July 21, 2025 • 52 mins
Kristen is the author of Happy Clouds Coloring Book and Happy Clouds, which teaches children 12 affirmations like “I am loved,” using bright imagery and a heart symbol. She also wrote Happy Words: 72 Words for Kids to Read, designed to help beginning readers recognize objects in a cheerful way.Along with her books, Kristen designs patent-pending plushies, custom pencils and pens, and has released two children’s music albums. Her YouTube channel, Happy Happy Everything, shares fun and educational music and videos for children.We discussed her childhood dream of becoming a Disney animator, her passion for Disney, and how she created a vision board to guide her path toward building products that inspire happiness in children. Kristen shared how she launched Happy Happy Everything, Inc. with the desire to bring joy and inspiration not just to kids, but also to adults who may have lost their sense of creativity.
Betsy and Kristen talked about how children are naturally creative, but often face discouragement in structured settings like school. Kristen emphasized how important it is for children to feel loved and supported—because when kids feel good about themselves, they’re more likely to want to learn.Kristen also spoke openly about the fear many people have around chasing their dreams. She believes that not trying at all is the real failure, and that making mistakes is simply part of the learning process.
Kristen shared her recent experience doing her first book signing, meet-and-greet, and reading at a local Barnes & Noble—something that brought her work to life in her own community.Kristen has a deep commitment to giving back and has partnered with several nonprofit organizations to donate her books and materials, including:
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Betsy and Kristen talked about how children are naturally creative, but often face discouragement in structured settings like school. Kristen emphasized how important it is for children to feel loved and supported—because when kids feel good about themselves, they’re more likely to want to learn.Kristen also spoke openly about the fear many people have around chasing their dreams. She believes that not trying at all is the real failure, and that making mistakes is simply part of the learning process.
Kristen shared her recent experience doing her first book signing, meet-and-greet, and reading at a local Barnes & Noble—something that brought her work to life in her own community.Kristen has a deep commitment to giving back and has partnered with several nonprofit organizations to donate her books and materials, including:
- Books for Collier Kids, which purchased books for every Pre-K and Kindergarten student in her county
- Room to Read, who partnered with Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi in Pakistan to distribute her materials
- Salty Life Foundation, which sent her books to an orphanage in Kenya
- Women’s Shelter in Naples, Florida
- Make-A-Wish Southwest Florida
- Golisano Children’s Hospital
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello, everyone, this is Betsy Worzel. You're a host of
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Speaker 2 (00:18):
Not represent those of the hosts of the station.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Folks, I have to give.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
You back.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Ground story, background story of my guests on how we connected.
I tell everyone that I can everywhere about Chatting with Betsy.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Why do I do that?
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Because I want to help as many people as possible.
So I tell him about Chatting with Betsy. Well, I
go to physical therapy and lo and behold. My chiropractor
said to me that his niece, Kristin Griffin, writes children's
books and would I be interested and having her on
(01:01):
as a guest, And I said sure. So you never
know where or how you're going to connect with someone,
to have someone as a guest, and I am really
thrilled to have with me today Kristin Griffin. I'm going
to tell you about Kristin Griffin. She is founder of Happy,
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Happy Everything Corporations. When she stored in twenty sixteen to
inspire children, make them smile and spread joy around the world.
Kristin dreamed of becoming a Disney animator and writing a
children's book. Kristin has Happy Clouds, which she published in
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twenty twenty three, a colorful book that teaches kids twelve
positive affirmations. Her second book, Happy Words, in twenty twenty five,
how's beginning readers identify the objects in a cheerful way.
So Christin also wrote created to coloring books, and she
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has a YouTube channel. The name of her coloring book
is Happy Clouds and her YouTube channel is just a
phenomenal And I'm gonna have the links to everything in the.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Blank. Uh.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
So I want to welcome Kristin Griffin to chatting with Betsy.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Welcome, Thank you, Betsy, Thank you so much. I'm so
happy to be here. Thank you, and thank you Uncle Stevie.
Shout out to my uncle.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Sorry, Kristin, my mind went blank and I can't read
my handwriting. What's the name of your YouTube channel?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Oh? Okay, so it's very, very fun. It's a it's
a YouTube dot com at Happy Happy Everything. That's the
YouTube channel.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
I should have known that, say, folks, this is how
it is when you're sixty seven years old and you
can't read your own handwriting, as I don't have a
computer or printer to print this stuff out.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
But I'm so happy to have you on Kristen and folks,
I just want to tell you this.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
I talked to Kristen probably a month ago, and I
just love you. Kristen is bubbling. You have to check
her website.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
It is so.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
It made me happy just looking at the website and
sharing the song Oh thank you welcome Christen.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Do you sing? Is that you singing on your YouTube channel? Okay,
so some of the songs are me and my kids,
and then some of the songs are I'm a friend
of mine that it's really funny. People think it's me
because she has a similar voice, so it could be me,
but it's not good. But yes, I okay, my children
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it's really really fun. So I make all the jingles
up and then I have her. She's like professional, so
I have her do it. But it's kind of nice
to have it raw too, you know. And my children
it's so great because their voices are like, oh the best,
you know, having kids singing is just adorable. So yeah,
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I do a little bit of both. But stay tuned, Betsy,
Maybe you'll be on one of the songs.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
I don't have a single voice.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
I I can't carry a tune and a willburrow, but
I liked I really like that wiggle jiggle song.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
I'm not sure that's the name of it, but it's
stuck with me.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
I love that.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Oh my goodness.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
If I was back in pre school, I would have
played that song. That is an excellent song for preschoolers.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
You. I really designed it for that because that was like,
it's kind of what they call them brain breaks, you know,
for preschool where they have to take a break kind
of like you know, move around, do a couple of
things that make you feel good, you know, get the wiggle.
And I thought of it. I'm like, oh, let's get
the wiggle jiggles out. And that's how I created it
because I thought kids need movement, you know, and they're short,
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you know, but ei they're nice and if you notice,
they're fun and short, so it's not like too long
where their attention isn't like you know, looking up in
the you know, up in the sky. They they do
the activity, have fun and then back to you know,
play work time. So yeah, it's a fun name.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Yes, yes, I said, I mean, I I think I
heard all the songs because I'm a dig kid myself,
but what would Jiggles just stay with me? And I said, wow,
if I was back in the pre well, I would
be playing this song because this is just I mean,
and I don't have any teaching credentials at all, folks,
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but just working with kids for thirteen and with fourteen
years they do had to wait with Jiggles, So that
would have been a great great song. How did you
go about creating your books, the coloring books? How did
this all come about?
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Kristen happened? Okay, Okay, so I'm a big dreamer. I
think I'll start with that. My whole life, I'd say,
really truly since kindergarten, I was so in love with
Disney and the magic and the fairy tales and the
stories and the songs and the happily ever after. So
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that was my role model. And so when they write,
you know on those papers, when I grew up, I
want to be a you know, mine was a Disney animator.
Like that was my thing. I was like, I'm doing
it at five years old, and I went on, so
I'll speed up two adul No from five years old.
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It's always been in my heart, and art and animation
has always been in my heart, and storytelling and poetry.
I've been writing jingles my whole life. So like it's
kind of like this build up, right of like this
little childhood dream finally coming true because all the stars
finally lined up after I had children. So I almost think, like, hmm,
(07:35):
what a cool I've been dreaming of writing children's books
way before I even had kids, you know, And it's
just like my passion. I can already see the cartoons
and the characters, and I mean I just really wanted
to create it all. And so when I was my
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second child, I was like, ooh, I was a stay
at home mom at that time, like I can finally
do my children's books I always dreamed of, you know,
and crickets, which means like THAT'SI nothing was coming to
the paper like I just I had the time. I'm
probably I was sleep deprived, right, But other than that,
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I was like, oh man, I think I can't not
that I can't write. But it wasn't what I was like,
I don't know, it wasn't flowing right. So fast forward
I decided to I'm very and love arts and crafts
as well. So I started creating pens because I'm a
pen collector. I don't know if you collect or like pens,
(08:38):
But do you like I? Do you do?
Speaker 1 (08:42):
I do?
Speaker 2 (08:42):
Okay, yeah, you get excited right when you get a
good pen, right, it's.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
Like, yes, well I do.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
Oh my gosh. Well then you can totally relate to this.
I would collect pens anywhere I went. Fun pens. When
I say fun, I'll never forget. One used to have
when BOOKSI Miilion was around, they used to have a
pin wheel on the top and I thought that was
just the coolest pen because you could wind it up
and anyways, So instead of writing books, because nothing was
(09:12):
coming to me, I started making these pens. And I
called them happy pens. Why not, you know, because they
make you happy. And all my little cartoon characters that
I couldn't get like on paper, I put them on
top of a pen and I made probably, I mean
probably forty fifty designs over the course of all my
(09:34):
you know, trial and error. And what is so fun
about this is I took these pens to my graphic
artists and asked her to turn them into cartoons like
replicated exactly into a cartoon. And that's where a lot
of my inspiration like comes from. As I started with
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a pen, and then it was getting to be to
the point where where you feel like I was in
my house and you know, working like a worker, be
making pens, making pens, and it's really a lot on
your body when you're a one man band, you know.
And I just had that moment of you know what
(10:16):
I need to pivot. I need I just I wasn't
feeling well. I was aching all the time. You know,
your body, you know, hunched over and you know, so
that was the moment. It was a turning point and
it was just it was great. I call it a
like a god wink, like like God's said, hey wink,
and I like, okay, let's do let's let's pivot here.
