45
  beautiful
• 48:45
  thing
• 48:45
  about
• 48:45
  being
• 48:46
  an
• 48:46
  independent
• 48:47
  children's
• 48:47
  book
• 48:48
  author
• 48:48
  is
• 48:49
  that
• 48:49
  you
• 48:49
  control
• 48:50
  the
• 48:50
  content.
• 48:51
  If
• 48:51
  you
• 48:51
  decide
• 48:52
  that
• 48:52
  you're
• 48:52
  not
• 48:52
  happy
• 48:53
  with
• 48:53
  the
• 48:53
  phrase
• 48:54
  or
• 48:55
  the
• 48:55
  words
• 48:55
  on
• 48:56
  one
• 48:56
  page,
• 48:57
  you
• 48:57
  can
• 48:57
  actually
• 48:57
  go
• 48:58
  in
• 48:58
  and
• 48:58
  modify
• 48:59
  it
• 48:59
  and
• 48:59
  make
• 48:59
  the
• 49:00
  change.
• 49:00
  Then
• 49:00
  you
• 49:00
  go
• 49:00
  back
• 49:00
  to
• 49:01
  Amazon
• 49:01
  or
• 49:01
  Ingress
• 49:02
  Bars,
• 49:02
  you
• 49:02
  just
• 49:03
  upload
• 49:03
  the
• 49:03
  files.
• 49:03
  It
• 49:04
  doesn't
• 49:04
  cost
• 49:04
  you
• 49:04
  anything
• 49:05
  to
• 49:05
  do
• 49:05
  that.
• 49:06
  I'm
• 49:06
  still
• 49:06
  playing
• 49:07
  around
• 49:07
  with
• 49:08
  the
• 49:08
  second
• 49:09
  book
• 49:09
  because
• 49:09
  I
• 49:10
  think
• 49:10
  I
• 49:10
  may
• 49:10
  have
• 49:10
  rushed
• 49:12
  to
• 49:12
  market
• 49:13
  because
• 49:13
  we
• 49:13
  were
• 49:13
  looking
• 49:14
  to
• 49:14
  hit
• 49:14
  a
• 49:14
  specific
• 49:15
  date,
• 49:15
  we
• 49:15
  had
• 49:16
  a
• 49:16
  specific
• 49:16
  event
• 49:17
  that
• 49:17
  the
• 49:18
  whole
• 49:18
  story
• 49:18
  was
• 49:18
  about,
• 49:19
  and
• 49:19
  we
• 49:19
  were
• 49:20
  asked
• 49:20
  to
• 49:20
  come
• 49:21
  and
• 49:21
  launch
• 49:21
  the
• 49:21
  book
• 49:22
  at
• 49:22
  that
• 49:22
  event.
• 49:23
  And
• 49:23
  I
• 49:23
  just
• 49:23
  think
• 49:24
  maybe
• 49:24
  we
• 49:24
  got
• 49:25
  ahead
• 49:25
  of
• 49:25
  ourselves.
• 49:26
  I
• 49:27
  understand.
• 49:27
  I
• 49:28
  couldn't
• 49:28
  delay
• 49:28
  it
• 49:28
  because
• 49:29
  it
• 49:29
  would.
• 49:29
  The
• 49:29
  next
• 49:30
  time
• 49:30
  would
• 49:30
  be
• 49:30
  a
• 49:30
  year
• 49:31
  from
• 49:31
  now.
• 49:31
  It's
• 49:31
  that
• 49:32
  old
• 49:32
  saying,
• 49:33
  done
• 49:33
  is
• 49:33
  better
• 49:34
  than
• 49:34
  perfect.
• 49:35
  However,
• 49:35
  we
• 49:35
  recording
• 49:36
  the
• 49:36
  second
• 49:36
  book
• 49:37
  and
• 49:37
  it
• 49:37
  sounds
• 49:37
  great.
• 49:37
  Are
• 49:38
  we
• 49:38
  overthinking
• 49:38
  this?
• 49:39
  That's
• 49:39
  the
• 49:39
  beautiful
• 49:40
  thing
• 49:40
  about
• 49:41
  your
• 49:41
  book
• 49:41
  or
• 49:42
  our
• 49:42
  books
• 49:43
  is
• 49:43
  that.
• 49:44
  And
• 49:44
  when
• 49:44
  you're,
• 49:45
  even
• 49:45
  when
• 49:45
  you're
• 49:45
  coaching
• 49:46
  people,
• 49:46
  you
• 49:46
  can
• 49:46
  always
• 49:47
  say,
• 49:47
  look
• 49:47
  at
• 49:48
  done
• 49:48
  is
• 49:48
  better
• 49:48
  than
• 49:49
  perfect.
• 49:49
  And
• 49:49
  you
• 49:50
  can
• 49:50
  always,
• 49:50
  as
• 49:50
  an
• 49:51
  independent
• 49:51
  children's
• 49:52
  book
• 49:52
  author,
• 49:52
  you
• 49:53
  can
• 49:53
  always
• 49:54
  change
• 49:54
  the
• 49:54
  file
• 49:55
  a
• 49:55
  bit,
• 49:55
  upload
• 49:56
  it,
• 49:56
  doesn't
• 49:57
  cost
• 49:57
  you
• 49:57
  anything,
• 49:58
  and
• 49:59
  make
• 49:59
  those
• 49:59
  improvements.
• 50:00
  And
• 50:01
  so
• 50:01
  the
• 50:01
  next
• 50:01
  person
• 50:02
  that
• 50:02
  purchased
• 50:02
  your
• 50:03
  book,
• 50:03
  they
• 50:03
  don't
• 50:04
  know
• 50:04
  that
• 50:04
  you've
• 50:04
  made
• 50:04
  the
• 50:05
  changes.
• 50:05
  That's
• 50:06
  true.
• 50:06
  That's
• 50:07
  very
• 50:07
  true.
• 50:07
  That's
• 50:07
  great
• 50:08
  advice
• 50:08
  and
• 50:08
  thank
• 50:09
  you
• 50:09
  for
• 50:09
  asking.
• 50:09
  I
• 50:10
  want
• 50:10
  to
• 50:10
  talk
• 50:10
  about
• 50:10
  success.
• 50:11
  You're
• 50:12
  how
• 50:12
  you
• 50:13
  envision
• 50:13
  success.
• 50:14
  And
• 50:14
  now
• 50:15
  that
• 50:15
  you're
• 50:15
  on
• 50:16
  going
• 50:16
  on
• 50:16
  to
• 50:16
  your
• 50:17
  second
• 50:17
  book.
• 50:17
  So
• 50:18
  talk
• 50:18
  to
• 50:18
  us
• 50:18
  about
• 50:18
  how
• 50:19
  you
• 50:19
  envision
• 50:20
  success
• 50:20
  for
• 50:20
  this
• 50:21
  book,
• 50:21
  your
• 50:21
  first.
