.
. STAY
. STAY THIS WAY FOREVER. THAT'S THE TITLE OF A NEW
CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITTEN BY A
MOM AN ABC NEWS JOURNALIST
WHO'S NOW ADDING THE TITLE
AUTHOR TO HER RESUME.
ABC LINDSAY DAVIS IS HERE TO
TAKE INSIDE THE PAGES OF HER
NEWEST PROJECT AND THIS WAS ALL
INSPIRED BY HER SON.
HI, LINDSEY.
HI, AUBREY.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME
ON.
YEAH.
ON. YEAH.
ON. YEAH. SO FIRST OF ALL, TELL US ABOUT
YOUR SON AND HOW BEING A MOM
HAS AFFECTED YOUR LIFE AND
PROMPTED THIS NEW BOOK.
SURE.
SO MY SON IS ABOUT TO BE SEVEN
YEARS OLD NEXT MONTH.
AND WHEN HE WAS FIRST BORN I
WAS THINKING OH, WE'RE READING
BOOKS HOME AND I WAS THINKING,
YOU KNOW, I COULD DO THIS.
AND OVER TIME I DECIDED I NEED
TO DO THIS BECAUSE WE WERE
FINDING THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO
EASILY FIND BOOKS WITH
CHARACTERS WHO LOOK LIKE HIM.
AND REALLY THE FOCUS AT THAT
TIME WAS THE IMPORTANCE
OF HAVING A MIRROR IN THE
CHILDREN'S BOOKS RIGHT.
AND SO I DID AND THEN THIS IS
NOW MY THIRD CHILDREN'S BOOK.
AND NOW I'VE REALLY STARTED
FOCUSING ON THE WINDOW.
THERE WAS AN ESSAY THAT I READ
YEARS AGO THAT WAS CALLED
MIRRORS WINDOWS AND SLIDING
GLASS DOORS AND IT TALKED ABOUT
HOW YOU NEED TO HAVE A MIRROR
SO COULD SEE THEMSELVES
REFLECTED IN BOOKS A WINDOWS
THAT THEY CAN PERHAPS PEER INTO
A WORLD THAT'S UNFAMILIAR TO
THEIRS.
AND IF THAT WINDOW IS TO TRULY
BE TRANSFORMATIVE, CAN ACTUALLY
TRANSPORT THAT CHILD THEN INTO
THAT UNFAMILIAR WORLD.
AND SO NOW ESPECIALLY COMING
OFF OF THE SUMMER PROTESTS AND
THE SO-CALLED RACIAL RECKONING
AND PARENTS WERE SAYING, YOU
KNOW, WHAT CAN I DO?
HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILDREN WITH
RACE RELATIONS IN PARTICULAR?
I THINK THAT IT'S ABOUT
EXPOSING KIDS.
IT'S ABOUT THEM BEING
FAMILIARIZED WITH PEOPLE WHO
DON'T LOOK LIKE THEM.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY EASY TO
START WITH BOOKS AND TOYS.
THAT'S AWESOME.
AND THIS IS YOUR THIRD BOOK.
I ALSO HAVE A SEVEN YEAR OLD
BOY AT HOME SO I CAN RELATE TO
A LITTLE ON WHAT THAT'S LIKE.
SO STAY THIS WAY FOREVER.
YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS FIND MYSELF
THINKING THAT AND LOOKING AT MY
BOYS AND FEELING THAT.
SO WHAT IS THE STORY ABOUT?
YOU KNOW, I'VE DESCRIBED THIS
AS A LOVE LETTER FROM PARENTS
TO THEIR CHILDREN.
AND I THINK THAT ANY PARENT CAN
RELATE TO THIS IDEA OF , YOU
KNOW, WANTING TO PUSH THE PAUSE
BUTTON JUST THESE MOMENTS THAT
YOU REALLY SAVOR AND EMBRACE
AND WANT TO KIND OF FREEZE IN
TIME BECAUSE YOU KNOW, FOR THE
MOST PART THAT THEY'RE FLEETING
.
RIGHT.
. RIGHT.
. RIGHT. THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE KEPT IN THIS
PLAYGROUND IN CHILDHOOD.
BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME
ASPECTS THAT I REALLY STARTED
NOTICING AND REALLY PAYING
ATTENTION TO THAT YOU HOPE THAT
THEY WILL CARRY WITH THEM FOR A
BIT LONGER.
YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE WANT
THEM TO KIND OF REMAIN AS
INNOCENT AS LONG AS THEY CAN
BUT THEIR CREATIVITY AND THEIR
CURIOSITY AND THEIR JOY.
YOU KNOW, MY SON OFTEN AT NIGHT
HE'LL SAY TOMORROW IS GOING TO
BE THE BEST DAY EVER.
AND HE REALLY EARNESTLY MEANS
THAT AND I JUST WANT HIM TO
HOLD ON TO THAT FOR AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE.
JUST THE POTENTIAL ABOUT
TOMORROW AND BEING EXCITED
ABOUT IT.
I LOVE THAT THE INNOCENCE AND
LINDSAY, YOU MUST BE AN EXPERT
AT TIME MANAGEMENT AND JUGGLING
ALL YOUR JOBS BECAUSE YOU'RE AN
ABC NEWS LIVE ANCHOR.
>> PLUS CONGRATS ON THE NEW
APPOINTMENT FOR SUNDAY'S WORLD
NEWS TONIGHT.
THANK YOU.
WHERE DID YOU FIND THE TIME TO
DO ALL OF THIS?
YOU'RE A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR
JUGGLING THE BALANCING.
I HAVE A CABLE AND JUST LIKE
ALL THOSE OTHER WORKING MOMS
EVERYWHERE.
BUT YOU KNOW, I JUST FEEL THAT
WAY.
WHAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT
YOU'RE GONNA FIND THE TIME.
WHAT YOU HAVE A CONVICTION
ABOUT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
POSSIBLE.
AND AND THAT'S WHAT YOU KNOW,
INITIALLY THIS STARTED BEING
LIKE OH WOULD BE FUN TO WRITE A
CHILDREN'S BOOK.
AND THEN I STARTED THINKING,
YOU KNOW, THIS SO NECESSARY
CHILDREN NEED TO BE EXPOSED.
AND I THINK THAT A LOT
OF PARENTS MIGHT SAY, OH WELL
THIS HAS BLACK AND BROWN
CHARACTERS.
THIS ISN'T MY CHILD.
BUT I I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL
PEOPLE LOOK, YOU NEED TO KIND
OF LOOK AT YOUR OWN BOOK
COLLECTIONS AND HAVE THIS
DIVERSITY CHALLENGE WITHIN YOUR
OWN HOME AND AND THINK ABOUT
ASIDE FROM PERHAPS A SNOWY DAY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER BOOKS
WITH CHARACTERS WHO DON'T LOOK
LIKE YOUR CHILDREN AT OUR
HOUSE?
I KNOW WE DO AND MY SON NEVER
COMMENTS ON THE COLOR OR THOSE
CHARACTERS.
HE JUST IS LIKE OH LOOK AT
JACK, LOOK AT JANE.
AND I HOPE THAT MORE CHILDREN
WILL LOOK AT BOOKS THAT WAY.
I AGREE WITH