Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Rob Currie. Rob has lived his whole life in the Midwest. He loves inspiring kids to read.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Penny Reeve. Penny is an award-winning author known for her engaging and thought-provoking books for children, teens, and adults. She loves writing stories to help children respond to the complex and fascinating world around them.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Josiah DeGraaf. Josiah taught high school English for four years before becoming the program director of the Young Writer’s Workshop. His passion is for helping Christian writers enthrall readers with honest storytelling.In this special episode for young writers, we’re talking about how to come up with good story ideas, how to use fanfiction to get started writing your own stories, and more!Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Tim Shoemaker during a live recording from Great Homeschool Convention 2026 in Cincinnati, Ohio! By God's grace, Tim is the author of over 25 books. He loves writing contemporary mystery, adventure, and suspense . . . especially for middle grade and up. He believes that if he's having fun while writing, it will show up in the book.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Lorisa D. Wiedenheft. With a background in Special Education, Lorisa is now pursuing her dream career of being a children’s author with her debut, The Oasis. She has two poetry collections, Love Complications and Reflections, and her poetry has been featured in Creative Wisconsin, Bramble, and Remington Review.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Marty Machowski. Marty serves as a family pastor and executive pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills Pennsylvania. He is the author of over 25 gospel rich books and resources for families and churches.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Paul Regnier. Paul is a speculative fiction author. He likes to dream up worlds of fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and the supernatural. Sometimes they end up in a book.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Laurie Christine. Laurie is an author, podcaster, Bible teacher, wife and mom to 4 wild, wonderful boys. She's the author of The Dragon Slayer Bible Series, adventure-packed Biblical fiction and devotions for kids 8-12. Her podcast, The Sword and Story Podcast, helps Christian families find exciting, faith-filled books for their boys. Laurie is passionate about raising her boys to be strong, courageous warriors for the Kingdom of God.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are sharing the inside scoop on how we market our books. We talk about different book marketing strategies and how we personally choose to market our books.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Abbi Lee. Besides finding treasure-filled geocaches in her free time, Abbi Lee currently works as a copywriter for a local marketing agency. Prior to that she taught high school English and Social Studies, and worked at a local museum as the Education Manager conducting tours, creating programs, and using stories to bring history to life. She’s published in Kansas Country Living magazine, Spider magazine, and is currently working on the third and final book in the Geocache Club middle grade trilogy.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Trista Shaye. Trista is an award-winning narrator, author, artist, and all around creative. Trista writes stories that are character-driven, contain a hint of magic, a touch of courage, and a whole lot of adventure!Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, March 19, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Chad Morris and Shelly Brown. Chad and Shelly are the award-winning authors of Mustaches for Maddie, The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry, Virtually Me, Willa and the Whale, Squint, and The Playmakers. They travel the nation giving school assemblies and have appeared on CNN and the Hallmark Channel.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, March 19, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Glenn McCarty. Glenn is the author of the middle grade Tumbleweed Thompson Adventures novel series and The Song of the Stone Tiger. He teaches middle school English in Western New York, where he lives with his wife and children in a small town that’s pretty much Mayberry. But without Don Knotts. Bummer. He finds campfires and banjo music two of life’s simple pleasures. And pie.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, March 19, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Mark Wainwright. Mark is an award-winning author and college professor. His writing portfolio spans dozens of articles and radio devotionals. His latest book, Awesome Facts About Space (published by Answers in Genesis), showcases the wonders of God’s cosmic creations.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, March 19, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Lyndsey Lewellen. Lyndsey is the sci-fi and fantasy author of The Chaos Grid duology and the Harlow Morgan series. She is also a book cover designer who lives on a small Texas farm with her best friend/husband, five children, and what some might call a zoo of animals (especially after meeting the peacocks).Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, March 19, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Andrew Jackson of The Bridge, a Christian radio station. Andrew is a “GECO”: gregarious, encouraging, creative, and outgoing individual. It is these personal strengths that serve him so well as a storyteller and direct marketing expert. The Delaware native has also lived in West Virginia, Wyoming, and Washington states. Andrew and his wife Jessica have two children, one dog, three cats, two horses, a chicken, and countless frogs roaming the yard. As a boy, Andrew dreamed of being an astronaut! Now, Andrew is working toward his dream of being a published author. Andrew loves to travel and serve others. He spent the Summer of 1999 working and living in Yellowstone National Park. He now helps to lead international mission trips to Malawi, Africa, with the CUPS Mission organization.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, March 19, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Rachel Keith. Rachel has been writing stories her whole life and has always loved God's creatures. Now 18, she began creating The Squad: Rising series when she was 12, hoping to use it to share the Gospel and provide companionship through fictional friends to young readers.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, March 19, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Jenny Marcelene. Jenny loves exploring new cultures and encouraging families to treasure Jesus above all else. When she’s not working on a kids fiction book, she writes and edits non-fiction articles.