(10:37):
And in that moment, I stopped making the pens. And
that's when this beautiful door opened where I naturally wrote
my first book, Happy Clouds, because I didn't have that
overwhelming it was consuming my day making the pens, but
I had all the cartoon. I mean, it was a
blessing because I have all these fun cartoon characters, right,
(10:59):
But now I had the book, and so I knew
I wanted to write positive, any inspirational thing for children,
but I really really wanted to be inspiring, impactful and
something they can take with them and like tools, like
a tool, you know, where they can use this their
(11:21):
whole life and really any age, right, like you said,
we're big kids. So yes, my first book, I looked
up in the class because I love to look up
in the clouds. Naturally, I just always look up and
I'm always looking for really yeah, yeah, pens and clouds.
This is perfect.
Speaker 3 (11:43):
Yeah, how you said, Christen?
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Yes, And I would imagine the clouds like you know,
I mean, I grew up in the sixties, so my
parents just like you know, there's the door, there's your entertainment,
go outside, and I lay on the grass, look up
in the clouds and the day end of line.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
And I loved it.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
And imagine what this cloud looked like and think about,
you know, what heaven was like what was it like
to be up in the clouds.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
Yeah, that's awesome. It's like it's so nice because like
it's something that maybe kids don't do too often anymore,
you know what I mean, Like they're not they're not
looking up as much, right, I mean, how cool would
it be? How cool would be to have free schoolers?
(12:36):
Or can just go and lay in the lay in
the grass and look in the clouds? Right, I'd be
So what a fun activity is? I don't think we
do it? You know that, you like, I love.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
Yees because everything's micromanaged.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Yes, yes, yes, yes, that's the best word for it.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
It is too much too.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Yeah, we need to look clouds. Oh yeah, So that's
really how it started. I just pivoted from it's pretty cool,
like I always say, Disney started with a mouse, and
I started with a pen and then it just blossoms
from there because I finally got my dreams of writing
books for kids and the cartoons and the music and
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you know, and I the message is so important to
me because happy clouds. It's like the kids are reading
It's it's pre k to kindergarten. But the whole point
of the book is that there's these positive affirmations twelve
of them that they say. But we also I read
they do a story time with them, so we act
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it out like I don't know if you have hands
free right now, Betsy, or but like if the first
places look at the clouds. What do you see? I
see a heart smiling at me, and it's a natural
heart shaped cloud. And then it says the heart reminds
me that I am loved. And then I would think,
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it's okay, kids, now it's your turn. Can you say that?
And then I'll go and I and I make a
heart shape with our hands and then you say I
am loved, and then.
Speaker 3 (14:22):
You bring your heart.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
I love it, I feel it. I want them to
feel it, you know, like not to say it you
are loved. And now it's something they can always go to.
And then at the end of the book. So there's
twelve pages of that, but at the end, I do encourage.
I really say, hey, kids, now it's your turn. Go
look in the clouds. What do you see? Do you
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see a giraffe or a elephant or you know? And
that's the you'll love this. So I what I say
is I tell the kids that every shape they see
in the clouds is a happy it's always a happy message,
so that they know it's something cheerful and something that
will make them smile. Oh.
Speaker 1 (15:09):
As matter of fact, now that you're refreshing my memory,
you have a song about looking up in the clouds,
don't you.
Speaker 2 (15:14):
Oh my yes, I do, yes, y yeah, I do.
What's reminded? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (15:22):
Yeah, just I said that was cool too, and you
created also two music albums.
Speaker 3 (15:30):
Are they available for sale?
Speaker 2 (15:33):
Yeah? So they are on every you know streaming you
know platform, so there's there there, you know, every like
you know, Amazon, Pandora, Spotify. And then also if if
teachers want to play it, the YouTube channel has it animated,
so that's a fun way too, or or parents, you know,
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if they want to play for their kids at home,
that's another avenue to listen to. So I would say
both ways, YouTube my YouTube channel, or just streaming on
any platform, meaning the platform.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
That is so cool.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
You know what Chris and I tell people all the
time on my show, it's never too late to start,
you know.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
I've had guests on my show that.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
Are writing just starting to write books in their sixties
and seventies. So it's never Yes, it's never too late
if you have an idea to go ahead and try it,
because you know what, people are so afraid of failing,
but really you learn from mistakes and not really still,
(16:43):
I don't consider as failing. I consider it learning from
your mistakes and then you go forward because you're very successful.
People learned from your mistakes, didn't let them stop them,
and went forward learning. Look what they told you, like
Walt Disney. Look what they told Walt Disney. He wasn't
creative enough. Can you imagine?
Speaker 2 (17:08):
You know? Right?
Speaker 3 (17:12):
I know?
Speaker 2 (17:13):
True? Yeah, But just you saying that is so powerful
for anyone to hear, because because we all need to
hear it. It's even inspiring me, you know, because like
maybe I have more dreams, or someone else has more
dreams or you know, we all need to hear that.
And I love that you said that. It's never too late.
(17:34):
You know, you've got to go for it. Yeah, and
you'll be filled just by trying, because it does our cup.
You know, we all have gifts.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
Yes, yes, we sure do.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
You know, we're putting this earth with the purpose, and
a lot of times, you know, people still are unfulfilled.
And I think it's because they're not doing their purpose.
Maybe they don't know what it is. Yes, maybe they're
free to try, you know, yes, just yes, what you
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hear with me is totally.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
Me And this is the honest truth.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
When I became a talk show host, now I never
thought I would be one, because I believe it or not,
I'm shy, so for me to be talking the strangers, yeah.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
It's it's totally.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
It's still phenomenal to me. But I would hear other
shows and I would be like, you know what, I
don't sound like them. Well, first of all, you know
my voice. I got a Jersey accent, but can't help that.
But and then I love it.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
And you know what, Chris, I got to thinking, Okay,
I don't sound like them.
Speaker 2 (18:50):
I'm me.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
I can only be me and that makes me unique
and then maybe people will remember me because I am unique.
And so being unique, folks, is a good thing. What's
that saying? Why be a carbon copy when you could
be an original?
Speaker 3 (19:04):
So there you go. Oh remember what you are.
Speaker 2 (19:15):
You are very special and you I want to hear
what you have to say because it's like it's like
we're just sitting, you know, I don't know, in your
living room having a cup of coffee, you know, chatting
like it's just you are so special and and you
get to the heart of of everything and every we
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all need to be lifted, you know, and inspired, and
you do that and that's that's what I loved about
you when I met you. So I think, oh, well,
I'm a big kid just like you know. I just
love to you know, really especially yourself. Yeah, but I
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tell you one thing you just hit home with. I
forgot to mention about people who are afraid to follow
their dreams or maybe just haven't done it, or you know,
think it's too late or you know, make every excuse right.
One thing that a tool that has been so huge
in my life. Let's see, and I've actually done workshops
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since two thousand and nine, you know, side for fun
is some people call them vision boards. I call it
a dream board and I've had it since two thousand
and nine. And it's just a little quirkboard that you
pin you literally write down what you just goals, dreams, whatever.
It can be small things, big things, you know, medium
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size things. Maybe just things you want to do to
accomplish around the house, to make yourself feel, you know,
more organized or whatever. But that vision like writing it
and pinning it with like a anything like a pushpin
or scotch tape, whatever you have. They put it on
a board and you look at it. It's very inspiring
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because a lot of my things have come true through that,
and it's been like an It's a very inspirational board.
You know, it gives you like a pep. It's almost
like a cheerleader for you.
Speaker 3 (21:21):
You know.
Speaker 2 (21:22):
Yeah, yeah, they could do it. They could do it
with a poster board. They could do it with whatever
supplies you have.
Speaker 3 (21:28):
You know.
Speaker 2 (21:29):
But that that helped me a lot because when I
wrote on there, write a children's book that was on
there for it was getting dusty. It was on there
for a long time, you know, but I never gave up.
And I'm like, oh, and now that I have done it,
and I'm so so happy and grateful, I don't even
want to take that on off the board because I
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just wanted to look at it and celebrate it, you
know what I mean. You're supposed to like take them
off once you do it.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
I just.
Speaker 1 (22:00):
Went on your website and your books they're available on
Amazon dot com or your website, Christian.
Speaker 2 (22:10):
Yes, Amazon would be the easiest, wonderfulest way.
Speaker 3 (22:14):
Yes, Okay, I went I went on there.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
Yeah. Yeah, they are nice, and they are nice.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
They're very nice. Have I had a child, I would
definitely be on purchasing. I mean, the kids love the color.
So before I get into your coloring books, because I think,
I go, I think I have adhday, my old age.
I can help them from one thing to the next.
(22:45):
Your your happy words helping beginning readers. That's so important.
Speaker 2 (22:52):
Thank you, Thank you so much. I really wanted a
book like I love what you say. I said about
how when you became a talk show host, how you
were like, well, I don't sound like everyone else, and
I don't do it. I had that same feeling when
I was making happy words, because this is an object's book,
(23:14):
so it's really simple, really fun for kids to learn
how to read but also identify objects. Right. But what
I did differently is I added the word and it's
rhyming too. I add the word happy in front of everything,
So happy kite, happy ball, happy crayon, happy doll. And
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it's real colorful, and they can, you know, if they
don't know how to read, they can start pretending to
read and then get into that world of loving it
so much that then they are reading, you know, And
you know, I just went with my heart. Honestly, I
wanted Google eyes. I wanted every single object to be
(23:57):
look look like a smile with Google eyes. I just
that was my thing. It was a tree. It was
a happy tree with googly eyes and a smile, you know,
and I really just wanted to capture kids and I
but see, I'm so thankful this book has. I've tested it,
meaning like I give it out to ages like two
to six and it's a hit, and I'm like, yes,
(24:19):
thank you God. That they love it is well that's
the whole point, you know, they love it, so that
is so cool.
