>>> I REMEMBER MY MOM READING THAT TO ME.
WELL, OUR NEXT GUEST RECENTLY WROTE A CHILDREN'S BOOK THAT
COULD EASILY BECOME THE GO TWO FOR OUR CHILDREN.
WE WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO INGRID WOLFENDEN.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
NOW, THIS IS YOUR SECOND BOOK?
>> YES.
>> NO, MY FIRST ONE WAS PUBLISHED IN 2013.
AND IT WAS WRITTEN BY ACCIDENT.
IT WAS SO FUNNY TO SEE HOW THE DAY TURNED OUT BETWEEN HIM AND
HIS BOXER DOG, DOBIE.
I CANNOT RESIST AND I STARTED JUST JOTTING DOWN LITTLE THINGS
WHEN WE GOT HOME AND IN A FEW MONTHS, I DID NOT MEAN FOR IT
BUT IT BECAME A BOOK.
>> THAT IS A WONDERFUL ACCIDENT.
>> AND THAT WAS YOUR FIRST ONE?
>> WELL, THAT I GOT ADDICTED.
[LAUGHTER] >> I TRIED TO QUIT BUT IT WAS
SO FUN.
SO FOR THE SECOND ONE, IT TOOK ME A WHILE BECAUSE I REALLY
NEEDED A GREAT ARTIST.
I WANTED IT COMPLETELY DONE BY HAND AND PAINTED, AND I WAS
DOING A BOOK SIGNING, AND THAT THE NURSE THERE GOT THE SUMMER
OUT THERE BOOK, MY FIRST ONE, AND TESTIFIED ANOTHER
AVAILABLE.
AND I SAID YES, I HAVE ONE WRITTEN BUT I NEEDED
ILLUSTRATED.
AND SHE SAID MY FRIEND MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THAT, WHICH IS
THE WALLS.
SHE IS VERY WELL KNOWN IN MILFORD, AND SHE CONTACTED ME
AND INVITED ME TO HER STUDIO.
AND THAT IS HOW THAT HAPPENED.
>> WOW.
SO, TELL US, MY NAME IS PENELOPE'S NAME OF YOUR SECOND
BOOK.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
>> IT IS ABOUT ALL OF THE LITTLE ADVENTURES THE KIDS HAVE
THE BECOME FOND MEMORIES.
AND I TRIED TO ENGAGE THEIR IMAGINATION.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TECHNOLOGY, EVERYTHING IS
OUTSIDE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF LIFE WHEN YOU ARE A CHILD, THE
THINGS THAT YOU THE LITTLE ADVENTURES THAT YOU HAVE.
SO IT IS FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, AND THAT IS
BASICALLY WHAT IT IS.
EVERY DAY IS A LITTLE ADVENTURE THAT SHE LIVES THROUGH, AND SHE
SHARES WITH YOU.
>> OH, BOTH OF YOUR BOOKS HAVE DOGS?
>> YES.
>> SO IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT YOU ARE AN ANIMAL LOVER?
YES, VERY MUCH SO.
I LOVE ANIMALS.
>> WELL, TELL US ABOUT THIS LITTLE GUY.
>> THIS IS LOKI, LOKI WOLFENDEN .
I WAS TEMPTED TO BRING HIM TODAY BUT HE IS TWO AND WOULD
BE ALL OVER EVERYBODY.
[LAUGHTER] >> IT WAS CATHY'S IDEA THAT HE
BE IN EVERY ILLUSTRATION.
SHE SAID HE IS SO CUTE, YOU HAVE TO INCLUDE HIM EVERYWHERE.
AND IF YOU JUST WATCH HIM EVERY DAY, THE THINGS THAT HE DOES,
TRYING TO CATCH RAIN DROPS AS THEY FALL, CHASING BUTTERFLIES,
HE IS SO COMICAL.
>> AND WE DO HAVE A PICTURE OF LOKI, AND THEN A PICTURE OF
YOUR GRANDMOTHER?
>> YES, THE VERY FIRST PICTURE IN THE BOOK IS MY GRANDMOTHER
WHEN SHE WAS THREE IN NORWAY.
I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET THAT PICTURE HANDED DOWN TO ME.
>> IN YOUR ILLUSTRATOR WAS ABLE TO PUT THEM BOTH TOGETHER IN
THE PICTURE?
>> YES.
WE WOULD MEET EVERY WEEK.
SHE WOULD SHOW ME I WOULD SHOW HER PICTURES OF WHAT WAS
IN MY MIND BECAUSE I DO NOT DRAW.
[LAUGHTER] >> RIGHT.
>> AND THEN, SHE WOULD JUST SKETCH SO EASILY, AND SHE WOULD
ERASE AND ADD AND IT LOOK LIKE SO MUCH FUN TO DO IT.
AND WHEN WE WERE BOTH HAPPY WITH THE WORK, THEN SHE WOULD
PAINT IT.
>> OKAY, SO, WHAT DO YOU LOVE THE MOST ABOUT WRITING?
>> I FIND IT VERY PEACEFUL.
I REALLY ENJOY IT.
IT IS PEACEFUL, AND I CAN GO ANYWHERE I WANT WITH WORDS, AND
I CAN TAKE A LARGE AUDIENCE WITH ME.
>> HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> AND I LOVE TO MAKE CHILDREN LAUGH, GETTING THEM INVOLVED IN
THINGS, >> SO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE IN THE WORKS?
>> I THINK I DO.
>> IN THE FUTURE?
>> YES, ONE THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YET.
[LAUGHTER] >> SHE IS NOT WATCHING, SO GO
AHEAD.
>> OH, MY HUSBAND, BEING FROM NEW ZEALAND, HE COMES UP WITH
THESE FASCINATING STORIES THAT SOMETIMES I DON'T BELIEVE THEM,
BUT HE TOLD ME OF THIS ONE WHERE HIS GRANDMOTHER SAT ON A
SEAL BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A ROCK IN NEW ZEALAND, A VERY
LARGE SEAL.
AND OF COURSE, WHEN IT MOVED SHE TOOK OFF RUNNING.
AND I WOKE UP AT THREE IN THE MORNING THAT NIGHT AND I HAD TO
GET MY PAPER.
I CANNOT LET THAT GO.
THAT ONE JUST CAME RIGHT TO ME.
[LAUGHTER] >> WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT, SO MY NAME IS PENELOPE IS A BOOK.
INGRID, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH US.
>
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