🐠 Gimme 5 Author Interview: Maaja Wentz – Dive into Saltwater Spy School! 🐙

🐠 Gimme 5 Author Interview: Maaja Wentz – Dive into Saltwater Spy School! 🐙Undercover crabs, sassy sea creatures, and spy-level silliness? Count us in! 💦I had an absolute blast chatting with author Maaja Wentz, creator of the *Saltwater Spy School* series—chapter books packed with hilarious ocean adventures, sneaky crustaceans, and unforgettable underwater characters. 🌊📚✨ In this fun and insightful interview, we discuss:* The inspiration behind *Marina Royale** What it takes to balance humor and heart in kids' fiction* Her world of fabulous fish characters (yes, we love you, Hubert the hermit crab!)* What’s next in the Saltwater Spy universe (spoiler: sea monsters, spy gadgets, and jokes galore!)Maaja Wentz crafts stories that kids devour and parents enjoy reading aloud. If you love *funny books for kids*, quirky underwater missions, or spy-themed adventures, you don’t want to miss this!🦀 And don’t forget to check out my Marina Royale book review here on the channel for a full breakdown of this oceanic comedy hit.📖 Books by Maaja Wentz (as Apricot Banks):📘 Marina Royale: Saltwater Spy School Book 1🛒 [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Marina-Royale-Hilarious-Chapter-Saltwater-ebook/dp/B093HJ624T)🐙 *The Hunt for Red Octopus*🛒 [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BGQR6JS)🎁 Bonus: Each book includes "offline jokes & games"—perfect for classroom fun or screen-free giggles!🔗 Visit the Author Online:🌐 Website: [www.maajawentz.com]🧡 Free activity book: [www.apricotbanks.com/about]🔔 If you want to 'watch' the interview, please click the link below, and it will take you to my YouTube "Gimme 5 Author Interview or Book Review" (Note: This interview aired December 7, 2021)🐠 Gimme 5 Author Interview: Maaja Wentz – Dive into Saltwater Spy School! 🐙https://youtu.be/29xS3n3S4DA?si=oo3A3jEdcLiyW0gvAbout Elizabeth O'Carroll:Not only does Elizabeth pen fiction for kids and teens, but she also writes nonfiction self-help books. Elizabeth offers reviews as a public service, and she graciously invites notable individuals as guests. She is providing this service as a means of supporting and returning the favor to writers and readers. Authors do not receive any compensation, and it is a free and mutually beneficial act. There has been no infringement of copyrighted items, and the author has granted permission. 😍Follow me on Amazon for a list of all my current books.💖💖https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08CGXYDYXOr check out my books on my website! ⭐⭐  https://celestarpublishing.com/👉Promoting and creating the videos in service to authors is right out of my retirement fund. So, if you are an author, publisher (promoting your authors), or subscriber and you would like to show some love by "buying me a cup of coffee," I truly appreciate you, and I love coffee! ☕☕💖💖Elizabeth OCarroll~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Om97xf8xqAz2bNa7g6gv#maajawentz, #apricotbanks, #marinaroyale, #saltwaterspyschool, #childrensbooks, #funnybooksforkids, #chapterbooks, #kidlit, #bookforkids, #funnychapterbooks, #hermitcrabspy, #oceanadventure, #underwaterstory, #bookrecommendations, #booktube, #authortube, #gimme5bookreview, #gimme5authorinterview, #middlegradebooks, #readaloud, #elementarybooks, #bookreviewforkids, #spystoryforkids, #seaadventures, #backtoschoolreads, #educationalbooks, #kidsbookclub, #literacyfun, #humorbooksforkids, #fishcharacters, #funnyanimalbook