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, March 19, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we’re kicking off the start of Season 3! Tune in to learn what we’ve been up to over Christmas break and what you can expect from Season 3 of the show.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, March 19, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this finale to Season 2 of Ice Cream with Authors, we’re mixing things up with a Christmas-themed variety show.Whether you’ve been listening since Episode 1 or are just jumping in, you’re in for a sweet celebration full of stories, laughter, and Christmas cheer.So grab your favorite scoop, get festive, and let’s celebrate the end of the year as well as the end of Season 2.Reading from The Christmas Color © Tori Higa. Used by permission of the author.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Anna Rose Johnson. Anna Rose Johnson grew up fascinated by the early 20th century and now writes historical middle grade novels, including her debut middle grade novel The Star That Always Stays (Holiday House), which was named a Christy Amplify Award winner, a Michigan Notable Book Award Winner, and an NPR Best Book of 2022, and her sophomore novel, The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry, which received three starred reviews. Her third novel, The Blossoming Summer, released in 2025.Audiobook Credits:The Luminous Life of Lucy LandryCopyright © 2024 by Anna Rose JohnsonPublished by Holiday House Publishing, Inc.Audio excerpt provided courtesy of Dreamscape MediaIce Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 4, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Millie Florence! Millie published her first book, Honey Butter, at age 13 and hasn’t stopped since. She’s gone on to publish more whimsical books for middle graders, including the award-winning Beyond Mulberry Glen.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 4, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Katrina Hoover Lee. In elementary school, Katrina Lee created Terry, Gary, and Larry to help her and her brother pass the time doing chores on their Wisconsin family farm. She now lives in Elkhart, Indiana, with her husband and three-year-old daughter where she has turned Terry, Gary, and Larry into the Brady Street Boys nine-book series.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 4, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Ryan Southworth. Ryan lives in Cincinnati with his wife, Kyna, and their two children. In addition to his writing, Ryan teaches History, Literature, and Latin at Charis Classical Academy.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 4, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Kandi J Wyatt. Kandi J Wyatt lives with dragons—some even breathe fire. When she's not putting out fires the dragons start, she's writing books of hope and light.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 4, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting once again with Kristen Joy Wilks. Kristen Joy Wilks writes from a remote mountain meadow that alternates between quiet and chaos. The mom of three sons, a cat named Whisper Persnickety, and Nessie Karu their giant Newfoundland puppy, she lives with her camp director husband at Camas Meadows Bible Camp. Kristen has witnessed a plethora of crimes committed by squirrels. Snacks destroyed, chickens attacked, fires started in the woodshop! Despite these many trials, her stories highlight the humor and grace God gives amidst the detritus of life. When she’s not battling squirrels, Kristen can be found tucked under a tattered quilt at 4:00 a.m. writing a wide variety of implausible tales or at www.kristenjoywilks.com.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Tuesday, December 4, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with co-host Becca Wierwille to talk about her new chapter book series, the Scout & Barnaby Mysteries, available now to order early through Kickstarter. Becca is also the award-winning author of the Road Trip Rescue series and other stories that show kids they are wonderfully created for the unique adventures in their lives.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 4, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here: https://kingsumo.com/g/1vjrjz1/ice-cream-with-authors-season-2-giveaway-bundle-part-2. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Marty Machowski. Marty Machowski is a pastor and author of over 25 books for church and home. Many of Marty's books blend Bible Study with fictional story to help families apply the truth they learn from his gospel rich resources.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, November 27, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are doing a “Mini Scoop” episode to celebrate our friend Laurie Christine’s new book, Land of Giants, book two in The Dragon Slayer Bible Series! Land of Giants is an action-packed Biblical adventure, perfect for 8-12 year-old readers who long to battle dragons, defy giants, and discover the true strength that comes from the King.Grown-ups, from now until October 23, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET, you can find Laurie’s Kickstarter campaign for Land of Giants here.  Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Tuesday, December 4, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are sharing the inside scoop on how we publish our books. We talk about the differences between indie and traditional publishing, why we both chose to publish independently, and the basic steps of our publishing processes.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 4, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Carolyn Leiloglou. Carolyn is the granddaughter of art collectors, daughter of an art teacher, and homeschooling mom to four wildly creative kids. She’s an award-winning author whose poems and short stories have appeared in children’s magazines around the world. Carolyn also reviews her favorite children's books on her online platform, House full of Bookworms. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 2, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Meredith Davis. Meredith writes middle grade books about super powerful kids (and all kids can be super powerful!). Her superpowers include reading, grandmothering, and finding ways to fit more books in her Austin, Texas home.Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from The Minor Miracle by Meredith Davis, read by Mark Sanderlin. © 2024 Meredith Davis, ℗ 2024 Penguin Random House, LLC. All rights reserved.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 2, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Sandra Chambers. Sandra is a wife, mother, new grandmother, author, former teacher, and founder and former host of the 5-Minute Parenting Podcast. She has published an adult book on prayer, a children's devotional, a picture book, and has contributed to two adult devotional books.