• 50:22
  Book,
• 50:22
  not
• 50:22
  by
• 50:22
  the
• 50:23
  sales
• 50:23
  of
• 50:23
  the
• 50:23
  book.
• 50:24
  I
• 50:24
  did
• 50:24
  not
• 50:24
  enter
• 50:25
  this
• 50:26
  adventure
• 50:27
  for
• 50:28
  the
• 50:28
  sales
• 50:28
  of
• 50:29
  a
• 50:29
  book.
• 50:29
  I
• 50:29
  think
• 50:29
  authors,
• 50:30
  if
• 50:30
  they
• 50:30
  research,
• 50:31
  they
• 50:31
  know
• 50:32
  that
• 50:32
  is
• 50:32
  a
• 50:32
  hard
• 50:32
  business.
• 50:33
  This
• 50:33
  was
• 50:34
  a
• 50:35
  true
• 50:35
  passion.
• 50:36
  I'd
• 50:36
  always
• 50:36
  said
• 50:37
  I
• 50:37
  want
• 50:37
  to
• 50:37
  find
• 50:37
  my
• 50:38
  passion
• 50:39
  and
• 50:39
  purpose
• 50:39
  later
• 50:40
  in
• 50:40
  life.
• 50:40
  And
• 50:41
  this
• 50:41
  seems
• 50:42
  to
• 50:42
  be
• 50:43
  the
• 50:43
  route
• 50:44
  I'm
• 50:44
  taking
• 50:44
  now.
• 50:45
  And
• 50:45
  so
• 50:45
  the
• 50:46
  success
• 50:46
  for
• 50:46
  me,
• 50:47
  or
• 50:47
  how
• 50:47
  I
• 50:47
  measure
• 50:48
  success,
• 50:48
  when
• 50:49
  I'm
• 50:49
  reading
• 50:49
  the
• 50:49
  book
• 50:50
  to
• 50:50
  an
• 50:51
  audience
• 50:52
  and
• 50:52
  I'm
• 50:52
  seeing
• 50:52
  the
• 50:53
  smiles
• 50:53
  and
• 50:54
  I'm
• 50:54
  seeing
• 50:54
  them
• 50:55
  excited.
• 50:56
  And
• 50:56
  just
• 50:57
  the
• 50:57
  other
• 50:57
  day
• 50:57
  we
• 50:58
  walked
• 50:58
  out
• 50:58
  of
• 50:59
  a
• 50:59
  church,
• 50:59
  I
• 50:59
  rented
• 51:00
  a
• 51:00
  church,
• 51:00
  and
• 51:01
  the
• 51:01
  kids
• 51:01
  all
• 51:01
  flew
• 51:02
  out
• 51:02
  of
• 51:02
  the
• 51:02
  building
• 51:03
  with
• 51:03
  their
• 51:03
  wings.
• 51:04
  And
• 51:04
  to
• 51:04
  me
• 51:05
  that
• 51:05
  is
• 51:05
  success.
• 51:06
  They
• 51:06
  love
• 51:07
  the
• 51:07
  story
• 51:08
  and
• 51:08
  they
• 51:09
  embraced
• 51:10
  birdie
• 51:10
  100%.
• 51:11
  I
• 51:11
  also
• 51:12
  measure
• 51:12
  success
• 51:13
  by
• 51:13
  if
• 51:13
  it's
• 51:14
  taught
• 51:14
  a
• 51:14
  lesson
• 51:15
  and
• 51:15
  it's
• 51:15
  brought
• 51:15
  joy
• 51:16
  into
• 51:16
  somebody's
• 51:16
  life.
• 51:17
  And
• 51:17
  I
• 51:17
  feel
• 51:17
  like
• 51:18
  this
• 51:18
  book
• 51:19
  has
• 51:19
  done
• 51:19
  both
• 51:19
  of
• 51:20
  those
• 51:20
  things.
• 51:20
  It
• 51:20
  is
• 51:21
  teaching
• 51:21
  a
• 51:21
  lesson
• 51:22
  that
• 51:22
  is
• 51:22
  very
• 51:23
  important
• 51:23
  for
• 51:24
  us,
• 51:24
  and
• 51:25
  it's
• 51:25
  bringing
• 51:25
  joy
• 51:26
  into
• 51:26
  children's
• 51:27
  lives
• 51:27
  and
• 51:27
  hopefully
• 51:28
  families
• 51:29
  lives.
• 51:29
  I
• 51:29
  hear
• 51:30
  from
• 51:30
  the
• 51:30
  kids
• 51:30
  side
• 51:30
  of
• 51:31
  it.
• 51:31
  I
• 51:31
  would
• 51:31
  really
• 51:32
  love
• 51:32
  at
• 51:32
  some
• 51:32
  of
• 51:33
  my
• 51:33
  upcoming
• 51:33
  events
• 51:33
  to
• 51:34
  hear
• 51:34
  from
• 51:34
  a
• 51:34
  family
• 51:35
  on
• 51:36
  how
• 51:36
  they've
• 51:36
  incorporated
• 51:37
  it
• 51:37
  into
• 51:37
  their
• 51:38
  lifestyle.
• 51:39
  But
• 51:39
  the
• 51:40
  kids
• 51:40
  right
• 51:40
  now
• 51:40
  are
• 51:41
  feeding
• 51:41
  my
• 51:41
  soul,
• 51:42
  and
• 51:42
  I'm
• 51:42
  loving
• 51:42
  that.
• 51:42
  And
• 51:43
  to
• 51:43
  me,
• 51:43
  that
• 51:43
  that
• 51:43
  means
• 51:44
  the
• 51:44
  book
• 51:44
  has
• 51:44
  been
• 51:44
  a
• 51:44
  success.
• 51:45
  Is
• 51:45
  that
• 51:46
  success
• 51:46
  that
• 51:47
  you're
• 51:47
  having
• 51:48
  maybe
• 51:48
  putting
• 51:49
  a
• 51:49
  little
• 51:49
  pressure
• 51:50
  on
• 51:50
  you
• 51:50
  for
• 51:51
  the
• 51:51
  second
• 51:51
  book?
• 51:52
  I
• 51:52
  think
• 51:52
  so,
• 51:52
  yes.
• 51:53
  Because
• 51:53
  again,
• 51:53
  I
• 51:53
  want
• 51:54
  to
• 51:54
  put
• 51:54
  something
• 51:54
  good
• 51:54
  out
• 51:55
  there.
• 51:55
  I
• 51:55
  want
• 51:56
  something
• 51:56
  that
• 51:56
  is
• 51:57
  educational
• 51:58
  and
• 51:58
  I
• 51:58
  want
• 51:58
  it
• 51:58
  to
• 51:59
  be
• 51:59
  able
• 51:59
  to
• 51:59
  spark
• 52:00
  conversations
• 52:01
  and
• 52:01
  important
• 52:01
  conversations,
• 52:02
  no
• 52:03
  matter
• 52:03
  what
• 52:03
  age
• 52:03
  you
• 52:03
  are.
