| |  | Greetings from Kathy Cherry Books!
Happy January and Happy New Year, reader!
| | ▶️ Kids Ask Authors Answers Feature | Exciting news! 2026 started off with a super fun appearance all about Polar Post hosted by two amazing authors, co-hosts of Kids Ask Authors Answer. I had the great opportunity to answer a number of questions from children and even participated in a rapid fire quiz! I had a blast! Click here to watch this super fun episode. Please give it a watch and let me know your favorite question submitted by a kid.
| In addition to the interview, you can find a number of goodies related to Polar Post on their website such as activities, lesson plans, and the read aloud. In particular, I love the secret treasure map hunt activity. Enjoy a cute video example of it here.
| Kids Ask Authors Answer is a super fun and interactive YouTube series where real kids get to ask real authors their most curious questions about children’s books! Each episode features a new children's book read aloud followed by kid-submitted questions that the author answers on camera with no scripts, no prep, just genuine reactions and fun. Click this link for more information and resources on their website. Click this link to view all the awesome videos!
| Thank you to you all for visiting my site and supporting me! Here are a few statistics from 2025:
| - 2,400 people visited my website
- Visitors came from 56 countries
- Top countries included the United States, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, and China
- Top referrers included Google, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
- The most clicked parts of the site were the home page and Turtle Tube
If you haven't had a chance, check out my updated and revised website as I have tweaked it a bit throughout the year.
| | 🏛️ Martin Luther King, Jr, Day | January 19th celebrates the life of Marin Luther King, Jr. this year. This past summer, I had the opportunity to see his National Memorial in person in Washington D.C. It was breathtaking! This memorial sits on the banks of the Tidal Basin and is carved out of a 30-foot piece of granite called "Stone of Hope". Below please find one of our photos from the trip of it.
| You can click here to read more about his legacy and information on this memorial. In particular, I recommend the section called "Words that Inspire." Take a moment to read his inspirational words and the inscriptions on the memorial to honor this day. Visiting this memorial filled me with gratitude and hope which is something I hope all of us can carry into this new year.
| Happy National Thesaurus Day on January 18th! This day honors Peter Mark Roget, the author of Roget’s Thesaurus, who was born on this day in 1779. He published the first thesaurus in 1852.
| To celebrate this unique day, expand your vocabulary and search the thesaurus for a different word. I just searched the word "fun" in the thesaurus and found "amusing, entertaining, funny, happy, and welcome" as a few options.
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| 📚 Request them at your local bookstore and/or library | Thanks so much for reading my book series and supporting me. I am really grateful! Wishing you a January filled with wonder, books, adventure, love, and a little magic.
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