Send us a textToday on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Amanda Cleary Eastep. Amanda Cleary Eastep is not related to Beverly Cleary but wishes she were. She is, however, a children’s author, and the Tree Street Kids is her middle grade series. Amanda knows kids because she’s still one at heart. When she is forced to act like an adult, she edits nonfiction books by grownup authors. Amanda lives and writes in the mountains of North Carolina but has spent most of her life in the suburbs of Chicago where her characters now live.In this Episode we talk about about:What led to Amanda shepherds' leap from the suburbs of Chicago to the mountains of North Carolina.How Amanda became a children’s writer.How Amanda started working at Moody PublishingWhat it was like adjusting from being a fulltime entrepreneur to working for a publishing company.What Amanda’s writer’s process is like.Advice on how we can help children understand the blessings and development that comes with changes and leaps.Resources and Links:Website | treestreetkids.comSocials | @book_leaves; @amandaclearyeastepauthor Connect with Rachel at:https://rachelgscott.com/http://the5leaps.com/https://www.instagram.com/iamrachelgscott/https://www.facebook.com/iamrachelgscottText 'Podcast' to 216-279-7174 or  https://my.community.com/rachelscott