• 52:04
  I
• 52:04
  know
• 52:04
  the
• 52:05
  book
• 52:05
  is
• 52:05
  a
• 52:05
  children's
• 52:06
  book,
• 52:06
  but
• 52:06
  again,
• 52:07
  I
• 52:07
  want
• 52:07
  a
• 52:07
  child
• 52:07
  to
• 52:08
  come
• 52:08
  home
• 52:08
  and
• 52:08
  sit
• 52:09
  at
• 52:09
  dinner
• 52:09
  with
• 52:09
  their
• 52:10
  and
• 52:10
  ask,
• 52:11
  can
• 52:11
  we
• 52:11
  have
• 52:11
  colored
• 52:12
  cutting
• 52:12
  boards
• 52:13
  like
• 52:13
  you
• 52:13
  and
• 52:13
  your
• 52:13
  wife
• 52:14
  have
• 52:14
  talked
• 52:14
  about
• 52:14
  or
• 52:15
  for
• 52:15
  different
• 52:15
  things.
• 52:15
  I
• 52:15
  want
• 52:15
  to
• 52:16
  spark
• 52:16
  those
• 52:16
  important
• 52:17
  conversations.
• 52:18
  And
• 52:18
  yeah,
• 52:19
  that
• 52:19
  second
• 52:19
  one,
• 52:19
  I
• 52:20
  just.
• 52:20
  They
• 52:21
  talk
• 52:21
  about
• 52:21
  that
• 52:21
  writer's
• 52:22
  block,
• 52:22
  I
• 52:23
  guess
• 52:23
  you
• 52:23
  would
• 52:23
  call
• 52:23
  it
• 52:24
  writer's
• 52:24
  block
• 52:24
  because
• 52:25
  I
• 52:25
  want
• 52:25
  it
• 52:26
  to
• 52:26
  be
• 52:26
  perfect.
• 52:28
  And
• 52:28
  it's
• 52:28
  just.
• 52:29
  It's
• 52:29
  not
• 52:29
  there.
• 52:30
  It
• 52:30
  doesn't
• 52:30
  have
• 52:31
  that
• 52:32
  message
• 52:33
  to
• 52:33
  spark
• 52:34
  as
• 52:34
  conversations.
• 52:35
  It's
• 52:35
  gonna
• 52:36
  get
• 52:36
  there.
• 52:37
  Oh,
• 52:37
  I
• 52:37
  have
• 52:37
  full
• 52:38
  confidence
• 52:38
  you're
• 52:38
  gonna
• 52:39
  do
• 52:39
  that.
• 52:39
  Let's
• 52:39
  talk
• 52:40
  more
• 52:40
  about
• 52:40
  the
• 52:40
  role
• 52:41
  of
• 52:41
  writing
• 52:41
  in.
• 52:42
  You've
• 52:42
  got
• 52:42
  this
• 52:43
  professional
• 52:44
  aspect
• 52:44
  of
• 52:44
  your
• 52:45
  life,
• 52:45
  which
• 52:45
  I
• 52:45
  love
• 52:45
  how
• 52:46
  you've
• 52:46
  incorporated
• 52:47
  into
• 52:47
  your
• 52:48
  children's
• 52:48
  book
• 52:48
  writing
• 52:49
  and
• 52:49
  you're
• 52:50
  continuing
• 52:50
  that
• 52:51
  theme,
• 52:51
  which
• 52:52
  I
• 52:52
  think
• 52:52
  is
• 52:52
  really
• 52:52
  important
• 52:53
  in
• 52:54
  a
• 52:54
  fun
• 52:54
  manner.
• 52:55
  How
• 52:55
  do
• 52:55
  you
• 52:55
  see
• 52:56
  your
• 52:56
  typical
• 52:58
  day
• 52:58
  going
• 52:58
  in
• 52:59
  terms
• 52:59
  of
• 52:59
  how
• 52:59
  much
• 52:59
  time
• 53:00
  are
• 53:00
  you
• 53:00
  devoting
• 53:01
  to
• 53:01
  writing
• 53:01
  and
• 53:02
  how
• 53:02
  much
• 53:02
  time
• 53:02
  do
• 53:03
  you
• 53:03
  see
• 53:03
  yourself
• 53:03
  devoting
• 53:04
  to
• 53:05
  actually
• 53:06
  supporting
• 53:07
  your
• 53:07
  book
• 53:07
  and
• 53:08
  the
• 53:08
  curriculum
• 53:09
  of
• 53:09
  your
• 53:09
  book?
• 53:10
  That
• 53:10
  balance
• 53:11
  is
• 53:11
  hard
• 53:11
  with
• 53:11
  the
• 53:12
  second
• 53:12
  book
• 53:12
  coming
• 53:12
  out.
• 53:13
  I
• 53:13
  will
• 53:13
  say
• 53:13
  with
• 53:14
  Just
• 53:14
  Birdie's
• 53:15
  Picnic
• 53:15
  Party,
• 53:16
  I
• 53:16
  was
• 53:16
  able
• 53:16
  to
• 53:16
  devote
• 53:17
  a
• 53:17
  whole
• 53:17
  year
• 53:19
  to
• 53:19
  the
• 53:19
  writing.
• 53:20
  Usually
• 53:20
  my
• 53:21
  evenings
• 53:21
  were
• 53:21
  spent
• 53:22
  to
• 53:22
  that,
• 53:22
  working
• 53:22
  during
• 53:23
  the
• 53:23
  day,
• 53:24
  spending
• 53:24
  the
• 53:24
  evenings
• 53:25
  focusing
• 53:25
  on
• 53:25
  the
• 53:25
  book.
• 53:26
  And
• 53:26
  then
• 53:26
  with
• 53:26
  just
• 53:27
  having
• 53:27
  the
• 53:27
  one
• 53:27
  book,
• 53:28
  you
• 53:28
  can
• 53:28
  really
• 53:28
  target
• 53:29
  your
• 53:29
  audience
• 53:30
  and
• 53:30
  your
• 53:30
  marketing
• 53:31
  on
• 53:31
  that
• 53:31
  book
• 53:32
  and
• 53:33
  spend
• 53:33
  a
• 53:33
  lot
• 53:33
  of
• 53:34
  time
• 53:34
  getting
• 53:35
  that
• 53:35
  out
• 53:35
  into
• 53:35
  the
• 53:36
  public.
• 53:36
  But
• 53:37
  taking
• 53:37
  on
• 53:37
  a
• 53:37
  second
• 53:38
  book
• 53:38
  so
• 53:38
  early
• 53:39
  after
• 53:39
  the
• 53:39
  first
• 53:41
  has
• 53:42
  had
• 53:42
  me
• 53:42
  play
• 53:42
  the
• 53:43
  juggling
• 53:43
  game
• 53:43
  because
• 53:43
  I
• 53:44
  want
• 53:44
  to
• 53:44
  give
• 53:45
  that
• 53:45
  same
• 53:45
  love
• 53:46
  that
• 53:46
  I
• 53:46
  gave
• 53:46
  to
• 53:46
  the
• 53:46
  first
• 53:47
  book.
