Good morning you too. How are you doing today? We're amazing? How
are you? Ooh I love words like that. Oh my god. When
someone says they're amazing, that means they live it, they walk it,
they activate it, and they share it. Oh man, that's a beautiful
word. Oh yes, we are extraordinary too. In addition to being amazing,
we are extraordinary. I mean, our book has it's birthday today,
so we're like, we're buzzing. I could not play last night. I
was just like, oh hey, it comes out tomorrow. It comes out
tomorrow, and tomorrow it's today, Arrow, So we're so happy to be
here and thank you so much for having us. Don't you love that moment
when you release something that you've created, because so many people are afraid.
I mean, they write, but they don't want to release it. They
don't realize that there's a connection to the rest of the universe when creativity is
moving through you. And this is a great example of how you're going to
change people's lives. Oh wow, well it is received. Thank you so
much for that, especially in the times we were living in Now we were
you know, mindful of the world is a heavy place right now, and
both for adults and for children especially, that there's so much imagery and videos
and things we can control and see, but we really just wanted to add
some joy and love and be of service to kids. That's why we write
children's books, just to add ordinary little moments in extraordinary way. And you
know when you have a kid and you have them in bed and you're reading
a book and there's nothing else between you except that one moment, and we're
just so grateful that our book get to be that today. That is so
interesting that you talked about that, because on iHeartRadio this morning, I brought
up the very subject how do we get back to that place and where you
do have that moment of connectedness and mindfulness and gratefulness, and it's like and
that was that was my story today, was that we got to get back
to that place, and then here you are talking about it. Yeah.
I mean, there is really not much you can do in the world when
you just feel hopeless, like you're like you want to contribute and how can
you contribute? And Sharnay and I were both writers. Sharnae is this amazing
diversity expert who I am just like blown away, wanted to work with me.
I'm like, well, you want to work with me, Oh,
I gotta read it. So but it's just that you know, you do
what you can with what you have. And I think a moment of just
stillness and hugs and love and sharing a book. I mean, it's such
a small sacred act that is universal, and I think that's all we can
do, right, like protect our kids when we can, and childhood only
happens once. You never get a do over, And I think as an
adult, we tend to forget, like, oh, we brush it off.
But our daughters wouldn't leave the house unless they were overdressed, and they
had jewelry, and they have hats, and they have a pack of stuffed
animals. And now my daughter is in college and looking back at that,
I just I knew they were ordinary moments, but they were extraordinary now that
you look back at that. So I can still relate with this book because
I think I'm like the adult version of Eda in the way that I too
had a talent show that it was at Billing Senior High School. I was
in a garage band and we were going to win this talent show. We
sucked. We were so bad. But the thing about it. Yeah it
was horrible, and but the principal come up came up to us afterwards and
he says, you had the courage and the confidence to step out there.
Okay, so you win there win. It wasn't about that you had to
be the best band. You did it absolutely And that's what this is about,
too, write. It's about at a overcoming the anxiety that she's feeling
in the butterfly phrase and just really like learning and knowing and having that confidence
in herself that yes, I can do this. I've never performed on the
big stage in front of a large audience before, but I am extraordinary.
I can do this. I have the confidence I can overcome this anxiety that
I'm feeling and just go out and do it. Do you use your words
in the way of because for instance, like when we started off with amazing,
we have the word extraordinary, another big powerful word phenomenal, and how
about fantastic. I think words that we choose to use will really they get
inside of us and then all of a sudden we start to glow with that
positive feeling. I love that era and it's so true because nothing's more powerful
than the words are used and talk about yourself, right, and kids use
big, big words like small words, big meaning. But you know,
she recognizes that she needs a plan and she needs to figure it out,
and she just has the room to grow and be. And I think as
parents, that's all we can do is just hold space for our kids to
create and to grow and to try and fail because they're not afraid of trying
and failing. We are, as adults, are terrified. But you know,
so we're trying to be more like Eta. Basically all of us are
Eta. All of us are extraordinary and we and Aero thank you so much
for sharing that story. I mean, that was awesome that you guys did
that. That was brave too, and Eda is also brave well. The
fact that you guys are sharing this series that means we get to talk many
many times in the future because I love growing with you. Yes, maybe
maybe as soon as next year. I don't know when there's a big event
that happens once every four years, you know, are we hitting about the
next book already? Yes, that's where we are four years, but it's
not four years next year. We don't. We don't. We don't have
that one all if you're yet, But right, but er, can I
ask you a question absolutely? What was your favorite book growing up? Or
is a kid Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel. Oh good, No,
it's a great one because he didn't stop, he didn't quit. He became
a part of and I always saw that as being that he still took care
of his community, even though that he became a part of that large building
and he couldn't get out of that gigantic hole. And we all face those
gigantic holes. Now, what are you going to do about it? I'm
going to grow with my community. Yes, amen, love that. That's
amazing. Thank you so much for sharing that. Well, you got to
come back to this show anytime in the future. Thank you. We would
love to really really appreciate it, and thank you so much for spreading so
much joy and love through the radio. We really appreciate you. Oh,
I love your hearts. You'd be brilliant today, okay, yes, yes,
be extraordinary, extraordinary. Thank you, thank you, thank you.