Kids ask award-winning children’s author Scott Sussman questions about his books, stories, ideas, reading and writing, and anything about everything. To ask Scott a question go to www.scottsussmanbooks.com, contact Scott at scott@scottsussmanbooks.com, or post your question in the comments below.
Does Scott ever feel like giving up? Well, that depends on what you mean by “giving up?” Breathing? Thinking? Dreaming? Or do you mean writing? Sending stories to magazines and manuscripts to agents and hearing nothing but no all the time. I have my moments. What else would he do? Sell cigarettes? Become a cosmonaut?…
What is Scott’s favorite thing to do? The answer is simple: write. But to write, you need to read. So reading is also his favorite thing to do. Of course, before you can read and write, you have to learn to read and write, and he likes learning, too. But nobody can read, write, and learn twenty-four…
If Scott could ask an animal a question, what would the question be? Why ask some random pelican or any old elephant what they think about anything when he can ask his own cat? His cat hates traveling. She cries and complains wherever he takes her. It’s a nightmare for her and for him, even…
What is the funniest thing that has ever happened to Scott? Here’s a hint: it involves pizza, a large German Shepard, and the risk of being impaled by the legs of a rogue chair. Even better, it happened in Italy. Click HERE for the full story. To enjoy other episodes, go to Scott’s YouTube page.…
If Scott could invent anything, what would it be? Here’s a hint. It would be a gizmo. One version you’d wear on your wrist. Another would be a household model. There’d even be a contraption big enough to change the world. But what is it exactly? Find out at episode 135 of KIDS ASK SCOTT.
Scott has traveled around many parts of the world and visited numerous countries and continents, but has he ever been to the North Pole? What are some places he’d like to visit and others he absolutely would prefer to avoid? Find out at episode 131 of KIDS ASK SCOTT.
With COVID-19 forcing us to self-isolate, how do cats and other pets handle the extra attention from having their owners at home all day every day? At our home, we play games with our cat: Mission to Mars, Catch Me If You Can, Nibbling the Knuckles, and more. Does she enjoy them as much as…
Is magic real? Can people really pull rabbits out of hats and make people disappear? What about a magician making him or herself disappear? Is any of this possible? Find out at episode 121 of KIDS ASK SCOTT.
What was the first art concept for Mark and the Molecule Maker? Making this video required some serious crash course lessons in fundamental technology. But to Scott a pen and a piece of paper is advanced technology. What challenges did he face? Find out at episode 119 of KIDS ASK SCOTT
What’s it like being an author? It’s like a hand shaking your heart or free tickets to Disneyland. Being an author’s like a cat purring loud enough to hear from across the room. But being an author, writing books, is irrelevant. Why? Find out at episode 117 of KIDS ASK SCOTT.