I’ve been working on a series of kids books with super talented author/creator Mary Jane McKittrick. There are 3 books in the series so far with several more in the works.
One of the characters in the books, Zuhma Talmadge,
is the editor of the local paper in Shady Pines. This is a fun little interview Mary Jane and I did with editor Zulah Talmadge…
Author, Mary Jane Mckittrick and illustrator, Bob Ostrom about the latest offering from the Boomer and Halley© project. A series of Little Lessons. Big Results.™ stories for children 4-8 and the adults who love them.
Zulah: Mary Jane, how did you come up with the idea for the “Boomer and Halley – Election Day” book?
Author Creator Mary Jane McKittrick
Mary Jane: During a phone conversation with Bob.
Bob: Yeah. We were talking about the craziness in politics and I said, “We’ve got to have an election in Shady Pines.”
Mary Jane: The challenge was to include lasting values, like we do in all Boomer and Halley stories, and make that work in a book about politics.
Zulah: Especially politics in a small town.
Illustrator Bob Ostrom
Bob: This is why I really like this project. We take topics that people are talking about and make it possible for adults to talk to kids about them in a different way.
Zulah: So true. A book about an election that includes lessons about honesty and forgiveness is a neat trick.
Let’s take a short break. We’ll be back in a moment.
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