In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Trista Shaye. Trista is an award-winning narrator, author, artist, and all around creative. Trista writes stories that are character-driven, contain a hint of magic, a touch of courage, and a whole lot of adventure!

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.

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In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Chad Morris and Shelly Brown. Chad and Shelly are the award-winning authors of Mustaches for Maddie, The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry, Virtually Me, Willa and the Whale, Squint, and The Playmakers. They travel the nation giving school assemblies and have appeared on CNN and the Hallmark Channel.

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 more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

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In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Glenn McCarty. Glenn is the author of the middle grade Tumbleweed Thompson Adventures novel series and The Song of the Stone Tiger. He teaches middle school English in Western New York, where he lives with his wife and children in a small town that’s pretty much Mayberry. But without Don Knotts. Bummer. He finds campfires and banjo music two of life’s simple pleasures. And pie.

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 more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

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In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Mark Wainwright. Mark is an award-winning author and college professor. His writing portfolio spans dozens of articles and radio devotionals. His latest book, Awesome Facts About Space (published by Answers in Genesis), showcases the wonders of God’s cosmic creations.

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 more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

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In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Lyndsey Lewellen. Lyndsey is the sci-fi and fantasy author of The Chaos Grid duology and the Harlow Morgan series. She is also a book cover designer who lives on a small Texas farm with her best friend/husband, five children, and what some might call a zoo of animals (especially after meeting the peacocks).

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 more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

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In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Andrew Jackson of The Bridge, a Christian radio station. Andrew is a “GECO”: gregarious, encouraging, creative, and outgoing individual. It is these personal strengths that serve him so well as a storyteller and direct marketing expert. The Delaware native has also lived in West Virginia, Wyoming, and Washington states. Andrew and his wife Jessica have two children, one dog, three cats, two horses, a chicken, and countless frogs roaming the yard. As a boy, Andrew dreamed of being an astronaut! Now, Andrew is working toward his dream of being a published author. Andrew loves to travel and serve others. He spent the Summer of 1999 working and living in Yellowstone National Park. He now helps to lead international mission trips to Malawi, Africa, with the CUPS Mission organization.

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 more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

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In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Rachel Keith. Rachel has been writing stories her whole life and has always loved God's creatures. Now 18, she began creating The Squad: Rising series when she was 12, hoping to use it to share the Gospel and provide companionship through fictional friends to young readers.

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 more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

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In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Jenny Marcelene. Jenny loves exploring new cultures and encouraging families to treasure Jesus above all else. When she’s not working on a kids fiction book, she writes and edits non-fiction articles.

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 more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

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If you are listening to this before Thursday, March 19, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we’re kicking off the start of Season 3! Tune in to learn what we’ve been up to over Christmas break and what you can expect from Season 3 of the show.

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 episode, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

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In this finale to Season 2 of Ice Cream with Authors, we’re mixing things up with a Christmas-themed variety show.

Whether you’ve been listening since Episode 1 or are just jumping in, you’re in for a sweet celebration full of stories, laughter, and Christmas cheer.

So grab your favorite scoop, get festive, and let’s celebrate the end of the year as well as the end of Season 2.

Reading from The Christmas Color © Tori Higa. Used by permission of the author.

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 episode, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

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