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The Crazy Mind spoke with author SP Rutledge about KING CAMILLA , his first children's book released on July 11 on AmazonBook and the author’s website . King Camilla delivers a message of hope for all kids faced with obstacles to achieve their dreams. KING Camilla is the first book in a series of three. Here is what SP had to say. Why did you craft this character, "Princess Camilla"? I needed a passionate main character who knew what they wanted to be from a young age, and a Latina Princess was a perfect fit. Camilla knows what her dream is and goes after it wholeheartedly! I also took this as an opportunity to write for underrepresented characters. I can't name many Latina and brown Princesses. I was so lucky to see myself represented in so many different heroes while I was growing up. I think every child should have the same experience that I did. My book intends to reverse this underrepresentation trend.  What is the key theme of your story? Fo...

Burt Kempner is a children's book author from Philadelphia. This spring he is going to introduce the 4th and final book in a series about endangered species. We have conducted an interview with Burt about the new book of the series. (Illustrator: Cal Howard) What are your launch plans for Spring 2020? What can readers expect from this? I plan to release The Purple Wave in late April/early May 2020. I'm awaiting the interior illustrations and would like to get some advance reviews in ahead of publication Prior to this, please tell us more about the whole series? The School of Animal Magic Adventures series concerns an action team consisting of a young, questing female elephant, her best friend, a wisecracking cattle egret and a mysterious white lion who's an emissary from the stars. In each adventure they're sent to help a threatened species using a mixture of knowledge with a little magic thrown in. The previous books in the series are Maisha the Edu...

Natalie Tinti is a 13-year old girl from Temecula, Southern California. She had written one of her best selling kids books at 9 years of age and celebrated her 12th birthday by completing her 12th book. We have conducted a short interview with her: When did you write your first book? I finished writing and illustrating my first book right before my 10th birthday. That was my own birthday gift to myself! Why did you write the 'Sewing a Friendship' series? What are your aims? I wrote Sewing a Friendship to spread a message that friendships are created when we have the courage to include others. What are your personal opinion about books? I love my books. I believes they can inspire people to reach their dreams and help to develop confidence and make more friends. This what James A. Cox (Editor-in-Chief of Midwest Book Reviews) said: “ Sewing a Friendship ” is a truly unique and life enhancing book. Although the target audience might well be 7...