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Podcast: Mindful, Happy Kids
Episode: Dan Gemeinhart on "The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise," "Coyote Lost and Found," and "Busted" with Dr. Elisabeth Paige
Description: Dr. Elisabeth Paige interviews middle grade author Dan Gemeinhart about his writing journey and three of his ten novels: The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, Coyote Lost and Found, and Busted. Dan discusses why his stories include grief and death as backstory, how he balances heavy themes with humor, and why animals and friendship are central. They outline Coyote’s road-trip plot to save a buried memory box while Coyote secretly tricks her grieving father, Rodeo, into going home, and describe Coyote Lost and Found as a standalone sequel set in April 2020 during COVID, involving the search for a lo...