• 53:47
  But
• 53:47
  I'm
• 53:47
  still
• 53:48
  promoting
• 53:48
  the
• 53:48
  first
• 53:48
  book
• 53:49
  and
• 53:49
  then
• 53:49
  still
• 53:50
  trying
• 53:50
  to
• 53:50
  find
• 53:50
  that
• 53:51
  punchline
• 53:52
  for
• 53:52
  the
• 53:52
  second
• 53:53
  one,
• 53:53
  that
• 53:53
  take
• 53:54
  home
• 53:54
  feel
• 53:55
  of
• 53:55
  it
• 53:55
  all.
• 53:55
  So,
• 53:56
  yeah,
• 53:56
  the
• 53:56
  balancing
• 53:56
  is
• 53:57
  hard
• 53:57
  to
• 53:57
  figure
• 53:57
  out.
• 53:57
  Again,
• 53:58
  that's
• 53:58
  what's
• 53:58
  fun
• 53:59
  about
• 53:59
  this
• 53:59
  whole
• 53:59
  journey
• 54:00
  of
• 54:00
  being
• 54:00
  a
• 54:00
  new
• 54:00
  author.
• 54:01
  I
• 54:01
  think
• 54:02
  maybe
• 54:02
  at
• 54:02
  the
• 54:02
  end,
• 54:02
  maybe
• 54:02
  I
• 54:02
  could
• 54:03
  do
• 54:03
  a
• 54:03
  TED
• 54:03
  Talk
• 54:03
  when
• 54:03
  we're
• 54:04
  all
• 54:04
  done,
• 54:04
  say
• 54:05
  I
• 54:05
  could
• 54:06
  teach
• 54:06
  the
• 54:06
  new
• 54:07
  authors
• 54:07
  how
• 54:08
  to
• 54:08
  go
• 54:08
  through
• 54:08
  this
• 54:08
  process.
• 54:09
  But
• 54:09
  that's
• 54:09
  what's
• 54:09
  so
• 54:10
  fun
• 54:10
  about
• 54:10
  it.
• 54:10
  And
• 54:10
  like
• 54:10
  I
• 54:11
  mentioned
• 54:11
  with
• 54:11
  the
• 54:12
  two
• 54:12
  other
• 54:12
  ladies
• 54:13
  that
• 54:13
  have
• 54:13
  approached
• 54:14
  me,
• 54:14
  now
• 54:14
  I'm
• 54:15
  helping
• 54:15
  them.
• 54:15
  I
• 54:16
  actually
• 54:16
  ran
• 54:16
  into
• 54:16
  one
• 54:16
  last
• 54:17
  night
• 54:17
  and
• 54:17
  she
• 54:18
  goes,
• 54:18
  okay,
• 54:18
  when's
• 54:18
  our
• 54:18
  next
• 54:19
  meeting
• 54:19
  so
• 54:19
  you
• 54:19
  can
• 54:20
  teach
• 54:20
  me
• 54:20
  more?
• 54:21
  I
• 54:21
  said,
• 54:21
  call
• 54:22
  me,
• 54:22
  let
• 54:22
  me
• 54:22
  know.
• 54:23
  Fit
• 54:23
  you
• 54:23
  in.
• 54:24
  Excellent.
• 54:25
  There's
• 54:26
  one
• 54:26
  to
• 54:26
  Steve
• 54:27
  upstairs.
• 54:28
  My
• 54:28
  family,
• 54:29
  we
• 54:29
  do
• 54:29
  something
• 54:29
  called
• 54:30
  a
• 54:30
  rose
• 54:30
  and
• 54:30
  a
• 54:30
  thorn.
• 54:31
  And.
• 54:32
  Or
• 54:32
  when
• 54:33
  my
• 54:33
  family
• 54:33
  would
• 54:33
  always
• 54:34
  eat
• 54:34
  at
• 54:34
  dinner,
• 54:34
  we
• 54:35
  would
• 54:35
  end
• 54:35
  the
• 54:35
  day
• 54:36
  and
• 54:36
  you
• 54:36
  would
• 54:36
  say,
• 54:37
  one
• 54:37
  thorn
• 54:37
  of
• 54:38
  your
• 54:38
  day.
• 54:38
  But
• 54:38
  you
• 54:38
  had
• 54:38
  to
• 54:38
  end
• 54:39
  with
• 54:39
  a
• 54:39
  rose
• 54:39
  with
• 54:39
  positive
• 54:40
  things.
• 54:41
  And
• 54:41
  so
• 54:41
  I'm
• 54:41
  doing
• 54:42
  that
• 54:42
  with
• 54:42
  the
• 54:42
  books
• 54:42
  as
• 54:43
  well.
• 54:43
  Of
• 54:43
  what
• 54:43
  was
• 54:43
  my
• 54:44
  thorn
• 54:44
  today
• 54:44
  and
• 54:45
  what
• 54:45
  was
• 54:45
  my
• 54:46
  rose.
• 54:46
  And
• 54:47
  it
• 54:47
  helped
• 54:47
  you
• 54:47
  keep
• 54:47
  it
• 54:47
  all
• 54:48
  balanced.
• 54:48
  The
• 54:48
  credit
• 54:49
  for
• 54:49
  actually
• 54:49
  taking
• 54:50
  on
• 54:50
  a
• 54:50
  second
• 54:50
  book
• 54:51
  so
• 54:51
  quickly,
• 54:52
  because
• 54:52
  with
• 54:53
  us,
• 54:53
  it
• 54:53
  took
• 54:54
  us
• 54:54
  about
• 54:54
  15
• 54:55
  months
• 54:55
  to
• 54:55
  launch
• 54:56
  our
• 54:56
  second
• 54:56
  book.
• 54:57
  And
• 54:58
  part
• 54:58
  of
• 54:58
  that
• 54:59
  was
• 54:59
  learning
• 55:00
  about
• 55:00
  how
• 55:00
  to
• 55:00
  get
• 55:00
  the
• 55:01
  first
• 55:01
  book
• 55:01
  in
• 55:01
  distribution,
• 55:03
  those
• 55:03
  kinds
• 55:03
  of
• 55:04
  things.
• 55:04
  And
• 55:05
  so
• 55:05
  it
• 55:05
  certainly
• 55:05
  can
• 55:06
  take
• 55:06
  some
• 55:06
  time.
• 55:06
  I
• 55:07
  give
• 55:07
  you
• 55:07
  a
• 55:07
  lot
• 55:07
  of
• 55:07
  credit
• 55:08
  for
• 55:08
  working
• 55:09
  on
• 55:09
  your
• 55:09
  second
• 55:09
  book.
• 55:10
  And
• 55:10
  it's
• 55:10
  interesting
• 55:11
  because
• 55:11
  I
• 55:11
  tell
• 55:11
  the
• 55:11
  story
• 55:12
  of
• 55:12
  my
• 55:12
  granddaughter
• 55:13
  and
• 55:13
  I.