Speaker 1 (24:27):
I've I've heard this from pr people that I've worked with.
But I also know like for authors, you know, they
come on of Who's Ever Show and then they don't
promote their their book and you know, the books don't
sell themselves. That's it's when I tell people I've got
(24:50):
to get out there and hustle. And you know what
the best, especially with children's books, Kristen like just to
donate to like go to a preschools and say here,
I had this book.
Speaker 3 (25:05):
I'm giving you a copy. Could you please.
Speaker 1 (25:09):
Let me know what you think, write a review if
you like, on Amazon or wherever, and you know, I
want feedback, and go into what they call a lot
of craft affairs or flea markets. Oh yeah, to sell them,
you know, So go to your school system and say, listen,
(25:30):
I'm you know, I wrote these children's books. I'd like
to donate to your children's library. Can I, you know,
donate this And could the kindergarten teacher or preschool or
whatever grades, can they give me feedback? Because I want
to know what could I do to improve or you know,
(25:51):
I just want feedback, how are the kids responding?
Speaker 3 (25:54):
How do you like it as a teacher.
Speaker 1 (25:56):
A lot of people don't think of doing those type
of things, but I just think that that's a great.
Speaker 3 (26:02):
Idea, especially with preschool books.
Speaker 2 (26:05):
You know, this fabulous idea fabulous.
Speaker 1 (26:09):
Preschool in kindergarten. Yeah, I mean a local library. Say hey, listen,
I have this book. Could you know, like to donate
it to your library?
Speaker 3 (26:18):
Can the librarian get back to me, give me, you know,
some feedback.
Speaker 1 (26:23):
Because that's what you want as a writer, right. A
lot of and I interviewed so many different authors on
a little different genres. They want feedback from their readers
to know.
Speaker 2 (26:35):
What to do. I love feedback. Yes, well, can we
how can we better ourselves? Think it's me, what's what's
needed in our schools? And luckily, Bessie, thank you for
the encouragement, because locally, like in my county in Florida,
I am in every single pre k in kindergarten classroom.
They've bought awesome every It's like it's the biggest blessing.
(26:59):
It was a nonprofit that that purchased them. And then
I'm in our art library system. But this is only
my county. Now the hospital, like you just said, I've
got to work hard. I need to, like you said,
donate to the other priests. There's so much opportunity out there.
You just have to put it out there. You know.
It's like like like anything, have a list and check
(27:24):
it twice, right, Yeah, and I go around you know Instagram. Yeah, yes,
people like my My biggest passion with creating my my
product is also that I always love giving back to
needy children. So I've donated my entire curriculum. I create
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a curriculum for teachers, like a kit. It comes with
the stuffed of two cloud stuffed animals. Now I call
it stuffed animal. But but see now nowadays my kids
they call plushies. I've to call it a plushy or
a soft softy. But and they're cute so they get them.
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Do you need a pluffy, I'm gonna get you a plushy.
I'm writing that down. That's he gets a cloud, that's
he gets a cloud. And so so anyways, I'm very thankful.
A nonprofit said they needed a lot of supplies in Pakistan,
so I donated to Pakistan and do an orphanage in
Africa and Kenya. And they have to see the kids
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reading my books over there and singing the songs like
my heart. Literally, do you ask me why I do
what I do? It's like, this is it? This is it.
You know, I'm touching lives and and I hope to
continue forever.
Speaker 3 (28:54):
You know.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
That's really that's really the you have such a big
lee than heart, Kristen. And so since only second time
I talked to Kristen, I thought her once before, and
we just you know, connected, and that's you know, I
really believe that we don't meet people by coincidence. We
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meet people that were meant to meet for whatever that
reason is. And you also, you were featured in your
books your local bookstore, weren't you.
Speaker 2 (29:34):
Oh that's right, yes, Barnes and Noble. That was a big,
wonderful dream like that I felt like my local Barsable
had me at their grand opening. I'm like, oh, I
was pinching myself. See, I was like, oh my gosh,
I haven't real author. Like even though I'm self I'm
self published. I shouldn't say even though I'm self published,
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I haven't gone down the I'd like to go down
the publishing route someday, but immediately I wanted to be
out there in the world. So I self published and
to be in Barnes and Noble. That's where I love
what you just said. Definitely, this meaning was a connection
and not a coincidence. And then one of my really
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sweetheart friends from high school surprised me and came to
my book signing, and she's the one that bought my book,
took it to the nonprofit. The nonprofit reviewed it their
whole board, and that's who bought five four hundred copies
for their for the whole entire my whole district. But
I cried like a baby, you know, I cry like
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I would too. Is that not the coolest connect? I mean,
your high school friend from you know, twenty almost thirty
years ago, you know, yeah, that it was awesome.
Speaker 1 (30:53):
That is also so what was that experience, like because
I never have one this oh my show ever to
go to a bookstore and do book signing and have
people like you actually meet people. And I saw your
video I think it's on Instagram of you in the bookstore.
Speaker 3 (31:13):
Which was so sweet. So what was that like for
you to be.
Speaker 1 (31:19):
That's a big deal, that's something to really be happy about.
Speaker 2 (31:24):
Oh, it was really big. It felt like I mean
when I guess I could just say, it's like it's
like the biggest high, you know, because you're like, this
is you're walking up like I did, like the you know,
took a picture of Barnes and Noble, you know, and
I'm walking up and I have my little cart full
of You're just like shaking, you know, because it's like
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excitement and nerves, right, you want to do a great job,
but you're also so so excited. I of course bought
a special dress that was colorful for the for the event,
which was fun for me, you know, and my name tag.
I had a lot of fun Betsy getting a name
tag for the event and you walk in. Management was
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super nice, super nice and for any author who is
going to do this, it's really fun to set up
your table you know, really seen it out to your book.
That was so fun for me. I couldn't wait. I
had clouds everywhere and cloud lights and a banner and
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it was just magical, really really magical. I really like
I do. I get choked up thinking about it. So yeah,
it was awesome.
Speaker 3 (32:39):
Oh I'm great, so happy for you us. Yes, I
don't know why.
Speaker 1 (32:45):
At my local Bornes and Noble used to have people
come and do signings, but ever since on the pandemic,
they haven't had anybody. In my local Borns and Noble,
they haven't had anyone change.
Speaker 2 (32:59):
Because you know, well, so here's a thought. So every Saturday,
most most spartanals loose that I know, does story time
right for the kids at like ten or eleven am.
So what's super cool is if you're a children's author,
what I do when I do a book signing, I
set up or they have a you know, a place
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for me to set up for the book signing, but
I go and do the story time. So that's really fun.
So then the parents and the kids get to experience
the interactive read aloud. And I always incorporate my kids,
so I dress them up in character and then after
we're done reading. It's like preschool, right, and then we're
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done reading, we sing a couple we sing like three
of my songs, and then the kids get a sticker
or a balloon whichever one I have, you know, and
then and then after that I do the book signing.
So it's really really a fun It could be such
a fun day for children's authors. That is, you know,
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is your book? Yeah, your book?
Speaker 1 (34:08):
Are your books in all Borns and Noble stores or
just in your area in Florida.
Speaker 2 (34:14):
Just in my area. I do know that. You know,
I need to put this on my dream board, but
that would be wonderful to be nation wise, so I'll
put that I need to put that on my dream board.
But yes, currently just locally.
Speaker 1 (34:31):
Okay, that's wont to how that worked. You know, if
you have it one store, then do they put it
in other stores or do they see how it sells
first before they put it you know, all over?
Speaker 2 (34:45):
Yeah, I think they do that. I think well as
like supporting local authors. It was super nicely they do.
They have like consignments, so you go there and like
let's say you drop off one hundred copies or fifty
copies or thirty whatever you know, they'll do a consignment
form with you and then if they like you or
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I think it's you know, it could sell within the month,
they'll leave it. They'll have a nice display for you
and see how it does and how it sells. And
then I haven't approached. I just need to do the
work now, Betsy. I need to work. I need to
like really promote other counties. But yeah, if you're if
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you're if you are not published and you're just self
published like me, you can just go you know, fingers
crossed and Tow's cross you can walk into a Barnanolas
and if they approve your book, you can do a
book signing and be on consignment. That's uh, that's good
to know because such a.
Speaker 1 (35:51):
I am kind of nerd out of all the hundreds
of authors that I have interviewed, and I have interviewed
literally hundreds in the past once almost there'll be six years.
In September, I only saw a three book and Barnes
and Noble are the people that I have interviewed only three,
so and I was so happy when I saw a
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book and I'm like, I interviewed that person, but I
want to get it last I was like, oh, that's cool.
I want to get back Christen because for some reason
I feel led to do this. I love that your
affirmation I am loved with the heart because children need
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to know they are loved, that they're special. And when
I worked in a preschool, I made sure I said
something nice.
Speaker 3 (36:45):
To every child every day.
Speaker 1 (36:49):
And you know, people think, oh, well, you know, why
do you do that because I didn't feel special when
I was growing up.
Speaker 3 (36:58):
No one nice to me.
Speaker 1 (37:01):
I was always put down. And it's important. And do
you know that it's so important to those children. And
I'm not saying that to break by myself, but those
kids would go home to their parents and they would say, oh,
miss Betsy likes my clothes. Miss Betsy said this. Miss
Betty said that, And I made their child happy. Their
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child was happy.
Speaker 2 (37:27):
Excuse me, And to.
Speaker 1 (37:30):
Me, that is so important because when they feel when
the child feels love. And I'm not a special you know,
I don't have no credentials, but teaching either. This is
just the college of hard knocks, folks. That you know,
when a child is loved and feel special, you know
(37:51):
they I believe they want to learn more. They will
pay attention to you. They will listen to you. This
is this is funny.
