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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