BookHuddle with Readgab
Welcome to Book Huddle with Readgab where you get to hear from authors of children's books and others having to do with children's literacy. We chat not only about what inspired these amazing authors, but also time relevant themes in their books and how kids can benefit from these themes. Each guest also recommends one of their favorite children's books at the end of the episode so you will constantly be building a wonderful list of books for the kids in your life.
BookHuddle with Readgab
70: Connecting with Animals - Lynne Kelly Author Interview
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What can you learn about yourself as you develop a relationship with another person? Or as you develop a relationship with an animal? How will you grow as an individual? Lynne Kelly's beautiful new book, Three Blue Hearts, is about a boy on a summer vacation where he rescues a hurt octopus and discovers a summer of love and growth that he didn't see coming.
Find middle grade author Lynne Kelly
https://lynnekellybooks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lynnekkelly/
https://www.facebook.com/authorLynneKelly/
Three Blue Hearts by Lynn Kelly
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Blue-Hearts-Lynne-Kelly/dp/0593898397/
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate https://www.amazon.com/One-Only-Ivan-Katherine-Applegate/dp/0061992259/
Chapters
00:00 Meet Lynne Kelly
03:39 What is Three Blue Hearts by Lynne Kelly about?
07:10 What came first the setting or the character? The animal or kid main character?
10:16 What did Lynne learn about Octopi when writing Three Blue Hearts? Interesting facts about Octopuses.
12:10 Why does it work for Lynne to take a fascinating animal and then build a connection with a child main character?
13:16 Max - the main character in Three Blue Hearts - reconciling your name to be your own, separate from anyone else’s identity
17:50 How friendship helps strengthen individuals through the storms of life
21:37 What is next for author Lynne Kelly?
23:50 What species of animal does Lynne Kelly feel a special connection to?
25:30 Do Octopuses have any similarities to humans? What we can learn from octopi?
28:57 Lynne Kelly’s book recommendation