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All I Want For Christmas is… Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck!!!

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Check out this adorable Christmasy video of my children’s travel and adventure picture book!

It should be under your Christmas tree 🎄 for the special children in your life!

Put the pedal to the metal and purchase this perfect Christmas gift today!

Order here 👉🎁:

https://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Big-Red-Monster-Truck/dp/1525530178

– Alison Paul Klakowicz

Host and Creator of Hodge Podge Podcast and Blog

Author of the Award-Winning Children’s Picture Book Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck

https://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Big-Red-Monster-Truck/dp/1525530178

http://www.alisonpaulklakowicz.com

Alison Paul Klakowicz is an Eastern North Carolina native, children’s book author, blogger, podcaster and creative writer. She is a military spouse who resides in Fayetteville, NC with her husband, Adam, and son, Mak.

Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck Celebrates First Birthday 🎂

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November, 9, 2019-

One year ago today, Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck hit the presses!

What was a little dream, became a huge accomplishment.

Over the past year, there have been many firsts… holding my published children’s book in my hands for the first time, attending my first bookstore author events, first library events, visiting elementary schools as an official author for the first time, reading my book to children across North Carolina, and the list goes on.

The opportunity to share my children’s travel and adventure picture book has been a priceless gift to me.

I’ve driven all types of new terrain with Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck, and feel like we’ve barely hit the surface.

I am ecstatic to see what adventures lie ahead in 2020.

I would like to thank each bookstore, library, school, media outlet, and other venues for welcoming me with open arms.

To my friends and family, thanks for the amazing encouragement and support.

To my little monster truck fans, thank you for reading my book!

To everyone else that helped me find my way as a new author, who gave me advice, connected me with resources, helped spread the word… thank you.

The greatest lesson I learned this year is this— when you have a dream, follow it.

Make it happen.

Put your truck in gear and…

DRIVE TOWARD YOUR DREAMS!

– Alison Paul Klakowicz

Host and Creator of Hodge Podge Podcast and Blog

Author of the Award-Winning Children’s Picture Book Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck

https://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Big-Red-Monster-Truck/dp/1525530178

http://www.alisonpaulklakowicz.com

Alison Paul Klakowicz is an Eastern North Carolina native, children’s book author, blogger, podcaster and creative writer. She is a military spouse who resides in Fayetteville, NC with her husband, Adam, and son, Mak.

I want to visit your SCHOOL!!!

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Are you an #educator or #parent of a #child in preschool or elementary school? If so, I would LOVE to visit your school 🏫.

My award-winning, children’s travel and adventure picture-book 📚, Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck, is filled with wonderful learning tools to help expand children’s knowledge of the world around them!

“Words cannot describe the excitement our students had during their author visit from Mrs. Klakowicz! She kept our students engaged during and after the reading. Thank you for the joy you brought to our students. They really enjoyed creating their Monster Truck!” -Gemette McEachern, Principal, William H. Owen Elementary School, Fayetteville, NC

Send me a direct message today to receive more information on the events I offer schools!

– Alison Paul Klakowicz

https://www.wral.com/local-mom-writes-big-red-truck-children-s-book/18640321/

Author of Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck

https://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Big-Red-Monster-Truck/dp/1525530178

http://www.alisonpaulklakowicz.com

Host and Creator of Hodge Podge Blog and Podcast

Alison Paul Klakowicz is an Eastern North Carolina native, children’s book author, blogger, podcaster and creative writer. She is a military spouse who resides in Fayetteville, NC with her husband, Adam, and son, Mak.

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Small Business Spotlight with Goldy

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Fayetteville, NC-

This morning I was honored to be highlighted by the Women’s Business Center @CEED Small Business Spotlight on WFNC 640AM News Talk Radio in Fayetteville, NC.

http://www.wfnc640am.com/

It was my debut radio interview and I think it went pretty great!

Fayetteville’s favorite news talk radio host, Goldy, made me feel very at home in the studio. He was so poignant and genuine in helping me spread my children’s travel and adventure picture book’s message.

A huge thanks to CEED and the Women’s Business Center (as well as Rossana Allup’s awesome Facebook Live filming skills) for providing me the opportunity to market my book on the radio and on social media.

Watch our interview filmed live here:

Celebrity for a Day: My Debut WRAL News Interview

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So, I did a thing today.

I lived out my childhood dream of being a television celebrity. It was three whole minutes of wonderful stardom.

WRAL FOX50 allowed me the opportunity to be interviewed on its morning program!

A big thanks to WRAL Producer Jamie Thomas for being so kind, and allowing me to be live on air— and to act like a big movie star for a brief moment in time.

I got to chat about Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck with the beautiful and talented Mikaya Thurmond who was so kind and professional.

Driving from my home in Fayetteville, NC to the Capitol city of Raleigh, NC to visit the gorgeous Capitol Broadcasting Building (home of WRAL), and getting to see all the behind the scenes cameras 🎥 lights💡 and action was very exciting.

I was so excited in fact that I didn’t even flinch when I hit Raleigh’s infamous morning rush traffic!

Nope— I was happy as a lark to have the chance to talk about my “favorite” book!

The book that made me an author.

The book that has opened so many wonderful doors to me since its publication last November.

The book making all of my wildest dreams come true.

I am so proud of how far my little book and I have come. We’ve been driving all types of terrain toward our dreams for the past year. One heck of a joy ride it has been, I tell you!

I would not trade it for the world.

If you’d asked me ten years ago what I’d be doing now, I would not have thought I’d be marketing my children’s book… especially one about monster trucks. It was all just a fleeting thought then.

I owe my son Mak all the credit because without him (and his toddler years obsession with monster trucks) there would be no book. No drive in me to fight and work as hard as I have to live out my dreams.

And my husband Adam… he too has played a significant role in all this book madness. He has supported me from day one.

Thank you, Makdaddy. I’m glad you’re on this ride with me.

Not to forget my parents for always being my biggest fans. Thanks Poppy and JuJu. 😍

And of course a big thank you to all of the awesome Independent Bookstores, Elementary Schools, Libraries, and other venues that have welcomed me with open arms.

It means the world to me. Truly.

So, if you’d like to watch me talking about all things MBRMT on WRAL, click on the interview link here: https://www.wral.com/local-mom-writes-big-red-truck-children-s-book/18640321/

And tell all your friends and family to buy a copy of my cool book!

https://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Big-Red-Monster-Truck/dp/1525530178

– Alison Paul Klakowicz

Author of Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck

https://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Big-Red-Monster-Truck/dp/1525530178

http://www.alisonpaulklakowicz.com

Host and Creator of Hodge Podge Blog and Podcast

Alison Paul Klakowicz is an Eastern North Carolina native, children’s book author, blogger, podcaster and creative writer. She is a military spouse who resides in Fayetteville, NC with her husband, Adam, and son, Mak.