Reading with Your Kids Podcast: Interview with Indie Author
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If you are an indie author, this episode of the Reading with Your Kids podcast is for you!
Stacy C. Bauer, a self-published author of the
A little more about Stacy C. Bauer:
Born and raised in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN, Stacy C. Bauer is a wife, teacher, and mother of two. She has been writing since she was a child and loves sharing stories of her kids’ antics and making people laugh.And the synopsis for Cami, Wyatt and Kindness Too: A children’s activity book about compassion (Cami Kangaroo and Wyatt Too)
Follow Cami and Wyatt Kangaroo in this powerful children’s book that focuses on the most important thing we can teach our children: how to be kind and compassionate to others.
From baking cookies for the neighbors to saying hi to the bus driver, this book shows that no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted!
In this unique book, you will find coloring pages, journal pages and spaces to draw, as well as ideas to inspire acts of kindness. There are also next steps for teachers, caregivers and parents as well as reproducible pages!
If you agree that compassion and kindness have the power to change the world, then this picture book is for you!! Grab your copy on Amazon!
Interview Talking Points & Questions:
- Please tell us all about Cami Kangaroo and Wyatt Too series for children. (03:50)
- Why did you choose Kickstarter to publish your books? (06:50)
- Why it is important that you invest time into doing your own book marketing? (13:00)
- The importance of local weekly newspapers featuring your work. (17:30)
- What’s your Kickstarter goal for your new project? (23:00)
- Self Publishing is a lot of work. Could you elaborate on the thought process behind that? (26:00)
- What advice would you give aspiring authors working toward publishing their own books?
- Where can people find you online?
A big Thank you to for doing this Interview! We’re so glad to bring her wonderful books to all our listeners and we hope you’ll check out more of her books in the future!
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Tracey Hecht is a writer and entrepreneur who created The Nocturnals, the critically acclaimed middle grade and early reader series. The American Booksellers Association chose her first book, The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions, as a Kids’ Indie Next List pick. With the New York Public Library, she has also created a Read Aloud Writing Program that has since been conducted in over 100 schools, libraries, and bookstores. Tracey currently splits her time between New York City and Oquossoc, Maine, with her husband and four children.
In their second book, Max & Tucker, Australian Shepherd brothers, were doing what they enjoy most:
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Arlene Gillo lives in Southern California with her two dogs. She’s a practicing acupuncturist working on people and animals. She has a passion for dogs and writing stories.
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Porcupette loves to spend days alone in quiet forest reading. But when Moppet, a bumbling predator, comes along with his silly antics and non-stop rambling, Porcupette’s sanctuary is turned topsy-turvy. When Moppet finally makes his move, they both get a big surprise that suggests Moppet should read more, and Porcupette should listen more carefully.
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