Interview Questions for BarbarAnn, Author of
The Champion Behind The Champion

• Your book is delightful, especially the illustrations. Did you always know you had this talent?
• Where did you get the idea of having a lamb as a champion athlete? How did you develop her character?
• You yourself were a competitive skater and then a coach. How closely does LambieAnn's skating career mirror your own, and your students'?
• Have any top skaters reviewed your book?
• Is the lesson LambieAnn learned in your book applicable to other youth sports?
• With all of the pressure to perform, do you think participation is healthy for our youth? How can parents, youth sports officials and our society in general make the experience more positive?
• How will the skaters feel as they leave a championship competition without the Gold Medal?
• With so much pressure to win, what are the key points in raising and coaching a child to thrive from the experience of competition?
• You're a mother of four boys and also a cancer survivor. What lessons did sports have for healing yourself, or did your illness have for the way you approach sports?
• Where can people get your book, The Champion Behind The Champion?

The Champion Behind the Champion
Written and illustrated by BarbarAnn Fitzgerald
ISBN 978-1-933626-41-0
Publisher: Llumina Kids (Div. Llumina Books), Coral Springs, FL
8-1/2 x 8-1/2, paperback, $23.95