100 Years of Route 66—for Kids! | Beth Bacon, on Author in the Headlights

Route 66 turns 100, and children's author Beth Bacon is celebrating by introducing America's most famous highway to a new generation.Beth returns to Author in the Headlights to talk with Strider S.R. Klusman about her new book, Route 66: Faces and Places Along America’s Most Famous Road.How do you take a century of history spread across eight states and decide which people, places, attractions, and stories belong in a children's book?Beth talks about the research behind the book, some of the surprises she discovered along the Mother Road, and how she designed the book to appeal to young and reluctant readers.We also explore the writer's side of the project: Route 66 already has travelers, museums, roadside attractions, gift shops, and families interested in its history—an unusual example of a book entering a marketplace with an audience already waiting.Plus, Beth tells us what's coming next, including Nightingale Rising.📚 Beth Bacon's booksRoute 66: Faces and Places Along America’s Most Famous Roadhttps://amzn.to/4iGzsTmI Hate Readinghttps://books2read.com/u/bONlV9The Book No One Wants to Readhttps://books2read.com/u/mYxl0VThe Worst Book Everhttps://amzn.to/4fvy8RiBlank Spacehttps://amzn.to/4fbuJWqThe Panda Cub Swaphttps://books2read.com/u/3n95B8Grandmother Effecthttps://books2read.com/u/m0j8zMComing Soon — Nightingale Risinghttps://books2read.com/u/bQrX2D#Route66 #BethBacon #ChildrensBooks #AuthorInTheHeadlights