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Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 21: Season 1 FinaleIn this finale to Season 1 of Ice Cream with Authors, we’re mixing things up with our very first quiz show! Four of our Season 1 guests (JJ Johnson, Millie Florence, Laurie Christine, and Kristen Joy Wilks) return to the podcast—not to talk about books, but to test their knowledge of books, your hosts, and everything in between. Feel free to shout out answers from home!Whether you’ve been listening since Episode 1 or are just jumping in, this game show is the perfect way to wrap up a season of celebrating stories, authors, and the God who ma...2025-05-2936 min
Redeeming Lit: A Christian Fiction PodcastS4 EP9: Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders with Special GuestsWe’ve got a treat for you today! In this episode, we’re reviewing a middle-grade mystery book, Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders. We’re also joined by two special guests—Amanda Trumpower and Becca Wierwille! Come join the fun as we dive into mysteries, chat about what our guests are writing, hear about their new podcast, and so much more.2025-05-231h 42
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 20: Author Visit with S. D. SmithIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with S. D. Smith. S. D. Smith is the author of The Green Ember Series, a million+ selling adventure saga featuring heroic #RabbitsWithSwords. In 2025, Smith authored a new adventure novel and wrote its video-gamization story. Green Ember: Helmer in the Dragon Tomb is the first time a novel and its video game have released at the same time. He is also the author of the madcap Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read as well as the touching throwback adventure, The Found Boys. Finally, he...2025-05-2231 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 19: Author Visit with Kristen Joy WilksIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Kristen Joy Wilks. Kristen Joy Wilks writes from a remote mountain meadow that alternates between quiet and chaos. Her stories highlight the humor and grace God gives amidst the detritus of life. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and...2025-05-1531 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Mini Scoop: Behind the Scenes at Great Homeschool Convention 2025In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are doing a “Mini Scoop” episode with a few small scoops of behind-the-scenes fun. We filmed this episode in person after our first day at Great Homeschool Convention in Columbus, Ohio, so we’re excited to share more about our experience there—along with a few other fun things!Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle g...2025-05-0807 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 18: Author Visit with Mark WainwrightIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Mark Wainwright. Mark Wainwright loves using words to entertain, instruct, and inspire. After 16 years in the book publishing industry, he now teaches professional writing courses at a Christian college in Florida. His fiction and nonfiction books continue to delight kids of all ages.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.2025-05-0126 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 17: Author Visit with Author Visit with Ella Shine (Penny Reeve and Cecily Paterson)In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Ella Shine. Ella Shine LOVES pets of all kinds. She lives in Sydney, Australia with her three cats, four bunnies, parakeet, bearded dragon and an imaginary ant farm for company. (And when she's not doing any of the above, Ella Shine is simply the super fun pen name of two real authors - Penny Reeve and Cecily Paterson writing books together, chapter by chapter.)Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7...2025-04-2422 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 16: Author Visit with Amanda TrumpowerIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with co-host Amanda Trumpower to talk about her Power Pup series. Amanda writes for Jesus lovers who dig dragons, detectives, and droids.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings...2025-04-1724 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 15: Author Visit with Becca WierwilleIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with co-host Becca Wierwille to talk about the third and final book in the Road Trip Rescue series, Road Trip Redemption. Becca is the award-winning author of the Road Trip Rescue series and other stories that show kids they are wonderfully created for the unique adventures in their lives.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled...2025-04-1024 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 14: The Inside Scoop on Selling Books at Teach Them Diligently 2025In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are sharing the inside scoop on selling books at Teach Them Diligently 2025 in Dayton, Ohio. We (Becca Wierwille and Amanda Trumpower, hosts of Ice Cream with Authors) had so much fun as vendors and speakers at this event, and we’re excited to share about it with you today.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and mi...2025-04-0315 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 13: Author Visit with Laurie ChristineIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Laurie Christine. Laurie Christine is an author, podcast host, Bible teacher, wife and mom to four wild, wonderful boys. She writes adventure-packed Biblical fiction and devotions for kids ages 8-12.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the...2025-03-2729 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 12: Author Visit with Allie SlocumIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Allie Slocum. Allie Slocum’s passion to introduce children to strong character values is what drives her to write the Character Club series and Character Club Lil Sibs Series. Slocum lives in Colorado with her husband, two daughters, and golden retriever. