The Selfish Shellfish follows a shellfish with a bad attitude who chases off all his friends with his refusal to share. What was the inspiration for your story?

I was inspired to write this story for my daughter Haylie to help teach her lessons of life in a fun constructive way.

What were some educational aspects that were important for you to include in this children’s book?

I wanted to include talking about friendship, bullying, dealing with bullying, and after a heartfelt apology forgiveness.

The art in this book really brings the story to life. What was the art collaboration process like with illustrator Brent Plooster?

It was a fun and exciting process to work with Brent on the artwork. Zoom calls were conducted where he would create the art in front of us and we gave him live suggestions so the characters were exactly what we imagined.

Is this the first book in the series? If so, when is the next book coming out, and what can your fans expect in the next story?

I plan on writing many more Children’s books, I have already started on another story of one of the other characters and their adventures.

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