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    Part II of My Conversation with Native Hawaiian Author Kamalani Hurley

    Tweet Here is PII with my conversation with Kamalani Hurley. Check out the first post where she described her book on the history of Kaho’olawe. It’s something I didn’t even know and never learned in school despite being born and raised in Hawaii. In this second post, I learned even more. You’ll see that Kamalani is a wealth of information and you can tell she’s a natural teacher by heart. I am so grateful and honored to share her story and wisdom with you. Anything you wished you knew before you started writing for children? Not that I wished I…

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    An Interview with Children’s Book Author Laurie Ann Thompson

    Tweet Laurie Ann Thompson is a children’s book author of seven books including ALA Youth Media Awards Schneider Family Award winner Emmanuel’s Dream, which can you believe was her first published book? When I set out to interview authors, I never imagined I’d get the chance to talk to a picture book author, let alone one who is accomplished as Laurie. As you’ll hear in our interview she’s every bit as talented, smart, and knowledgeable as every author I talk to, while being extremely humble. If you write for children, you know the challenge of doing so. I’m on my sixth year…