Topics of conversation:

Fishing as a child, and then with his own children,

The origins of Wally the Walking Fish,

Difference between being an "author" and being a "writer",

Importance of illustrations in children's books,

Literary influences, the publishing world, and other projects.

An educator for almost forty years, Gary Lamit has taught second graders through university students and has published over thirty books on a variety of subjects. Married with grown kids, he currently teaches at a community college. He spends considerable time reading children’s books to his pre-school extended-family members, whose number seems to increase every few months!