I recently completed illustrations for a festive themed story called The Little Christmas Angel. Written by Peggy Barons and published by Carpenter's Son Publishing. I caught up with Peggy a few months after the book's release to see how she was getting along, and was pleased to see The Little Christmas Angel was a success! Peggy was kind enough to answer a few questions for you all so we could find out a little more about the process she went through.
Hello Peggy! Wow, what a great response to your book! Your story is well written and engaging, it's hard to believe this is your first published book. Did you like to write as a child?
Yes, I wrote plays and my friends and I would act them out. I also
liked to write poems and stories. But I was never very good at
drawing so I learned to use descriptive words instead.
Who did you look to for support and inspiration while you worked on your project?
Actually, I looked to my own young adult children to help me
remember what they loved about The Little Christmas Angel when they
were little, and also to my two grandsons to see how stories
interested them and what held their attention. I knew they loved
finding tiny unexpected little surprises in the illustrations like a
cow wearing a necklace or mice playing checkers - even if that
didn't have anything to do with the actual story.
What would you say has been the easiest part of the process for you, and what was the hardest?
The easiest part was actually writing the story. We had a special little Christmas Angel that I found at a holiday craft fair that "flew" around our house at Christmas time and my four little children loved finding her in a new place everyday. When I decided to do this project, I imagined a back story for the Angel, starting
with the original first Christmas, and then bringing her into modern times. It was fun!
Do you have plans for anymore stories or books?
Yes, - they are still in the incubation stage at this point, but I'm
excited about two different stories I'm eager to tell. We're very
busy right now though focusing on The Little Christmas Angel. It's
already in it its second reprint and it was just released six weeks
ago!
eBooks have become very popular lately, but you chose to keep your story as a traditional hardback book, why is this?
I love holding a real book in my hands - both for reading to little
ones and even reading on my own. I had a Kindle for a while, but I ended up giving it away. Parents today wisely try to limit screen time for their kids and books, (real, physical books) are great for that!Well thank you so much for talking to us, and I hope your book continues to sell well!
The Little Christmas angel makes a great Christmas gift, you can purchase yours on Amazon.com
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