099: Mentors and Moms

It’s the moments that we all remember ... The day someone sees something in us that we do not yet. The day someone pushes us to be better ... to work harder ... to ask more of ourselves and our life. Mentors play a huge role in any successful book, career or life. So I’ve asked a five authors and illustrators to tell us a story of a mentor who has help them along their path.

Featured Books

How to Trick the Tooth Fairy by Erin Russell, illustrated by Jennifer Hansen Rolli

A Round of Robins by Katie Hesterman, illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier

The Brilliant Deep by Kate Messner, illustrated by Matthew Forsythe

The Cows Go Moo! by Jim Petipas

The Magician’s Secret by Zachary Hyman, illustrated by Joe Bluhm

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