Speaker 2 (38:02):
I believe this is kind of funny.
Speaker 1 (38:06):
The parents of the preschool, they would say to their
children and then an eat supper or brush their teeth.
They would say, I'm going to tell miss Betsy that
you're not doing such and such, and.
Speaker 3 (38:20):
You're like, no, no, no, don't tell miss Betsy. They
respected me.
Speaker 1 (38:25):
They didn't want me to be mad at them. And
I said, okay, you could use me. You know that
helps them, you know, do that, But it is you know,
you don't know. Really, we none of us know the
ripples we create and other people's lives, whither it's good
(38:50):
or not.
Speaker 3 (38:52):
Hopefully we create.
Speaker 1 (38:53):
More good ripples than negative ripples. But you have people
have no idea that people the audience. If you think
about was there a teacher at any time in your
life that encouraged you, that made you feel special? Send
me an email, let me know, write to the station
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because I'm curious to know. Because you know, we hear
about the negatives, why don't we hear about the positives?
Speaker 2 (39:21):
And yes, you.
Speaker 1 (39:25):
Know when I think that even with color, excuse me,
my asthmas, I can like coloring books.
Speaker 3 (39:36):
People.
Speaker 1 (39:37):
You know nine, no one I was grown up got
a color in the lines. You can't go outside the lines.
You can't use this color for this This is the
way the color is. To me my opinion, that is
stifling creativity. Why can't they color a cloud and any
color they want? You know, I feel that we crushed
(39:58):
the creativity when they're young. I mean, child has a
visual problem like I had, or maybe a hand eye.
Speaker 3 (40:07):
A motor coronation problem.
Speaker 1 (40:09):
They may not be able to color all in the line.
So why did they color out of the lines?
Speaker 2 (40:16):
So what right? If they're doing their that's even their
artistic way. You could be both. It's beautiful that you
go ahead. I just amazed. I'm amazed at the power
(40:36):
of positivity because when the way you are with those
children could have been their saving grace for some of
those homes you don't even know. You don't even know
what they're going through or what they you know, challenges
they might have or but they don't hear, right, So
you're giving them that at school? Dailey, right, you did
(40:57):
every kid? Did you to every That's amazing, you know,
and and that is a powerful question to ask because
we all have some teacher. We loved and if if
I go to mind, it's immediately it's because she was
so brought the fresh air. She was so beautiful and loving.
(41:18):
She was so loving and positive and always motivating us.
I mean that that was like the boom, excuse you,
you know, ask the audience that that's It's like, wow,
that's what we need in this world. More of that.
Speaker 1 (41:33):
And your coloring books are they the same concept with
the the plushy designs.
Speaker 2 (41:45):
So they're the same. So my Happy Clouds coloring book
is basically it's super fun because it's all the clouds.
And I love that you said clouds any color because
on the back of it, the clouds are like a
rainbow of different cloud colors. So it's really like cool
you just said. Yeah, I love that you said that,
(42:05):
because I don't want clouds to be just one color
or any cloud any color, you know. And and and
then inside it takes the twelve positive affirmations, So it's
basically almost a copy of my book. The kids can
color it, and then they have other pages that are
the names of the clouds like Molly or Michael or
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you know or Abby, you know whatever whatever they want
a color whatever they choose, but mostly the book is
positive affirmations. And then to take it a step further,
I mean I love that it could be a curriculum
so teachers could take every page, could be twelve different lessons.
(42:48):
Ones I am loved, like you said, ones, I am Special,
and it's a star that could be a whole lesson
planned just on I am I am Special, right, And
then another one a little sneaker with Google eyes. I
guess I love Google eyes, Betsy, I am active and kids.
(43:12):
That's a big worder for kids. I am active, but
you know, get them. You know the importance of getting
outside and getting you know, movement and you know healthy.
So yeah, there's there's The color book can be used
in a great way, you know, for coloring for kids.
Then they get the coloring I am Special, you know
(43:37):
that way, or we do it as an arts and
crafts at my signings, like I'll actually print out copies
in all different colors paper and they choose their color
and then they put a pom pom for the nose
for the cloud Google eyes, and then they color the page.
So lots of fun, lots of fun things.
Speaker 1 (43:56):
Oh I love that, Oh I love that you said
have been a preschool piece.
Speaker 3 (44:01):
Well, I feel like that you should have been.
Speaker 1 (44:05):
I just feel like you're welcome that I have to
share the story with a new and my audience, Christen,
and I want to tell parents, parents, please, don't ever
ever compare your child's coloring with someone else's and make
them feel bad. And I'm gonna share the story because
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I just wanted to go over and say to the mother,
what are you saying to your child? But of course
I couldn't. This little girl was so happy. She's in
daycare all day, right, her mother comes, She's excited to
show her color and her picture. Her mother said to her,
you color outside the lines. Look at how so and
(44:50):
so colored. They didn't color outside the lines. Her face
went from being happy to just you could just I
just sort to like loomp like her face just fell.
And I felt so bad for that little girl. And
I just wanted to tell her mother a thing or two,
but of course they couldn't. And I'm like, are you
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kidding me?
Speaker 3 (45:13):
How critical can you be? Parents? Please? Okay, there's constructive criticism,
but when a kid is four years old, five years old,
don't do that. Don't compare your.
Speaker 1 (45:26):
Child's work to someone else's in front of them and
criticize them and make them feel bad about themselves, you know,
point something nice about the paintings or their coloring or
whatever it is that they did. And I just had
to share that. So maybe somebody in the audience needed
to hear that.
Speaker 3 (45:45):
I don't know, that was a.
Speaker 2 (45:47):
Beautiful yes, yes, ya, that's what. That is very powerful
and important. We all need to hear that because it
can really shatter a kid's confidence instantly.
Speaker 1 (46:00):
Yes, and that yeah, and that young I mean, come.
Speaker 2 (46:04):
On, perism and that you know, like that good enough
and all those stuffs. That's oh, it's just yeah, it's
cycles not in a good way. So that's that's a
great message.
Speaker 3 (46:20):
Oh, thank you.
Speaker 1 (46:21):
Well. As we wrap up here, Kristen, I want to
ask you, how can the audience order or your books?
You said Amazon? Yes, right? And the music is on
the streaming uh platforms? And how can people connect with you?
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Can you give your website?
Speaker 3 (46:46):
Again? Is that the best way for someone that connects?
Speaker 2 (46:50):
So what make it real easy? So if if you
go to you know, w W dot Happy Happy Everything
dot com, that's kind of the main my main website
from there, what's great is you can click on links
to Amazon. It takes you directly everything are Also it
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can also take you straight another link to the YouTube
animated channel, so that's really fun too. And then want
to email me? My email is on the contact page.
You can email me anytime. I'm also on Instagram at
Happy Happy Everything, so they anyone is welcome to email
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me there. I'm also on Facebook LinkedIn you know, I
like I float everywhere Betsy.
Speaker 3 (47:42):
Connect to see you on Facebook.
Speaker 1 (47:44):
I don't know if I connected with you on Facebook. Yes, yes, yes,
I don't remember.
Speaker 2 (47:55):
I absolutely I appreciate it a lot, so yes questions.
Speaker 1 (48:03):
Yeah, you are just the joy. You are just so
ful passion and love and light. A matter of fact,
I interviewed someone last week the show is not out yet,
and that was about the book is the extra Extraordinary Power,
uh fireflies about people being light and you know, fulwing
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their purpose and Kristen, you are a firefly. You are
bringing light into this world and helping children and give
them joy to people.
Speaker 3 (48:37):
That is truly. You just was such a blessing to
talk to today. Ladies. I see your uncle next week.
Speaker 1 (48:46):
I'm going to tell him how you know you're just
a beautiful human being.
Speaker 2 (48:51):
Well, thank you today. I absolutely appreciate you, your show,
your message, your heart, the never give up, the kids,
color outside the lines. It's just been. It's been a
wonderful day and I'm so grateful and I hope to
stay connected.
Speaker 3 (49:12):
Oh, we definitely will. So thank you, folks. You heard Kristen.
That's k R.
Speaker 1 (49:17):
I S T E N g R I F F
I N. She has her Happy Clouds calling book music
of her books.
Speaker 3 (49:31):
Happy clouds. What's your other book again? Happy words? Happy words?
There we go, Happy.
Speaker 1 (49:37):
Words go on the website. I like to tell people
who encourage people go on the website. All the information
about the lovely Kristin Griffin will be in the black.
The Genie White, who is the station manager, writes, so
thank you Genie for all you do, and thank you
to a woman Caldwell who's ce oh a passion role
Talk radio network makes us all possible, and thank you
(50:00):
all for listening. Subscribing if you know in the race,
subscribe to Chatting with Betsy.
Speaker 3 (50:04):
It is for free.
Speaker 1 (50:05):
I'm on Amazon Music, Spotify, Speaker, iHeart to name a few.
Please tell your friends about my show to help other people.
I mean, just for instance, Kristin Griffin's books.
Speaker 3 (50:19):
You have a child, you.
Speaker 2 (50:20):
Know, preschool children, you know preschool teacher.
Speaker 1 (50:23):
Tell me about Kristin that can be blessed by looking
at her books, reading it, listening to the music.
Speaker 3 (50:32):
I'm here.
Speaker 1 (50:34):
To be a resource to help people have a better life.
And listening to happy music when you're a child, that's important.
It is, that's an important resource. And I have expert
excuse me, I have experts on my show that are
experts in their field.
Speaker 3 (50:54):
And I just want to help people. That's why I'm here.