• 55:14
  She's
• 55:14
  what
• 55:14
  I
• 55:14
  call
• 55:15
  our
• 55:15
  first
• 55:16
  digital
• 55:16
  baby.
• 55:17
  And
• 55:17
  what
• 55:17
  I
• 55:18
  mean
• 55:18
  by
• 55:18
  that
• 55:18
  is
• 55:19
  there's
• 55:19
  no
• 55:19
  film.
• 55:20
  A
• 55:20
  lot
• 55:20
  of
• 55:20
  us,
• 55:20
  depending
• 55:21
  on
• 55:21
  when
• 55:21
  you
• 55:21
  were
• 55:22
  born,
• 55:22
  there's
• 55:23
  actually
• 55:23
  film
• 55:24
  and
• 55:24
  negatives,
• 55:25
  right.
• 55:26
  And
• 55:26
  then
• 55:27
  you
• 55:28
  transition,
• 55:28
  and
• 55:29
  then
• 55:29
  all
• 55:29
  of
• 55:29
  a
• 55:29
  sudden,
• 55:29
  guess
• 55:30
  what
• 55:30
  you
• 55:30
  get
• 55:31
  to
• 55:31
  a
• 55:31
  generation
• 55:32
  and
• 55:32
  there's
• 55:32
  no
• 55:33
  film.
• 55:34
  It's
• 55:34
  all
• 55:34
  digital.
• 55:35
  And
• 55:36
  her
• 55:36
  and
• 55:36
  I
• 55:36
  went
• 55:37
  to
• 55:37
  a
• 55:37
  coffee
• 55:37
  shop
• 55:38
  and
• 55:38
  we
• 55:38
  were
• 55:38
  looking
• 55:39
  at
• 55:39
  all
• 55:39
  the
• 55:39
  adventures
• 55:40
  that
• 55:40
  we
• 55:40
  had
• 55:40
  done
• 55:41
  together
• 55:41
  in
• 55:41
  the
• 55:41
  Rocky
• 55:42
  Mountains.
• 55:42
  And
• 55:43
  she
• 55:43
  said,
• 55:44
  papa,
• 55:44
  can
• 55:44
  we
• 55:45
  turn
• 55:45
  one
• 55:45
  of
• 55:45
  these
• 55:45
  into
• 55:46
  a
• 55:46
  story?
• 55:47
  And
• 55:47
  then
• 55:47
  that's
• 55:48
  how
• 55:48
  it
• 55:48
  all
• 55:48
  started.
• 55:49
  I
• 55:49
  love
• 55:49
  that.
• 55:50
  But
• 55:50
  the
• 55:50
  beautiful
• 55:51
  thing
• 55:51
  about
• 55:51
  it,
• 55:51
  we
• 55:52
  wrote
• 55:52
  the
• 55:52
  first
• 55:52
  story,
• 55:53
  and
• 55:53
  then
• 55:53
  instead
• 55:54
  of
• 55:54
  writing
• 55:54
  the
• 55:55
  second
• 55:55
  story,
• 55:56
  her
• 55:56
  idea
• 55:56
  was
• 55:57
  to
• 55:57
  write
• 55:57
  down
• 55:58
  all
• 55:58
  these
• 55:59
  ideas
• 55:59
  that
• 56:00
  could
• 56:00
  be
• 56:00
  stories.
• 56:01
  So
• 56:02
  we
• 56:02
  ended
• 56:02
  up
• 56:03
  with
• 56:03
  a
• 56:03
  list
• 56:03
  of
• 56:03
  38
• 56:04
  stories
• 56:05
  that.
• 56:05
  So
• 56:05
  you
• 56:06
  have
• 56:06
  38
• 56:06
  books
• 56:06
  coming
• 56:07
  out?
• 56:07
  We
• 56:08
  do.
• 56:08
  And
• 56:09
  when
• 56:09
  I
• 56:09
  hit
• 56:09
  you,
• 56:09
  lottery
• 56:10
  winnings,
• 56:11
  I'll
• 56:11
  tell
• 56:12
  you
• 56:12
  all
• 56:12
  about
• 56:12
  that.
• 56:13
  Yeah,
• 56:13
  right.
• 56:14
  And
• 56:15
  I
• 56:15
  love
• 56:15
  her
• 56:15
  Creativity
• 56:16
  of
• 56:16
  brainstorming,
• 56:17
  that's
• 56:17
  like
• 56:18
  a
• 56:18
  gift
• 56:18
  in
• 56:18
  itself.
• 56:19
  You
• 56:19
  know
• 56:19
  what
• 56:19
  ends
• 56:20
  up
• 56:20
  happening.
• 56:21
  You
• 56:21
  put
• 56:21
  all
• 56:21
  the
• 56:22
  38
• 56:22
  ideas
• 56:23
  down,
• 56:24
  and
• 56:24
  then
• 56:24
  we've
• 56:24
  written
• 56:25
  at
• 56:25
  least,
• 56:26
  I'd
• 56:26
  say
• 56:26
  around
• 56:27
  20
• 56:27
  of
• 56:27
  those
• 56:28
  38.
• 56:29
  Wow.
• 56:29
  And
• 56:30
  we've
• 56:30
  turned
• 56:30
  them
• 56:30
  into
• 56:31
  audio
• 56:31
  books.
• 56:31
  About
• 56:32
  15
• 56:32
  of
• 56:32
  them
• 56:33
  are
• 56:33
  already
• 56:33
  audiobooks.
• 56:34
  I
• 56:34
  don't
• 56:35
  know
• 56:36
  how
• 56:36
  we
• 56:36
  can
• 56:36
  market
• 56:37
  that
• 56:37
  and
• 56:37
  maybe
• 56:38
  create
• 56:38
  some
• 56:38
  revenue
• 56:39
  so
• 56:39
  we
• 56:39
  can
• 56:40
  bring
• 56:40
  out
• 56:40
  another
• 56:40
  book.
• 56:41
  That
• 56:41
  would
• 56:41
  be
• 56:42
  neat.
• 56:42
  Yes.
• 56:43
  Jessica,
• 56:44
  you've
• 56:44
  shared
• 56:44
  a
• 56:44
  lot
• 56:45
  of
• 56:45
  nuggets,
• 56:45
  but
• 56:45
  I'm
• 56:45
  interested
• 56:46
  in
• 56:46
  advice
• 56:48
  for
• 56:48
  aspiring
• 56:49
  authors.
• 56:50
  And
• 56:50
  it's
• 56:51
  cool
• 56:51
  that
• 56:51
  you're
• 56:51
  actually
• 56:52
  coaching,
• 56:53
  so
• 56:53
  it's
• 56:54
  probably
• 56:55
  top
• 56:55
  of
• 56:55
  mind.
