Christina Geist, BUDDY'S NEW BUDDY (Growing with Buddy)
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Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
New York Times bestselling author Christina Geist returns to talk with Zibby about her latest picture book, Buddy's New Buddy. The two discuss the story of how Christina first began writing books for children, how long she wants to follow Buddy and Lady, and where her illustrator leaves Easter eggs for sharp-eyed readers throughout all three books. Christina also shares the two recent times she felt insecure in new situations and how they inspired her to have more compassion for young kids.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now. |
| 0:07.8 | Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:10.7 | It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or |
| 0:21.1 | less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this |
| 0:25.9 | podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, |
| 0:31.8 | wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can |
| 0:37.4 | learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com, |
| 0:39.5 | but really you're here to learn more about the authors, |
| 0:42.2 | and that is what we're going to do. |
| 0:44.4 | Also, be sure to check out all the other podcasts |
| 0:46.9 | in the ZCast Podcast Network. |
| 0:49.4 | You can learn more at ZCastnetwork.com |
| 0:51.9 | and definitely check out those shows as well. |
| 0:58.4 | Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Christina Geist is the author of Buddy's New Buddy. |
| 1:01.7 | Christina believes your life is measured in your relationships, not your accomplishments. |
| 1:05.8 | She's been married to her high school sweetheart, Sunday Today and Morning Joe host, |
| 1:10.1 | Willie Geist for 19 years. The couple met in sixth grade in their hometown of Ridgewood, New Jersey, and currently live in Westchester County, New York, with their two children, Lucy and George. Their parents, siblings, and 10 nieces and nephews are all close by. She's also the author of Buddy's Bedtime Battery, and Sorry, Grownups, You Can't go to school. Welcome, Christina. Thanks for |
| 1:28.8 | coming back on moms don't have time to read books to discuss Buddy's new buddy. Thank you, Zimmy. |
| 1:34.6 | It's so good to be back. This is so great because I feel like when I interviewed you years ago |
| 1:40.9 | for sorry grownups, you can't go to school I didn't know you you walked into my apartment |
| 1:45.5 | we had this like major bonding moment I'm like oh my gosh I have so much in common like I like her |
| 1:51.1 | so much and now we've like had all these experiences before the next book came out from lunches |
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