Speaker 1 (50:59):
And I will say not just because I'm a host
on this station. Pasha World Talk Radio Network isn't just
an internet station. We are a resource center. You can
go on the blogs, you go on the website and
pick a topic and I'm sure I've probably covered it.
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I've covered many topics, and you know, I'm here to
help people and.
Speaker 3 (51:27):
Be a resource because I wish I knew.
Speaker 2 (51:29):
About resources when I was younger. I wish I knew
about it when I.
Speaker 1 (51:33):
Was caregiving, and really I like to know about resources
now that could help me have a better life. So
that's the showf for today. Excuse me, and I thank
you again Christin for coming on, thank you for listening.
As I always say at the end of my show,
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in a world where you could be anything, please be
kind and shine. You're a life bright because we need
it now more than ever before. And if you want,
you can follow me on Facebook Betsy Worzel w r
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And that's the show for today.
Speaker 1 (52:21):
Thanks again everyone, be safe until we try it again.
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Speaker 2 (00:18):
Not represent those of the hosts of the station.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Folks, I have to give.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
You back.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Ground story, background story of my guests on how we connected.
I tell everyone that I can everywhere about Chatting with Betsy.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Why do I do that?
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Because I want to help as many people as possible.
So I tell him about Chatting with Betsy. Well, I
go to physical therapy and lo and behold. My chiropractor
said to me that his niece, Kristin Griffin, writes children's
books and would I be interested and having her on
(01:01):
as a guest, And I said sure. So you never
know where or how you're going to connect with someone,
to have someone as a guest, and I am really
thrilled to have with me today Kristin Griffin. I'm going
to tell you about Kristin Griffin. She is founder of Happy,
(01:22):
Happy Everything Corporations. When she stored in twenty sixteen to
inspire children, make them smile and spread joy around the world.
Kristin dreamed of becoming a Disney animator and writing a
children's book. Kristin has Happy Clouds, which she published in
(01:45):
twenty twenty three, a colorful book that teaches kids twelve
positive affirmations. Her second book, Happy Words, in twenty twenty five,
how's beginning readers identify the objects in a cheerful way.
So Christin also wrote created to coloring books, and she
(02:09):
has a YouTube channel. The name of her coloring book
is Happy Clouds and her YouTube channel is just a
phenomenal And I'm gonna have the links to everything in the.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Blank. Uh.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
So I want to welcome Kristin Griffin to chatting with Betsy.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Welcome, Thank you, Betsy, Thank you so much. I'm so
happy to be here. Thank you, and thank you Uncle Stevie.
Shout out to my uncle.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Sorry, Kristin, my mind went blank and I can't read
my handwriting. What's the name of your YouTube channel?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Oh? Okay, so it's very, very fun. It's a it's
a YouTube dot com at Happy Happy Everything. That's the
YouTube channel.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
I should have known that, say, folks, this is how
it is when you're sixty seven years old and you
can't read your own handwriting, as I don't have a
computer or printer to print this stuff out.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
But I'm so happy to have you on Kristen and folks,
I just want to tell you this.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
I talked to Kristen probably a month ago, and I
just love you. Kristen is bubbling. You have to check
her website.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
It is so.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
It made me happy just looking at the website and
sharing the song Oh thank you welcome Christen.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Do you sing? Is that you singing on your YouTube channel? Okay,
so some of the songs are me and my kids,
and then some of the songs are I'm a friend
of mine that it's really funny. People think it's me
because she has a similar voice, so it could be me,
but it's not good. But yes, I okay, my children
(04:06):
it's really really fun. So I make all the jingles
up and then I have her. She's like professional, so
I have her do it. But it's kind of nice
to have it raw too, you know. And my children
it's so great because their voices are like, oh the best,
you know, having kids singing is just adorable. So yeah,
(04:26):
I do a little bit of both. But stay tuned, Betsy,
Maybe you'll be on one of the songs.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
I don't have a single voice.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
I I can't carry a tune and a willburrow, but
I liked I really like that wiggle jiggle song.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
I'm not sure that's the name of it, but it's
stuck with me.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
I love that.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Oh my goodness.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
If I was back in pre school, I would have
played that song. That is an excellent song for preschoolers.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
You. I really designed it for that because that was like,
it's kind of what they call them brain breaks, you know,
for preschool where they have to take a break kind
of like you know, move around, do a couple of
things that make you feel good, you know, get the wiggle.
And I thought of it. I'm like, oh, let's get
the wiggle jiggles out. And that's how I created it
because I thought kids need movement, you know, and they're short,
(05:22):
you know, but ei they're nice and if you notice,
they're fun and short, so it's not like too long
where their attention isn't like you know, looking up in
the you know, up in the sky. They they do
the activity, have fun and then back to you know,
play work time. So yeah, it's a fun name.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Yes, yes, I said, I mean, I I think I
heard all the songs because I'm a dig kid myself,
but what would Jiggles just stay with me? And I said, wow,
if I was back in the pre well, I would
be playing this song because this is just I mean,
and I don't have any teaching credentials at all, folks,
(06:06):
but just working with kids for thirteen and with fourteen
years they do had to wait with Jiggles, So that
would have been a great great song. How did you
go about creating your books, the coloring books? How did
this all come about?
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Kristen happened? Okay, Okay, so I'm a big dreamer. I
think I'll start with that. My whole life, I'd say,
really truly since kindergarten, I was so in love with
Disney and the magic and the fairy tales and the
stories and the songs and the happily ever after. So
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that was my role model. And so when they write,
you know on those papers, when I grew up, I
want to be a you know, mine was a Disney animator.
Like that was my thing. I was like, I'm doing
it at five years old, and I went on, so
I'll speed up two adul No from five years old.
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It's always been in my heart, and art and animation
has always been in my heart, and storytelling and poetry.
I've been writing jingles my whole life. So like it's
kind of like this build up, right of like this
little childhood dream finally coming true because all the stars
finally lined up after I had children. So I almost think, like, hmm,
(07:35):
what a cool I've been dreaming of writing children's books
way before I even had kids, you know, And it's
just like my passion. I can already see the cartoons
and the characters, and I mean I just really wanted
to create it all. And so when I was my
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second child, I was like, ooh, I was a stay
at home mom at that time, like I can finally
do my children's books I always dreamed of, you know,
and crickets, which means like THAT'SI nothing was coming to
the paper like I just I had the time. I'm
probably I was sleep deprived, right, But other than that,
(08:17):
I was like, oh man, I think I can't not
that I can't write. But it wasn't what I was like,
I don't know, it wasn't flowing right. So fast forward
I decided to I'm very and love arts and crafts
as well. So I started creating pens because I'm a
pen collector. I don't know if you collect or like pens,
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But do you like I? Do you do?
Speaker 1 (08:42):
I do?
Speaker 2 (08:42):
Okay, yeah, you get excited right when you get a
good pen, right, it's.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
Like, yes, well I do.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
Oh my gosh. Well then you can totally relate to this.
I would collect pens anywhere I went. Fun pens. When
I say fun, I'll never forget. One used to have
when BOOKSI Miilion was around, they used to have a
pin wheel on the top and I thought that was
just the coolest pen because you could wind it up
and anyways, So instead of writing books, because nothing was
(09:12):
coming to me, I started making these pens. And I
called them happy pens. Why not, you know, because they
make you happy. And all my little cartoon characters that
I couldn't get like on paper, I put them on
top of a pen and I made probably, I mean
probably forty fifty designs over the course of all my
(09:34):
you know, trial and error. And what is so fun
about this is I took these pens to my graphic
artists and asked her to turn them into cartoons like
replicated exactly into a cartoon. And that's where a lot
of my inspiration like comes from. As I started with
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a pen, and then it was getting to be to
the point where where you feel like I was in
my house and you know, working like a worker, be
making pens, making pens, and it's really a lot on
your body when you're a one man band, you know.
And I just had that moment of you know what
(10:16):
I need to pivot. I need I just I wasn't
feeling well. I was aching all the time. You know,
your body, you know, hunched over and you know, so
that was the moment. It was a turning point and
it was just it was great. I call it a
like a god wink, like like God's said, hey wink,
and I like, okay, let's do let's let's pivot here.
(10:37):
And in that moment, I stopped making the pens. And
that's when this beautiful door opened where I naturally wrote
my first book, Happy Clouds, because I didn't have that
overwhelming it was consuming my day making the pens, but
I had all the cartoon. I mean, it was a
blessing because I have all these fun cartoon characters, right,
(10:59):
But now I had the book, and so I knew
I wanted to write positive, any inspirational thing for children,
but I really really wanted to be inspiring, impactful and
something they can take with them and like tools, like
a tool, you know, where they can use this their
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whole life and really any age, right, like you said,
we're big kids. So yes, my first book, I looked
up in the class because I love to look up
in the clouds. Naturally, I just always look up and
I'm always looking for really yeah, yeah, pens and clouds.
This is perfect.
Speaker 3 (11:43):
Yeah, how you said, Christen?
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Yes, And I would imagine the clouds like you know,
I mean, I grew up in the sixties, so my
parents just like you know, there's the door, there's your entertainment,
go outside, and I lay on the grass, look up
in the clouds and the day end of line.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
And I loved it.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
And imagine what this cloud looked like and think about,
you know, what heaven was like what was it like
to be up in the clouds.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
Yeah, that's awesome. It's like it's so nice because like
it's something that maybe kids don't do too often anymore,
you know what I mean, Like they're not they're not
looking up as much, right, I mean, how cool would
it be? How cool would be to have free schoolers?
(12:36):
Or can just go and lay in the lay in
the grass and look in the clouds? Right, I'd be
So what a fun activity is? I don't think we
do it? You know that, you like, I love.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
Yees because everything's micromanaged.