• 56:56
  So
• 56:56
  advice
• 56:57
  for
• 56:57
  aspiring
• 56:58
  authors.
• 56:59
  My
• 56:59
  first
• 57:00
  would
• 57:00
  be
• 57:00
  like,
• 57:00
  your
• 57:00
  granddaughter
• 57:01
  is
• 57:02
  Brainstorm.
• 57:02
  If
• 57:03
  you
• 57:03
  really
• 57:03
  want
• 57:03
  to
• 57:04
  become
• 57:04
  an
• 57:04
  author,
• 57:05
  you
• 57:05
  need
• 57:06
  to
• 57:06
  actually
• 57:06
  have
• 57:07
  some
• 57:07
  time
• 57:08
  to
• 57:08
  clear
• 57:08
  your
• 57:09
  mind
• 57:09
  and
• 57:10
  think
• 57:10
  about
• 57:11
  what
• 57:12
  you
• 57:12
  want
• 57:12
  to
• 57:12
  talk
• 57:12
  about
• 57:13
  and
• 57:13
  your
• 57:13
  target
• 57:14
  audience.
• 57:14
  Who
• 57:15
  are
• 57:15
  you
• 57:15
  wanting
• 57:15
  to
• 57:15
  reach
• 57:16
  with
• 57:16
  this
• 57:16
  book?
• 57:17
  And
• 57:17
  it
• 57:17
  doesn't
• 57:18
  have
• 57:18
  to
• 57:18
  be
• 57:18
  a
• 57:18
  children's
• 57:18
  book.
• 57:19
  If
• 57:19
  you
• 57:19
  have
• 57:19
  always
• 57:19
  wanted
• 57:20
  to
• 57:20
  do
• 57:20
  a
• 57:20
  romance
• 57:21
  novel
• 57:21
  or
• 57:22
  a
• 57:22
  thriller,
• 57:23
  a
• 57:23
  chapter
• 57:23
  book,
• 57:24
  you
• 57:24
  can
• 57:24
  do
• 57:24
  it.
• 57:25
  I
• 57:25
  believe
• 57:25
  at
• 57:25
  any
• 57:26
  age,
• 57:26
  you
• 57:26
  can
• 57:26
  do.
• 57:26
  You
• 57:27
  can
• 57:27
  make
• 57:27
  that
• 57:27
  dream
• 57:27
  come
• 57:28
  true.
• 57:28
  But
• 57:28
  you
• 57:29
  first
• 57:29
  need
• 57:29
  to
• 57:29
  actually
• 57:29
  get
• 57:30
  your
• 57:30
  thoughts
• 57:30
  in
• 57:31
  line
• 57:31
  and
• 57:32
  find
• 57:32
  that
• 57:32
  target
• 57:33
  audience.
• 57:34
  And
• 57:34
  that's
• 57:34
  what
• 57:34
  I've
• 57:34
  told
• 57:35
  the
• 57:35
  two
• 57:35
  that
• 57:35
  I
• 57:36
  have
• 57:36
  been
• 57:36
  guiding
• 57:37
  along
• 57:37
  the
• 57:37
  way.
• 57:38
  One
• 57:38
  of
• 57:38
  them
• 57:38
  wants
• 57:39
  to
• 57:39
  compile
• 57:40
  some
• 57:40
  old
• 57:40
  family
• 57:41
  stories
• 57:41
  together,
• 57:42
  some
• 57:42
  memories,
• 57:43
  and
• 57:43
  the
• 57:43
  other
• 57:43
  one
• 57:44
  does
• 57:44
  have
• 57:44
  a
• 57:44
  children's
• 57:45
  book
• 57:45
  with
• 57:45
  a
• 57:45
  character
• 57:45
  in
• 57:46
  mind.
• 57:46
  And
• 57:47
  then
• 57:47
  from
• 57:47
  there,
• 57:48
  you
• 57:48
  actually
• 57:49
  have
• 57:49
  to
• 57:49
  learn
• 57:50
  how
• 57:50
  to
• 57:50
  write.
• 57:50
  So
• 57:51
  I
• 57:51
  like
• 57:51
  being
• 57:52
  a
• 57:52
  scientist.
• 57:53
  I
• 57:54
  had
• 57:54
  to
• 57:54
  go
• 57:54
  to
• 57:54
  a
• 57:54
  workshop.
• 57:55
  So
• 57:56
  I
• 57:56
  went
• 57:57
  to
• 57:57
  an
• 57:57
  author's
• 57:57
  workshop
• 57:58
  that
• 57:58
  was
• 57:58
  being
• 57:58
  held
• 57:59
  in
• 57:59
  San
• 57:59
  Antonio
• 57:59
  to
• 58:00
  hear
• 58:00
  how
• 58:00
  to
• 58:01
  even
• 58:01
  start
• 58:01
  that
• 58:01
  process,
• 58:03
  and
• 58:03
  that
• 58:04
  was
• 58:04
  very
• 58:04
  beneficial.
• 58:05
  That's.
• 58:05
  That's
• 58:06
  great
• 58:06
  advice.
• 58:06
  Yes.
• 58:07
  And
• 58:07
  then
• 58:07
  from
• 58:07
  there,
• 58:08
  I
• 58:08
  did
• 58:08
  a
• 58:08
  lot
• 58:08
  of
• 58:08
  research
• 58:09
  online
• 58:09
  to
• 58:10
  find
• 58:10
  my
• 58:10
  illustrator.
• 58:11
  Once
• 58:11
  I
• 58:11
  got
• 58:12
  my
• 58:12
  pen
• 58:12
  to
• 58:12
  paper
• 58:13
  and
• 58:14
  worked
• 58:14
  on
• 58:14
  that,
• 58:15
  and
• 58:15
  I'm
• 58:16
  still
• 58:16
  in
• 58:16
  the
• 58:16
  learning
• 58:17
  process.
• 58:17
  So
• 58:18
  you've
• 58:18
  taught
• 58:18
  me
• 58:18
  things
• 58:19
  today
• 58:19
  to
• 58:19
  look
• 58:20
  into.
• 58:20
  And
• 58:20
  bringing
• 58:21
  up
• 58:21
  the
• 58:21
  audiobooks.
• 58:21
  I
• 58:22
  hadn't
• 58:22
  even
• 58:22
  thought
• 58:22
  about
• 58:22
  doing
• 58:23
  an
• 58:23
  audiobook.
• 58:25
  Thank
• 58:25
  you.
• 58:25
  But
• 58:25
  that
• 58:26
  would
• 58:26
  be
• 58:26
  a
• 58:26
  lot
• 58:26
  of
• 58:26
  fun,
• 58:27
  and
• 58:27
  I
• 58:27
  think
• 58:27
  that
• 58:28
  would
• 58:28
  help
• 58:28
  me
• 58:28
  get
• 58:29
  my
• 58:29
  message
• 58:29
  out
• 58:29
  and
• 58:30
  reach
• 58:30
  even
• 58:30
  more
• 58:30
  people.
• 58:31
  So.
