Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Philip Ulrich. Philip is an Australian living in Greenville, South Carolina with his family and a Boingle named Raina. He is the author of The Growly Book series and The Backstage Heroes.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

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If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 3, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Annette Whipple. Annette has written more than 40 books and was named the 2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author by school librarians in her state. She thinks facts are fun and celebrates curiosity in her nonfiction books.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 3, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Mindy Baker. Mindy can’t remember a time when she wasn’t an avid reader and she has always said that her library card is one of her most valuable possessions. She resides in Indiana where she is a high school Spanish teacher. Her first book entitled Mouse’s Christmas Gift was published by Zonderkidz in 2018. Through her writing, she hopes to plant seeds of truth in the hearts of her readers.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 3, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with JJ Johnson. JJ is an award-winning middle-grade author, explorer of imaginary worlds, and occasional traveler in a beat-up Dalorean. He writes stories for kids (and the kid in all of us) and weekly essays about unplugging from screens, rediscovering joy, and living simply. His faith, his family, and his love for books, coffee, and the outdoors shape everything he does. If his words bring you back to stillness, connection, or wonder, then he’s done his job.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 3, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are doing a special episode with Kelsey and Christian Hauer, where they’ll share the inside scoop on writing comic books. Kelsey and Christian are a sibling team who want to share their love of the good, the true, and the beautiful through comic books that stoke questions and promote the Moral Imagination.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, December 3, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our last Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Tricia Goyer. Tricia is a bestselling author of more than ninety books who weaves deep faith and heartfelt encouragement into every story she shares. As a busy grandmother and homeschooling mom, she delights in helping other writers find their unique voice while balancing the beautiful chaos of daily life.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 1, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Vanessa E. Howard. Vanessa writes quirky, whimsical tales for middle graders and young adults. She has been a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, and college English teacher, and is currently a homeschool mom to four children and teaches at a homeschool co-op. While she has many short fiction credits, Emmett and the Epic Word Searches is her debut novel.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 1, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Joshua Cooley. Joshua is an editor, a speaker, and a New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 books for kids, teens, and adults. His mission is to equip people to grow in their Christian faith.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 1, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Adare Elyse. Adare writes middle grade and young adult fantasy and science fiction novels when she isn’t busy dressing in medieval costume, contriving puns with her clever husband, or singing showtunes to her little Shireling. Her fantasy novel, On Hidden Wings, won both the Realm Award and the American Christian Fiction Writers Kingdom Kidlit award for published middle grade books.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 1, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Kristen Joy Wilks. Kristen writes from a remote mountain meadow that alternates between quiet and chaos. The mom of three sons, a cat named Whisper Persnickety, and Nessie Karu their giant Newfoundland dog, she lives with her camp director husband at Camas Meadows Bible Camp where she chases chaos with a camera and writes frolicsome tales that highlight the humor and grace God gives amidst the detritus of life.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 1, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Brock Eastman and Shaun Stevenson.

Brock Eastman is an award-winning author. His titles include: Bedtime on Noah’s Ark, Imagination Station series, Showdown with the Shepherd, Faith and Science with Dr. Fizzlebop, and more. He writes stories for Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr. magazines. He hosts the Fizzlebop YouTube channel and was a producer for the Adventures in Odyssey.

Shaun Stevenson is a Pastor to Kids who loves seeing families discover who God is, what God has done, is doing, and will do one day! As a writer and storyteller, he loves bringing Scripture to life for kids by creating fun ways for them to experience God’s Word. He is the author of the Thrones series and the co-author of the Parable Port Series.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 1, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Kathryn Butler. Kathryn is a trauma surgeon turned author and homeschooling mom who loves stories that point to Christ. She's the author of many books, including the middle grade series The Dream Keeper Saga; The Lamplight Series; Stories Woven in Silver; The Storyteller's Bible; and Grace Upon Grace, the forthcoming authorized biography of Joni Eareckson Tada.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 1, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we’re kicking off the start of Season 4! Tune in to learn what we’ve been up to over the summer and what you can expect from Season 4 of the show.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, October 1, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our first Season 4 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are doing a special between-seasons “Mini Scoop” episode to celebrate the Kickstarter launch of books 4-6 in the Scout and Barnaby Mysteries by cohost Becca Wierwille!

The Scout and Barnaby Mysteries are funny, heartwarming Christian chapter books for kids ages 6-10 by award-winning children’s author Becca Wierwille. These lightly illustrated mysteries star a girl named Scout and her unusually perceptive dog, Barnaby. They team up to solve mysteries at a Christian wilderness camp using her love of big words and his super sniffer. The series begins when Barnaby eats Scout’s dictionary—and after that, he can understand words!

Grown-ups, from now until July 23, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET, you can find Becca’s Kickstarter campaign for Scout and Barnaby Mysteries 4-6 at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beccawierwille/scout-and-barnaby-mysteries-books-4-6-in-a-funny-kids-series. This is also a great time to try the series, with a fantastic deal for all six books in the series, plus the audiobooks and ebooks!

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

In this finale to Season 3 of Ice Cream with Authors, cohosts Amanda Trumpower and Becca Wierwille quiz each other (and listeners!) on the first lines of books that have been featured on Season 3 of the show, plus fun show statistics from our first three seasons. Feel free to shout out answers from home! Tune in for trivia, writing updates, and more.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting again with Allie Slocum. Allie Slocum’s passion to introduce children to strong character values is what drives her to write the Character Club series and Character Club Lil Sibs Series. Slocum lives in Colorado with her husband, two daughters, and golden retriever. When not writing, she teaches gifted and talented K-5th graders at the local elementary school. She loves sloths, reading, gardening, and making memories with her family.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Rob Currie. Rob has lived his whole life in the Midwest. He loves inspiring kids to read.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Penny Reeve. Penny is an award-winning author known for her engaging and thought-provoking books for children, teens, and adults. She loves writing stories to help children respond to the complex and fascinating world around them.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Josiah DeGraaf. Josiah taught high school English for four years before becoming the program director of the Young Writer’s Workshop. His passion is for helping Christian writers enthrall readers with honest storytelling.

In this special episode for young writers, we’re talking about how to come up with good story ideas, how to use fanfiction to get started writing your own stories, and more!

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.

In this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Tim Shoemaker during a live recording from Great Homeschool Convention 2026 in Cincinnati, Ohio! By God's grace, Tim is the author of over 25 books. He loves writing contemporary mystery, adventure, and suspense . . . especially for middle grade and up. He believes that if he's having fun while writing, it will show up in the book.

Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.

If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings and reviews help us reach more families who are searching for great stories for their kids!

To watch this episode on YouTube, head over to our YouTube channel and be sure to like and subscribe.

If you are listening to this before Thursday, May 28, 2026, it’s not too late to enter to win our second Season 3 giveaway bundle! Continental U.S. entrants only. Must be 18 or older to win. Enter at http://icecreamwithauthors.com.