Speaker 2 (12:55):
Yes, yes, yes, yes, that's the best word for it.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
It is too much too.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Yeah, we need to look clouds. Oh yeah, So that's
really how it started. I just pivoted from it's pretty cool,
like I always say, Disney started with a mouse, and
I started with a pen and then it just blossoms
from there because I finally got my dreams of writing
books for kids and the cartoons and the music and
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you know, and I the message is so important to
me because happy clouds. It's like the kids are reading
It's it's pre k to kindergarten. But the whole point
of the book is that there's these positive affirmations twelve
of them that they say. But we also I read
they do a story time with them, so we act
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it out like I don't know if you have hands
free right now, Betsy, or but like if the first
places look at the clouds. What do you see? I
see a heart smiling at me, and it's a natural
heart shaped cloud. And then it says the heart reminds
me that I am loved. And then I would think,
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it's okay, kids, now it's your turn. Can you say that?
And then I'll go and I and I make a
heart shape with our hands and then you say I
am loved, and then.
Speaker 3 (14:22):
You bring your heart.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
I love it, I feel it. I want them to
feel it, you know, like not to say it you
are loved. And now it's something they can always go to.
And then at the end of the book. So there's
twelve pages of that, but at the end, I do encourage.
I really say, hey, kids, now it's your turn. Go
look in the clouds. What do you see? Do you
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see a giraffe or a elephant or you know? And
that's the you'll love this. So I what I say
is I tell the kids that every shape they see
in the clouds is a happy it's always a happy message,
so that they know it's something cheerful and something that
will make them smile. Oh.
Speaker 1 (15:09):
As matter of fact, now that you're refreshing my memory,
you have a song about looking up in the clouds,
don't you.
Speaker 2 (15:14):
Oh my yes, I do, yes, y yeah, I do.
What's reminded? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (15:22):
Yeah, just I said that was cool too, and you
created also two music albums.
Speaker 3 (15:30):
Are they available for sale?
Speaker 2 (15:33):
Yeah? So they are on every you know streaming you
know platform, so there's there there, you know, every like
you know, Amazon, Pandora, Spotify. And then also if if
teachers want to play it, the YouTube channel has it animated,
so that's a fun way too, or or parents, you know,
(15:53):
if they want to play for their kids at home,
that's another avenue to listen to. So I would say
both ways, YouTube my YouTube channel, or just streaming on
any platform, meaning the platform.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
That is so cool.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
You know what Chris and I tell people all the
time on my show, it's never too late to start,
you know.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
I've had guests on my show that.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
Are writing just starting to write books in their sixties
and seventies. So it's never Yes, it's never too late
if you have an idea to go ahead and try it,
because you know what, people are so afraid of failing,
but really you learn from mistakes and not really still,
(16:43):
I don't consider as failing. I consider it learning from
your mistakes and then you go forward because you're very successful.
People learned from your mistakes, didn't let them stop them,
and went forward learning. Look what they told you, like
Walt Disney. Look what they told Walt Disney. He wasn't
creative enough. Can you imagine?
Speaker 2 (17:08):
You know? Right?
Speaker 3 (17:12):
I know?
Speaker 2 (17:13):
True? Yeah, But just you saying that is so powerful
for anyone to hear, because because we all need to
hear it. It's even inspiring me, you know, because like
maybe I have more dreams, or someone else has more
dreams or you know, we all need to hear that.
And I love that you said that. It's never too late.
(17:34):
You know, you've got to go for it. Yeah, and
you'll be filled just by trying, because it does our cup.
You know, we all have gifts.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
Yes, yes, we sure do.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
You know, we're putting this earth with the purpose, and
a lot of times, you know, people still are unfulfilled.
And I think it's because they're not doing their purpose.
Maybe they don't know what it is. Yes, maybe they're
free to try, you know, yes, just yes, what you
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hear with me is totally.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
Me And this is the honest truth.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
When I became a talk show host, now I never
thought I would be one, because I believe it or not,
I'm shy, so for me to be talking the strangers, yeah.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
It's it's totally.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
It's still phenomenal to me. But I would hear other
shows and I would be like, you know what, I
don't sound like them. Well, first of all, you know
my voice. I got a Jersey accent, but can't help that.
But and then I love it.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
And you know what, Chris, I got to thinking, Okay,
I don't sound like them.
Speaker 2 (18:50):
I'm me.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
I can only be me and that makes me unique
and then maybe people will remember me because I am unique.
And so being unique, folks, is a good thing. What's
that saying? Why be a carbon copy when you could
be an original?
Speaker 3 (19:04):
So there you go. Oh remember what you are.
Speaker 2 (19:15):
You are very special and you I want to hear
what you have to say because it's like it's like
we're just sitting, you know, I don't know, in your
living room having a cup of coffee, you know, chatting
like it's just you are so special and and you
get to the heart of of everything and every we
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all need to be lifted, you know, and inspired, and
you do that and that's that's what I loved about
you when I met you. So I think, oh, well,
I'm a big kid just like you know. I just
love to you know, really especially yourself. Yeah, but I
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tell you one thing you just hit home with. I
forgot to mention about people who are afraid to follow
their dreams or maybe just haven't done it, or you know,
think it's too late or you know, make every excuse right.
One thing that a tool that has been so huge
in my life. Let's see, and I've actually done workshops
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since two thousand and nine, you know, side for fun
is some people call them vision boards. I call it
a dream board and I've had it since two thousand
and nine. And it's just a little quirkboard that you
pin you literally write down what you just goals, dreams, whatever.
It can be small things, big things, you know, medium
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size things. Maybe just things you want to do to
accomplish around the house, to make yourself feel, you know,
more organized or whatever. But that vision like writing it
and pinning it with like a anything like a pushpin
or scotch tape, whatever you have. They put it on
a board and you look at it. It's very inspiring
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because a lot of my things have come true through that,
and it's been like an It's a very inspirational board.
You know, it gives you like a pep. It's almost
like a cheerleader for you.
Speaker 3 (21:21):
You know.
Speaker 2 (21:22):
Yeah, yeah, they could do it. They could do it
with a poster board. They could do it with whatever
supplies you have.
Speaker 3 (21:28):
You know.
Speaker 2 (21:29):
But that that helped me a lot because when I
wrote on there, write a children's book that was on
there for it was getting dusty. It was on there
for a long time, you know, but I never gave up.
And I'm like, oh, and now that I have done it,
and I'm so so happy and grateful, I don't even
want to take that on off the board because I
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just wanted to look at it and celebrate it, you
know what I mean. You're supposed to like take them
off once you do it.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
I just.
Speaker 1 (22:00):
Went on your website and your books they're available on
Amazon dot com or your website, Christian.
Speaker 2 (22:10):
Yes, Amazon would be the easiest, wonderfulest way.
Speaker 3 (22:14):
Yes, Okay, I went I went on there.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
Yeah. Yeah, they are nice, and they are nice.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
They're very nice. Have I had a child, I would
definitely be on purchasing. I mean, the kids love the color.
So before I get into your coloring books, because I think,
I go, I think I have adhday, my old age.
I can help them from one thing to the next.
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Your your happy words helping beginning readers. That's so important.
Speaker 2 (22:52):
Thank you, Thank you so much. I really wanted a
book like I love what you say. I said about
how when you became a talk show host, how you
were like, well, I don't sound like everyone else, and
I don't do it. I had that same feeling when
I was making happy words, because this is an object's book,
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so it's really simple, really fun for kids to learn
how to read but also identify objects. Right. But what
I did differently is I added the word and it's
rhyming too. I add the word happy in front of everything,
So happy kite, happy ball, happy crayon, happy doll. And
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it's real colorful, and they can, you know, if they
don't know how to read, they can start pretending to
read and then get into that world of loving it
so much that then they are reading, you know, And
you know, I just went with my heart. Honestly, I
wanted Google eyes. I wanted every single object to be
(23:57):
look look like a smile with Google eyes. I just
that was my thing. It was a tree. It was
a happy tree with googly eyes and a smile, you know,
and I really just wanted to capture kids and I
but see, I'm so thankful this book has. I've tested it,
meaning like I give it out to ages like two
to six and it's a hit, and I'm like, yes,
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thank you God. That they love it is well that's
the whole point, you know, they love it, so that
is so cool.
Speaker 1 (24:27):
I've I've heard this from pr people that I've worked with.
But I also know like for authors, you know, they
come on of Who's Ever Show and then they don't
promote their their book and you know, the books don't
sell themselves. That's it's when I tell people I've got
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to get out there and hustle. And you know what
the best, especially with children's books, Kristen like just to
donate to like go to a preschools and say here,
I had this book.
Speaker 3 (25:05):
I'm giving you a copy. Could you please.
Speaker 1 (25:09):
Let me know what you think, write a review if
you like, on Amazon or wherever, and you know, I
want feedback, and go into what they call a lot
of craft affairs or flea markets. Oh yeah, to sell them,
you know, So go to your school system and say, listen,
(25:30):
I'm you know, I wrote these children's books. I'd like
to donate to your children's library. Can I, you know,
donate this And could the kindergarten teacher or preschool or
whatever grades, can they give me feedback? Because I want
to know what could I do to improve or you know,
(25:51):
I just want feedback, how are the kids responding?
Speaker 3 (25:54):
How do you like it as a teacher.
Speaker 1 (25:56):
A lot of people don't think of doing those type
of things, but I just think that that's a great.
Speaker 3 (26:02):
Idea, especially with preschool books.
Speaker 2 (26:05):
You know, this fabulous idea fabulous.
Speaker 1 (26:09):
Preschool in kindergarten. Yeah, I mean a local library. Say hey, listen,
I have this book. Could you know, like to donate
it to your library?
