Episode #275: Work to vacation to work transitions!
Welcome back! Alvina and Grace are back from vacation and have been dealing with transitioning back to work mode. They also talk about how it was transitioning to vacation mode from work! They share some tips on making the transition as well.
For the Fortune Cookie segment, they discuss a Publishers Weekly article about four children's book imprints that are celebrating their 5-year anniversaries.
How have you been?
The book friends check-in since their Bermuda trip! Alvina sat in on the Children’s Book Council Annual Meeting as she is the vice-chair. Stephen and Alvina went to vote and caught up on some reality television. Grace and Hazel both used the chicken costume this Halloween season. The street team for promoting her new book has finally come together! There are stickers for the High Five Books Pre-order!
Transitions!
The Book friends chat about their experiences transitioning from work to vacation mode and then BACK to work. Alvina found an article on Crescentcoaching.com: Holistic tips to ease back into work after a busy vacation: Return refreshed & ready.
“Tell me about…”
Alvina asks, “Grace, Can you tell me about the Ugly Vegetables?” Grace will walk us through the story about her very first published book, The Ugly Vegetables!
Fortune Cookie Segment: Publishing News
Grace and Alvina discuss the article in Publisher’s Weekly, Four Kids' Imprints Turn Five.
Gratefuls:
Alvina is grateful for the wax apples that her father sends every year from California! Grace is so grateful to have such a nice family and home to come home to.
THANK YOU!
Thank you to Hachette Audio, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, and Alex at Pacyworks Studio for producing and editing this podcast. Be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell a friend about us. (Use the hashtag #bookfriendsforever.)
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