Meet Nancy and Gordon Fredrickson
Farm poets and American farm heritage authors Gordon and Nancy Fredrickson of Lonsdale, Minnesota join Kiddie Lit Market’s Diane Davies for this interview. To tell stories that preserve, promote and encourage agricultural literacy is the Fredrickson’s mission. Their stories for children are about farm kids told by farm kids. These same stories for adults are a nostalgic trip into yesterday. Listen and learn as Gordon recounts with us his life, his love and his and Nancy’s many books.
“A story not told is lost forever.”
0:00 Introduction
1:56 Who are Nancy and Gordon
3:16 Lunch is served
3:46 Where was your farm?
4:08 No vacations
4:24 Children and chores
5:10 Be kind
5:28 Country school
7:19 Time off
7:40 Read to your dog and kitty
7:55 When did you start writing?
9:05 The small farmer
9:49 Gordon’s first book
10:40 Holiday books
10:50 School program
11:15 Nancy co-writer and photographer
11:50 A Farm Country Haying
12:21 Why write
12:35 A tribute to Gordon’s parents
13:28 Where do people buy your books
14:48 School visits
15:51 I feel rich
16:13 Getting recognized in public
17:11 What advice might you give inspiring authors?
18:09 Interesting quote
18:48 Novels, poetry, and Nancy’s memoir
19:35 Poetry for farmers
Learn more about Nancy and Gordon: https://www.gordonfredrickson.com.
Learn about Kiddie Lit Market, https://www.kiddielitmarket.com.
