Piper Thomas: The Magic of The Littlest LibraryPublished on October 14, 2026 What happens when a child’s quiet creativity gets the attention it deserves? Children’s author and illustrator Piper Thomas joins Rich Bennett to explore why reading a child’s story can help them feel heard, valued, and ready to keep creating. Picking up a conversation that began at the Book Fair at Bel Air, Piper shares the inspiration behind The Littlest Library and its hands-on activity that helps readers make their own tiny books. She also discusses Black Bug Soup: A Tale of a Frog With Allergies and What If a Book Were a Balloon. Along the way, Piper opens up about the challenges of self-publishing, marketing as an introvert, and finding the confidence to call herself an author. She explains how thoughtful feedback from her former teacher, author Susan Muaddi Darraj, helped her grow. In this episode, you’ll hear:
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