Ask the Author: Kendra Andrus
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Kendra Andrus
For Chasing Sunsets that was easy because it's based on a true story about me and my kids. So I had the illustrator draw based on the description of their age eye color and hairstyle. For my other books, I really just get a picture in my head when I imagine my story coming to life. It is also important to me to include children of all different colors and ethnicity!
Kendra Andrus
Self publish. YOU ARE ENOUGH. It's a powerful and fulfilling process!
Kendra Andrus
Don't sweat it. Write when the creative magic is flowing. And don't write when it isn't (but take notes for future inspiration)!
Kendra Andrus
Easy answer: PARENTING. I'm deep in the trenches of daily realizing how much I need to train, teach, and inspire my children! Books are hugely helpful tools to do so! Some books are awesome. Some disappoint. So I write the ones that don't exist.
Kendra Andrus
2018: I am currently working on 3 books:
In Their Skin - a book about empathy
Praying Like Jesus - a paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer in language and imagery that children can understand
Breathe and Squeeze - a book about connection and managing big emotions
2019: a book on gratefulness, a book on inner beauty, and a book on the metaphors for God
In Their Skin - a book about empathy
Praying Like Jesus - a paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer in language and imagery that children can understand
Breathe and Squeeze - a book about connection and managing big emotions
2019: a book on gratefulness, a book on inner beauty, and a book on the metaphors for God
Kendra Andrus
My own daily life with my six kids gives me more than enough material and inspiration for children's books! I write to answer their questions, solve our problems, and tell the stories of our adventures together. Chasing Sunsets is a true story - I have done it many times with my children. God Made Night is a compilation of all the ways Ihave explained the goodness of bedtime and nighttime to my kids.
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