We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Kim Ann a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
I have always had a love of reading, writing, and creating. I say I wrote my first book at age nine when I made a book of poetry out of construction paper and yarn, and it was displayed in the school library.
But, who pushed me to pursue a career in writing, was my son, Aidan. Aidan was a 25-week preemie that weighed one pound, eleven ounces at birth, and spent 143 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Miller’s Children’s Hospital in Long Beach, CA. I couldn’t hold him for weeks, but I could read to him. So that’s what I did. Every day I sat there and read to him, instilling the same love of books I have and Aidan still has today.
After years of reading books to my children and seeing the types of books they liked and didn’t like, I started to get some fun ideas. That’s when I decided to become an author. Now, I write the fun, imaginative, colorful books Aidan and other children can enjoy. Whether someone reads to them or reads by themselves, I encourage children to find books they can love.
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