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 2, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Bill Myers. Bill Myers is a best-selling author and award-winning filmmaker. To date, his books and videos have sold over 8 million copies, and he’s won over 60 awards, including the C.S. Lewis Honor Award. He’s the creator of McGee and Me and The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle, with over 120 published books—80 of them for children. Not bad for a man who never wanted to be a writer!Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 2, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Shawn Smith. Shawn is an author, historian, librarian, and missionary whose love for books began in her childhood when her dad opened a Christian bookstore. Her debut novel, The Freedom Chain, is a historical adventure written for her own children during the years that they lived in a remote jungle of Papua New Guinea.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 2, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Kathryn Butler. Kathryn is a trauma surgeon turned writer and homeschooling mom. She is the author of the Dream Keeper Saga.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 2, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Marianne Hering. Marianne is the author or coauthor of 36 Imagination Station books that show key moments in Christian History. She wants to share the adventure God brings to those who serve Him.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 2, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we’re kicking off the start of Season 2! Tune in to learn what we’ve been up to this summer and what you can expect from Season 2 of the show.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 2, 2025, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 2 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter here. Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this finale to Season 1 of Ice Cream with Authors, we’re mixing things up with our very first quiz show! Four of our Season 1 guests (JJ Johnson, Millie Florence, Laurie Christine, and Kristen Joy Wilks) return to the podcast—not to talk about books, but to test their knowledge of books, your hosts, and everything in between. Feel free to shout out answers from home!Whether you’ve been listening since Episode 1 or are just jumping in, this game show is the perfect way to wrap up a season of celebrating stories, authors, and the God who made us creative.So grab your favorite scoop, get cozy, and play along with us in this celebration of all things Season 1!If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with S. D. Smith. S. D. Smith is the author of The Green Ember Series, a million+ selling adventure saga featuring heroic #RabbitsWithSwords. In 2025, Smith authored a new adventure novel and wrote its video-gamization story. Green Ember: Helmer in the Dragon Tomb is the first time a novel and its video game have released at the same time. He is also the author of the madcap Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read as well as the touching throwback adventure, The Found Boys. Finally, he has co-authored two fantasy adventure novels with his son (J. C. Smith), Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key and Jack Zulu and the Girl with Golden Wings.Smith’s stories are captivating readers across the globe who are hungry for “new stories with an old soul.” Though packed with old school virtue and moral imagination, Smith doesn’t merely create “safe” stories, but bold, daring, truthful tales of light that help shape children who become dangerous—dangerous to the darkness.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Kristen Joy Wilks. Kristen Joy Wilks writes from a remote mountain meadow that alternates between quiet and chaos. Her stories highlight the humor and grace God gives amidst the detritus of life. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are doing a “Mini Scoop” episode with a few small scoops of behind-the-scenes fun. We filmed this episode in person after our first day at Great Homeschool Convention in Columbus, Ohio, so we’re excited to share more about our experience there—along with a few other fun things!Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Mark Wainwright. Mark Wainwright loves using words to entertain, instruct, and inspire. After 16 years in the book publishing industry, he now teaches professional writing courses at a Christian college in Florida. His fiction and nonfiction books continue to delight kids of all ages.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Ella Shine. Ella Shine LOVES pets of all kinds. She lives in Sydney, Australia with her three cats, four bunnies, parakeet, bearded dragon and an imaginary ant farm for company. (And when she's not doing any of the above, Ella Shine is simply the super fun pen name of two real authors - Penny Reeve and Cecily Paterson writing books together, chapter by chapter.)Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with co-host Amanda Trumpower to talk about her Power Pup series. Amanda writes for Jesus lovers who dig dragons, detectives, and droids.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with co-host Becca Wierwille to talk about the third and final book in the Road Trip Rescue series, Road Trip Redemption. Becca is the award-winning author of the Road Trip Rescue series and other stories that show kids they are wonderfully created for the unique adventures in their lives.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are sharing the inside scoop on selling books at Teach Them Diligently 2025 in Dayton, Ohio. We (Becca Wierwille and Amanda Trumpower, hosts of Ice Cream with Authors) had so much fun as vendors and speakers at this event, and we’re excited to share about it with you today.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Laurie Christine. Laurie Christine is an author, podcast host, Bible teacher, wife and mom to four wild, wonderful boys. She writes adventure-packed Biblical fiction and devotions for kids ages 8-12.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Allie Slocum. Allie Slocum’s passion to introduce children to strong character values is what drives her to write the Character Club series and Character Club Lil Sibs Series. Slocum lives in Colorado with her husband, two daughters, and golden retriever. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available. 

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with JJ Johnson. JJ Johnson is the two-time award-wining middle grade author of the Iggy & Oz series. He serves as the director of marketing for Realm Makers, and the host of the podcast Geeky Dads talk about Geeky Things. He lives in Edmond, OK with his wife and two boys.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.Also, here's a note from cohost Becca Wierwille! The next three books in Becca's Scout and Barnaby Mysteries will soon be available to order early through Kickstarter. These books star a girl and her dog who solve mysteries together at a Christian wilderness camp. Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to find out as soon as the books are available.