Speaker 3 (26:18):
Can the librarian get back to me, give me, you know,
some feedback.
Speaker 1 (26:23):
Because that's what you want as a writer, right. A
lot of and I interviewed so many different authors on
a little different genres. They want feedback from their readers
to know.
Speaker 2 (26:35):
What to do. I love feedback. Yes, well, can we
how can we better ourselves? Think it's me, what's what's
needed in our schools? And luckily, Bessie, thank you for
the encouragement, because locally, like in my county in Florida,
I am in every single pre k in kindergarten classroom.
They've bought awesome every It's like it's the biggest blessing.
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It was a nonprofit that that purchased them. And then
I'm in our art library system. But this is only
my county. Now the hospital, like you just said, I've
got to work hard. I need to, like you said,
donate to the other priests. There's so much opportunity out there.
You just have to put it out there. You know.
It's like like like anything, have a list and check
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it twice, right, Yeah, and I go around you know Instagram. Yeah, yes,
people like my My biggest passion with creating my my
product is also that I always love giving back to
needy children. So I've donated my entire curriculum. I create
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a curriculum for teachers, like a kit. It comes with
the stuffed of two cloud stuffed animals. Now I call
it stuffed animal. But but see now nowadays my kids
they call plushies. I've to call it a plushy or
a soft softy. But and they're cute so they get them.
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Do you need a pluffy, I'm gonna get you a plushy.
I'm writing that down. That's he gets a cloud, that's
he gets a cloud. And so so anyways, I'm very thankful.
A nonprofit said they needed a lot of supplies in Pakistan,
so I donated to Pakistan and do an orphanage in
Africa and Kenya. And they have to see the kids
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reading my books over there and singing the songs like
my heart. Literally, do you ask me why I do
what I do? It's like, this is it? This is it.
You know, I'm touching lives and and I hope to
continue forever.
Speaker 3 (28:54):
You know.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
That's really that's really the you have such a big
lee than heart, Kristen. And so since only second time
I talked to Kristen, I thought her once before, and
we just you know, connected, and that's you know, I
really believe that we don't meet people by coincidence. We
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meet people that were meant to meet for whatever that
reason is. And you also, you were featured in your
books your local bookstore, weren't you.
Speaker 2 (29:34):
Oh that's right, yes, Barnes and Noble. That was a big,
wonderful dream like that I felt like my local Barsable
had me at their grand opening. I'm like, oh, I
was pinching myself. See, I was like, oh my gosh,
I haven't real author. Like even though I'm self I'm
self published. I shouldn't say even though I'm self published,
(29:57):
I haven't gone down the I'd like to go down
the publishing route someday, but immediately I wanted to be
out there in the world. So I self published and
to be in Barnes and Noble. That's where I love
what you just said. Definitely, this meaning was a connection
and not a coincidence. And then one of my really
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sweetheart friends from high school surprised me and came to
my book signing, and she's the one that bought my book,
took it to the nonprofit. The nonprofit reviewed it their
whole board, and that's who bought five four hundred copies
for their for the whole entire my whole district. But
I cried like a baby, you know, I cry like
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I would too. Is that not the coolest connect? I mean,
your high school friend from you know, twenty almost thirty
years ago, you know, yeah, that it was awesome.
Speaker 1 (30:53):
That is also so what was that experience, like because
I never have one this oh my show ever to
go to a bookstore and do book signing and have
people like you actually meet people. And I saw your
video I think it's on Instagram of you in the bookstore.
Speaker 3 (31:13):
Which was so sweet. So what was that like for
you to be.
Speaker 1 (31:19):
That's a big deal, that's something to really be happy about.
Speaker 2 (31:24):
Oh, it was really big. It felt like I mean
when I guess I could just say, it's like it's
like the biggest high, you know, because you're like, this
is you're walking up like I did, like the you know,
took a picture of Barnes and Noble, you know, and
I'm walking up and I have my little cart full
of You're just like shaking, you know, because it's like
(31:46):
excitement and nerves, right, you want to do a great job,
but you're also so so excited. I of course bought
a special dress that was colorful for the for the event,
which was fun for me, you know, and my name tag.
I had a lot of fun Betsy getting a name
tag for the event and you walk in. Management was
(32:08):
super nice, super nice and for any author who is
going to do this, it's really fun to set up
your table you know, really seen it out to your book.
That was so fun for me. I couldn't wait. I
had clouds everywhere and cloud lights and a banner and
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it was just magical, really really magical. I really like
I do. I get choked up thinking about it. So yeah,
it was awesome.
Speaker 3 (32:39):
Oh I'm great, so happy for you us. Yes, I
don't know why.
Speaker 1 (32:45):
At my local Bornes and Noble used to have people
come and do signings, but ever since on the pandemic,
they haven't had anybody. In my local Borns and Noble,
they haven't had anyone change.
Speaker 2 (32:59):
Because you know, well, so here's a thought. So every Saturday,
most most spartanals loose that I know, does story time
right for the kids at like ten or eleven am.
So what's super cool is if you're a children's author,
what I do when I do a book signing, I
set up or they have a you know, a place
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for me to set up for the book signing, but
I go and do the story time. So that's really fun.
So then the parents and the kids get to experience
the interactive read aloud. And I always incorporate my kids,
so I dress them up in character and then after
we're done reading. It's like preschool, right, and then we're
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done reading, we sing a couple we sing like three
of my songs, and then the kids get a sticker
or a balloon whichever one I have, you know, and
then and then after that I do the book signing.
So it's really really a fun It could be such
a fun day for children's authors. That is, you know,
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is your book? Yeah, your book?
Speaker 1 (34:08):
Are your books in all Borns and Noble stores or
just in your area in Florida.
Speaker 2 (34:14):
Just in my area. I do know that. You know,
I need to put this on my dream board, but
that would be wonderful to be nation wise, so I'll
put that I need to put that on my dream board.
But yes, currently just locally.
Speaker 1 (34:31):
Okay, that's wont to how that worked. You know, if
you have it one store, then do they put it
in other stores or do they see how it sells
first before they put it you know, all over?
Speaker 2 (34:45):
Yeah, I think they do that. I think well as
like supporting local authors. It was super nicely they do.
They have like consignments, so you go there and like
let's say you drop off one hundred copies or fifty
copies or thirty whatever you know, they'll do a consignment
form with you and then if they like you or
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I think it's you know, it could sell within the month,
they'll leave it. They'll have a nice display for you
and see how it does and how it sells. And
then I haven't approached. I just need to do the
work now, Betsy. I need to work. I need to
like really promote other counties. But yeah, if you're if
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you're if you are not published and you're just self
published like me, you can just go you know, fingers
crossed and Tow's cross you can walk into a Barnanolas
and if they approve your book, you can do a
book signing and be on consignment. That's uh, that's good
to know because such a.
Speaker 1 (35:51):
I am kind of nerd out of all the hundreds
of authors that I have interviewed, and I have interviewed
literally hundreds in the past once almost there'll be six years.
In September, I only saw a three book and Barnes
and Noble are the people that I have interviewed only three,
so and I was so happy when I saw a
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book and I'm like, I interviewed that person, but I
want to get it last I was like, oh, that's cool.
I want to get back Christen because for some reason
I feel led to do this. I love that your
affirmation I am loved with the heart because children need
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to know they are loved, that they're special. And when
I worked in a preschool, I made sure I said
something nice.
Speaker 3 (36:45):
To every child every day.
Speaker 1 (36:49):
And you know, people think, oh, well, you know, why
do you do that because I didn't feel special when
I was growing up.
Speaker 3 (36:58):
No one nice to me.
Speaker 1 (37:01):
I was always put down. And it's important. And do
you know that it's so important to those children. And
I'm not saying that to break by myself, but those
kids would go home to their parents and they would say, oh,
miss Betsy likes my clothes. Miss Betsy said this. Miss
Betty said that, And I made their child happy. Their
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child was happy.
Speaker 2 (37:27):
Excuse me, And to.
Speaker 1 (37:30):
Me, that is so important because when they feel when
the child feels love. And I'm not a special you know,
I don't have no credentials, but teaching either. This is
just the college of hard knocks, folks. That you know,
when a child is loved and feel special, you know
(37:51):
they I believe they want to learn more. They will
pay attention to you. They will listen to you. This
is this is funny.
Speaker 2 (38:02):
I believe this is kind of funny.
Speaker 1 (38:06):
The parents of the preschool, they would say to their
children and then an eat supper or brush their teeth.
They would say, I'm going to tell miss Betsy that
you're not doing such and such, and.
Speaker 3 (38:20):
You're like, no, no, no, don't tell miss Betsy. They
respected me.
Speaker 1 (38:25):
They didn't want me to be mad at them. And
I said, okay, you could use me. You know that
helps them, you know, do that, But it is you know,
you don't know. Really, we none of us know the
ripples we create and other people's lives, whither it's good
(38:50):
or not.
Speaker 3 (38:52):
Hopefully we create.
Speaker 1 (38:53):
More good ripples than negative ripples. But you have people
have no idea that people the audience. If you think
about was there a teacher at any time in your
life that encouraged you, that made you feel special? Send
me an email, let me know, write to the station
(39:14):
because I'm curious to know. Because you know, we hear
about the negatives, why don't we hear about the positives?
Speaker 2 (39:21):
And yes, you.
Speaker 1 (39:25):
Know when I think that even with color, excuse me,
my asthmas, I can like coloring books.
Speaker 3 (39:36):
People.
Speaker 1 (39:37):
You know nine, no one I was grown up got
a color in the lines. You can't go outside the lines.
