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Play it Again Christmas Edition with Author Courtney Strong and Illustrator Carissa Robertson
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In this Play it Again episode from Season One, Valerie Fentress interviews Courtney J. Strong and illustrator Carissa Robertson about their new Christmas picture book, The Trail of Unexpected Gifts. They discuss their favorite Christmas traditions, the inspiration behind the book, the process of illustrating the book, and their heart for donating the proceeds to Vision Rescue. They also talk about involving their children in the book and their future projects. The episode concludes with information on where to find the book and a Christmas giveaway.
Takeaways
The Trail of Unexpected Gifts is a Christmas picture book that seeks to unwrap the story behind the gifts given at Christmas.
The book is illustrated by Carissa Robertson and written by Courtney J. Strong.
All the proceeds from the book will be donated to Vision Rescue, an organization that works to rescue and educate children in the slums of India.
The authors involved their own children in the creation of the book, and their input and ideas were incorporated into the story and illustrations.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:58 Introducing the Guests and the Book
03:22 Favorite Christmas Traditions
04:30 The Inspiration Behind the Book
05:10 Illustrating the Book
07:17 Donating Proceeds to Vision Rescue
10:33 Involving the Kids in the Book
12:45 Future Projects
15:36 Courtney's Previous Book
17:35 Carissa's Artistic Journey
19:00 Favorite Children's Books
22:45 Future Books and Collaboration
25:39 Where to Find the Books
26:00 Conclusion
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