• 58:31
  So
• 58:31
  it's
• 58:31
  fun
• 58:32
  having
• 58:32
  that
• 58:32
  network
• 58:32
  as
• 58:33
  well
• 58:33
  of
• 58:34
  other
• 58:34
  authors
• 58:35
  that
• 58:35
  you've
• 58:35
  mentioned
• 58:36
  to
• 58:36
  learn
• 58:36
  from
• 58:37
  them,
• 58:37
  and
• 58:37
  your
• 58:38
  podcast
• 58:39
  is
• 58:39
  a
• 58:39
  great
• 58:39
  tool
• 58:40
  for
• 58:40
  that,
• 58:40
  to
• 58:41
  hear
• 58:41
  these
• 58:41
  other
• 58:42
  authors
• 58:42
  journeys.
• 58:43
  I'm
• 58:43
  just
• 58:44
  one
• 58:44
  of
• 58:44
  those
• 58:44
  authors
• 58:45
  that
• 58:45
  can
• 58:45
  maybe
• 58:46
  bring
• 58:46
  a
• 58:46
  little
• 58:46
  nugget
• 58:47
  to
• 58:47
  the
• 58:47
  table,
• 58:47
  but
• 58:48
  if
• 58:48
  you
• 58:48
  take
• 58:48
  all
• 58:48
  these
• 58:48
  little
• 58:48
  nuggets,
• 58:49
  it
• 58:49
  can
• 58:49
  just
• 58:49
  build
• 58:50
  from
• 58:50
  there
• 58:50
  and
• 58:50
  make
• 58:51
  you
• 58:51
  a
• 58:51
  stronger
• 58:51
  author
• 58:52
  in
• 58:52
  it.
• 58:53
  Thank
• 58:53
  you
• 58:53
  for
• 58:53
  sharing
• 58:54
  that
• 58:54
  encouragement
• 58:55
  for
• 58:56
  readers.
• 58:56
  I
• 58:57
  tend
• 58:57
  to
• 58:57
  keep
• 58:57
  this
• 58:58
  towards
• 58:58
  the
• 58:58
  end,
• 58:58
  but
• 58:58
  if
• 58:59
  it
• 58:59
  wasn't
• 58:59
  for
• 58:59
  children's
• 59:00
  book
• 59:00
  readers,
• 59:01
  yes,
• 59:02
  we
• 59:02
  would
• 59:02
  be
• 59:03
  speaking.
• 59:03
  We
• 59:04
  wouldn't
• 59:04
  even
• 59:04
  be
• 59:04
  here
• 59:04
  today.
• 59:05
  Exactly.
• 59:06
  So
• 59:06
  why
• 59:06
  should
• 59:07
  children's
• 59:08
  book
• 59:08
  readers
• 59:08
  purchase
• 59:09
  your
• 59:09
  book?
• 59:10
  My
• 59:10
  book
• 59:10
  is
• 59:11
  warm
• 59:11
  and
• 59:12
  inviting
• 59:12
  and
• 59:13
  fun
• 59:13
  and
• 59:13
  interactive
• 59:15
  and
• 59:16
  again,
• 59:17
  brings
• 59:17
  in
• 59:18
  topics
• 59:18
  that
• 59:19
  need
• 59:19
  to
• 59:19
  be
• 59:19
  learned
• 59:19
  at
• 59:20
  an
• 59:20
  early
• 59:20
  age,
• 59:20
  such
• 59:21
  as
• 59:21
  the
• 59:21
  food
• 59:21
  safety,
• 59:22
  but
• 59:22
  also
• 59:22
  combining
• 59:23
  it
• 59:23
  with
• 59:23
  that
• 59:23
  ultimate
• 59:24
  goal
• 59:25
  that
• 59:25
  we
• 59:25
  all
• 59:25
  look
• 59:25
  for
• 59:25
  is
• 59:26
  friendship
• 59:26
  and
• 59:27
  family.
• 59:28
  And
• 59:28
  to
• 59:29
  me,
• 59:29
  that
• 59:29
  reader
• 59:30
  of
• 59:30
  my
• 59:30
  book
• 59:31
  is
• 59:31
  going
• 59:31
  to
• 59:31
  walk
• 59:31
  away
• 59:31
  with
• 59:32
  all
• 59:32
  of
• 59:32
  those
• 59:32
  things.
• 59:33
  Terrific.
• 59:33
  We
• 59:34
  can
• 59:34
  purchase
• 59:34
  your
• 59:35
  books
• 59:35
  on
• 59:35
  Amazon
• 59:37
  through
• 59:37
  Barnes
• 59:38
  and
• 59:38
  Noble
• 59:38
  Online
• 59:39
  virtually.
• 59:40
  We
• 59:41
  can
• 59:41
  purchase
• 59:41
  your
• 59:41
  book
• 59:42
  on
• 59:42
  any
• 59:42
  online
• 59:43
  stores,
• 59:44
  right?
• 59:44
  Yes.
• 59:45
  And
• 59:45
  your
• 59:46
  hardcover,
• 59:46
  when
• 59:47
  will
• 59:47
  that
• 59:47
  be
• 59:47
  available?
• 59:48
  It's
• 59:48
  available
• 59:49
  now.
• 59:49
  I
• 59:49
  have
• 59:50
  a
• 59:50
  box
• 59:50
  here
• 59:50
  at
• 59:50
  home
• 59:51
  right
• 59:51
  now
• 59:51
  that,
• 59:51
  oh,
• 59:52
  I'm
• 59:53
  about
• 59:53
  to
• 59:53
  go
• 59:53
  donate
• 59:53
  to
• 59:54
  one
• 59:54
  of
• 59:54
  the
• 59:54
  local
• 59:54
  schools.
• 59:55
  In
• 59:55
  terms
• 59:55
  of
• 59:56
  availability
• 59:57
  online,
• 59:57
  though,
• 59:58
  is
• 59:58
  it
• 59:58
  available
• 59:59
  through
• 1:00:00
  Amazon?
• 1:00:01
  It
• 1:00:01
  is
• 1:00:01
  now
• 1:00:01
  on
• 1:00:02
  Amazon
• 1:00:03
  hardback
• 1:00:03
  as
• 1:00:04
  well
• 1:00:04
  as
• 1:00:04
  Barnes
• 1:00:04
  and
• 1:00:05
  Noble.
• 1:00:05
  Jessica,
• 1:00:06
  final
• 1:00:06
  thoughts.
• 1:00:07
  Is
• 1:00:07
  there
• 1:00:07
  something
• 1:00:08
  that
• 1:00:08
  you
• 1:00:09
  said?
• 1:00:09
  I
• 1:00:09
  wish
• 1:00:09
  Rick
• 1:00:10
  would
• 1:00:10
  have
• 1:00:10
  asked
• 1:00:10
  me
• 1:00:10
  that.
