up and a bookstore in long beach last summer, of course one of the big influences on the writing so i love to read them together when i can. >> children's author emma walton hamilton, what is the key to writing a children's book? >> gosh, i would say respecting children as readers and not talking down to them. if any thing it is basically about trusting their judgment and their intelligence and hopefully speaking to what interests them and what they're passionate about. >> water children and interested in? >> well, just about everything adults are for the most part, their world around them among growing up, learning new things, music, arts, sports -- you name it, all the same things we're interested in. >> , have you written? >> i have written to us now about to release the 70 the children's book that i actually cowrite with my mother. >> what is it like working with your mother as a co-author? >> is a great pleasure. we weren't sure it would be a pleasure, we were both bossy and opinionated and we thought mother daughter working together was tricky but happily we play to each other's strengths and have a great time working together and it turned out very

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