Bur Bur and Friends™ Author Urges Others to “Follow Your Passion” in School Library Journal Interview Part Two
Amy Bowllan, a writer from the School Library Journal continues her interview with authors of Bur Bur and Friends. The School Library Journal is the worlds largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teenagers.
A.B. JoAnne, at what point did your son’s imaginary friend, Bur Bur, come alive to you? I know as parents and teachers, stories unfold around us, all the time, yet you capitalized on yours. Please share when that moment came to you, and what advice can you give aspiring authors?
When William came home one day from daycare and started calling his imaginary friend Bur Bur, I loved the way it sounded. I was curious to find out where this name came from so I began asking his teachers, but no one had any answers. After realizing that this had not come from anything he had read or been exposed to at school, my initial thought was, perhaps Bur Bur could be an animal of some kind. I don’t know why, but one of my first thoughts was that perhaps he would be a bullfrog. I told Kakie about this new imaginary friend, and she also loved the words Bur Bur. Next, we started to do research to see if there was a book or product out there called Bur Bur. We didn’t find anything at all on Bur Bur. Shortly after that, I had come to the decision I was going to write a book about Bur Bur and I invited Kakie to join me. Then, one day, William turned around and said to me and said in a very matter of fact way, “I’m Bur Bur mommy.” Suddenly it all came together for, Bur Bur was William. TO CONTINUE READING PART TWO OF INTERVIEW: “FOLLOW YOUR PASSION” BUR BUR AND FRIENDS CONTINUED - CLICK HERE
About the interviewer, Amy Bowllan: Amy began her career as a Television Investigative Producer and Reporter for WCBS-TV NY and KNXV in Phoenix, AZ. She also snagged two Emmy awards for Broadcast Journalism and several Associated Press awards. She now is the Director of Communications and Educational Technology at The Hewitt School in NYC and is responsible for integrating technological resources into staff and students day to day programs.
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