Featured Interview With Arnold Mintz
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Arnold Mintz, I was born on the 7th of March 2014 in the sunny state of Florida. Recently, I celebrated my 5th birthday and I haven’t had time to do that much in my life. I am really happy to have my first book published at Amazon this year.
Some time ago my mom gave me a present – a black-and-white toy panda, it was with me all the time – day and night. I couldn’t even share this toy with my younger sister because I loved the panda so much! I kept collecting new information about the life of these beautiful animals and one day I started making pictures with them. So this was how my first book appeared. I hope it’ll help you love pandas the same way I do. And I still have to tell you the truth, my dad did help me a lot with that…
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
How did I come up with this story, you ask? My Dad and I are spending a lot of time together. I love it when he reads books to me since we get to improvise together and invent new stories. This book is a result of one of those improvisations. On that beautiful day I was sitting at the beach with my Dad and my little sister watching the sea, the sun and seagulls. I remember how fun it was to chat and come up with our own new story.
I remembered the story and retold it to my friends. They all loved it so much that my Dad and Mum suggested that I’d share it with children around the world. So I really hope that not only children, but also parents will find this story interesting and entertaining. I also want this book to help all wild animals – there are not so many of them are left on our planet. Pandas are really loosing their homes – it is true. I want all Pandas and other wild animals to have a home. That is why I want to send a dollar from every book sold to The Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund. I hope that when I grow up a bit more I’d be friends with Pandas, Elephants and Gorillas just like Ellen!
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like books with a ‘happy end’. Together with my dad we used to read stories by Sven Nordqvist, Jacob Strid, Alan Alexander Milne and others.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Now we published a new version of high contrast baby “Good Morning, Son!” This is a “Panda bear and Other Wild Animals Activity Book” for Kids Ages 4-8. It includes over 30 Fun Learning Activities for Kids – Coloring Pages, Word Search, Mazes, Dot to Dot, Find the Differences, Symmetrical Drawing. And I hope this book will the best coloring activity book for panda lover!
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