You can't use this color for this This is the
way the color is. To me my opinion, that is
stifling creativity. Why can't they color a cloud and any
color they want? You know, I feel that we crushed
(39:58):
the creativity when they're young. I mean, child has a
visual problem like I had, or maybe a hand eye.
Speaker 3 (40:07):
A motor coronation problem.
Speaker 1 (40:09):
They may not be able to color all in the line.
So why did they color out of the lines?
Speaker 2 (40:16):
So what right? If they're doing their that's even their
artistic way. You could be both. It's beautiful that you
go ahead. I just amazed. I'm amazed at the power
(40:36):
of positivity because when the way you are with those
children could have been their saving grace for some of
those homes you don't even know. You don't even know
what they're going through or what they you know, challenges
they might have or but they don't hear, right, So
you're giving them that at school? Dailey, right, you did
(40:57):
every kid? Did you to every That's amazing, you know,
and and that is a powerful question to ask because
we all have some teacher. We loved and if if
I go to mind, it's immediately it's because she was
so brought the fresh air. She was so beautiful and loving.
(41:18):
She was so loving and positive and always motivating us.
I mean that that was like the boom, excuse you,
you know, ask the audience that that's It's like, wow,
that's what we need in this world. More of that.
Speaker 1 (41:33):
And your coloring books are they the same concept with
the the plushy designs.
Speaker 2 (41:45):
So they're the same. So my Happy Clouds coloring book
is basically it's super fun because it's all the clouds.
And I love that you said clouds any color because
on the back of it, the clouds are like a
rainbow of different cloud colors. So it's really like cool
you just said. Yeah, I love that you said that,
(42:05):
because I don't want clouds to be just one color
or any cloud any color, you know. And and and
then inside it takes the twelve positive affirmations, So it's
basically almost a copy of my book. The kids can
color it, and then they have other pages that are
the names of the clouds like Molly or Michael or
(42:27):
you know or Abby, you know whatever whatever they want
a color whatever they choose, but mostly the book is
positive affirmations. And then to take it a step further,
I mean I love that it could be a curriculum
so teachers could take every page, could be twelve different lessons.
(42:48):
Ones I am loved, like you said, ones, I am Special,
and it's a star that could be a whole lesson
planned just on I am I am Special, right, And
then another one a little sneaker with Google eyes. I
guess I love Google eyes, Betsy, I am active and kids.
(43:12):
That's a big worder for kids. I am active, but
you know, get them. You know the importance of getting
outside and getting you know, movement and you know healthy.
So yeah, there's there's The color book can be used
in a great way, you know, for coloring for kids.
Then they get the coloring I am Special, you know
(43:37):
that way, or we do it as an arts and
crafts at my signings, like I'll actually print out copies
in all different colors paper and they choose their color
and then they put a pom pom for the nose
for the cloud Google eyes, and then they color the page.
So lots of fun, lots of fun things.
Speaker 1 (43:56):
Oh I love that, Oh I love that you said
have been a preschool piece.
Speaker 3 (44:01):
Well, I feel like that you should have been.
Speaker 1 (44:05):
I just feel like you're welcome that I have to
share the story with a new and my audience, Christen,
and I want to tell parents, parents, please, don't ever
ever compare your child's coloring with someone else's and make
them feel bad. And I'm gonna share the story because
(44:27):
I just wanted to go over and say to the mother,
what are you saying to your child? But of course
I couldn't. This little girl was so happy. She's in
daycare all day, right, her mother comes, She's excited to
show her color and her picture. Her mother said to her,
you color outside the lines. Look at how so and
(44:50):
so colored. They didn't color outside the lines. Her face
went from being happy to just you could just I
just sort to like loomp like her face just fell.
And I felt so bad for that little girl. And
I just wanted to tell her mother a thing or two,
but of course they couldn't. And I'm like, are you
(45:11):
kidding me?
Speaker 3 (45:13):
How critical can you be? Parents? Please? Okay, there's constructive criticism,
but when a kid is four years old, five years old,
don't do that. Don't compare your.
Speaker 1 (45:26):
Child's work to someone else's in front of them and
criticize them and make them feel bad about themselves, you know,
point something nice about the paintings or their coloring or
whatever it is that they did. And I just had
to share that. So maybe somebody in the audience needed
to hear that.
Speaker 3 (45:45):
I don't know, that was a.
Speaker 2 (45:47):
Beautiful yes, yes, ya, that's what. That is very powerful
and important. We all need to hear that because it
can really shatter a kid's confidence instantly.
Speaker 1 (46:00):
Yes, and that yeah, and that young I mean, come.
Speaker 2 (46:04):
On, perism and that you know, like that good enough
and all those stuffs. That's oh, it's just yeah, it's
cycles not in a good way. So that's that's a
great message.
Speaker 3 (46:20):
Oh, thank you.
Speaker 1 (46:21):
Well. As we wrap up here, Kristen, I want to
ask you, how can the audience order or your books?
You said Amazon? Yes, right? And the music is on
the streaming uh platforms? And how can people connect with you?
(46:45):
Can you give your website?
Speaker 3 (46:46):
Again? Is that the best way for someone that connects?
Speaker 2 (46:50):
So what make it real easy? So if if you
go to you know, w W dot Happy Happy Everything
dot com, that's kind of the main my main website
from there, what's great is you can click on links
to Amazon. It takes you directly everything are Also it
(47:10):
can also take you straight another link to the YouTube
animated channel, so that's really fun too. And then want
to email me? My email is on the contact page.
You can email me anytime. I'm also on Instagram at
Happy Happy Everything, so they anyone is welcome to email
(47:31):
me there. I'm also on Facebook LinkedIn you know, I
like I float everywhere Betsy.
Speaker 3 (47:42):
Connect to see you on Facebook.
Speaker 1 (47:44):
I don't know if I connected with you on Facebook. Yes, yes, yes,
I don't remember.
Speaker 2 (47:55):
I absolutely I appreciate it a lot, so yes questions.
Speaker 1 (48:03):
Yeah, you are just the joy. You are just so
ful passion and love and light. A matter of fact,
I interviewed someone last week the show is not out yet,
and that was about the book is the extra Extraordinary Power,
uh fireflies about people being light and you know, fulwing
(48:25):
their purpose and Kristen, you are a firefly. You are
bringing light into this world and helping children and give
them joy to people.
Speaker 3 (48:37):
That is truly. You just was such a blessing to
talk to today. Ladies. I see your uncle next week.
Speaker 1 (48:46):
I'm going to tell him how you know you're just
a beautiful human being.
Speaker 2 (48:51):
Well, thank you today. I absolutely appreciate you, your show,
your message, your heart, the never give up, the kids,
color outside the lines. It's just been. It's been a
wonderful day and I'm so grateful and I hope to
stay connected.
Speaker 3 (49:12):
Oh, we definitely will. So thank you, folks. You heard Kristen.
That's k R.
Speaker 1 (49:17):
I S T E N g R I F F
I N. She has her Happy Clouds calling book music
of her books.
Speaker 3 (49:31):
Happy clouds. What's your other book again? Happy words? Happy words?
There we go, Happy.
Speaker 1 (49:37):
Words go on the website. I like to tell people
who encourage people go on the website. All the information
about the lovely Kristin Griffin will be in the black.
The Genie White, who is the station manager, writes, so
thank you Genie for all you do, and thank you
to a woman Caldwell who's ce oh a passion role
Talk radio network makes us all possible, and thank you
(50:00):
all for listening. Subscribing if you know in the race,
subscribe to Chatting with Betsy.
Speaker 3 (50:04):
It is for free.
Speaker 1 (50:05):
I'm on Amazon Music, Spotify, Speaker, iHeart to name a few.
Please tell your friends about my show to help other people.
I mean, just for instance, Kristin Griffin's books.
Speaker 3 (50:19):
You have a child, you.
Speaker 2 (50:20):
Know, preschool children, you know preschool teacher.
Speaker 1 (50:23):
Tell me about Kristin that can be blessed by looking
at her books, reading it, listening to the music.
Speaker 3 (50:32):
I'm here.
Speaker 1 (50:34):
To be a resource to help people have a better life.
And listening to happy music when you're a child, that's important.
It is, that's an important resource. And I have expert
excuse me, I have experts on my show that are
experts in their field.
Speaker 3 (50:54):
And I just want to help people. That's why I'm here.
Speaker 1 (50:59):
And I will say not just because I'm a host
on this station. Pasha World Talk Radio Network isn't just
an internet station. We are a resource center. You can
go on the blogs, you go on the website and
pick a topic and I'm sure I've probably covered it.
(51:19):
I've covered many topics, and you know, I'm here to
help people and.
Speaker 3 (51:27):
Be a resource because I wish I knew.
Speaker 2 (51:29):
About resources when I was younger. I wish I knew
about it when I.
Speaker 1 (51:33):
Was caregiving, and really I like to know about resources
now that could help me have a better life. So
that's the showf for today. Excuse me, and I thank
you again Christin for coming on, thank you for listening.
As I always say at the end of my show,
(51:53):
in a world where you could be anything, please be
kind and shine. You're a life bright because we need
it now more than ever before. And if you want,
you can follow me on Facebook Betsy Worzel w r
z e L. I always forget to tell people home
where they can.
Speaker 3 (52:12):
Follow me.
Speaker 1 (52:14):
And of course my passion World Talk Radiomnetwork dot com.
Speaker 3 (52:19):
And that's the show for today.
Speaker 1 (52:21):
Thanks again everyone, be safe until we try it again.
This is Betsy Worthel. You're a host of Chinning with
Betsy on Passional World Talk Radium Network, a subsidiary of
Global Media Network LLCING. Bye bye now.
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