32: Forgiveness, Family, and Healing - Interview with Children's Book Author Sydney Dunlap

Considering the other side of a story and why that is important in healthy relationships. How do we walk in someone else's shoes? And why?Why is forgiveness important? Why is family important? How can we go about healing broken relationships through forgiveness? In this episode of Book Huddle you get to hear how middle grade author, Sydney Dunlap, answers some of these tricky questions with her incredibe book, Racing the Clouds.For more author interviews on approaching heavy topics with kids through books check out this interview as well https://youtu.be/4O1-rLzWXRo?si=Nupx1QROOrzhGDw9Find author Sydney DunlapAuthor of It Happened on Saturday and Racing the Clouds www.sydneydunlap.comInstagram: @sydneydunlapwritesTwitter: @sydneydunlap16Facebook: Sydney DunlapBlue Sky: @sydneydunlap.bsky.socialRacing the Clouds by Sydney Dunlap https://www.amazon.com/Racing-Clouds-Sydney-Dunlap/dp/1631639161/The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman https://www.amazon.com/Undead-Fox-Deadwood-Forest/dp/0316575720/#kidsbooks #childrensliterature #middlegradebooks #authorinterview Chapters00:00 Meet middle grade author Sydney Dunlap03:52 Seeing things from someone else’s view06:10 Why are family relationship important?07:44 What led Sydney to write a book with heavy topics?11:19 The path to forgiveness17:22 Who was a difficult character to write?20:28 How to write a three dimensional character?23:00 What would you tell your teenage self?25:43 What is next for author Sydney Dunlap?27:15 Sydney’s book recommendation30:54 Including animals as important parts of books