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If...2025-03-2030 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 11: Author Visit with JJ JohnsonIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with JJ Johnson. JJ Johnson is the two-time award-wining middle grade author of the Iggy & Oz series. He serves as the director of marketing for Realm Makers, and the host of the podcast Geeky Dads talk about Geeky Things. He lives in Edmond, OK with his wife and two boys.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled...2025-03-1322 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 10: The Inside Scoop on Our Creative ProcessesIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are sharing the inside scoop on our writing processes, from coming up with an idea to putting the finishing touches on a manuscript. We (Becca Wierwille and Amanda Trumpower, hosts of Ice Cream with Authors) have different creative processes, so we’re excited to share those with you today.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and mi...2025-03-0623 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 9: Author Visit with Phyllis WheelerIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Phyllis Wheeler. Phyllis Wheeler writes Christian time-travel stories with a bit of fantasy thrown in. Her award-winning books for kids feature strong families and a moral compass. She and her husband live in St. Louis. Find out more at her website, PhyllisWheeler.com. Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.2025-02-2719 min
Fable & The VerbivoreEp 264: Interview with Becca WierwilleNotes:Becca is an award-winning middle grade author of the Road Trip Rescue adventure series, editor and book coach, and active member of the Instagram writing community. She and fellow author Amanda Trumpower recently premiered their podcast Ice Cream with Authors made especially for children ages 7 through 13 that features interviews with Christian middle grade writers where they read from their work, share about their stories, and give practical writing advice.The third book in her “Road Trip Rescue” series titled Road Trip Redemption is set to release on April 9th, 2025. You can connect with B...2025-02-2529 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 8: Author Visit with Amanda Cleary EastepIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Amanda Cleary Eastep. Amanda Cleary Eastep is not related to Beverly Cleary. But she is an award-winning children’s author, and the Tree Street Kids is her middle grade series for kids 8-12.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate an...2025-02-2033 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 7: Author Visit with Carolyn LeiloglouIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Carolyn Leiloglou, author of the award-winning middle grade fantasy series The Restorationists. She is the granddaughter of art collectors, daughter of an art teacher, and homeschooling mom to four wildly creative kids. You can find Carolyn everywhere online as House full of Bookworms.Audio excerpted with permission of Penguin Random House Audio from Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou; Read by Michael Crouch © 2023, Carolyn Leiloglou, ℗ Penguin Random House, LLC.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to you...2025-02-1320 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 6: Author Visit with Catherine WitzaneyIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Catherine Witzaney, author of the Wingless Cycle series. Catherine is a middle grade fantasy author of tiny, bird-riding warrior sprites. Her writing pursuits are fuelled by coffee and the grace of God.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and...2025-02-0630 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 5: Author Visit with Jon TiltonIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Jon Tilton, author of The Lands of Luxury series. Jon writes heartwarming adventures stories that the whole family can enjoy.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews...2025-01-3021 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 4: Author Visit with Millie FlorenceIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Millie Florence, author of Beyond Mulberry Glen. Millie published her first book, Honey Butter, at age 13 and hasn’t stopped since! She’s gone on to publish The Balter of Ashton Harper and her newest book Beyond Mulberry Glen, released this year through Sarah Mackenzie’s publishing house Waxwing Books.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith...2025-01-2326 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 3: Meet Amanda TrumpowerIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, meet Amanda Trumpower, one of the co-hosts of the show. Amanda writes for Jesus lovers who dig dragons, detectives, and droids.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach...2025-01-1618 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 2: Meet Becca WierwilleIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, meet Becca Wierwille, one of the co-hosts of the show. Becca is the award-winning author of the Road Trip Rescue series and other stories that show kids they are wonderfully created for the unique adventures in their lives.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please...2025-01-0923 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 1: Welcome to Ice Cream with Authors!In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are introducing this show to the grown-ups: to the parents, grandparents, teachers, and others who might want to share our podcast with the young readers in their lives. We will cover four main topics: the differences between chapter books and middle grade, our definition of Christian fiction, our content guidelines, and what you might want to know about Becca Wierwille and Amanda Trumpower, hosts of Ice Cream with Authors.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for...2025-01-0419 min
Geeky Dads talk about Geeky Things!Ep 28: Geeking Out Over Middle Grade Fiction with Geek Mom Amanda TrumpowerOn the show today we welcome Geek Mom Amanda Trumpower! Amanda is a Middle Grade Author: She writes for Jesus lovers who dig dragons, detectives, and droids. Today Amanda Geek out over Middle Grade fiction and chat a bit about her books! You can learn more about her at https://amandatrumpower.com During todays episode Amanda dropped two recommendations of authors to watch for. Becca Wierwille and Rachel Kimberly Hastings.2023-02-2232 min