Kathleen and Beth Rooney are sisters, and their new book was truly a family affair. If you listen to my interview with Kathleen, you'll discover how some children made their own town out of fallen leaves — a rather autumnal theme that will resonate throughout the years.
Somebody asked me: How can you get a half-hour-long interview out of a book for kids? Well, that's never a problem when I am talking to Kathleen Rooney. She has been on the show before, so I know her, and I know about some of her interests. I knew we could talk about this new book, and along with that I planned to ask her about her poetry, her novels, her teaching, her music, and I knew if I ran out of other things I could always ask her about those lovable flying squirrels. So I did.
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