I had the pleasure to attend a book reading by an award winning children’s author and mom, Meaghan Fisher. As she is a native of our own Troy, Ohio, you may have seen her at a recent event around town or on Living Dayton!
She is an eighteen time award winning author with several Five Star Book Reviews from around the world. Her books are known in the US and in the UK. Meaghan is currently touring the US, Italy, and Germany, where she is scheduled to appear at the two biggest book festivals in the world as part of her four year book tour. Last year, Meaghan was the featured author at the Savannah Children’s Book Festival in Savannah, GA ( the biggest in the world!) and the Miami International Book Festival in Miami Beach, FL . She is also the recipient of two Reader’s Favorite International Book Awards.
I am pleased to share with you a portion of our interview:
Are the characters in your books based on anyone?
I have two small children who are characters in three of my children’s books, I Love Ladybugs, If I Could Pull the Moon from the Sky, and coming this June, The Strawberry Festival. I also have a dog named, Sadie who is the character in my first published book, Sadie the Skunk, which she is well known in the area.
Why do you love writing children’s books?
As a child, my mother always read to me before bed or with my little brother because he was younger than me. Because of that, I believe that I am a published author today. My mother always encouraged me to read, write, and express myself. She loved my imagination and still encourages it today! Now as a mother myself, it’s great to see and use my life experiences that I have today with my children in my books and share them with the world to teach other children moral lessons.
What are you passionate about?
“I am most passionate about my two children and inspiring mothers to set aside time during their day, to read to their children.”
I do a lot of speaking engagements for Literacy: groups, clubs, associations, and educational societies. I talk about my books and how reading impacts children and their education.
“Just ten minutes a day can really make a difference in a child’s language skills, motor skills, and learning development.”
I know it is hard being a working mother, I am too. However, if you can set aside the time to read to your child or children once a day, or in the evening before they go to bed and follow that routine every day or night, you will see them grow from reading. Reading made a big impact on me as child and it can for yours too. Now as a mother, it’s great to see and use my life experiences that I have today with my children in my books and share them with the world to teach other children moral lessons.
What is next for you?
My next book, The Strawberry Festival, will be debuting at the Troy Strawberry Festival, June 6-7th, 2015. I will be the Featured Author and VIP of the Festival and Event and will be signing my new book at the festival.
Meaghan’s books are Sadie the Skunk, Lars the Monkey Flies a WACO Airplane, I Love Ladybugs, Giuseppe’s Famous Pizza Pie’s, Mousekabitz, Tyler the Fish Saves Lake Erie, If I Could Pull the Moon from the Sky, and Owlie Learns to Fly, and coming soon, The Strawberry Festival. You can purchase her books at Barnes and Nobles, Books A Million, Amazon, and www.gypsypublications.com.
You can find more information about Meaghan Fisher at www.meaghanfisher.com and through Meaghan’s Fan and Events Page on Facebook & you can follow her on Twitter.
