100 Years of Route 66—for Kids! | Beth Bacon, on Author in the Headlights

<p>Route 66 turns 100, and children&#39;s author Beth Bacon is celebrating by introducing America&#39;s most famous highway to a new generation.</p><p>Beth returns to <em>Author in the Headlights</em> to talk with Strider S.R. Klusman about her new book, <em>Route 66: Faces and Places Along America’s Most Famous Road</em>.</p><p>How do you take a century of history spread across eight states and decide which people, places, attractions, and stories belong in a children&#39;s book?</p><p>Beth talks about the research behind the book, some of the surprises she discovered along the Mother Road, and how she designed the book to appeal to young and reluctant readers.</p><p>We also explore the writer&#39;s side of the project: Route 66 already has travelers, museums, roadside attractions, gift shops, and families interested in its history—an unusual example of a book entering a marketplace with an audience already waiting.</p><p>Plus, Beth tells us what&#39;s coming next, including <em>Nightingale Rising</em>.</p><p>📚 <strong>Beth Bacon&#39;s books</strong></p><p><em>Route 66: Faces and Places Along America’s Most Famous Road</em><br><a href="https://amzn.to/4iGzsTm" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://amzn.to/4iGzsTm</a></p><p><em>I Hate Reading</em><br><a href="https://books2read.com/u/bONlV9" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://books2read.com/u/bONlV9</a></p><p><em>The Book No One Wants to Read</em><br><a href="https://books2read.com/u/mYxl0V" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://books2read.com/u/mYxl0V</a></p><p><em>The Worst Book Ever</em><br><a href="https://amzn.to/4fvy8Ri" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://amzn.to/4fvy8Ri</a></p><p><em>Blank Space</em><br><a href="https://amzn.to/4fbuJWq" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://amzn.to/4fbuJWq</a></p><p><em>The Panda Cub Swap</em><br><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3n95B8" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://books2read.com/u/3n95B8</a></p><p><em>Grandmother Effect</em><br><a href="https://books2read.com/u/m0j8zM" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://books2read.com/u/m0j8zM</a></p><p><strong>Coming Soon — </strong><em><strong>Nightingale Rising</strong></em><br><a href="https://books2read.com/u/bQrX2D" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://books2read.com/u/bQrX2D</a></p><p>#Route66 #BethBacon #ChildrensBooks #AuthorInTheHeadlights</p><p><br></p>