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🗓️ 10 February 2023
⏱️ 23 minutes
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In a special in-person interview (LA edition!), Zibby speaks to New York Times bestselling author and repeat MDHTTRB guest Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt about Good Night, Sister, a beautiful and gentle bedtime story that celebrates the power and comfort of sisterhood (and stuffed animals). Katherine reveals she wrote the book as a tribute to her younger sister Christina, who was bolder and braver than she was growing up. Katherine talks about how different the publishing process is for picture books (she has also written three self-help books!), and how much better-equipped she is to write one now that she has children and understands their preferences. She also shares her passion for animal rescue and her best advice for aspiring children’s authors.
(Oh, and reporter Mary McNamara observed the interview and wrote about it in an incredible LA Times article!!)
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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. |
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0:51.9 | and definitely check out those shows as well. |
0:58.3 | Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Catherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is the author of Good Night Sister. |
1:02.3 | It was so fun, but I was able to do this in person in L.A. with Catherine, and that was just |
1:07.3 | so wonderful. I miss being able to interview everybody in person. Anyway, |
1:11.4 | Catherine is a New York Times best-selling author, animal advocate, daughter, sister, wife, mother, |
1:16.1 | and stepmom. As a passionate animal advocate, Catherine works as an ambassador for best friend's |
1:21.3 | animal society and the ASPCA, lending her time, voice, and energy to spread awareness about |
1:26.6 | animal rescue. |
1:30.5 | Catherine is also a global ambassador for the Special Olympics. |
1:35.8 | As an author, Catherine has skillfully translated her own personal experiences into all of her books that speak to her generation. |
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