• 1:00:11
  Or
• 1:00:11
  is
• 1:00:11
  there
• 1:00:11
  something
• 1:00:12
  burning
• 1:00:12
  that
• 1:00:13
  you
• 1:00:13
  say,
• 1:00:13
  oh,
• 1:00:13
  I'd
• 1:00:14
  like
• 1:00:14
  to
• 1:00:14
  share
• 1:00:14
  this?
• 1:00:15
  That's
• 1:00:15
  a
• 1:00:15
  tough
• 1:00:16
  one.
• 1:00:16
  I
• 1:00:16
  don't
• 1:00:16
  know.
• 1:00:17
  Let
• 1:00:17
  me
• 1:00:17
  think
• 1:00:17
  now.
• 1:00:18
  I
• 1:00:18
  think
• 1:00:18
  that
• 1:00:19
  you've
• 1:00:19
  done
• 1:00:19
  an
• 1:00:20
  excellent
• 1:00:20
  job,
• 1:00:20
  Rick,
• 1:00:21
  of
• 1:00:21
  introducing
• 1:00:21
  Bertie
• 1:00:22
  to
• 1:00:22
  your
• 1:00:22
  listeners.
• 1:00:23
  And
• 1:00:23
  I
• 1:00:24
  hope
• 1:00:24
  they
• 1:00:24
  fall
• 1:00:24
  in
• 1:00:25
  love
• 1:00:25
  with
• 1:00:25
  Birdie
• 1:00:25
  as
• 1:00:26
  I
• 1:00:26
  have.
• 1:00:26
  And
• 1:00:27
  I'm
• 1:00:27
  already
• 1:00:27
  flapping
• 1:00:28
  right
• 1:00:28
  wings.
• 1:00:29
  Clap
• 1:00:30
  your
• 1:00:30
  bluebird
• 1:00:31
  wings.
• 1:00:32
  And
• 1:00:32
  I
• 1:00:33
  hope
• 1:00:33
  really,
• 1:00:33
  that
• 1:00:33
  adults
• 1:00:34
  and
• 1:00:34
  kids
• 1:00:35
  take
• 1:00:35
  all
• 1:00:36
  my
• 1:00:36
  background
• 1:00:36
  of
• 1:00:37
  food
• 1:00:37
  safety
• 1:00:37
  and
• 1:00:38
  walk
• 1:00:38
  away
• 1:00:39
  learning
• 1:00:40
  something
• 1:00:40
  and
• 1:00:41
  incorporating
• 1:00:42
  into
• 1:00:42
  their
• 1:00:42
  daily
• 1:00:43
  lives.
• 1:00:43
  Jessica,
• 1:00:44
  thank
• 1:00:44
  you
• 1:00:44
  for
• 1:00:45
  being
• 1:00:45
  a
• 1:00:45
  guest
• 1:00:45
  on
• 1:00:45
  the
• 1:00:46
  Adventures
• 1:00:46
  in
• 1:00:46
  the
• 1:00:46
  Heart
• 1:00:47
  of
• 1:00:47
  Children's
• 1:00:47
  Book
• 1:00:48
  Authors
• 1:00:48
  podcast.
• 1:00:49
  Your
• 1:00:49
  generosity
• 1:00:50
  of
• 1:00:50
  time
• 1:00:50
  and
• 1:00:51
  your
• 1:00:52
  insights.
• 1:00:52
  There
• 1:00:53
  were
• 1:00:53
  so
• 1:00:53
  many
• 1:00:53
  nuggets
• 1:00:54
  in
• 1:00:54
  there.
• 1:00:54
  I
• 1:00:54
  hope
• 1:00:54
  people
• 1:00:55
  listen
• 1:00:56
  and
• 1:00:56
  then
• 1:00:56
  they
• 1:00:56
  go
• 1:00:57
  back
• 1:00:57
  and
• 1:00:57
  listen
• 1:00:58
  again.
• 1:00:58
  In
• 1:00:58
  terms
• 1:00:59
  of
• 1:00:59
  some
• 1:00:59
  of
• 1:00:59
  the
• 1:01:00
  neat
• 1:01:00
  things
• 1:01:00
  that
• 1:01:01
  you've
• 1:01:01
  shared,
• 1:01:02
  I
• 1:01:02
  just
• 1:01:02
  love
• 1:01:02
  that
• 1:01:03
  picnic
• 1:01:03
  theme.
• 1:01:04
  For
• 1:01:04
  example,
• 1:01:04
  going
• 1:01:04
  into
• 1:01:05
  the
• 1:01:05
  classroom,
• 1:01:06
  we
• 1:01:06
  promised
• 1:01:06
  to
• 1:01:06
  provide
• 1:01:07
  our
• 1:01:07
  audience
• 1:01:07
  with
• 1:01:08
  Jessica's
• 1:01:08
  social
• 1:01:09
  media
• 1:01:09
  links
• 1:01:10
  and
• 1:01:10
  the
• 1:01:10
  links
• 1:01:11
  to
• 1:01:11
  her
• 1:01:11
  website.
• 1:01:13
  And
• 1:01:13
  if
• 1:01:13
  you've
• 1:01:14
  enjoyed
• 1:01:14
  this
• 1:01:14
  episode,
• 1:01:15
  please
• 1:01:15
  hit
• 1:01:16
  the
• 1:01:16
  subscribe
• 1:01:16
  button
• 1:01:17
  to
• 1:01:17
  listen
• 1:01:17
  to
• 1:01:17
  our
• 1:01:18
  future
• 1:01:18
  episodes
• 1:01:19
  and
• 1:01:19
  feel
• 1:01:19
  free
• 1:01:20
  to
• 1:01:20
  share
• 1:01:20
  this
• 1:01:20
  episode
• 1:01:21
  with
• 1:01:21
  anyone
• 1:01:22
  inspired
• 1:01:23
  by
• 1:01:23
  who
• 1:01:24
  enjoys
• 1:01:24
  hearing
• 1:01:25
  about
• 1:01:25
  Jessica
• 1:01:26
  and
• 1:01:26
  her
• 1:01:26
  children's
• 1:01:27
  book,
• 1:01:27
  Birdie's
• 1:01:28
  Picnic
• 1:01:29
  Party.
• 1:01:30
  And
• 1:01:30
  let's
• 1:01:31
  flap
• 1:01:31
  our
• 1:01:31
  wings
• 1:01:32
  out
• 1:01:33
  of
• 1:01:33
  the
• 1:01:33
  interview.
• 1:01:34
  Thanks,
• 1:01:34
  Jessica.
• 1:01:35
  Thank
• 1:01:35
  you,
• 1:01:35
  Rick.
• 1:01:36
  And
• 1:01:36
  from
• 1:01:36
  my
• 1:01:36
  picnic
• 1:01:36
  basket
• 1:01:37
  to
• 1:01:37
  yours,
• 1:01:37
  have
• 1:01:38
  a
• 1:01:38
  wonderful
• 1:01:38
  rest
• 1:01:39
  of
• 1:01:39
  the
• 1:01:39
  week.