Author Spotlight, Podcast

Finding Empathy and Understanding Through Children’s Books and Read-Alouds

Quinn Cummings

Recorded Live on February 9, 2021

Author Spotlight – Karla Clark

Karla Clark is an author and artist. Her passion for writing comes from her father, who was a consummate storyteller. Karla is the author of three novels, a book of short stories, and two children’s picture books. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and the Rockford Arts Council. Karla lives in Rockford, Illinois, with her husband and adult autistic son. When she’s not writing, she creates decoupage paper collages that she sells at art shows.

In this episode, we focused on Karla’s author journey and her book, ‘You Be Mommy’.

Author Spotlight: Karla Clark
Get the book: You Be Mommy

Amazon: https://amzn.to/36TyptD

Website – https://www.KarlaClarkauthor.com

Key Takeaways

‘One of life’s great ironies is that children fight sleep while their parents ache for it.’
Karla Clark
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‘Mommy’s too tired to be Mommy tonight. Can you be Mommy and hold me tight?’ from ‘You Be Mommy’ – Karla Clark
Karla Clark
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‘…we knew we wanted a family of color. I’m so proud of that because as love as I’ve been writing children’s books– I’ve seen the deficit in that area… ‘
Karla Clark
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‘You Be Mommy’ is endearing. It has beautiful lush illustrations and flows so WELL! And I love that the character reminds me of myself. #Diversity
Quinn Cummings
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