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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